ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Objective Methods of Muscle Tone Diagnosis and Their Application-A Critical Review.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Portable Upper-limb Muscle Tone Assessment by Integrating Multi-sensor Signals.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2026Article
- Repeatability of Myotonometric Muscle Measurements in Infants Aged 0-3 Months: Toward an Objective Tool Supporting Early Motor Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- Assessing Congenital Muscular Torticollis Using Myotonometry: A Novel Approach.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2025Article
- Pelvic Asymmetry and Stiffness of the Muscles Stabilizing the Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Complex (LPHC) in Tensiomyography Examination.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Identifying and Evaluating Young Children with Developmental Central Hypotonia: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Tools.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Pelvic tilt and stiffness of the muscles stabilising the lumbo-pelvic-hip (LPH) complex in tensiomyography examination.PloS one · 2024Observational
- Reliability of MyotonPro in measuring the biomechanical properties of the quadriceps femoris muscle in people with different levels and types of motor preparation.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Association of upper limb motor function with muscle tone changes and quality of life in the subacute phase after stroke: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in neurologyArticle
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Abstract
"Muscle tone" is a clinically important and widely used term and palpation is a crucial skill for its diagnosis. However, the term is defined rather vaguely, and palpation is not measurable objectively. Therefore, several methods have been developed to measure muscle tone objectively, in terms of biomechanical properties of the muscle. This article aims to summarize these approaches. Through database searches, we identified those studies related to objective muscle tone measurement in vivo, in situ. Based on them, we described existing methods and devices and compared their reliability. Furthermore, we presented an extensive list of the use of these methods in different fields of research. Although it is believed by some authors that palpation cannot be replaced by a mechanical device, several methods have already proved their utility in muscle biomechanical property diagnosis. There appear to be two issues preventing wider usage of these objective methods in clinical practice. Firstly, a high variability of their reliability, and secondly, a lack of valid mathematical models that would provide the observed mechanical characteristics with a clear physical significance and allow the results to be compared with each other.
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