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Hojo E, Sui Y, Shan X, Zheng K, Rossman P, Manduca A, Powell GM, An KN, Zhao KD, Bauer BA, Ehman RL, Yin Z. MR elastography-based slip interface imaging (SII) for functional assessment of myofascial interfaces: A feasibility study. Magn Reson Med 2024; 92:676-687. [PMID: 38523575 PMCID: PMC11142878 DOI: 10.1002/mrm.30087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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PURPOSE Abnormal adherence at functional myofascial interfaces is hypothesized as an important phenomenon in myofascial pain syndrome. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of MR elastography (MRE)-based slip interface imaging (SII) to visualize and assess myofascial mobility in healthy volunteers. METHODS SII was used to assess local shear strain at functional myofascial interfaces in the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and thighs. In the FDP, MRE was performed at 90 Hz vibration to each index, middle, ring, and little finger. Two thigh MRE scans were performed at 40 Hz with knees flexed and extended. The normalized octahedral shear strain (NOSS) maps were calculated to visualize myofascial slip interfaces. The entropy of the probability distribution of the gradient NOSS was computed for the two knee positions at the intermuscular interface between vastus lateralis and vastus intermedius, around rectus femoris, and between vastus intermedius and vastus medialis. RESULTS NOSS map depicted distinct functional slip interfaces in the FDP for each finger. Compared to knee flexion, clearer slip interfaces and larger gradient NOSS entropy at the vastus lateralis-vastus intermedius interface were observed during knee extension, where the quadriceps are not passively stretched. This suggests the optimal position for using SII to visualize myofascial slip interface in skeletal muscles is when muscles are not subjected to any additional force. CONCLUSION The study demonstrated that MRE-based SII can visualize and assess myofascial interface mobility in extremities. The results provide a foundation for investigating the hypothesis that myofascial pain syndrome is characterized by changes in the mobility of myofascial interfaces.
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- Emi Hojo
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Orthopedics Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
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Antohe BA, Alshana O, Uysal HŞ, Rață M, Iacob GS, Panaet EA. Effects of Myofascial Release Techniques on Joint Range of Motion of Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Sports (Basel) 2024; 12:132. [PMID: 38787001 PMCID: PMC11125680 DOI: 10.3390/sports12050132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 05/01/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
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Although myofascial release techniques (MRTs) are commonly used to improve athletes' range of motion (ROM), the effectiveness of MRTs may vary depending on the specific method performed. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of MRTs on the ROM performance of athletes. (2) Methods: The electronic databases of Cochrane Library, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science were searched to identify relevant articles published up to June 2023. This study utilized the PRISMA guidelines, and four databases were searched. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the PEDro scale, and the certainty of evidence was reported using the GRADE scale. The overall effect size was calculated using the robust variance estimator, and subgroup analyses were conducted using the Hotelling Zhang test. (3) Ten studies met the inclusion criteria. The overall effect size results indicated that the myofascial release intervention had a moderate effect on ROM performance in athletes when compared to the active or passive control groups. (4) Conclusions: Alternative MRTs, such as myofascial trigger point therapy, can further improve the ROM performance of athletes. Gender, duration of intervention, and joint type may have a moderating effect on the effectiveness of MRTs.
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- Bogdan Alexandru Antohe
- Departament of Physical Therapy and Ocupational Therapy, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, 600011 Bacău, Romania; (B.A.A.); (E.A.P.)
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- Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Applied Sciences, Gaza Strip P6160675, Palestine;
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, 15030 Burdur, Turkey
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- Departament of Physical Therapy and Ocupational Therapy, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, 600011 Bacău, Romania; (B.A.A.); (E.A.P.)
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- Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, 700506 Iași, Romania;
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- Departament of Physical Therapy and Ocupational Therapy, “Vasile Alecsandri” University of Bacău, 600011 Bacău, Romania; (B.A.A.); (E.A.P.)
