Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation
A localized, intermittent muscle-cooling protocol was implemented to determine cooling garment efficacy in reducing upper extremity muscular fatigue and tremor in novice (n = 10) and experienced surgeons (n = 9). Subjects wore a muscle-cooling garment while performing multiple trials of a forearm ex...
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| description | A localized, intermittent muscle-cooling protocol was implemented to determine cooling garment efficacy in reducing upper extremity muscular fatigue and tremor in novice (n = 10) and experienced surgeons (n = 9). Subjects wore a muscle-cooling garment while performing multiple trials of a forearm exercise and paired suturing task to induce muscular fatigue and exercise-induced tremor. A reduction in tremor amplitude and an extension in time to fatigue were expected with muscle cooling as compared with control trials. Each subject completed an intervention session (5°C cooling condition) and a control session (32°C or thermal neutral condition). A paired samples t test indicated that tremor amplitude was significantly reduced (t [8] = 1.89458; p < 0.05) in experienced surgeons in two dimensions (up and down, and back and forth). Tremor amplitude was reduced in novice surgeons but the effect was not significant. Time to fatigue and suture time improved in both cohorts with muscle cooling, but the effect did not reach significance. Results from the pilot work suggest muscle cooling as an intervention for reduction of fatigue and tremor is very promising, warranting further investigation. Surgical specialties that require prolonged procedures might benefit more from this intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e8881382ceb409bb06d909b1cc3c81a2022-12-21T22:52:52ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.The Surgery Journal2378-51282378-51362016-10-010204e126e13010.1055/s-0036-1594246Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary InvestigationLauren Jensen0Michael Dancisak1James Korndorffer2Doctoral candidate in Aging Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans, LouisianaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LouisianaCenter for Advanced Medical Simulation and Team Training, Tulane University, New Orleans, LouisianaA localized, intermittent muscle-cooling protocol was implemented to determine cooling garment efficacy in reducing upper extremity muscular fatigue and tremor in novice (n = 10) and experienced surgeons (n = 9). Subjects wore a muscle-cooling garment while performing multiple trials of a forearm exercise and paired suturing task to induce muscular fatigue and exercise-induced tremor. A reduction in tremor amplitude and an extension in time to fatigue were expected with muscle cooling as compared with control trials. Each subject completed an intervention session (5°C cooling condition) and a control session (32°C or thermal neutral condition). A paired samples t test indicated that tremor amplitude was significantly reduced (t [8] = 1.89458; p < 0.05) in experienced surgeons in two dimensions (up and down, and back and forth). Tremor amplitude was reduced in novice surgeons but the effect was not significant. Time to fatigue and suture time improved in both cohorts with muscle cooling, but the effect did not reach significance. Results from the pilot work suggest muscle cooling as an intervention for reduction of fatigue and tremor is very promising, warranting further investigation. Surgical specialties that require prolonged procedures might benefit more from this intervention.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1594246muscle fatiguesurgeon fatiguemuscle coolingtremor reductionfatiguephysiologic tremorsurgical tremor |
| spellingShingle | Lauren Jensen Michael Dancisak James Korndorffer Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation The Surgery Journal muscle fatigue surgeon fatigue muscle cooling tremor reduction fatigue physiologic tremor surgical tremor |
| title | Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation |
| title_full | Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation |
| title_fullStr | Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation |
| title_short | Muscle-Cooling Intervention to Reduce Fatigue and Fatigue-Induced Tremor in Novice and Experienced Surgeons: A Preliminary Investigation |
| title_sort | muscle cooling intervention to reduce fatigue and fatigue induced tremor in novice and experienced surgeons a preliminary investigation |
| topic | muscle fatigue surgeon fatigue muscle cooling tremor reduction fatigue physiologic tremor surgical tremor |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1594246 |
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