Publications

Lumbar muscles biomechanical characteristics in young people with chronic spinal pain

Wai Leung Ambrose Lo, Qiuhua Yu, Yurong Mao, Wenfeng Li, Chengpeng Hu, Le Li

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China; Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Rehabilitation Medicine and Translation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders - November 2019, 20:559 (DOI: 10.1186/s12891-019-2935-z)

An investigation of the sex-related differences in the stiffness of the Achilles tendon and gastrocnemius muscle: Inter-observer reliability and inter-day repeatability and the effect of ankle joint motion

Serkan Tas, Yasemin Salkin

Toros University, School of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Mersin, Turkey

The Foot - December 2019, Volume 41, Pages 44-50 (DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2019.09.003)

Objective assessment of stiffness in the gastrocnemius muscle in patients with symptomatic Achilles tendons

Gafin Morgan, Rhodri Martin, Helen Welch, Lisa Williams, Keith Morris

Podiatry & Orthopaedics, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Abercynon, UK; Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

Acta Kinesiologiae Universitatis Tartuensis BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine - October 2019; 5:e000622 (DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000622)

Ultrasonographic and Myotonometric Evaluation of the Shoulder Girdle After an Isokinetic Muscle Fatigue Protocol

Sebastian Klich, Bogdan Pietraszewski, Matteo Zago, Manuela Galli, Nicola Lovecchio, and Adam Kawczynski

Department of Paralympic Sport, University School of Physical Education in Wrocław, Poland; Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Fondazione Istituto Farmacologico, Milano, Italy; University of Pavia, Italy

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation - October 2019, Volume 29, Issue 8, Pages 1047–1052 (DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2019-0117)

Myotendinous asymmetries derived from the prolonged practice of badminton in professional players

Alfredo Bravo Sanchez, Pablo Abian, Fernando Jimenez, Javier Abian-Vicen

Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, Spain

PLOS ONE - September 10, 2019, 14/9 (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222190)

Soft tissue stiffness over the hip increases with age and its implication in hip fracture risk in older adults

K. T. Lim, W. J. Choi

Injury Prevention and Biomechanics Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea

Journal of Biomechanics - August 2019, Volume 93, Pages 28-33 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.06.002)

Reliability of a portable device for quantifying tone and stiffness of quadriceps femoris and patellar tendon at different knee flexion angles

Guoqian Chen, Jiatao Wu, Guocai Chen, Yanyan Lu, Wei Ren, Wu Xu, Xuemeng Xu, Zugui Wu, Yingxin Guan, Yi Zheng, Bofan Qiu

Fifth Clinical Medical School, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine; Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital; Orthopedics Department, Guangdong Second Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital – Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

PLOS ONE - July 31, 2019, 14/7 (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220521)

Mechanical Properties of Muscles around the Shoulder in Breast Cancer Patients: Intra-rater and Inter-rater Reliability of the MyotonPRO

Seung Mi Yeo, Hyojeong Kang, Soyeon An, Inyae Cheong, Yoon Kim, Ji Hye Hwang

Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

The Journal of Injury, Function and Rehabilitation - (2019) 1–8 (DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12227)

Botulinum Toxin Type A and Physiotherapy in Spasticity of the Lower Limbs Due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Riccardo Marvulli, Marisa Megna, Aurora Citraro, Ester Vacca, Marina Napolitano, Giulia Gallo, Pietro Fiore and Giancarlo Ianieri

Department of Basic Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Italy

Toxins - 2019, 11(7), 381 (DOI: 10.3390/toxins11070381)

Managing Paratonia in Persons With Dementia: Short-termEffects of Supporting Cushions and Harmonic Techniques

Bieke Van Deun, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Anke Van Bladel, Koen De Weerdt, Dirk Cambier

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University; Department of Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - December 2019, Volume 20, Issue 12, Pages 1521-1528 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.04.031)

Relationship between age, BMI, head posture and superficial neck muscle stiffness and elasticity in adult women

Piotr Kocur, Maciej Tomczak, Marzena Wiernicka, Magdalena Goliwąs, Jacek Lewandowski, Dawid Łochyński

Poznan University of Physical education, Department of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation and Department of Psychology, Poznan, Poland

Nature - Scientific Reports - June 2019, Volume 9, Article no. 8515 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44837-5)

The Immediate Effect of Interferential Current Therapy on Muscle Tone and Stiffness in Chronic Stroke Patients

Shin-Jun Park, Kyun-Hee Cho, Soon-Hee Kim

Department of Physical Therapy, GangDong University, Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Yongin University; Department of Physical Therapy, Yongin University, South Korea

Journal of The Korean Society of Physical Medicine - February 2019, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 1-5 (DOI: 10.13066/kspm.2019.14.1.1)

Asymmetric biomechanical characteristics of the paravertebral muscle in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Yuzeng Liua 1, Aixing Pana 1, Yong Hai, Wenjing Li, Li Yin, Ruijun Guo

1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, China
2. Ultrasonic Department, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, GongTiNan Road 8#, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100020, China.

