The health status of soft tissue can be estimated by measuring its elasticity, which has an
impact on tissue motion. The examination of soft tissue with conventional ultrasound helps to …

Basic sciences are the backbone of every clear understanding of how the body is composed
and how different structures and functions are connected with each other. It is obvious that …

Damage to the fascia can cause significant performance deficits in high-performance sports
and recreational exercise and may contribute to the development of musculoskeletal …

Purpose Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the role of deep fascia mobility in
musculoskeletal dynamics and chronic pain mechanisms; however, no strategies have been …

Background Diseased, injured, or dysfunctional skeletal muscles may demonstrate
abnormal function and contractility. Currently, only few in vivo imaging techniques are able …

Background The fascia provides and transmits forces for connective tissues, thereby
regulating human posture and movement. One way to assess the myofascial interaction is a …

Since ancient times, physicians have used palpation to obtain information about the state of
the tissues and to detect various diseases associated with changes in tissue elasticity …

From times immemorial manual palpation served as a source of information on the state of
soft tissues and allowed detection of various diseases accompanied by changes in tissue …

Background Strain or compression sonoelastography (CE) provides a colour-coded
elastogram representing tissue elasticity by measuring tissue deformability after repeated …

Abnormal tissue mechanical properties usually characterize diseased or injured tissues.
Evaluation of tissue structure and mechanical properties, passive and active tissue, and joint …