Hindlimb Suspension Inhibits Air-Righting Due to Altered Recruitment of Neck and Back Muscles in Rats

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  • Kawano F.
    School of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
  • Wang X.D.
    Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
  • Lan Y.B.
    Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University
  • Yoneshima H.
    Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University
  • Ishihara A.
    Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University
  • Igarashi M.
    University Research Center, Nihon University
  • Ohira Y.
    School of Health and Sport Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University

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Effects of 9-week hindlimb suspension and 8-week recovery on air-righting reaction in response to drop from a supine position were studied in adult rats. The righting time in rats at the end of suspension (∼220 ms) was longer than the age-matched controls (∼120 ms, p < 0.05). The unloading-related change in righting time was accompanied by lowered activities of electromyogram (EMG) and altered recruitment of both neck and back muscles at a specific stage of drop. After 8 weeks of reambulation, righting time recovered toward the control level (∼153 ms, p < 0.05), but the EMG activity of back muscle was still less than controls. In contrast, the EMG of neck muscle during fall was even increased. The differences in the characteristics of the muscle fibers between two groups were minor. It is suggested that inhibition of recruitment, rather than the changes in the fiber characteristics, of neck and back muscles is one of the major causes of the slow air-righting.<br>

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