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Background   People with multiple sclerosis (MS) suffer from symptoms related to neural control, such as reduced central activation, lower muscle activity, and accentuated spasticity. A forced 9-week home confinement related to COVID-19 in Spain may have worsened these symptoms. However, no study has demonstrated the impact of home confinement on neuromuscular mechanisms in the MS population. This study was aimed at analyzing the effects of a 9-week home confinement on central activation, muscle activity, contractile function, and spasticity in MS patients.Methods   Eighteen participants were enrolled in the study. Left and right knee extensor maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC), maximal neural drive via peak surface electromyography (EMG) of the vastus lateralis, central activation ratio (CAR), and muscle contractile function via electrical stimulation of the knee extensor muscles, as well as spasticity using the pendulum test, were measured immediately before and after home confinement.Results   Seventeen participants completed the study. CAR significantly decreased after lockdown (ES = 1.271,  p  < 0.001). Regarding spasticity, there was a trend to decrease in the number of oscillations (ES = 0.511,  p  = 0.059) and a significant decrease in the duration of oscillations (ES = 0.568,  p  = 0.038). Furthermore, in the left leg, there was a significant decrease in the first swing excursion (ES = 0.612,  p  = 0.027) and in the relaxation index (ES = 0.992,  p  = 0.001). Muscle contractile properties, MVIC, and EMG variables were not modified after confinement.Conclusions   The results suggest that a home confinement period of 9 weeks may lead to an increase in lower limb spasticity and a greater deficit in voluntary activation of the knee extensors.

biomed research international

Impact of Lockdown during COVID-19 Pandemic on Central Activation, Muscle Activity, Contractile Function, and Spasticity in People with Multiple Sclerosis