Publications

Alexander technique and Supervised Physiotherapy Exercises in back pain (ASPEN): a four-group randomised feasibility trial

P. Little, B. Stuart, M. Stokes, C. Nicholls, L. Roberts, S. Preece, T. Cacciatore, S. Brown, G. Lewith et al

Primary Care and Population Sciences Group, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (October 2014), Vol.1, Issue 2nd (DOI: 10.3310/eme01020)

Validity of resting myotonometric assessment of lower extremity muscles in chronic stroke patients with limited hypertonia: A preliminary study

A.K. Fröhlich-Zwahlen, N.C. Casartelli, J.F. Item-Glatthorn, N.A. Maffiuletti

School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland; Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology - October 2014, Volume 24, Issue 5, Pages 762-769 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.06.007)

Acute effect of static and dynamic stretching on tone and elasticity of hamstring muscles and on vertical jump performance in track-and-field athletes

Teet Meerits, Sebastian Bacchieri, Mati Pääsuke, Jaan Ereline, Antonio Cicchella, Helena Gapeyeva

Faculty of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia; School of Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Motor Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy; Doctoral School of Behavioural, Social and Health Sciences, University of Tartu, Estonia

Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis - May 2014, Volume 20, Pages 48–59 (DOI: 10.12697/akut.2014.20.05)

The relationship between lower-body stiffness and dynamic performance

E. C. Pruyn, M. Watsford, A. Murphy

Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism - May 2014, Volume 39, Issue 10, Pages 1144-1150 (DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0063)

Interrater reliability of muscle tone, stiffness and elasticity measurements of rectus femoris and bicepsbrachii in healthy young and older males

S. Agyapong-Badu, L. Aird, L. Bailey, K. Mooney, J. Mullix, M. Warner, D. Samuel, M. Stokes

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Working Papers in Health Sciences - July 2013 (ISSN: 2051-6266 / 20130021)

Repeatability, Reproducibility, and Calibration of the MyotonPRO® on Tissue Mimicking Phantoms

John Dougherty, Emily Schaefer, Kalyani Nair, Joseph Kelly, Alfonse Masi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA; University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL, USA

ASME - Proceedings of the ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference, Volume 1A, June 26-29, 2013, Sunriver, Oregon, USA (DOI: n/a; SBC2013-14622; ISBN: 978-0-7918-5560-7)

Symmetry and within-session reliability of mechanical properties of biceps brachii muscles in healthy young adult males using the MyotonPRO device

K. Mooney, M. Warner, M. Stokes

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Working Papers in Health Sciences - May 2013 (ISSN: 2051-6266 / 20130011)

Parameters Representing Muscle Tone, Elasticity and Stiffness of Biceps Brachii in Healthy Older Males: Symmetry and Within-Session Reliability Using the MyotonPRO

L. Bailey, D. Samuel, M. Warner, M. Stokes

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Journal of Neurological Disorders Journal of Neurological Disorders (2013);1(1):1000116 pgs 1-7 (DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.1000116)

Quadriceps muscle tone, elasticity and stiffness in older males: Reliability and symmetry using the MyotonPRO

Lucy Aird, Dinesh Samuel, Maria Stokes

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Highfield Campus, Southampton, United Kingdom

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics - Volume 55, Issue 2, September–October 2012, Pages e31-e39 (DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2012.03.005)

Testing muscle tone and mechanical properties of rectus femoris and biceps femoris using a novel hand held MyotonPRO device: relative ratios and reliability

J. Mullix, M. Warner, M. Stokes

Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom

Working Papers in Health Sciences - October 2012 (ISSN: 2051-6266 / 20120006)

Myometry revealed medication-induced decrease in resting skeletal muscle stiffness in Parkinson’s disease patients

J. Marusiak, A. Jaskólska, M. Koszewicz, S. Budrewicz, A. Jaskólski

Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland

Clinical Biomechanics (2012) (DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2012.02.001)

Reliability, Validity, and Responsiveness of Myotonometric Measurement of Muscle Tone, Elasticity, and Stiffness in Patients With Stroke

L. Chuang, C. Wu, K. Lin

School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University; Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, National Taiwan University Hospital

American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (2012) (DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.09.014)

Clinical Study – Quantitative Mechanical Properties of the Relaxed Biceps and Triceps Brachii Muscles in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Reliability Study of the Myoton-3 Myometer

Li-ling Chuang, Ching-yiWu, Keh-chung Lin, Shih-yu Lur

School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Occupational Therapy and Graduate Institute of Clinical Behavioural Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

Stroke Research and Treatment - February 2012, Volume 2012, Article ID 617694, 7 pages (DOI: 10.1155/2012/617694)

Botulinum toxin type A in cervical dystonia

R.Marvulli, G.Ianieri, G.Megna, G.Lancioni, R.Saggini, M.Ranieri, G.Cristella, M.Megna

