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: Received: 4 May 2024 / Approved: 6 May 2024 / Online: 6 May 2024 (09:56:18 CEST)
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Gallardo, P.; Giakas, G.; Sakkas, G. K.; Tsaklis, P. V. Are sEMG Parameters Indicative of PAP/PAPE, in Terms of Twitch Potentiation and Voluntary Performance? - A Systematic Review. Preprints2024, 2024050247. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0247.v1
Gallardo, P.; Giakas, G.; Sakkas, G. K.; Tsaklis, P. V. Are sEMG Parameters Indicative of PAP/PAPE, in Terms of Twitch Potentiation and Voluntary Performance? - A Systematic Review. Preprints 2024, 2024050247. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0247.v1
Gallardo, P.; Giakas, G.; Sakkas, G. K.; Tsaklis, P. V. Are sEMG Parameters Indicative of PAP/PAPE, in Terms of Twitch Potentiation and Voluntary Performance? - A Systematic Review. Preprints2024, 2024050247. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0247.v1
APA Style
Gallardo, P., Giakas, G., Sakkas, G. K., & Tsaklis, P. V. (2024). Are sEMG Parameters Indicative of PAP/PAPE, in Terms of Twitch Potentiation and Voluntary Performance? - A Systematic Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0247.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Gallardo, P., Giorgos K. Sakkas and Panagiotis V. Tsaklis. 2024 "Are sEMG Parameters Indicative of PAP/PAPE, in Terms of Twitch Potentiation and Voluntary Performance? - A Systematic Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0247.v1
Abstract
The aim was to identify if surface electromyography (sEMG) parameters are indicative of post-activation potentiation (PAP)/post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE), in terms of twitch potentiation and voluntary performance. Three databases were used in March 2024, with the following inclusion criteria: (a) original research, assessed in healthy human adults, (b) sEMG parameters were measured. The exclusion criteria were: (a) studies with no PAP/PAPE-protocol, (b) non-randomized control trials. The following data were extracted: study characteristics/demographics, PAP/PAPE-protocols, sEMG parameters, twitch/performance outcomes, and study findings. A modified physiotherapy evidence database (PEDro) scale was used for quality assessment. Fifteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs), with a total of 199 subjects were included. The M-wave amplitude (combined with a twitch torque outcome) was shown to generally be indicative of PAP. The sEMG amplitude (in some muscles) were found to be indicative of PAPE during ballistic movements, while a small decrease in the MdF (in certain muscles) were shown to reflect PAPE. Changes in the Hmax/Mmax ratio were found to contribute (temporally) to PAP, while the H-reflex amplitude was shown to be neither indicative of PAP nor PAPE. This review provides preliminarily findings suggesting that certain sEMG parameters could be indicative of PAP/PAPE. However, future research is warranted.
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