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Adeel M, Lin BS, Chaudhary MA, Chen HC, Peng CW. Effects of Strengthening Exercises on Human Kinetic Chains Based on a Systematic Review. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2024; 9:22. [PMID: 38249099 PMCID: PMC10801545 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk9010022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Kinetic chains (KCs) are primarily affected by the load of different activities that recruit muscles from different regions. We explored the effects of strengthening exercises on KCs through muscle activation. Four databases were searched from 1990 to 2019. The muscles of each KC, their surface electromyography (sEMG), and the exercises conducted were reported. We found 36 studies that presented muscle activation using the percent (%) maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) or average sEMG for nine KCs in different regions. The % MVIC is presented as the following four categories: low (≤20%), moderate (21~40%), high (41~60%), and very high (>60%). Only four studies mentioned muscle activation in more than three KCs, while the remaining studies reported inconsistent sEMG processing, lacked normalization, and muscle activation in one or two KCs. The roles of stabilizers and the base of support in overhead throwing mobility using balance exercises were examined, and the concentric phase of chin-up and lat pull-down activated the entire KC by recruiting multiple muscles. Also, deep-water running was shown to prevent the risk of falls and enhance balance and stability. In addition, low-load trunk rotations improved the muscles of the back and external oblique activation. Based on this study's findings, closed-chain exercises activate more groups of muscles in a kinetic chain than open-chain exercises. However, no closed or open chain exercise can activate optimal KCs.
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- Muhammad Adeel
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan; (M.A.); (B.-S.L.)
- School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 23741, Taiwan; (M.A.); (B.-S.L.)
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan;
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical Engineering, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wuxing Street, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- School of Gerontology and Long-Term Care, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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van Amstel R, Noten K, Malone S, Vaes P. Fascia Tissue Manipulations in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pragmatic Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial of the 4xT Method ® and Exercise Therapy. Life (Basel) 2023; 14:7. [PMID: 38276256 PMCID: PMC10820544 DOI: 10.3390/life14010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The 4xT method is a protocolized practice in treating musculoskeletal disorders. The 4xT method consists of four components: Test (functional diagnostic test), Trigger (fascia tissue manipulations), Tape (elastic taping), and Train (exercise). There is a lack of clinical studies evaluating the treatment effects of the use of the 4xT method. METHODS A randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the effectiveness of the 4xT method and exercise therapy-only in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. Based on a priori sample size calculation, fifty-one individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain were randomly assigned to either the 4xT or exercise group. Both groups underwent a six-week rehabilitation program with two treatments per week. The primary outcomes were trunk flexion and extension mobility, trunk flexion, and extension mobility-dependent pain, and quality of life evaluated during a 6-week therapy period and after a 6-week therapy-off period. RESULTS Interaction effects were noted in all outcomes. The 4xT group showed significant improvements over time for trunk flexion and extension mobility, trunk flexion and extension mobility-dependent pain, and quality of life (p < 0.05), with no significant relapse post-therapy (except for extension mobility). The exercise group exhibited significant within-time changes in the quality of life, as measured with the VAS (p < 0.05), but not for EQ-5D-3L. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study demonstrate that the 4xT method stands out as a promising and impactful treatment option for chronic nonspecific low back pain individuals, as it demonstrated significant reductions in mobility-dependent pain, increased trunk mobility, and improved quality of life compared to exercise-only treatments.
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- Robbert van Amstel
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 1081 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Fysio Science Department, Fysio Physics Groups, 3401 IJsselstein, The Netherlands
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- Fysio Science Department, Fysio Physics Groups, 3401 IJsselstein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (MOVANT), University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium
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- Faculty of Rehabilitation Science and Physical Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1050 Brussels, Belgium;
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Wang TJ, Stecco A, Schleip R, Stecco C, Pirri C. Change in gliding properties of the iliotibial tract in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. J Ultrasound 2023; 26:809-813. [PMID: 36802027 PMCID: PMC10632250 DOI: 10.1007/s40477-023-00775-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Fascial changes in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), a heritable connective tissue disorder, can be used visualized with sonoelastography. The purpose of this study was to explore the inter-fascial gliding characteristics in hEDS. METHODS In 9 subjects, the right iliotibial tract was examined with ultrasonography. Tissue displacements of the iliotibial tract were estimated from ultrasound data using cross-correlation techniques. RESULTS In hEDS subjects, shear strain was 46.2%, lower than those with lower limb pain without hEDS (89.5%) and in control subjects without hEDS and without pain (121.1%). CONCLUSION Extracellular matrix changes in hEDS may manifest as reduced inter-fascial plane gliding.
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- Tina J Wang
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, USA.
