ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2014
Prolonged infrapatellar tendon vibration does not influence quadriceps maximal or explosive isometric force production in man.
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- Acute Effects of Short-Term Local Tendon Vibration on Plantar Flexor Torque, Muscle Contractile Properties, Neuromuscular and Brain Activity in Young Athletes.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2019Trial
- Muscle tendon vibration revisited: Why tonic vibration reflex and kinaesthetic illusions matter.The Journal of physiology · 2026Review
- Acute effects of quadriceps muscle versus tendon prolonged local vibration on force production capacities and central nervous system excitability.European journal of applied physiology · 2022Article
- Is the Focal Muscle Vibration an Effective Motor Conditioning Intervention? A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2021Review
- Age-Related Differences in the Effect of Prolonged Vibration on Maximal and Rapid Force Production and Balance Ability.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Acute effect of tendon vibration applied during isometric contraction at two knee angles on maximal knee extension force production.PloS one · 2020Article
- A prophylactic effect of local vibration on quadriceps muscle fatigue in non-athletic males: a randomized controlled trial study.Journal of physical therapy science · 2019Article
- Intermediate Muscle Length and Tendon Vibration Optimize Corticospinal Excitability During Knee Extensors Local Vibration.Frontiers in physiology · 2018Article
- Effect of prolonged vibration to synergistic and antagonistic muscles on the rectus femoris activation during multi-joint exercises.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Article
- Acute and chronic neuromuscular adaptations to local vibration training.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Review
- Reliability of quadriceps surface electromyography measurements is improved by two vs. single site recordings.European journal of applied physiology · 2017Article
- An Acute Exposure to Muscle Vibration Decreases Knee Extensors Force Production and Modulates Associated Central Nervous System Excitability.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2017Article
- Changes in tibialis anterior corticospinal properties after acute prolonged muscle vibration.European journal of applied physiology · 2016Article
- Effects of prolonged patellar tendon vibration on force steadiness in quadriceps femoris during force-matching task.Experimental brain research · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeThe influence of muscle/tendon vibration on maximal muscle performance is unclear. This study examined the effect of a prolonged tendon vibration stimulus on maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and explosive voluntary contraction (EVC) performance.
methodsEighteen young healthy males (nine strength trained and nine untrained) completed a series of isometric unilateral knee extensions (EVCs, electrically evoked octet responses, MVCs, ramp contractions) pre and post two separate 30-min intervention trials; infrapatellar tendon vibration (80 Hz), and quiet sitting (control). H max and M max were measured at the start and end of each series of contractions, both pre- and post-intervention (i.e., at four time points). Knee extensor force and both quadriceps and hamstrings EMG were measured throughout each series of contractions.
resultsVibration had no effect on either maximum force (ANOVA, trial × time interaction P = 0.92), explosive force (P ≥ 0.36), or the associated agonist EMG amplitude during these tasks (P ≥ 0.23). Octet responses were also unaffected by vibration (P ≥ 0.39). Conversely, post-intervention H max/M max was 60 % lower in the vibration trial vs. control, and remained 38 % lower at the end of the post-intervention measurements (t test, both P < 0.01). Individual H max/M max depression did not correlate to changes in either maximum or explosive force (Spearman's Rank, P ≥ 0.54), and training status had no influence on the effect of vibration.
conclusionProlonged infrapatellar tendon vibration depressed H-reflex amplitude, but did not affect either maximal or explosive isometric force production of the quadriceps.
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