Implementing ultrasound imaging for the assessment of muscle and tendon properties in elite sports: Practical aspects, methodological considerations and future …

F Sarto, J Spörri, DP Fitze, JI Quinlan, MV Narici… - Sports medicine, 2021‏ - Springer
Ultrasound (US) imaging has been widely used in both research and clinical settings to
evaluate the morphological and mechanical properties of muscle and tendon. In elite sports …

Relationship between biological maturation, physical fitness, and kinanthropometric variables of young athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

M Albaladejo-Saura, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - International journal of …, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
There is a growing interest in knowing the relationship between biological maturation and
sport performance-related variables of young athletes. The objective of this study is to …

A retrospective comparison of the biceps femoris long head muscle structure in athletes with and without hamstring strain injury history

G Yagiz, M Fredianto, M Ulfa, I Ariani, AD Agustin… - Plos one, 2024‏ - journals.plos.org
Introduction Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) and re-injuries are endemic in high-speed
running sports. The biceps femoris long head (BFlh) is the most frequently injured muscle …

Achilles tendon and triceps surae muscle properties in athletes

M Sukanen, RM Khair, JK Ihalainen… - European journal of …, 2024‏ - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of maturity status on kinanthropometric and physical fitness variables in adolescent female volleyball players

M Albaladejo-Saura, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - Applied Sciences, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The aim of this research was to analyze differences in kinanthropometric characteristics and
physical performance in relation to maturity status, as well as to determine if age, maturity …

Acute changes in passive stiffness of the individual hamstring muscles induced by resistance exercise: effects of contraction mode and range of motion

R Kawama, K Yanase, T Hojo, T Wakahara - European journal of applied …, 2022‏ - Springer
Purpose Recent studies raise an interesting possibility that resistance exercise also
decreases passive muscle stiffness, as does stretching exercise. However, little is known …

Non‐uniform distribution of passive muscle stiffness within hamstring

N Miyamoto, N Kimura, K Hirata - Scandinavian journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Limited information is available on whether stiffness is different within and between the
constituents of the hamstring, that is, the biceps femoris long head (BFlh), semitendinosus …

Characterizing musculoskeletal tissue mechanics based on shear wave propagation: a systematic review of current methods and reported measurements

J Blank, M Blomquist, L Arant, S Cone… - Annals of biomedical …, 2022‏ - Springer
Develo** methods for the non-invasive characterization of the mechanics of
musculoskeletal tissues is an ongoing research focus in biomechanics. Often, these …

Reliability of ultrasound shear wave elastography for evaluating psoas major and quadratus lumborum stiffness: gender and physical activity effects

EFM Zhou, AYL Wong, YP Zheng, KHS Lam… - Ultrasound in Medicine & …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to assess the reliability of quantifying psoas major (PM) and quadratus
lumborum (QL) stiffness with ultrasound shear wave elastography (SWE), and to explore the …

Effects of muscle fatigue on exercise-induced hamstring muscle damage: a three-armed randomized controlled trial

C Schwiete, C Roth, C Skutschik, S Möck… - European Journal of …, 2023‏ - Springer
Purpose Hamstring injuries in soccer reportedly increase towards the end of the matches'
halves as well as with increased match frequency in combination with short rest periods …