This study quantified the laterality of motor unit activation properties in
females with Parkinson’s disease during force production (low to high-intensity
contraction) using high-density surface electromyography. Sixteen females with
Parkinson’s disease (age = 69.9
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Laterality of the activation of the vastus lateralis muscle in females with Parkinson's disease during the medication state compared with healthy controls
Yuichi Nishikawa1,*, Kohei Watanabe2, Tetsuya Takahashi3, Noriaki Maeda4, Hirofumi Maruyama5, Shinobu Tanaka1, Allison Hyngstrom6
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Faculty of Frontier Engineering, Institute of Science & Engineering, Kanazawa University, 9201192 Kanazawa, Japan
2
Laboratory of Neuromuscular Biomechanics, School of Health and Sport Sciences, Chukyo University, 4700393 Nagoya, Japan
3
Depeatment of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Hiroshima International University, 7392695 Hiroshima, Japan
4
Division of Sports Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Biomechanical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 7348551 Hiroshima, Japan
5
Department of Clinical Neuroscience and Therapeutics, Hiroshima University, 7348551 Hiroshima, Japan
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Department of Physical Therapy, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA
*Correspondence: yuichi@se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp (Yuichi Nishikawa)
J. Integr. Neurosci. 2022, 21(1), 40;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.jin2101040
Submitted: 21 April 2021 | Revised: 21 May 2021 | Accepted: 22 July 2021 | Published: 28 January 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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Keywords
Motor unit
Vastus lateralis muscle
Parkinson's disease
Isometric contraction
Laterality
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