The shape of the force-velocity (FV) relationship has important implications for different
aspects of muscle physiology, such as muscle efficiency and fatigue, the understanding of …

In contrast to isometric and shortening contractions, many observations made on actively
lengthening muscles cannot be readily explained with the sliding filament and cross-bridge …

Recent research has shown that a regimen of stretching provides an acute inhibition of
maximal force production by the stretched muscle group. To further characterize this …

We investigated force enhancement following stretching in the in situ cat soleus muscle on
the ascending and descending limb of the force-length relationship by varying the amount …

This review will provide a comprehensive, up-to-date review of the current knowledge
regarding the pathophysiology of muscle contractures in cerebral palsy. Although much has …

Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is a frequently used therapeutic tool to denervate muscles in
the treatment of neuromuscular disorders. Although considered safe by the US Food and …

The permanent extra tension after a stretch and the deficit of tension after a shortening in the
soleus muscle of the anaesthetised cat were measured using distributed nerve stimulation …

The purpose of this study was to determine the history dependence of force production
during and following stretch-shortening and shortening-stretch cycles in mammalian skeletal …

The sliding filament and crossbridge theories do not suffice to explain a number of muscle
experiments. For example, from the entire muscle to myofibrils, predictions of these theories …

For electrically stimulated muscles, it has been observed that maximal muscle force during
and after stretch is substantially greater than the corresponding isometric force. However …