Effects of remote limb ischemic conditioning on muscle strength in healthy young adults : A randomized controlled trial

Remote limb ischemic conditioning (RLIC) is a clinically feasible method in which brief, sub-lethal bouts of ischemia protects remote organs or tissues from subsequent ischemic injury. A single session of RLIC can improve exercise performance and increase muscle activation. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to assess the effects of a brief, two-week protocol of repeated RLIC combined with strength training on strength gain and neural adaptation in healthy young adults. Participants age 18-40 years were randomized to receive either RLIC plus strength training (n = 15) or sham conditioning plus strength training (n = 15). Participants received RLIC or sham conditioning over 8 visits using a blood pressure cuff on the dominant arm with 5 cycles of 5 minutes each alternating inflation and deflation. Visits 3-8 paired conditioning with wrist extensors strength training on the non-dominant (non-conditioned) arm using standard guidelines. Changes in one repetition maximum (1 RM) and electromyography (EMG) amplitude were compared between groups. Both groups were trained at a similar workload. While both groups gained strength over time (P = 0.001), the RLIC group had greater strength gains (9.38 ± 1.01 lbs) than the sham group (6.3 ± 1.08 lbs, P = 0.035). There was not a significant group x time interaction in EMG amplitude (P = 0.231). The RLIC group had larger percent changes in 1 RM (43.8% vs. 26.1%, P = 0.003) and EMG amplitudes (31.0% vs. 8.6%, P = 0.023) compared to sham conditioning. RLIC holds promise for enhancing muscle strength in healthy young and older adults, as well as clinical populations that could benefit from strength training.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

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PloS one - 15(2020), 2 vom: 04., Seite e0227263

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Surkar, Swati M [VerfasserIn]
Bland, Marghuretta D [VerfasserIn]
Mattlage, Anna E [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ling [VerfasserIn]
Gidday, Jeffrey M [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jin-Moo [VerfasserIn]
Hershey, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Lang, Catherine E [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 11.05.2020

Date Revised 13.12.2020

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0227263

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM30613196X