- , 429 N Central Ave, Upland, CA, 91786, USA.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Conservative and Rehabilitive Orthopaedics, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Institute of Human Anatomy, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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Lu Y, Chen J, Zhang XL. Low-Intensity Resistance Exercise Based on Myofascial Chains Alters the Lower-Limb Tension and Improves Health Status in Female Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis. J Sport Rehabil 2023; 32:818-826. [PMID: 37527818 DOI: 10.1123/jsr.2022-0367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Low-intensity resistance exercise therapy (LIRET) based on myofascial chains, applied to both affected and nonlocal joints, is an effective method for knee osteoarthritis (OA) rehabilitation. This study applied LIRET in a comparison of prevalues and postvalues of lower-limb tension in female patients with knee OA and asymptomatic participants. METHODS Twenty-four female participants with knee OA and 20 asymptomatic women took part in a 3-month long application of LIRET. Participants' ankle passive torque and ankle range of motion in the sagittal plane were assessed with an isokinetic dynamometer. The collected values were used to estimate the sagittal-plane lower-limb tension. RESULTS Compared with the asymptomatic group, participants with knee OA presented decreased maximum ankle dorsiflexion (P < .001), decreased ankle plantar flexion range (P = .023), ankle resting position more inclined to dorsiflexion (P = .017), increased ankle dorsiflexion stiffness (P = .005), and lower ankle plantar flexion stiffness (P = .034). After exercise intervention, the knee OA group self-reported less knee pain (P < .001), improved physical function (P < .001), increased maximum dorsiflexion (P = .021), and increased plantar flexion range (P < .001). While plantar flexion stiffness increased (P = .037), dorsiflexion stiffness decreased (P = .015) and ankle resting position moved toward dorsiflexion (P = .002). Results suggest possible decreased anterior leg tension and possible increased posterior leg tension in patients with knee OA. CONCLUSIONS The results supported that knee OA patients present imbalanced myofascial tension of lower limbs. LIRET based on myofascial chains appears to decrease pain, and stiffness, and improve physical function of patients with knee OA and change their lower-limb tension.
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- Yao Lu
- Qilu Institute of Technology, Qufu, SD,China
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- Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, SD,China
- Auckland Bioengineering Institute, The University of Auckland, Auckland,New Zealand
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- Department of Physical Science, Qufu Normal University, Qufu, SD,China
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Finni T, de Brito Fontana H, Maas H. Force transmission and interactions between synergistic muscles. J Biomech 2023; 152:111575. [PMID: 37120913 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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The classical view of muscles as independent motors has been challenged over the past decades. An alternative view has emerged in which muscles are not isolated but embedded in a three-dimensional connective tissue network that links them to adjacent muscles and other non-muscular structures in the body. Animal studies showing that the forces measured at the distal and proximal ends of a muscle are not equal have provided undisputable evidence that these connective tissue linkages are strong enough to serve as an extra pathway for muscular force transmission. In this historical review, we first introduce the terminology and anatomy related to these pathways of muscle force transmission and provide a definition for the term epimuscular force transmission. We then focus on important experimental evidence indicating mechanical interactions between synergistic muscles that may affect force transmission and/or influence the muscles' force generating capacity. We illustrate that there may exist different expressions of the highly relevant force-length properties depending on whether the force is measured at the proximal or distal tendon and depending on the dynamics of surrounding structures. Changes in length, activation level or disruption of the connective tissue of neighboring muscles, can affect how muscles interact and produce force on the skeleton. While most direct evidence is from animal experiments, studies on humans also suggest functional implications of the connective tissues surrounding muscles. These implications may explain how distant segments, which are not part of the same joint system, affect force generation at a given joint, and, in clinical conditions, explain observations from tendon transfer surgeries, where a muscle transferred to act as an antagonist continues to produce agonistic moments.
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- Taija Finni
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Neuromuscular Research Center, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Morphological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Weber P, Klingler W, Schleip R, Weber N, Joisten C. The Influence of a Single Instrument-Assisted Manual Therapy (IAMT) for the Lower Back on the Structural and Functional Properties of the Dorsal Myofascial Chain in Female Soccer Players: A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11237110. [PMID: 36498690 PMCID: PMC9736370 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11237110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Background: Instrument-assisted manual therapy (IAMT) is indicated to improve flexibility, reduce pain, and induce hyperaemia locally and along myofascial chains. The underlying effects are largely unclear. This randomised, placebo-controlled pilot study aimed to gain first insights into these effects, primarily on the structural level, through ultrasonography. Methods: 67 healthy female soccer players aged 20.9 (±3.9) years were examined after right lumbar intervention (IAMT: intervention group (IG), heat application: comparison group (CG), pressure-less placebo: placebo group (PG)). Ultrasonography (absolute movement and shear motion), flexibility tests (passive straight leg raise test (PSLR), lumbar and thoracic double inclinometry), and superficial skin temperature were recorded before (t0), immediately (t1) and 45 min after the intervention (t2). Results: IAMT decreased the absolute mobility of the superficial lamina and its shear motion to the superficial fascia compared with the PG (t1; p < 0.05). PSLR improved in the IG compared with the CG (t2) and PG (t1, t2; p < 0.05). The temperature increased in the IG and CG compared with the PG (t1, t2) and in the CG compared with the IG (t1; p < 0.05). Conclusion: IAMT of the lumbar back briefly reduces absolute mobility of the superficial lamina and its shear motion to the superficial fascia, improves flexibility, and increases the temperature.
