Cortical voluntary activation testing methodology impacts central fatigue
- 7 July 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Applied Physiology
- Vol. 117 (9) , 1845-1857
Abstract
Currently, cortical voluntary activation (VATMS) is assessed by superimposing transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on a maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), 75% MVC and 50% MVC, each contraction being interspersed with 5–10 s of relaxation. Here, we assessed whether this traditional approach (TRADI) underestimates central fatigue due to this short recovery compared to a continuous method (CONTI).Keywords
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