Cervical Muscle Activation Due to an Applied Force in Response to Different Types of Acoustic Warnings

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• Personal Author:
  Gomez NG ; Homayounpour M ; Merryweather AS ; Vasavada AN
• Description:
  Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and whiplash-associated disorder are the most common head and neck injuries and result from a sudden head or body acceleration. The head and neck injury potential is correlated with the awareness, level of muscle activation, and posture changes at the time of the perturbation. Environmental acoustic stimuli or a warning system can influence muscle activation and posture during a head perturbation. In this study, different acoustic stimuli, including Non-Directional, Directional, and Startle, were provided 1000 ms before a head impact, and the amplitude and timing of cervical muscle electromyographic (EMG) data were characterized based on the type of warning. The startle warning resulted in 49% faster and 80% greater EMG amplitude compared to the Directional and Non-Directional warnings after warning and before the impact. The post-impact peak EMG amplitudes in Unwarned trials were lower by 18 and 21% in the retraction and rebound muscle groups, respectively, compared to any of the warned conditions. When there was no warning before the impact, the retraction and rebound muscle groups also reached their maximum activation 38 and 54 ms sooner, respectively, compared to the warned trials. Based on these results, the intensity and complexity of information that a warning sound carries change the muscle response before and after a head impact and has implications for injury potential. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Musculoskeletal Diseases Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Acceleration Acoustic Trauma Author Keywords: Whiplash Brain Function Directional Acoustic Warning Electromyography Force Head Injuries Injuries MTBI Muscle-activation Muscle Function Muscles Musculoskeletal System Neck Injuries Neck Muscle Posture Startle Statistical Analysis TBI Traumatic Brain Injury

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• ISSN:
  0090-6964
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 8 ; Utah ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20062329
• Citation:
  Ann Biomed Eng 2021 Sep; 49(9):2260-2272
• Contact Point Address:
  Andrew S. Merryweather, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
• Email:
  a.merryweather@utah.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  University of Utah
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Biomedical Engineering
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8b22424e76379c2410f0822bf3be118892637805b7123f7296bc27fed8c1f50a36f0e3353d1c2fa95ea41a643890251d1fdcb8fb26d5760fff3b107a2a98d704
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/225598/cdc_225598_DS1.pdf
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