The whole thigh muscles are covered with the fascia lata, which could have morphological
and mechanical features that match the underlying muscles' functions. In this study, we …

This paper reviews the existing literature about muscle hypertrophy resulting from various
types of training to document the significance of mechanical and metabolic stresses, and to …

The human triceps surae (two gastrocnemii and soleus) has aponeuroses in the proximal
and distal aspects, the latter of which insert into the calcaneus by sharing the common …

A novel stretching modality was developed to provide repetitive small length changes to the
plantar flexors undergoing passive stretch defined as" minute oscillation stretching"(MOS) …

In this paper, we report the device to culture skeletal muscle tissues modeling pennate
muscles. The muscle tissues fabricated on the device have a different directed contractile …

The Calf Raise Test (CRT) is a widely used functional assessment of triceps surae muscle-
tendon unit function. While it exhibits acceptable reliability, administration inconsistencies …

Foam rolling (FR) is a self-massage technique widely used by professionals in the field of
rehabilitation and physical training. The technique's popularity stems from the functional …

The human triceps surae muscle-tendon unit is a complex muscle group comprised of two
biarticular gastrocnemii and one monoarticular soleus. All three muscles join to the common …

The deep fascia is a fibrous membrane tissue extending from head to toe (Kumka and
Bonar, 2012). The deep fascia is connected to underlying muscles through loose connective …

Some examples are introduced to enhance exercise performance (from a single joint
movement to running and jumping). There actually are numerous factors affecting exercise …