ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
Association between the Range of Motion and Passive Property of the Gastrocnemius Muscle-Tendon Unit in Older Population.
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- Is nerve-directed stretching effective for improving of ankle joint flexibility and tissue stiffness in older men?Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition · 2025Article
- Acute effect of static stretching on non-muscular tissue stiffness and joint flexibility: a comparative study between older and young men.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Article
- Relationship between pectoralis major stiffness and shoulder extension range of motion.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Contribution of muscle stiffness of the triceps surae to passive ankle joint stiffness in young and older adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Acute Effect of Vibration Roller With and Without Rolling on Various Parts of the Plantar Flexor Muscle.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Range of motion has been widely known to decrease with age; however, factors associated with its decrease in the elderly population and especially its gender difference have been unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the factors associated with ankle dorsiflexion range of motion in the older population. Both male (n = 17, mean ± SD; 70.5 ± 4.2 years; 165.4 ± 5.3 cm; 63.8 ± 7.7 kg) and female (n = 25, 74.0 ± 4.0 years; 151.2 ± 4.9 cm; 50.1 ± 5.6 kg) community-dwelling older adults participated in this study. The ankle dorsiflexion and passive torque of both legs were measured using a dynamometer, and shear elastic modulus of the medial gastrocnemius muscle at 0° ankle angle was measured using ultrasonic shear wave elastography. In this study, we defined the passive torque at dorsiflexion range of motion (DF ROM) as the index of stretch tolerance, and shear elastic modulus as the index of passive muscle stiffness. The partial correlation coefficient adjusted by age, height, weight, and side (dominant or nondominant side) was used to analyze the relationship between DF ROM and passive torque at DF ROM or shear elastic modulus of MG in each male and female participant, respectively. Our results revealed that dorsiflexion range of motion was significantly associated with passive torque at dorsiflexion range of motion in both male (r = 0.455,
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