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- Patrick Weber
- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany
- PANOVIA Medical Cooperative Society, 50354 Hürth, Germany
- Correspondence:
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- Anaesthesiology, SRH Hospitals Sigmaringen, 72488 Sigmaringen, Germany
- Experimental Anaesthesiology, Ulm University, 89081 Ulm, Germany
- Clinical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
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- Conservative and Rehabilitative Orthopaedics, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 80809 Munich, Germany
- Department for Medical Professions, Diploma University of Applied Sciences, 37242 Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany
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- PANOVIA Medical Cooperative Society, 50354 Hürth, Germany
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- Department for Physical Activity in Public Health, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University Cologne, 50933 Cologne, Germany
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van Amstel RN, Jaspers RT, Pool-Goudzwaard AL. Skin Displacement as fascia tissue manipulation at the lower back affects instantaneously the flexion-and extension spine, pelvis, and hip range of motion. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1067816. [PMID: 36505071 PMCID: PMC9727291 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1067816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Low back pain (LBP), associated with spine, pelvis, and hip mobility impairments can be caused by tight muscle contractions, to protect sensitized lumbar fasciae. Fascia tissue manipulations are used to treat lumbar fascia in LBP. The effect of fascia tissue manipulations through lumbodorsal skin displacement (SKD) on mobility is inconclusive likely depending on the location and displacement direction of the manipulation. This study aimed to assess whether lumbodorsal SKD affects the flexion -and extension range of motion (ROM), in healthy subjects. Furthermore, we aimed to test the effect of SKD at different locations and directions. Finally, to assess intertester and intratester reliability of SKD. Effects of SKD were tested in a motion capture, single-blinded, longitudinal, experimental study. Sixty-three subjects were randomly assigned to SKD- or sham group. SKD group was subjected to either mediolateral directed SKD during flexion or extension movement, versus a sham. The thoracic, lumbar, and hip angles and finger floor distance were measured to assess the change in ROM. Statistics indicated that the effect size in instantaneously change of flexion -and extension ROM by SKD was large (Effect size: flexion η2 p = 0.12-0.90; extension η2 p = 0.29-0.42). No significant effect was present in the sham condition. Flexion ROM decreased whereas the extension ROM increased, depending on SKD location- and displacement direction (p < 0.05). The ICC indicates a good intertester and intratester reliability (resp. ICC3,k = 0.81-0.93; ICC3,1 = 0.70-0.84). Lumbodorsal SKD affects the flexion- and extension spine, pelvis, and hip range of motion. The effects of SKD are direction- and location dependent as well as movement (flexion/extension) specific. Lumbodorsal SKD during flexion and extension may be useful to determine whether or not a patient would benefit from fascia tissue manipulations. Further research is required to obtain insight into the mechanisms via which the SKD affects ROM and muscle activation, in healthy, asymptomatic-LBP, and LBP subjects.
