ArticleSports (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Gastrocnemius Medialis Architectural Properties in Flexibility Trained and Not Trained Child Female Athletes: A Pilot Study.
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- Muscle Architecture Adaptations to Static Stretching Training: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of percutaneous electrolysis in subacute and early chronic medial gastrocnemius muscle injuries: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Trial
- Sport-Specific Muscle Architectural Adaptations and Jump Performance in Preadolescent Rhythmic Gymnasts.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Importance of Physical Fitness Parameters in Rhythmic Gymnastics: A Scoping Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Implementing Ultrasound Imaging for the Assessment of Muscle and Tendon Properties in Elite Sports: Practical Aspects, Methodological Considerations and Future Directions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Muscle Architectural and Functional Adaptations Following 12-Weeks of Stretching in Adolescent Female Athletes.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- Effects of Supplementary Strength-Power Training on Neuromuscular Performance in Young Female Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Gastrocnemius medialis (GM) architecture and ankle angle were compared between flexibility trained (n = 10) and not trained (n = 6) female athletes, aged 8-10 years. Ankle angle, fascicle length, pennation angle and muscle thickness were measured at the mid-belly and the distal part of GM, at rest and at the end of one min of static stretching. Flexibility trained (FT) and not trained athletes (FNT) had similar fascicle length at the medial (4.19 ± 0.37 vs. 4.24 ± 0.54 cm, respectively,
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