ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2018
Passive stiffness of monoarticular lower leg muscles is influenced by knee joint angle.
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- Characterizing Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics Based on Shear Wave Propagation: A Systematic Review of Current Methods and Reported Measurements.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Pooled it
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- Explorative study using ultrasound time-harmonic elastography for stiffness-based quantification of skeletal muscle function.Zeitschrift fur medizinische Physik · 2025Article
- In vivo tibialis anterior muscle mechanics through force estimation using ankle joint moment and shear wave elastography.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Influence of the Knee and Hip Joint Angles on the Knee Extensor Muscles and Tendon Shear Wave Velocity in Men and Prepubertal Boys.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- Characterizing Mechanical Changes in the Biceps Brachii Muscle in Mild Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy Using Shear Wave Elastography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Detecting age-related changes in skeletal muscle mechanics using ultrasound shear wave elastography.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Effect of Whole-body Vibration frequency on muscle tensile state during graded plantar flexor isometric contractions.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Characterization of Muscle Weakness Due to Myasthenia Gravis Using Shear Wave Elastography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- In Vivo Assessment of Shear Wave Propagation in Pennate Muscles Using an Automatic Ultrasound Probe Alignment System.IEEE open journal of engineering in medicine and biology · 2023Article
- Review
- Mechanomyogram amplitude vs. isometric ankle plantarflexion torque of human medial gastrocnemius muscle at different ankle joint angles.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2021Article
- Negligible epimuscular myofascial force transmission between the human rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles in passive conditions.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Intramuscular pressure of human tibialis anterior muscle detects age-related changes in muscle performance.Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology · 2021Article
- Editorial: Muscle Mechanics, Extracellular Matrix, Afferentation, Structural, and Neurological Coupling and Coordination in Health and Disease.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- A Review of the Theoretical Fascial Models: Biotensegrity, Fascintegrity, and Myofascial Chains.Cureus · 2020Review
- Long-Term Effects With Potential Clinical Importance of Botulinum Toxin Type-A on Mechanics of Muscles Exposed.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2020Article
- Principles of the Mechanism for Epimuscular Myofascial Loads Leading to Non-uniform Strain Distributions Along Muscle Fiber Direction: Finite Element Modeling.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- Structural and Functional Changes in the Coupling of Fascial Tissue, Skeletal Muscle, and Nerves During Aging.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeWhile several studies demonstrated the occurrence of intermuscular mechanical interactions, the physiological significance of these interactions remains a matter of debate. The purpose of this study was to quantify the localized changes in the shear modulus of the gastrocnemius lateralis (GL), monoarticular dorsi- and plantar-flexor muscles induced by a change in knee angle.
methodParticipants underwent slow passive ankle rotations at the following two knee positions: knee flexed at 90° and knee fully extended. Ultrasound shear wave elastography was used to assess the muscle shear modulus of the GL, soleus [both proximally (SOL-proximal) and distally (SOL distal)], peroneus longus (PERL), and tibialis anterior (TA). This was performed during two experimental sessions (experiment I: n = 11; experiment II: n = 10). The shear modulus of each muscle was compared between the two knee positions.
resultsThe shear modulus was significantly higher when the knee was fully extended than when the knee was flexed (P < 0.001) for the GL (averaged increase on the whole range of motion: + 5.8 ± 1.3 kPa), SOL distal (+ 4.5 ± 1.5 kPa), PERL (+ 1.1 ± 0.7 kPa), and TA (+ 1.6 ± 1.0 kPa). In contrast, a lower SOL-proximal shear modulus (P < 0.001, - 5.9 ± 1.0 kPa) was observed.
conclusionAs the muscle shear modulus is linearly related to passive muscle force, these results provide evidence of a non-negligible intermuscular mechanical interaction between the human lower leg muscles during passive ankle rotations. The role of these interactions in the production of coordinated movements requires further investigation.
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