ArticleJournal of sports science & medicine2022
Effects of Maximal Eccentric Exercise on Deep Fascia Stiffness of the Knee Flexors: A Pilot Study using Shear-Wave Elastography.
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- Should pre-measurement physical activity be standardized in muscle thickness and stiffness evaluations? - A randomized controlled four arm cross-over study.BMC medical imaging · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Manual Treatment on Lumbar Microcirculation and Tissue Stiffness Following Submaximal Eccentric Trunk Extensor Exercise: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- The effects of static and dynamic stretching on deep fascia stiffness: a randomized, controlled cross-over study.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
- Eccentric Exercise and Muscle Damage: An Introductory Guide.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Regional Differences in Muscle and Fascial Tissue Stiffness in the Rectus Femoris Are Dependent Upon Localised Stretching.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- Ultrasonography of the Fasciae and Common Pathologies: The Game Changer.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Exploring the connection between the hip and pelvic floor in women with exercise-induced urinary incontinence: integrating clinical hypotheses with current evidence.Journal of pelvic, obstetric and gynaecological physiotherapy · 2025Article
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- Pain quality patterns in delayed onset muscle soreness of the lower back suggest sensitization of fascia rather than muscle afferents: a secondary analysis study.Pflugers Archiv : European journal of physiology · 2024Article
- MRI T2 mapping and shear wave elastography for identifying main pain generator in delayed-onset muscle soreness: muscle or fascia?Insights into imaging · 2024Article
- Effects of Self-Myofascial Release on Athletes' Physical Performance: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Review
- Effects of Maximal Eccentric Trunk Extensor Exercise on Lumbar Extramuscular Connective Tissue: A Matched-Pairs Ultrasound Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Assessing reliability and validity of different stiffness measurement tools on a multi-layered phantom tissue model.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
The deep fascia is intimately linked to skeletal muscle and may be involved in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). The present study therefore explored the effect of eccentric exercise on fascia stiffness and its relation with DOMS. Healthy active male adults (n = 19, 27 ± 4 years) performed 6 x 10 maximal eccentric knee flexions using an isokinetic dynamometer. Before (baseline) as well as immediately (T0), 1 hour (T1), and each day up to 72 hours (T24 to T72) afterwards, shear wave elastography was used to measure the mechanical stiffness of the biceps femoris muscle and the overlying fascia. As a surrogate of DOMS, pain upon palpation was captured by means of a 100mm visual analogue scale. While muscle stiffness remained unchanged (p > 0.05), deep fascia stiffness increased from baseline to T24 (median: 18 kPa to 21.12 kPa, p = 0.017) and T72 (median: 18 kPa to 21.3 kPa, p = 0.001) post-exercise. Linear regression showed an association of stiffness changes at T24 and pressure pain at T72 (r
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