The incidence of muscle spasticity is high in patients with diseases of the central nervous
system. This condition leads to significant limitations in movement and impaired functional …

“Muscle tone” is a clinically important and widely used term and palpation is a crucial skill for
its diagnosis. However, the term is defined rather vaguely, and palpation is not measurable …

Magnetic Resonance Elastography allows noninvasive visualization of tissue mechanical
properties by measuring the displacements resulting from applied stresses, and fitting a …

Pressure Ulcers (PU) are a major burden for affected patients and healthcare providers.
Current detection methods involve visual assessments of the skin by healthcare …

In post-stroke hemiparesis, neural impairment alters muscle control, causing abnormal
movement and posture in the affected limbs. A decrease in voluntary use of the paretic arm …

Background and purpose New capillaries are essential for deep tissue pressure injury
wound healing. Tazarotene is a recently discovered small molecule drug and functions to …

This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that repetitive loading to the pain threshold can
safely recreate overloading-induced soft tissue damage and that localised tissue stiffening …

Pressure injuries (PIs) are localized tissue damage resulting from prolonged compression or
shear forces on the skin or underlying tissue, or both. Different stages of PIs share common …

Background A continuing complication, pressure injuries are due to sustained mechanical
loading and tissue deformations, which can then be exacerbated by additional intrinsic and …

Abstract Objective 2D Ultrasound (US) imaging has been recently investigated as a more
accessible alternative to 3D Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the estimation of soft …