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- Robbert N. van Amstel
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands,Fysio Science Department, Fysio Physics Group, IJsselstein, Netherlands,*Correspondence: Robbert N. van Amstel, ; Annelies L. Pool-Goudzwaard,
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands,SOMT, University of Physiotherapy, Amersfoort, Netherlands,*Correspondence: Robbert N. van Amstel, ; Annelies L. Pool-Goudzwaard,
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Botulinum Toxin Intervention in Cerebral Palsy-Induced Spasticity Management: Projected and Contradictory Effects on Skeletal Muscles. Toxins (Basel) 2022; 14:toxins14110772. [PMID: 36356022 PMCID: PMC9692445 DOI: 10.3390/toxins14110772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Spasticity, following the neurological disorder of cerebral palsy (CP), describes a pathological condition, the central feature of which is involuntary and prolonged muscle contraction. The persistent resistance of spastic muscles to stretching is often followed by structural and mechanical changes in musculature. This leads to functional limitations at the respective joint. Focal injection of botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) is effectively used to manage spasticity and improve the quality of life of the patients. By blocking acetylcholine release at the neuromuscular junction and causing temporary muscle paralysis, BTX-A aims to reduce spasticity and hereby improve joint function. However, recent studies have indicated some contradictory effects such as increased muscle stiffness or a narrower range of active force production. The potential of these toxin- and atrophy-related alterations in worsening the condition of spastic muscles that are already subjected to changes should be further investigated and quantified. By focusing on the effects of BTX-A on muscle biomechanics and overall function in children with CP, this review deals with which of these goals have been achieved and to what extent, and what can await us in the future.
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D'mello R, Eapen C, Shenoy M, Dineshbhai PV. The relationship between handgrip and rotator cuff muscle strength in shoulder pain: a cross-sectional study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERAPY AND REHABILITATION 2022. [DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2021.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Background/Aims Shoulder pain is reported to be the third most common musculoskeletal disorder. Rotator cuff muscles play an important role in stabilising the shoulder and decreasing pain. Assessment of handgrip strength has been proposed as an indicator of rotator cuff function in healthy individuals, but not in those experiencing shoulder pain. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between handgrip strength and shoulder rotator cuff strength in patients experiencing shoulder pain as a result of pathology or surgical intervention. A secondary aim was to identify any association between the duration of shoulder pain and handgrip strength and shoulder rotator cuff strength. Methods A total of 32 patients with shoulder pain (19 men, 13 women) were evaluated. The mean age was 52.88 (± 15.66) years, with a mean duration of shoulder pain of 13.44 (± 10.22) weeks. Handgrip strength was measured using the standard Jamar hydraulic hand dynamometer, and individual isometric rotator cuff strength was measured using the Baseline push-pull dynamometer. Results Correlation was found between handgrip strength and the abductor (r=0.58), external rotator (r=0.57), and internal rotator strength (r=0.59). A linear regression model was used to derive the equations for the association. No significant (P>0.05) correlation was found between the duration of pain and the handgrip strength or rotator cuff strength. Conclusions The strength of the correlation found indicates that handgrip strength can be used for assessment and within a rehabilitation programme to monitor rotator cuff function in patients with shoulder pain or post-surgical rehabilitation. The strength of rotator cuff muscles can be predicted by the equations derived from the regression model relating to grip strength assessment.
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- Reem D'mello
- Department of Physiotherapy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
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- Femaie Outpatients, Department of Physical therapy, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
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Ličen T, Kalc M, Vogrin M, Bojnec V. Injury Prevention in Tennis Players, Linking the Kinetic Chain Approach With Myofascial Lines: A Narrative Review With Practical Implications. Strength Cond J 2022. [DOI: 10.1519/ssc.0000000000000669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ajimsha M, Shenoy PD, Surendran PJ, Jacob P, Bilal MJ. Evidence of in-vivo myofascial force transfer in humans; a systematic scoping review. J Bodyw Mov Ther 2022; 32:183-195. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Snoeck O, Beyer B, Rooze M, Feipel V. Anatomical study of paratenons and fascia lata connections in the posteromedial knee region. Surg Radiol Anat 2022; 44:821-827. [PMID: 35316382 DOI: 10.1007/s00276-022-02927-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION In the last decade, fascia research increased significantly in various aspects such as anatomical and biomechanical features related to epimuscular force transmission. METHODS The present anatomic study focuses on macroscopic observations of the potential gracilis and semitendinosus paratenons, as well as fascial surroundings connections in the posteromedial knee region on 17 lower-limbs dissections. RESULTS The gracilis and semitendinosus expansions and paratenons were observed in all specimen and further connections with the fascia lata and crural fascia were demonstrated. Contrary to the previously described expansions connected to the tendons, we observed that the expansions were the edges of the paratenon tunnel and that the paratenon structure surrounded the overall muscle. Both paratenons of gracilis and semitendinosus were connected to the crural fascia and, respectively, to the sartorius fascia (part of the fascia lata), to the semimembranosus and the fascia lata. Furthermore, numerous connections between the fascia lata and the neighboring structures in the posteromedial knee region are described. DISCUSSION-CONCLUSION The present study describes for the first time gracilis and semitendinosus paratenons and other surrounding fascial connections. Such macroscopic observations may represent a new basis for further characterization of the myofascial pathway of epimuscular force transmission in the knee region.
