Scalene and Sternocleidomastoid Activation During Normoxic and Hypoxic Incremental Inspiratory Loading

Overview

Journal Physiol Rep

Specialty Physiology

Date 2020 Jul 30

PMID 32726513

Citations 5

Authors

Nada Basoudan

Antenor Rodrigues

Alessio Gallina

Jayne Garland

Jordan A Guenette

Babak Shadgan

Jeremy Road

W Darlene Reid

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine scalene (SA) and sternocleidomastoid (SM) activation during normoxic (norm-ITL; FIO = 21%) and hypoxic (hyp-ITL; FIO = 15%) incremental inspiratory threshold loading (ITL). Thirteen healthy participants (33 ± 4 years, 9 female) performed two ITL tests breathing randomly assigned gas mixtures through an inspiratory loading device where the load was increased every two minutes until task failure. SA and SM root mean square (RMS) electromyography (EMG) were calculated and expressed as a percentage of maximum (RMS ) to reflect muscle activation intensity. Myoelectric manifestations of fatigue were characterized as decreased SA or SM EMG median frequency during maximum inspiratory pressure maneuvers before and after ITL. Dyspnea was recorded at baseline and task failure. Ventilatory parameters and mouth pressure (Pm) were recorded throughout the ITL. SA,RMS and SM,RMS increased in association with ITL load (p ≤ .01 for both). SA,RMS was similar between norm-ITL and hyp-ITL (p = .17), whereas SM,RMS was greater during the latter (p = .001). Neither SA nor SM had a decrease in EMG median frequency after ITL (p = .75 and 0.69 respectively). Pm increased in association with ITL load (p < .001) and tended to be higher during hyp-ITL compared to norm-ITL (p = .05). Dyspnea was similar during both conditions (p > .05). There was a trend for higher tidal volumes during hyp-ITL compared to norm-ITL (p = .10). Minute ventilation was similar between both conditions (p = .23). RMS, of the SA and SM increased linearly with increasing ITL. The presence of hypoxia only increased SM activation. Neither SA nor SM presented myoelectric manifestations of fatigue during both conditions.

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