Real‐time visualization of muscle stiffness distribution with ultrasound shear wave imaging during muscle contraction

M Shinohara, K Sabra, JL Gennisson, M Fink… - Muscle & …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A stand‐alone ultrasound shear wave imaging technology has been developed to quantify
and visualize Young's modulus distribution by remotely applying ultrasound radiation force …

Mechanomyography for studying force fluctuations and muscle fatigue

M Shinohara, K Søgaard - Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2006 - journals.lww.com
SHINOHARA, M., and K. SKGAARD. Mechanomyography for studying force fluctuations and
muscle fatigue. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 59Y64, 2006. Measurement of the …

Spastic cerebral palsy in children: dynamic sonoelastographic findings of medial gastrocnemius

DR Kwon, GY Park, SU Lee, I Chung - Radiology, 2012 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To study the elastic properties of the medial gastrocnemius (GCM) in children with
spastic cerebral palsy. Materials and Methods The study protocol was approved by the …

Fatigue-induced changes in knee-extensor torque complexity and muscle metabolic rate are dependent on joint angle

J Pethick, SL Winter, M Burnley - European journal of applied physiology, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Joint angle is a significant determinant of neuromuscular and metabolic function.
We tested the hypothesis that previously reported correlations between knee-extensor …

The flexible recruitment of muscle synergies depends on the required force-generating capability

S Hagio, M Kouzaki - Journal of neurophysiology, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
To simplify redundant motor control, the central nervous system (CNS) may modularly
organize and recruit groups of muscles as “muscle synergies.” However, smooth and …

The length of tibialis anterior does not influence force steadiness during submaximal isometric contractions with the dorsiflexors

E Tsatsaki, IG Amiridis, A Holobar… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of short, intermediate, and long muscle
lengths on dorsiflexor force steadiness and the discharge characteristics of motor units in …

Alterations in synergistic muscle activation impact fluctuations in net force.

M Shinohara, Y Yoshitake, M Kouzaki - Medicine and science in …, 2009 - europepmc.org
Net muscle force recorded during voluntary contractions with multiple agonist muscles is the
summated result of individual muscle forces. The purpose of this article is to synthesize …

Acute effect of muscle stretching on the steadiness of sustained submaximal contractions of the plantar flexor muscles

E Kato, S Vieillevoye, C Balestra… - Journal of Applied …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
This paper examines the acute effect of a bout of static stretches on torque fluctuation during
an isometric torque-matching task that required subjects to sustain isometric contractions as …

Effects of visual gain on force control at the elbow and ankle

J Prodoehl, DE Vaillancourt - Experimental Brain Research, 2010 - Springer
Visual feedback is essential when minimizing force fluctuations. Varying degrees of
somatotopic organization have been shown in different regions of the brain for the upper …

Influences of premotoneuronal command statistics on the scaling of motor output variability during isometric plantar flexion

RN Watanabe, FH Magalhães… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
This study focuses on neuromuscular mechanisms behind ankle torque and EMG variability
during a maintained isometric plantar flexion contraction. Experimentally obtained torque …