• JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Jun 2022

    Mean Motor Nerve Conduction Velocity of Right Ulnar Nerve among Physically Trained Adult Males in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study.

    • Rekha Limbu, Nirmala Limbu, Rita Khadka, Priza Subedi, and Dilmaya Limbu.
    • Department of Basic and Clinical Physiology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Buddha Road, Dharan, Nepal.
    • JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Jun 1; 60 (250): 521524521-524.

    IntroductionNeural adaptation to physical training allows a person to better coordinate the activation of all relevant muscles producing maximum force. Nerve conduction velocity measures the speed of impulse along the motor neuron and is strongly associated with muscle contraction time. This study aimed to find out the mean motor nerve conduction velocity of the right ulnar nerve among physically trained adult males in a tertiary care centre.MethodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Neurophysiology Laboratory of a tertiary care centre from 3rd November, 2019 to 2nd November, 2020. Thirty young adult males who were engaged in the physical training at a training centre for more than 3 months were studied after receiving ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 1578/019). Motor nerve conduction parameters of the right ulnar nerve were measured and data were entered in Microsoft Excel. Statistical analysis was done using the Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 25.0. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentages for binary data, and mean and standard deviation for continuous data.ResultsAmong 30 males studied, the mean motor nerve conduction velocity of the ulnar nerve was found to be 61.02±5.86 m/sec (58.92-63.11 at 95% Confidence Interval). The mean distal latency and amplitude of the muscle action potential were 2.33±0.53 ms and 8.08±1.17 mv respectively.ConclusionsOur study found that the mean nerve conduction velocity of the ulnar nerve was similar when compared to studies conducted in similar settings.KeywordsNepal; nerve conduction; ulnar nerve.

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