Clinical Biomechanics - May 2019, Volume 65, pages 81-86 (DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.03.013)

Preliminary study: Novel in-vivo assessment of muscular viscoelastic characteristics and the association with physical function in patients with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease

Thomas J.Wilkinson, Eleanor F.Gore, Alice C.Smith

Leicester Kidney Lifestyle Team, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, UK; University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester, UK

NanoSTIMA – Oral Presentation, February 2019, Motricidade, Supplement S1, Ribeira de Pena, Volume 15, Pages 194-195 (DOI: n/a)

Transverse tendon stiffness is reduced in people with Achilles tendinopathy: A cross-sectional study

Evan Finnamore, Charlotte Waugh, Lyndal Solomons, Michael Ryan, Christopher West, Alexander Scott

Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada; Southern Medical Program, Department of Cellular and Physiological Sciences, University of British Columbia (Okanagan), Kelowna, Canada

PLOS ONE - February 20th, 2019 (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211863)

Short-Term Effects of Manual Therapy in Patients After Surgical Fixation of Ankle and/or Hindfoot Fracture: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Stephanie R. Albin, Shane L. Koppenhaver, Robin Marcus, Lee Dibble, Mark Cornwall, Julie M. Fritz

Regis University, Denver, CO. Baylor University, Waco, TX. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy - February 2019, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 1-31 (DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2019.8864)

The use of adaptive neuro-stimulation for rebalancing posture and muscular tone in a soccer team

Giovanni Barassi, Rosa G. Bellomo, Annamaria Porreca, Giuseppe Giannuzzo, Niki Giannandera, Letizia Pezzi Matteo Crudeli, Christianpasquale Visciano, Raoul Saggini

Department of Medical and Oral Science and Biotechnologies, “Gabriele d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy; Department of Biomolecular Sciences, “Carlo Bo” University, Urbino, Pesaro-Urbino, Italy; Department of Economics, “Gabriele d’Annunzio” University, Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness (DOI: DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.19.09311-3)

Assessing the viscoelastic properties of upper trapezius muscle: Intra- and inter-tester reliability and the effect of shoulder elevation

C.L.Liu 1, Y.N.Feng 2, H.Q.Zhang 2, Y.P.Li 3, Y.Zhu 4, Z.J.Zhang 5

1. Clinical Medical College of Acupunture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
2. Rehabilitation Therapy Center, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Louyang, China
3. Department of Sports Medicine, Guangzhou Sports College, Guangzhou, China
4. Rehabilitation Therapy Center, Hainan Province Nongken General Hospital, Haikou, China
5. Rehabilitation Therapy Center, Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Louyang, China

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology - December 2018, Volume 43, pages 226–229 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.09.007)

Influence of alarming auditory cues on viscoelastic stiffness of skeletal muscles in patients with Parkinson’s disease

Tõnu Rätsep, Toomas Asser

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of Tartu, Estonia

Clinical Biomechanics – February 2019, Volume 62, Pages 93-95 (DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.01.008)

Objective Assessment of the Rheological Muscle Property in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia

Riccardo Marvulli, Giancarlo Ianieri, Lucia Mastromauro, Ersilia Romanelli, Laura Barulli, Pierpaolo Chiumarulo, Gianfranco Megna, Marisa Megna

Neuroscience and Sense Organs Department, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Bari, Italy

Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets - Volume 2015, No.15, Pages 229-233

The effect of manual therapy on gastrocnemius muscle stiffness in healthy individuals

Stephanie R.Albin, Shane L.Koppenhaver, Brooke Bailey, Hilary Blommel, Brad Fenter, Chris Lowrimore, Andrew C.Smith, Thomas G.McPoil

Regis University, Denver, CO and Baylor University, Waco TX, United States

The Foot - Volume 38, Pages 70-75 (DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2019.01.006)

