Synergy between Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Task-Specific Training. Issue 3 (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Welch, Joseph F.; Sutor, Tommy W.; Vose, Alicia K.; Perim, Raphael R.; Fox, Emily J.; Mitchell, Gordon S.
• Is Part Of: Exercise and sport sciences reviews. Volume 48:Issue 3(2020:Jul.)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: acute intermittent hypoxia -- exercise training -- neuroplasticity -- spinal plasticity, phrenic -- motor neuron -- rehabilitation -- spinal cord injury; Sports -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Exercise -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Sports medicine -- Periodicals; 612.76
• DOI: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000222
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0091-6331

Abstract

Abstract : Acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) and task-specific training (TST) synergistically improve motor function after spinal cord injury; however, mechanisms underlying this synergistic relation are unknown. We propose a hypothetical working model of neural network and cellular elements to explain AIH-TST synergy. Our goal is to forecast experiments necessary to advance our understanding and optimize the neurotherapeutic potential of AIH-TST. Abstract : Summary for table of contents: This article puts forward a hypothetical working model of synergy in motor plasticity induced by combined acute intermittent hypoxia and task-specific training.