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- Olivier Snoeck
- Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis (LABO), Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium. .,Laboratory for Functional Anatomy, Faculty of Motor Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and Organogenesis (LABO), Faculty of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium.,Laboratory for Functional Anatomy, Faculty of Motor Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Functional Anatomy, Faculty of Motor Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Functional Anatomy, Faculty of Motor Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Brussels, Belgium
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Harris-Love MO, Gollie JM, Keogh JWL. Eccentric Exercise: Adaptations and Applications for Health and Performance. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2021; 6:96. [PMID: 34842737 PMCID: PMC8628948 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk6040096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The goals of this narrative review are to provide a brief overview of the muscle and tendon adaptations to eccentric resistance exercise and address the applications of this form of training to aid rehabilitative interventions and enhance sports performance. This work is centered on the author contributions to the Special Issue entitled "Eccentric Exercise: Adaptations and Applications for Health and Performance". The major themes from the contributing authors include the need to place greater attention on eccentric exercise mode selection based on training goals and individual fitness level, optimal approaches to implementing eccentric resistance exercise for therapeutic purposes, factors that affect the use of eccentric exercise across the lifespan, and general recommendations to integrate eccentric exercise in athletic training regimens. The authors propose that movement velocity and the absorption or recovery of kinetic energy are critical components of eccentric exercise programming. Regarding the therapeutic use of eccentric resistance training, patient-level factors regarding condition severity, fitness level, and stage of rehabilitation should govern the plan of care. In athletic populations, use of eccentric exercise may improve movement competency and promote improved safety and performance of sport-specific tasks. Eccentric resistance training is a viable option for youth, young adults, and older adults when the exercise prescription appropriately addresses program goals, exercise tolerability, and compliance. Despite the benefits of eccentric exercise, several key questions remain unanswered regarding its application underscoring the need for further investigation.
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- Michael O. Harris-Love
- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics, and Performance Laboratory, Geriatrics Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA;
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- Muscle Morphology, Mechanics, and Performance Laboratory, Geriatrics Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA;
- Department of Health, Human Function, and Rehabilitation Sciences, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC 20052, USA
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- Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4226, Australia;
- Sports Performance Research Centre New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand
- Cluster for Health Improvement, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD 4556, Australia
- Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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Wang TJ, Stecco A. Fascial thickness and stiffness in hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS PART C-SEMINARS IN MEDICAL GENETICS 2021; 187:446-452. [PMID: 34741592 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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There is a high prevalence of myofascial pain in people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). The fascial origin of pain may correspond to changes in the extracellular matrix. The objective of this study was to investigate structural changes in fascia in hEDS. A series of 65 patients were examined prospectively-26 with hEDS, and 39 subjects with chronic neck, knee, or back pain without hEDS. The deep fascia of the sternocleidomastoid, iliotibial tract, and iliac fascia were examined with B-mode ultrasound and strain elastography, and the thicknesses were measured. Stiffness (strain index) was measured semi-quantitatively using elastography comparing fascia to muscle. Differences between groups were compared using one-way analysis of variance. hEDS subjects had a higher mean thickness in the deep fascia of the sternocleidomastoid compared with non-hEDS subjects. There was no significant difference in thickness of the iliac fascia and iliotibial tract between groups. Non-hEDS subjects with pain had a higher strain index (more softening of the fascia with relative stiffening of the muscle) compared with hEDS subjects and non-hEDS subjects without back or knee pain. In myofascial pain, softening of the fascia may occur from increase in extracellular matrix content and relative increase in stiffness of the muscle; this change is not as pronounced in hEDS.
