Universität zu Köln

Schneider, Stefan ORCID: 0000-0002-4563-9890, Peipsi, Aleko, Stokes, Maria ORCID: 0000-0002-4204-0890, Knicker, Axel ORCID: 0000-0002-6286-5961 and Abeln, Vera (2015). Feasibility of monitoring muscle health in microgravity environments using Myoton technology. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput., 53 (1). S. 57 - 67. HEIDELBERG: SPRINGER HEIDELBERG. ISSN 1741-0444

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Abstract

Physical exercise is important for people living under extreme environmental conditions to stay healthy. Particularly in space, exercise can partially counteract the loss of muscle mass and muscle strength caused by microgravity. Monitoring the adaptation of the musculoskeletal system to assess muscle quality and devise individual training programmes is highly desirable but is restricted by practical, technical and time constraints on board the International Space Station. This study aimed to test the feasibility of using myometric measurements to monitor the mechanical properties of skeletal muscles and tendons in weightlessness during parabolic flights. The mechanical properties (frequency, decrement, stiffness relaxation time and creep) of the m. gastrocnemius, m. erector spinae and Achilles tendon were assessed using the hand-held MyotonPRO device in 11 healthy participants (aged 47 +/- A 9 years) in normal gravity as well as in microgravity during two parabolic flight campaigns. Results showed significant (p < .05-.001) changes in all mechanical properties of both muscles and the Achilles tendon, indicating a more relaxed tissue state in microgravity. Recordings from a phantom rubber material with the device in a test rig confirmed that the device itself was not affected by gravity, as changes between gravity conditions that were too small (< 1 %) to explain the changes observed in the tissues. It is concluded that myometric measurements are a feasible, easy-to-use and non-invasive approach to monitor muscle health in extreme conditions that prohibit many other methods. Real-time assessment of the quality of a muscle being exposed to the negative effect of microgravity and also the positive effects of muscular training could be achieved using Myoton technology.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schneider, Stefan UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4563-9890 UNSPECIFIED Peipsi, Aleko UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Stokes, Maria UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4204-0890 UNSPECIFIED Knicker, Axel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-6286-5961 UNSPECIFIED Abeln, Vera UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-419359
DOI:	10.1007/s11517-014-1211-5
Journal or Publication Title:	Med. Biol. Eng. Comput.
Volume:	53
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 57 - 67
Date:	2015
Publisher:	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
Place of Publication:	HEIDELBERG
ISSN:	1741-0444
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language IMAGE ELASTO-TOMOGRAPHY; PARKINSONS-DISEASE; STIFFNESS; RELIABILITY; SPASTICITY; ASHWORTH; STROKE; PARAMETERS; ELASTICITY; PHANTOMS Multiple languages Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering, Biomedical; Mathematical & Computational Biology; Medical Informatics Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/41935