Patellar and Achilles Tendon Stiffness in Elite Soccer Players Assessed Using Myotonometric Measurements

Iver Cristi-Sánchez, Claudia Danes-Daetz, Alejandro Neira, Wilson Ferrada, Roberto Yáñez Díaz, Rony Silvestre Aguirre,

School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mayor, Santiago, Chile; Integrative Laboratory of Biomechanics and Physiology, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Andes, Santiago, Chile; MEDS Clinic, Santiago, Chile

Sport Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach - January 2019, Volume 11, Issue 1 (DOI: 10.1177/1941738118820517)

Foam Rolling of the Calf and Anterior Thigh: Biomechanical Loads and Acute Effects on Vertical Jump Height and Muscle Stiffness

Christian Baumgart, Jürgen Freiwald, Matthias Kühnemann, Thilo Hotfiel, Moritz Hüttel, Matthias Wilhelm Hoppe

Department of Movement and Training Science, University of Wuppertal, Germany

Sports - 2019, Volume 7, Issue 1, 14 (DOI: 10.3390/sports7010014)

Practical considerations for standardized recording of muscle mechanical properties using a myometric device: recording site, muscle length, state of contraction and prior activity

Sandra Agyapong-Badu, Martin Warner, Dinesh Samuel, Maria Stokes

School of Health Sciences University of Southampton, UK; School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences University of Birmingham, UK; Arthrtis Research UK Centre for Sport Exercise and Osteoarthritis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Research - December 2018, Volume 21, Issue 2, Article ID 1850010, 13 pages (DOI: 10.1142/S0218957718500100)

Foam rolling effects on soft tissue tone, elasticity and stiffness in the time course of recovery after weight training

Jan Schroeder, Linda Lueders, Mike Schmidt, Klaus-Michael Braumann, Karsten Hollander

University of Hamburg, Institute of Human Movement Science, Hamburg, Germany

Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology - Volume 34, Issue 4 (DOI: 10.1016/j.orthtr.2018.11.003)

Objective assessment of stiffness in Achilles tendinopathy: a novel approach using the MyotonPRO

Gafin Ericson Morgan, Rhodri Martin, Lisa Williams, Owen Pearce, Keith Morris

Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine - January 2018, Volume 4-1 (DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000446)

Patellar Tendon Stiffness in Elite Breakdancers Assessed by Myotonometric Measurement

Fiorella Celsi Young, Iver Cristi-Sánchez, Claudia Danes-Daetz, Juan E. Monckeberg and Rony Silvestre Aguirre

Escuela de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile

Journal of Dance Medicine & Science - December 2018, Volume 22, Number 4 (DOI: 10.12678/1089-313X.22.4.179)

Myotonometry as a measure to detect myofascial trigger points: an inter-rater reliability study

C.Jiménez-Sánchez, M.Ortiz-Lucas, E.Bravo-Esteban, O.Mayoral-del Moral, P.Herrero-Gállego, J.Gómez-Soriano

iPhysio Research Group, Universidad San Jorge, Zaragoza; Toledo Physiotherapy Research Group (GIFTO), E.U.E. Fisioterapia de Toledo, Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Toledo; Physical Therapy Unit, Hospital Provincial, Toledo; Sensorimotor Function Group, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, Toledo, Spain

Physiological Measurement - Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine - November 2018, Volume 39, Issue 11, Article no.115004, 12 pages (DOI: doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/aae9aa)

Effect of Post-Exercise Massage on Passive Muscle Stiffness Measured Using Myotonometry – A Double-Blind Study

Pui W.Kong, Yao H.Chua, Masato Kawabata, Stephen F.Burns, Congcong Cai

Physical Education and Sports Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Jurong Health Services, Singapore

Journal of Sports Science & Medicine - December 2018, Volume 17, Issue 4, Pages 599–606 (DOI: n/a; PMCID: PMC6243630 PMID: 30479528)

Assessing the elastic properties of skeletal muscle and tendon using shearwave ultrasound elastography and MyotonPRO

Y. N. Feng, Y. P. Li, C. L. Liu & Z. J. Zhang

Luoyang Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, China

Nature - Scientific Reports - November 2018, Volume 8, Article no. 17064 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34719-7)

Influence of dopaminergic treatment on resting elbow joint angle control mechanisms in patients with Parkinson’s disease – a preliminary report

