ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Differences in Medial and Lateral Gastrocnemius Stiffness after Exercise-Induced Muscle Fatigue.
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- Assessing the Recovery of Muscle Fatigue Using Shear Wave Elastography.Sports medicine - open · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of Different Muscle Contraction Types on Biomechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of the Biceps Brachii Measured with Myotonometry.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Mechanical asymmetries in gastrocnemius stiffness: shear-wave elastography insights into the biomechanics and injury susceptibility of calf muscle strain injuries.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- MyotonPRO Is Not Comparable to Shear Wave Elastography in the Measurement of Rectus Femoris Muscle Stiffness due to Interference of Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Article
- Passive lower leg stiffness changes during a 10 k run.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The effects of spinal flexion exposure on lumbar muscle shear modulus and posture.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Article
- Assessment Methods of Sport-Induced Neuromuscular Fatigue: A Scoping Review.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- First-in-human demonstration of floating EMG sensors and stimulators wirelessly powered and operated by volume conduction.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Pelvic tilt and stiffness of the muscles stabilising the lumbo-pelvic-hip (LPH) complex in tensiomyography examination.PloS one · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Muscles are affected at the cellular level by exercised-induced fatigue, inducing changes in their stiffness. Examining muscle stiffness can improve the knowledge of various pathologic conditions, such as pain and injury. The objective of this study was to examine the stiffness of the medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscle and the lateral gastrocnemius (LG) muscle to determine the changes in stiffness, and to assess the differences in the stiffness between the MG and the LG, as affected by muscle fatigue measured using shear wave elastography (SWE) and a MyotonPRO after inducing muscle fatigue. A total of 35 healthy young adults participated in the study. The stiffness of the MG and the LG were assessed before and after a muscle fatigue protocol (MFP), which included three sets of 50 eccentric contractions of the calf muscles of the dominant leg, at rest, and at maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). The measurements were taken with SWE and the MyotonPRO simultaneously. Compared to baseline, the resting stiffness of the MG and the LG significantly increased immediately, 24 h, and 48 h after muscle fatigue (
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