Neuroscience and Sense Organs Department Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Bari “Aldo Moro” University, Italy; Department Physical medicine and Rehabilitation “G.D’annunzio” University Chieti, Italy; Osmairm Neuropsychomotor Rehabilitation Center, Laterza, Italy

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology - January 2012, Volume 25, No.1, Page 23-28 (DOI: 10.1177/03946320120250S104)

Reliability, Validity, and Precision of a Handheld Myometer for Assessing in Vivo Muscle Stiffness

Steven M. Zinder and Darin A. Padua

Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, USA

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation - September 2011, Technical Notes 1(3) (DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2010-0051)

The effectiveness of two novel techniques in establishing the mechanical and contractile responses of biceps femoris

Massimiliano Ditroilo, Angus M.Hunter, Samuel Haslam, Giuseppe De Vito

Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Ireland; TRIL (Technology Research for Independent Living) Centre, University College Dublin, Ireland; Health and Exercise Sciences Research Group, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK; Sportscotland Institute of Sport, Scotland, UK

Physiological Measurement - Volume 32, Number 8 (DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/8/020)

The effectiveness of two novel techniques in establishing the mechanical and contractile responses of Biceps Femoris

Massimiliano Ditroilo 1, 2, 5, Angus M.Hunter 3, Samuel Haslam 3, 4 and Giuseppe De Vito 1, 2

1. Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Ireland
2. TRIL (Technology Research for Independent Living) Centre, University College Dublin, Ireland
3. Health and Exercise Sciences Research Group, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK
4. Sportscotland Institute of Sport, Scotland, UK

Physiological Measurement - July 2011, Volume 32, Number 8 (DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/32/8/020)

Increased Muscle Belly and Tendon Stiffness in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease, as Measured by Myotonometry

Jarosław Marusiak, Anna Jaskólska, Sławomir Budrewicz, Magdalena Koszewicz, Artur Jaskólski

Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland

Movement Disorders - September 2011, Volume 26, Issue 11, Pages 2119-2122 (DOI: 10.1002/mds.23841)

Muscle passive stiffness increases less after the second bout of eccentric exercise compared to the first bout

D. Janecki, E. Jarocka, A. Jaskólska, J. Marusiak, A. Jaskólski

Department of Kinesiology, University School of Physical Education, Poland

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - July 2011, Volume 14, Issue 4, Pages 338–343 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.02.005)

Changes in viscoelastic properties of skeletal muscles induced by subthalamic stimulation in patients with Parkinson’s disease

T. Rätsep, T. Asser

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Estonia

Clinical Biomechanics - February 2011, Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 213–217 (DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.09.014)

Higher Muscle Passive Stiffness in Parkinson’s Disease Patients Than in Controls Measured by Myotonometry

J. Marusiak, K. Kisiel-Sajewicz, A. Jaskólska, A. Jaskólski

Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, Wroclaw, Poland

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - February 2011, Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 213–217 (DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.01.012)

Evaluation of viscoelastic parameters of the skeletal muscles in junior triathletes

Georg Gavronski, Alar Veraksitš, Eero Vasar, Jaak Maaroos

Department of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Physiology, University of Tartu

Physiological Measurement - May 2007, Volume 28, Number 6, Page 625 (DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/28/6/002)

Assessment of skeletal muscle fatigue of road maintenance workers based on heart rate monitoring and myotonometry

Z. Roja, V. Kalkis, A. Vain, H. Kalkis, M. Eglite

Faculty of Chemistry, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology - July 2006, 1:20 (DOI: 10.1186/1745-6673-1-20)

Repeatability of trapezius muscle tone assessment by a myometric method

R. Viir, K. Laiho, J. Kramarenko, M. Mikkelsson

Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Finland

Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology - June 2006, Volume 6, Issue 2 (DOI: 10.1142/S0219519406001856)

Can mechanical myotonometry or electromyography be used for the prediction of intramuscular pressure?

R.K. Korhonen, A. Vain, E. Vanninen, R. Viir, J. S. Jurvelin

Department of Applied Physics, University of Kuopio, Finland

Physiological Measurement - October 2005, Volume 26 (DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/26/6/006)

Obstructive sleep apnea and ageing Myotonometry demonstrates changes in the soft palate and tongue while awake

Marlit Veldi, Veiko Vasar, Arved Vain, Mart Kull

Department of Psychiatry, University of Tartu; Institute of Experimental Physics and Technology, University of Tartu; Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Tartu, Estonia

Pathophysiology - December 2004, Volume 11, Issue 3, Page 159–165 (DOI: 10.1016/j.pathophys.2004.08.002)

Reliability of a new, hand-held device for assessing skeletal muscle stiffness

M. Bizzini, A.F. Mannion

Musculoskeletal Research Centre, Schulthess Klinik Lengghalde 2, Zürich, Switzerland

Clinical Biomechanics - June 2003, Volume 18 (DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0033(03)00042-1)