Jarosław Marusiak 1, Anna Jaskólska 1, Sławomir Budrewicz 2, Magdalena Koszewicz 2, Renata Andrzejewska 1, Katarzyna Kisiel-Sajewicz 1, Artur Jaskólski 1

1. Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University School of Physical Education, Wrocław, Poland
2. Department of Neurology, Medical University of Wrocław, Wrocław, Poland

Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics - Volume 20, No.4, 75-82 (DOI: 10.5277/ ABB-01224-2018-01)

Reproducibility of the durometer and myoton devices for skin stiffness measurement in healthy subjects

Laura E. Dellalana, Fuyao Chen, Arved Vain, Jocelyn S. Gandelman, Mihkel Põldemaa, Heidi Chen, Eric R. Tkaczyk

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Skin Research & Technology - Volume 24, Issue 4 (DOI: 10.1111/srt.12646)

Non-invasive measurement of sclerosis in cutaneous cGVHD patients with the handheld device Myoton: a cross-sectional study

Fuyao Chen, Laura E. Dellalana, Jocelyn S. Gandelman, Arved Vain, Madan H. Jagasia & Eric R. Tkaczyk

Department of Dermatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA

Nature - Bone Marrow Transplantation - October 2018, Volume 54, 616–619(2019) (DOI: 10.1038/s41409-018-0346-7)

Assessment of biomechanical properties of paraspinal muscles in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

A.X.Pan, Y.Hai, Y.Z.Liu, Y.P.Zhang, L.M.Zhang, W.J.WJ , L.Yin, R.J.Guo

Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China

National Medical Journal of China - November 2018, Volume 98, Issue 43, Page 3485-3489 (DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2018.43.005)

Assessment of Passive Stiffness of Medial and Lateral Heads of Gastrocnemius Muscle, Achilles Tendon, and Plantar Fascia at Different Ankle and Knee Positions Using the MyotonPRO

Jiapeng Huang, Kun Qin, Chunzhi Tang, Yi Zhu, Cliff S. Klein, Zhijie Zhang, Chunlong Liu

Department of Rehabilitation, Clinical Medicine College of Acupuncture and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Medical Science Monitor - October 2018, 24: 7570-7576 (DOI: 10.12659/MSM.909550)

Changes in Muscle Stiffness of the Trapezius Muscle after Application of Ischemic Compression into Myofascial Trigger Points in Professional Basketball Players

Aleksandra Kisilewicz, Marcin Janusiak, Rafał Szafraniec, Małgorzata Smoter, Bogdan Ciszek, Pascal Madeleine, César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas and Adam Kawczyński

Department of Sport Science, University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland

Journal of Human Kinetics - Volume 64, Issue 1 (DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2018-0043)

The Impact of Post Activation Potentiation on Achilles Tendon Stiffness, Elasticity and Thickness among Basketball Players

Beata Pożarowszczyk, Artur Gołaś, Aiguo Chen, Adam Zając, Adam Kawczyński

Department of Sports Training, School of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland and College of Physical Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China

Sports - Volume 6, Issue 4, Special Issue "Strength Training in Sprint Sports" (DOI: 10.3390/sports6040117)

Reproducible Measurements of Muscle Characteristics Using the MyotonPRO Device: Comparison Between Individuals With and Without Paratonia

Bieke Van Deun, PT, MSc 1; Hobbelen Johannes S.M. PT, PhD 2; Cagnie Barbara PT, PhD 1; Van Eetvelde Birgit, PT, MSc 1; Van Den Noortgate Nele, MD, PhD 3; Cambier Dirk, PT, PhD 1

1. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
2. Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands.
3. Department of Geriatrics, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.

Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy - October/December 2018, Volume 41, Issue 4, Pages 194–203 (DOI: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000119)

Quantifying paraspinal muscle tone and stiffness in young adults with chronic low back pain: a reliability study

Xiaoqian Hu, Di Lei, Le Li, Yan Leng, Qiuhua Yu, Xiaoyu Wei & Wai Leung Ambrose Lo

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Guangdong Engineering and Technology Research Center for Rehabilitation Medicine and Translation, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Nature - Scientific Reports - September 2018, Volume 8, Article no. 14343 (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32418-x)

Myotonometric evaluation of muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy and efficacy of electrical stimulation

Safine Havuç, Ali Aydeniz, Sibel Başaran

Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, Adana, Turkey

Cukurova Medical Journal - Year 2018, Volume 43, Supplement 1, Pages 56-62 (DOI: 10.17826/cumj.423848)

