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Fatigue of Jaw Muscles and Speech Mechanisms

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Fatigue

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 384))

Abstract

Histochemical studies show that the distribution of fiber types in human jaw muscles is different from that in various limb muscles, no doubt representing different functional demands as well as a different embryological derivation. Jaw-closing muscles appear more resistant to fatigue than limb muscles with intermittent maximal contractions. Endurance of continuous isometric biting is limited by pain. Masseter motor unit fatigability in sub-maximal contractions is similar to the limb muscles. There are few physiological data for the jaw-opening muscles. The distribution of fiber types in human speech muscles is consistent with the high speeds of contraction that must be used in phonation. Although clinical syndromes of fatigue of speech muscles are recognized, there is little direct information on the fatigability of the muscle fibers themselves.

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  1. Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

    Simon C. Gandevia

  2. The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Roger M. Enoka

  3. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Alan J. McComas

  4. The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Douglas G. Stuart  & Patricia A. Pierce  & 

  5. University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA

    Christine K. Thomas

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Miles, T.S., Nordstrom, M.A. (1995). Fatigue of Jaw Muscles and Speech Mechanisms. In: Gandevia, S.C., Enoka, R.M., McComas, A.J., Stuart, D.G., Thomas, C.K., Pierce, P.A. (eds) Fatigue. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 384. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1016-5_33

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