ArticleBiology2022
Achilles Tendon Mechanical Behavior and Ankle Joint Function at the Walk-to-Run Transition.
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- Exploration on the influence of menstrual cycle phase on biceps brachii tendon mechanics.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Effect of a Novel Achilles Brace on Concentric and Eccentric Achilles Tendon Loading During Tendon Tear Mechanisms.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Effects of minute oscillation stretching training on muscle and tendon stiffness and walking capability in people with type 2 diabetes.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Beyond Inverse Dynamics: Methods for Assessment of Individual Muscle Function during Gait.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The interplay between gastrocnemius medialis force-length and force-velocity potentials, cumulative EMG activity and energy cost at speeds above and below the walk to run transition speed.Experimental physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Walking at speeds higher than transition speed is associated with a decrease in the plantar-flexor muscle fibres’ ability to produce force and, potentially, to an impaired behaviour of the muscle−tendon unit (MTU) elastic components. This study aimed to investigate the ankle joint functional indexes and the Achilles tendon mechanical behaviour (changes in AT force and power) to better elucidate the mechanical determinants of the walk-to-run transition. Kinematics, kinetic and ultrasound data of the gastrocnemius medialis (GM) were investigated during overground walking and running at speeds ranging from 5−9 km·h−1. AT and GM MTU force and power were calculated during the propulsive phase; the ankle joint function indexes (damper, strut, spring and motor) were obtained using a combination of kinetic and kinematic data. AT force was larger in running at speeds > 6.5 km/h. The contribution of AT to the total power provided by the GM MTU was significantly larger in running at speeds > 7.5 km/h. The spring and strut indexes of the ankle were significantly larger in running at speeds > 7.5 km/h. These data suggest that the walk-to-run transition could (at least partially) be explained by the need to preserve AT mechanical behaviour and the ankle spring function.
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