Background Several tools exist to measure tightness of the gastrocnemius muscles;
however, few of them are reliable enough to be used routinely in the clinic. The primary …

Background: Contracture of the gastrocnemius-soleus complex has well-documented
deleterious effects on lower-limb function in spastic or neurologically impaired individuals …

Objective To quantify resting lumbar erector myofascial stiffness in younger patients with
ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and age-comparable healthy control subjects using a handheld …

Passive muscle stretching can be used in vivo to assess the viscoelastic properties of the
entire musculo-articular complex, but does not allow the specific determination of the muscle …

The study of muscle growth and muscle length adaptations requires measurement of
passive length–tension properties of individual muscles, but until now such measurements …

From cancer diagnosis to detailed characterization of arterial wall biomechanics, the elastic
property of tissues is widely studied as an early sign of disease onset. The fibrous structural …

The aim of this study was to determine an effect of myotonometric records' number on
stiffness measurements' reliability in muscles at rest and contraction. Methods: Muscle …

In this review, we compare the reported values of Young's modulus (YM) obtained from
indentation and tensile deformations of soft biological tissues. When the method of …

Background Passive mechanical properties are important in muscle function because they
are related to the muscle extensibility. Recently, the assessment of muscle shear elastic …

Surface stiffness of bulk soft tissue in musculoskeletal extremities is important to consider in
the design of prosthetics, exoskeletons, and protective gear. This knowledge is also …