ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Measurement of Stiffness for Major Muscles with Shear Wave Elastography and Myoton: A Quantitative Analysis Study.
Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07468981 (Association Between Movement Quality and Passive Mechanical Properties of Skeletal Muscle in Healthy Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Association Between Movement Quality and Passive Mechanical Properties of Skeletal Muscle in Healthy Adults
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59 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.
- Alterations in intramuscular connective tissue in hypertonic muscle: a scoping review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Evaluating the Reliability of MyotonPro in Assessing Muscle Properties: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Can Manual Therapy Alter Muscle Stiffness in Patients With Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury?Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Trial
- Time-course of muscular stress and fatigue markers following different soccer small-sided games: evidence from a randomized crossover study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Effect of Baduanjin exercise on sarcopenia in older adult patients: a multicenter, randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Radial shock-wave therapy for frozen shoulder patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a pilot trial comparing two different energy levels.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Trial
- Detecting Intervention-Specific Change in Soft Tissue Mobility Aligned with Regional Pain Through Optically Measured Skin Surface Strains.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Layer-Specific Shear Wave Elastography Reveals the Tissue Origin of MyotonPRO-Derived Muscle Stiffness.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Association Between Shear Wave Elastography-Derived Muscle Stiffness and Muscle Force/Activation in Foot and Ankle Muscles: A Systematic Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Reference values for muscle stiffness and asymmetry using myotonometry: a pilot study.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2026Observational
- Effects of percussive massage vs. foam rolling on hamstring function: a comparative study using shear wave elastography, tensiomyography, and MyotonPro.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Intra- and inter-session reliability of the MyotonPro in measuring the biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of the knee extensor and flexor muscles.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Measurement of muscle passive stiffness in vibration-exposed groundskeepers.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2026Article
- Reliability of quadriceps and hamstring muscle stiffness measured by ultrasound shear wave elastography in patients with knee osteoarthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Changes in the mechanical properties of myotonometric muscles following manual therapy during archery: a single-group, single-session repeated measurement study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Regional Differences in Muscle and Fascial Tissue Stiffness in the Rectus Femoris Are Dependent Upon Localised Stretching.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Soft Tissue Stiffness and Functional Knee Outcomes in Female Handball Players Following a Knee Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Shear wave elastography for assessing rectus femoris stiffness: a study on the interaction and reliability of body position and contraction state.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Strain-based biomarkers at the skin surface differentiate asymmetries in soft tissue mobility associated with myofascial pain.Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials · 2025Article
- In vivo tibialis anterior muscle mechanics through force estimation using ankle joint moment and shear wave elastography.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
The present study was performed to assess the relationship between hand-held myotonometer MyotonPRO and shear wave elastography (SWE) measurements of lower limb muscle stiffness during resting and active voluntary contraction. Forty healthy young adults, (20 males and 20 females) participated in the study. The stiffness of each subject's rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), tibialis anterior (TA), and medial gastrocnemius (MG) was measured repeatedly by MyotonPRO and SWE. Moderate to strong correlations between the two methods' measurements were found for both resting and active voluntary contraction. (
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