Several tools have been used to assess muscular stiffness. Myotonometry stands out as an
accessible, handheld, and easy to use tool. The purpose of this review was to summarize …

Background Static stretching has been demonstrated to improve the health of older adults.
One of its goals is to decrease passive stiffness of the muscle–tendon unit (MTU) and/or …

In sports and clinical settings, roller massage (RM) interventions are used to acutely
increase range of motion (ROM); however, the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Apart …

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate internal Achilles tendon (AT) displacement,
AT shear wave velocity (SWV), and triceps surae (TS) muscle shear modulus in athletes …

This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the passive muscle stiffness of the
pectoralis major muscle pars clavicularis (PMc) and shoulder extension range of motion …

The aim of our study was to assess eccentric-exercise-induced changes in passive knee
joint torque, passive knee joint stiffness and shear modulus at of the hamstring muscles. We …

Context Forward shoulder posture (FSP) is a risk factor for shoulder pathology. Manual
therapists often use myofascial release (MFR) to elongate restricted pectoral fascia to …

We investigated the acute and chronic effects of static stretching on shear elastic modulus
and assessed whether these effects could differ among various target muscles. PubMed …

Objective: Long-term imbalances in the muscles around the neck could the functional resting
length of the muscles, resulting in a chronic forward head posture. This study aimed to …

Background Neck and shoulder exercises are recommended to improve Neck and Shoulder
Pain (NSP). However, it is unclear why exercises for the neck and shoulder improve NSP …