Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position

Contribution of synergistic muscles towards specific movements over multi joint systems may change with varying position of distal or proximal joints. Purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship of muscular coordination of brachioradialis and biceps brachii during elbow flexion with respect...

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Main Authors: Tim eKleiber, Leo eKunz, Catherine eDisselhorst-Klug
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00215/full
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spelling doaj-c1f62264e17846c6ab79c53e28ac30a82020-11-24T22:52:38ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Physiology1664-042X2015-08-01610.3389/fphys.2015.00215139652Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand positionTim eKleiber0Tim eKleiber1Leo eKunz2Catherine eDisselhorst-Klug3Department of Rehabilitation and Prevention EngineeringGerman Research School for Simulation SciencesDepartment of Rehabilitation and Prevention EngineeringDepartment of Rehabilitation and Prevention EngineeringContribution of synergistic muscles towards specific movements over multi joint systems may change with varying position of distal or proximal joints. Purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship of muscular coordination of brachioradialis and biceps brachii during elbow flexion with respect to hand position and biomechanical advantages and disadvantages of biceps brachii. A group of 16 healthy subjects has been advised to perform 20 repetitions of single elbow flexion movements in different hand positions (pronated, neutral and supinated). With a speed of 20°/s, simultaneously sEMG of biceps brachii and brachioradialis and kinematics of the movement were recorded in a motion analysis laboratory. Normalized to MVC the sEMG amplitudes of both muscles contributing to elbow flexion movements were compared in pronated, supinated and neutral hand position over elbow joint angle. Significant differences in the contribution of brachioradialis were found in pronated hand position compared to supinated and neutral hand position while the muscular activity of biceps brachii shows no significant changes in any hand position.In conclusion, a statistical significant dependency of the inter-muscular coordination between biceps brachii and brachioradialis during elbow flexion with respect to hand position has been observed depending on a biomechanical disadvantage of biceps brachii.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00215/fullPronationSupinationsEMGElbow Flexor MusclesMuscular activationmuscular activation pattern
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Leo eKunz
Catherine eDisselhorst-Klug
Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
Frontiers in Physiology
Pronation
Supination
sEMG
Elbow Flexor Muscles
Muscular activation
muscular activation pattern
author_facet Tim eKleiber
Tim eKleiber
Leo eKunz
Catherine eDisselhorst-Klug
author_sort Tim eKleiber
title Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
title_short Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
title_full Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
title_fullStr Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
title_full_unstemmed Muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
title_sort muscular coordination of biceps brachii and brachioradialis in elbow flexion with respect to hand position
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Physiology
issn 1664-042X
publishDate 2015-08-01
description Contribution of synergistic muscles towards specific movements over multi joint systems may change with varying position of distal or proximal joints. Purpose of this study is to reveal the relationship of muscular coordination of brachioradialis and biceps brachii during elbow flexion with respect to hand position and biomechanical advantages and disadvantages of biceps brachii. A group of 16 healthy subjects has been advised to perform 20 repetitions of single elbow flexion movements in different hand positions (pronated, neutral and supinated). With a speed of 20°/s, simultaneously sEMG of biceps brachii and brachioradialis and kinematics of the movement were recorded in a motion analysis laboratory. Normalized to MVC the sEMG amplitudes of both muscles contributing to elbow flexion movements were compared in pronated, supinated and neutral hand position over elbow joint angle. Significant differences in the contribution of brachioradialis were found in pronated hand position compared to supinated and neutral hand position while the muscular activity of biceps brachii shows no significant changes in any hand position.In conclusion, a statistical significant dependency of the inter-muscular coordination between biceps brachii and brachioradialis during elbow flexion with respect to hand position has been observed depending on a biomechanical disadvantage of biceps brachii.
topic Pronation
Supination
sEMG
Elbow Flexor Muscles
Muscular activation
muscular activation pattern
url http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00215/full
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