While the passive mechanical properties of a musculo-articular complex can be determined
using the relationship between the articular angle and the passive torque developed in …

[Purpose] Young's modulus distributions for subcutaneous and muscle tissues in a large
sample of healthy individuals, based on ultrasonography and compression testing, remains …

Purpose To evaluate the current evidence regarding the use of ultrasound elastography for
assessing non-invasive, non-pharmacological interventions for eliciting changes in …

Objectives To examine the feasibility of using the MyotonPRO digital palpation device in
measuring the transverse stiffness of tendon tissue. Design Experimental study. Methods …

Martín-Rodríguez, S, Loturco, I, Hunter, AM, Rodríguez-Ruiz, D, and Munguia-Izquierdo, D.
Reliability and measurement error of tensiomyography to assess mechanical muscle …

Abstract Characterization of the mechanical properties of tissue can help to understand
tissue mechanobiology, including disease diagnosis and progression. Indentation is …

The present study was performed to assess the relationship between hand-held
myotonometer MyotonPRO and shear wave elastography (SWE) measurements of lower …

[Purpose] To compare measurements of knee extensor and flexor muscle strength
performed using a hand-held dynamometer and an isokinetic dynamometer in apparently …

Purpose Shear-wave elastography has been recognized a useful tool for quantifying muscle
stiffness, commonly reported as shear modulus, however the reports on reliability are often …

Background The current clinical gold standard for assessing isometric quadriceps muscle
strength is an isokinetic dynamometer (IKD). However, in clinics without an IKD, clinicians …