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- Title
Assessment of Isokinetic Trunk Muscle Strength and Fatigue Rate in Individuals after Bariatric Surgery.
- Authors
Alkhamees, Nouf H.; Ali, Olfat Ibrahim; Abdelraouf, Osama R.; Ibrahim, Zizi M.; Mohamed, Aya Abdelhamied
- Abstract
Background and Objectives: Lean body mass loss after bariatric surgery (BS) is remarkable, despite an effective long-term mass reduction and significant declines in comorbidities. A person's functional capacity is adversely affected when their skeletal muscle strength declines by up to 30%. This study aimed to assess the isokinetic trunk muscle strength and fatigue rate in individuals after BS. Materials and Methods: This study included fifty-eight patients, both male and female, ranging in age from 19 to 45. Twenty-seven individuals had BS and twenty-seven healthy people served as the control group. The primary outcomes were the measurement of the concentric and eccentric isokinetic muscle strength of the trunk flexor and extensor muscles. An isokinetic dynamometer (Biodex Rehabilitation and Testing System 3) was used for the assessment of the isokinetic muscle strength. Noraxon EMG was used to determine a secondary outcome, which was the median frequency slop (MF/time) and root mean square slop (RMS/time) of the lumbar erector spinea muscle at 50% of the Maximum Voluntary Isometric Contraction (MVIC). Outcome measures were assessed for both groups. Results: Compared to the control group, the bariatric group showed a lower mean value of both concentric and eccentric isokinetic muscle strength for the flexor and extensor trunk muscles (p < 0.05). In terms of the EMG fatigue rate, the RMS slope increased significantly more than that of the control group, while the MF slope decreased (p > 0.05). Conclusions: The current study found that, in comparison to the healthy subjects, the BS group showed reduced levels of fatigue and isokinetic strength in the trunk muscles. Based on these results, it is recommended that individuals who underwent BS take part in tailored rehabilitation programs to avoid potential musculoskeletal issues in the future.
- Subjects
MUSCLE fatigue; MUSCLE strength; MUSCLE contraction; BARIATRIC surgery; ISOKINETIC exercise; FLEXOR muscles
- Publication
Medicina (1010660X), 2024, Vol 60, Issue 4, p534
- ISSN
1010-660X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/medicina60040534