ReviewJournal of sport and health science2018
Biomechanical response of skeletal muscle to eccentric contractions.
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- The impact of eccentric muscle contractions on peripheral nerve integrity.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic Review of the Role of Footwear Constructions in Running Biomechanics: Implications for Running-Related Injury and Performance.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Partial bodyweight-supported squats elicit eccentric contraction of the thigh muscles.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Characteristics of Lower Limb Dominant and Nondominant Joint Load Changes After Long-Distance Running in Young Male Runners Under OpenSim Environment.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Hamstring Injury Mechanisms and Eccentric Training-Induced Muscle Adaptations: Current Insights and Future Directions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Variations of sex-hormones in reproductive aged females do not impact the repeated bout effect following maximal unaccustomed eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Effect of tissue flossing on eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage: A randomized controlled trial.Biology of sport · 2025Article
- Traumatic Skeletal Muscle Injury and Recovery.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025Review
- Contextualised physical metrics: The physical demands vary with phase of play during elite soccer match play.European journal of sport science · 2024Article
- Principles of musculoskeletal sport injuries for epidemiologists: a review.Injury epidemiology · 2024Review
- Neurochemical mechanism of muscular pain: Insight from the study on delayed onset muscle soreness.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2024Review
- Cardiovascular Responses to Eccentric Cycling Based on Perceived Exertion Compared to Concentric Cycling, Effect of Pedaling Rate, and Sex.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A Conceptual Exploration of Hamstring Muscle-Tendon Functioning during the Late-Swing Phase of Sprinting: The Importance of Evidence-Based Hamstring Training Frameworks.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Review
- Effect of Eccentric Exercise on Metabolic Health in Diabetes and Obesity.Sports medicine - open · 2023Review
- Increased muscle force does not induce greater stretch-induced damage to calf muscles during work-matched heel drop exercise.European journal of applied physiology · 2023Article
- Eccentric muscle contractions: from single muscle fibre to whole muscle mechanics.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2023Review
- Gaining new understanding of sarcomere length non-uniformities in skeletal muscles.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Biceps femoris long head sarcomere and fascicle length adaptations after 3 weeks of eccentric exercise training.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Article
- Effects of microgravity exposure and fructo-oligosaccharide ingestion on the proteome of soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscles in developing mice.NPJ microgravity · 2021Article
- Ground Reaction Force Differences between Bionic Shoes and Neutral Running Shoes in Recreational Male Runners before and after a 5 km Run.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
The forced lengthening of an activated skeletal muscle has been termed an eccentric contraction (EC). This review highlights the mechanically unique nature of the EC and focuses on the specific disruption of proteins within the cell known as cytoskeletal proteins. The major intermediate filament cytoskeletal protein, desmin, has been the focus of work in this area because changes to desmin occur within minutes of ECs and because desmin has been shown to play both a mechanical and biologic role in a muscle's response to EC. It is hoped that these types of studies will assist in decreasing the incidence of muscle injury in athletes and facilitating the development of new therapies to treat muscle injuries.
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