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Pseudofacilitation: A temperature-sensitive phenomenon.

S B Rutkove1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, 330 Brookline Avenue, TCC-810, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. srutkove@caregroup.harvard.edu

Muscle & Nerve
|December 11, 1999
PubMed
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Muscle pseudofacilitation, an increase in compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude during isometric exercise, may be influenced by temperature. Cooling reversed exercise-induced CMAP increases, suggesting a role for the muscle Na(+),K(+)-pump.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Muscle Physiology

Background:

  • Sustained isometric exercise can increase compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude in normal subjects, a phenomenon termed pseudofacilitation.
  • The underlying mechanisms of pseudofacilitation remain incompletely understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the influence of focal muscle temperature changes on exercise-induced CMAP alterations.
  • To explore the potential role of the muscle Na(+),K(+)-pump in pseudofacilitation.

Main Methods:

  • Ten healthy subjects performed 10-second isometric exercises on the abductor pollicis brevis muscle.
  • Muscle temperature was manipulated focally using heating (40°C), cooling (20°C), and a neutral baseline (32°C).
  • Changes in CMAP amplitude, duration, and area were recorded and analyzed.

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Main Results:

  • Isometric exercise at 32°C and 40°C resulted in median increases in CMAP amplitude of 3.6% and 6.4%, respectively.
  • Cooling to 20°C caused a significant decrease in CMAP amplitude (9.1%, P < 0.01) and an increase in duration (12.4%).
  • Heating did not produce significant changes compared to baseline, while cooling significantly altered CMAP parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Focal cooling of the muscle reverses the typical exercise-induced increase in CMAP amplitude.
  • These findings provide indirect support for the hypothesis that increased activity of the muscle Na(+),K(+)-pump contributes to pseudofacilitation.
  • Temperature modulation significantly impacts neuromuscular responses during isometric exercise.