WHEN SKELETAL MUSCLE IS STRETCHED while activated, force increases significantly.
After the end of the stretch, force decays rapidly and reaches steady state. This steady-state …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between fatigue‐induced
reductions in isometric torque and isotonic power and to quantify the extent to which the …

The steady-state force following active muscle shortening or stretch differs from the
maximum isometric force associated with the final length. This phenomenon proves that the …

Residual force enhancement (rFE) refers to the 'extra'force that is achieved in an isometric
contraction following active muscle lengthening as compared to a strictly isometric …

Force depression observed following active shortening is not well understood. Previous
research suggested that force depression might be associated with a stress-induced …

Residual force enhancement (RFE) and force depression (FD) refer to an increased or
decreased force following an active lengthening or shortening contraction, respectively …

Residual force enhancement (rFE) describes the increase in isometric force following
muscle stretching compared to the corresponding isometric force. Even though rFE is …

Purpose: Whether muscle stiffness is influenced by fatigue remains unclear. Classical
methods used to assess muscle stiffness provide a global measure at the joint level. As …

Residual force depression is long lasting, but can be abolished instantaneously when a
muscle is deactivated just long enough for force to drop to zero. According to the “cross …

When an active muscle is stretched and kept isometrically active, the resulting force is
enhanced compared to a purely isometric reference contraction at the same muscle length …