Changes in the stiffness of thigh muscles in the left and right limbs during six weeks of plyometric training in volleyball players

Dariusz Mroczek, Edward Superlak, Marek Konefał, Krzysztof Maćkała, Paweł Chmura, Tomasz Seweryniak and Jan Chmura

University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw, Department of Biological and Motor Bases of Sports, Wrocław, Poland

Polish Journal of Sport and Tourism - Volume 25, Issue 2 (DOI: 10.2478/pjst-2018-0010)

Examination of the neuromechanical factors contributing to golf swing performance

W.B.Sheehan, M.L.Watsford, E.C.Pickering Rodriguez

Human Performance Research Centre, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia

Journal of Sports Sciences - August 2018, Volume 37, Issue 4, Page 458-466 (DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1505185)

Female Office Workers With Moderate Neck Pain Have Increased Anterior Positioning of the Cervical Spine and Stiffness of Upper Trapezius Myofascial Tissue in Sitting Posture

Piotr Kocur, Maciej Wilski, Jacek Lewandowski, Dawid Lochynski

Department of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Physical Education, Poznan, Poland

PM&R - July 2018 (DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2018.07.002)

Quantifying the Stiffness of Achilles Tendon: Intra- and Inter-Operator Reliability and the Effect of Ankle Joint Motion

Chun Long Liu, Ya Peng Li, Xue Qiang Wang and Zhi Jie Zhang

Clinical Medical College of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Rehabilitation, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China

Medical Science Monitor - 24: 4876–4881 (DOI: 10.12659/MSM.909531)

Bed Rest, Exercise Countermeasure and Reconditioning Effects on the Human Resting Muscle Tone System

B. Schoenrock, V. Zander, S. Dern, U. Limper, E. Mulder, A. Veraksitš, R. Viir, A. Kramer, M.J. Stokes, M. Salanova, A. Peipsi, D. Blottner

Center of Space Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Frontiers in Physiology - July 2018 (DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00810)

The difference effect of estrogen on muscle tone of medial and lateral thigh muscle during ovulation

Eun-Sook Sung, Jung-Hyun Kim

Department of Sports Rehabilitation, College of Health Welfare, Woosong University, Daejeon, Korea; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Welfare, Woosong University, Daejeon, Korea

Journal of Exercise Rehabilitation - June 2018, Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 419-423 (DOI: 10.12965/jer.1836110.055)

Lumbar muscles stiffness in patients with axial spondyloarthritis is altered in comparison with healthy subjects

I.C. Aranda-Valera, S. Alcaraz-Clariana, L. Garcia-Luque, J.L. Garrido-Castro, I. Martinez-Sanchez, C. Gonzalez, P. Gardiner, P.M. Machado, E. Collantes

HU Reina Sofia; IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain; WHSCT, Londonderry; UCL, London, UK

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - June 2018, Volume 77, Issue 2, AB0868 (DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.2238)

Biomechanical properties of low back myofascial tissue in younger adult ankylosing spondylitis patients and matched healthy control subjects

Allison White, Hannah Abbott, Alfonse T. Masi, Jacqueline Henderson, Kalyani Nair

Mechanical Engineering, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625, USA

Clinical Biomechanics - June 2018, Volume 55 (DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2018.06.006)

Effects of Negative Pressure Soft Tissue Therapy to Ankle Plantar Flexor on Muscle Tone, Muscle Stiffness, and Balance Ability in Patients with Stroke

Kyu Ryeong Kim, Houng Soo Shin, Sang Bin Lee, Hyun Sook Hwang, Hee Joon Shin

HaeSung Rehabilitation Hospital, Kyungwoon University, Namseoul University, Cheju Halla University, Republic of Korea

Journal of International Academy of Physical Therapy Research - Volume 9, No.2, Pages 1468-1474 (DOI: 10.20540/JIAPTR.2018.9.2.1468)

Reliability of tensiomyography and myotonometry in detecting mechanical and contractile characteristics of the lumbar erector spinae in healthy volunteers

Christine Lohr, Klaus-Michael Braumann, Ruediger Reer, Jan Schroeder, Tobias Schmidt

Osteopathic Praxis, Hamburg, Germany; Osteopathie Schule Deutschland (OSD), Hamburg, Germany

European Journal of Applied Physiology - July 2018, Volume 118, Issue 7, Pages 1349–1359 (DOI: 10.1007/s00421-018-3867-2)