Forearm blood flow and oxygen consumption in patients with bilateral repetitive strain injury measured by near-infrared spectroscopy

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 178-184

  Brunnekreef, Jaap ^a   Oosterhof, Jan ^a   Thijssen, Dick H J ^a   Colier, Willy N J M ^a,b   van Uden, Caro J T ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Artinis Medical Systems BV   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma disorders; Muscle contraction; Muscle blood supply; Occupational diseases; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOREARM BLOOD FLOW; HUMAN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGENATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOXYGENATION; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 33646047687     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: 1475097X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-097X.2006.00671.x     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Al Nahhas AM, Jawad AS, Norman A, McCready VR. 99Tcm-MDP blood-pool phase in the assessment of repetitive strain injury. Nucl Med Commun (1997); 18: 927-931.
2. Barnes WS. The relationship between maximum isometric strength and intramuscular circulatory occlusion. Ergonomics (1980); 23: 351-357.
3. van Beekvelt MCP. Quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy in human skeletal muscle. Methodological issues and clinical application. Introduction, 13-28 (2002a). Radboud University Nijmegen.
4. van Beekvelt MCP, Colier WNJM, Wevers RA, van Engelen BGM. Performance of near-infrared spectroscopy in measuring local O-2 consumption and blood flow in skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol (2001); 90: 511-519.
5. van Beekvelt MCP, van Engelen BGM, Wevers RA, Colier WNJM. In vivo quantitative near-infrared spectroscopy in skeletal muscle during incremental isometric handgrip exercise. Clin Physiol Funct I (2002b); 22: 210-217.
6. de Blasi RA, Ferrari M, Natali A, Conti G, Mega A, Gasparetto A. Noninvasive measurement of forearm blood flow and oxygen consumption by near-infrared spectroscopy. J Appl Physiol (1994); 76: 1388-1393.
7. Buckle PW, Devereux JJ. The nature of work-related neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders. Appl Ergon (2002); 33: 207-217.
8. Chauhan TS. RSI placing a strain on workplace. CAMJ (2003); 169: 1203.
9. Cooke ED, Steinberg MD, Pearson RM, Fleming CE, Toms SL, Elusade JA. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy and repetitive strain injury -temperature and microcirculatory changes following mild cold stress. J Roy Soc Med (1993); 86: 690-693.
10. Gissel H. Ca 2+ accumulation and cell damage in skeletal muscle during low frequency stimulation. Eur J Appl Physiol (2000); 83: 175-180.
11. Greening J, Lynn B, Leary R. Sensory and autonomic function in the hands of patients with non-specific arm pain (NSAP) and asymptomatic office workers. Pain (2003); 104: 275-281.
12. Hagg GM. Human muscle fibre abnormalities related to occupational load. Eur J Appl Physiol (2000); 83: 159-165.
13. Kemp GJ, Roberts N, Bimson WE, Bakran A, Harris PL, Gilling-Smith GL, Brennan J, Rankin A, Frostick SP. Mitochondrial function and oxygen supply in normal and in chronically ischemic muscle: A combined 31P magnetic resonance spectroscopy and near infrared spectroscopy study in vivo. J Vasc Surg (2001); 34: 1103-1110.
14. Larsson B, Bjork J, Kadi F, Lindman R, Gerdle B. Blood supply and oxidative metabolism in muscle biopsies of female cleaners with and without myalgia. Clin J Pain (2004); 20: 440-446.
15. Livera LN, Spencer SA, Thorniley MS, Wickramasinghe YABD, Rolfe P. Effects of Hypoxemia and Bradycardia on neonatal cerebral hemodynamics. Arch Dis Child (1991); 66: 376-380.
16. Ljung BO, Lieber RL, Friden J. Wrist extensor muscle pathology in lateral epicondylitis. J Hand Surg [Br] (1999); 24: 177-183.
17. Macfarlane GJ, Hunt IM, Silman AJ. Role of mechanical and psychosocial factors in the onset of forearm pain: Prospective population based study. BMJ (2000); 321: 676-679.
18. Pritchard MH, Pugh N, Wright I, Brownlee M. A vascular basis for repetitive strain injury. Rheumatology (1999); 38: 636-639.
19. Remensnyder JP, Mitchell JH, Sarnoff SJ. Functional sympatholysis during muscular activity - observations on influence of carotid sinus on oxygen uptake. Circ Res (1962); 11: 370-380.
20. Scott J, Huskisson EC. Graphic representation of pain. Pain (1976); 2: 175-184.
21. Thomas GD, Segal SS. Neural control of muscle blood flow during exercise. J Appl Physiol (2004); 97: 731-738.
22. Valencia F. Local muscle fatigue - a precursor to Rsi. Med J Aust (1986); 145: 327-330.
23. Willems JH. Repetitive strain injury (RSI): A report from the Health Council of the Netherlands. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd (2002); 146: 1969-1970.
24. Yassi A. Repetitive strain injuries. Lancet (1997); 349: 943-947.