| Motor Unit Action Potentials of the Rectus Abdominis Muscle according to Changes of Abdominal Pressure. |
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Seo, Jeong Hwan , Kim, Kwan Min , Ko, Myoung Hwan , Park, Sung Hee , Kim, Nam Gyun |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Korea. 604-5854@hanmail.net
2Department of Biomedical Engineering, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Korea. |
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서정환, 김관민, 고명환, 박성희, 김남균1 |
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전북대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1대학원 의용생체공학과 |
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| Abstract |
Objective
In current urodynamic studies, rectal catheters can cause erroneous result affecting detrusor pressure, and the catheter itself is not comfortable to the patients. To reduce these problems we investigated the relationship between the motor unit action potentials (MUAP) of rectus abdominis muscle and the abdominal pressure measured by rectal catheter.
Method
Healthy seven men and three women volunteers (mean age: 49 years) with no neurological abnormality were enrolled. Possible maximal abdominal pressure (Pmax) was attained by Valsalva maneuver for 5 seconds. The MUAPs of the rectus abdominis muscle were recorded with surface electrodes for analysis. These recordings were done on 100, 80, 60, 40, and 20% of Pmax. The parameters of MUAP such as mean frequency, median frequency, turns, mean amplitude, and RMS (root mean square) were measured.
Results
Turns, mean amplitude, and RMS were increased in a proportion to the increment of abdominal pressure in all subjects (R=0.840, 0.879, and 0.984, respectively).
Conclusion
These findings suggested that the surface MUAP of rectus abdominis muscle might be used indirectly for more convenient measurement of the abdominal pressure. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 457-461) |
| Key Words:
Urodynamic study, Abdominal pressure, Rectal catheter, Rectus abdominis muscle, Motor unit action potential |
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