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- Tina J Wang
- Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Upland, California, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Héroux ME, Whitaker RM, Maas H, Herbert RD. Negligible epimuscular myofascial force transmission between the human rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles in passive conditions. Eur J Appl Physiol 2021; 121:3369-3377. [PMID: 34468860 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-021-04801-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE There have been contradictory reports of the effects of epimuscular myofascial force transmission in humans. This study investigated the transmission of myofascial force to the human vastus lateralis muscle by determining whether vastus lateralis slack angle changed with hip angle. Since the distance between the origin and insertion of the vastus lateralis muscle does not change when hip angle changes, any change in vastus lateralis slack angle with hip position can be attributed to epimuscular myofascial force transmission. METHODS Nineteen young adults were tested in hip flexed ([Formula: see text]) and neutral ([Formula: see text]) positions. Ultrasound images of the vastus lateralis muscle were obtained as the knee was passively flexed at [Formula: see text]/s. The knee angle at which vastus lateralis muscle fascicles began to lengthen was used to identify muscle slack angle. RESULTS Overall, there was a negligible effect of hip position on vastus lateralis slack angle ([Formula: see text] [[Formula: see text] to 1.9]; mean [95% confidence interval]). However, a small and variable effect was noted in 3/19 participants. CONCLUSION This result indicates that, over the range of joint angles tested here, there is little or no epimuscular myofascial force transmission between the vastus lateralis muscle and neighbouring bi-articular structures under passive conditions. More broadly, this result provides additional evidence that epimuscular myofascial force transmission tends to be small and variable under passive conditions in healthy human muscle.
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- Martin E Héroux
- Neuroscience Research Australia, Margaret Ainsworth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia. .,University of New South Wales, 2031, Randwick, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neuroscience Research Australia, Margaret Ainsworth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2031, Australia.,University of New South Wales, 2031, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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How Do the Abdominal Muscles Change during Hypopressive Exercise? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 57:medicina57070702. [PMID: 34356983 PMCID: PMC8305934 DOI: 10.3390/medicina57070702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background and objective: Prior studies have reported an activation of abdominal muscles during hypopressive exercises in women with pelvic floor disfunction. However, no previous research analyzed the effects of hypopressive exercise on abdominal muscles in healthy populations to understand the normal biomechanics of this area. The aim of this study was to examine the thickness of abdominal muscles at rest and during hypopressive exercise in supine and standing positions with ultrasound imaging in healthy adults. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 99 healthy university students. The thickness of the abdominal muscles at rest and during hypopressive exercise was assessed with ultrasound imaging in supine and standing positions. Results: During hypopressive exercise, there was a significant increase in the muscle thickness of transversus abdominis (p < 0.001) and internal oblique (p < 0.001) in supine and standing positions. External oblique only increased its thickness significantly in the standing position (p < 0.001) and rectus abdominis did not change during the hypopressive exercise in any position (p > 0.05). In conclusion, hypopressive exercises seem to increase the thickness of the deepest and most stabilized muscles such as transversus abdominis and internal oblique. Conclusions: These findings should be considered for future interventions with hypopressive exercises in healthy subjects.
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Borsdorf M, Böl M, Siebert T. Influence of layer separation on the determination of stomach smooth muscle properties. Pflugers Arch 2021; 473:911-920. [PMID: 33900446 PMCID: PMC8164583 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-021-02568-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Uniaxial tensile experiments are a standard method to determine the contractile properties of smooth muscles. Smooth muscle strips from organs of the urogenital and gastrointestinal tract contain multiple muscle layers with different muscle fiber orientations, which are frequently not separated for the experiments. During strip activation, these muscle fibers contract in deviant orientations from the force-measuring axis, affecting the biomechanical characteristics of the tissue strips. This study aimed to investigate the influence of muscle layer separation on the determination of smooth muscle properties. Smooth muscle strips, consisting of longitudinal and circumferential muscle layers (whole-muscle strips [WMS]), and smooth muscle strips, consisting of only the circumferential muscle layer (separated layer strips [SLS]), have been prepared from the fundus of the porcine stomach. Strips were mounted with muscle fibers of the circumferential layer inline with the force-measuring axis of the uniaxial testing setup. The force-length (FLR) and force-velocity relationships (FVR) were determined through a series of isometric and isotonic contractions, respectively. Muscle layer separation revealed no changes in the FLR. However, the SLS exhibited a higher maximal shortening velocity and a lower curvature factor than WMS. During WMS activation, the transversally oriented muscle fibers of the longitudinal layer shortened, resulting in a narrowing of this layer. Expecting volume constancy of muscle tissue, this narrowing leads to a lengthening of the longitudinal layer, which counteracted the shortening of the circumferential layer during isotonic contractions. Consequently, the shortening velocities of the WMS were decreased significantly. This effect was stronger at high shortening velocities.
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- Mischa Borsdorf
- Department of Motion and Exercise Science, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- Institute of Mechanics and Adaptronics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Braunschweig University of Technology, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Motion and Exercise Science, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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Kamel FAH, Basha MA. Effects of Virtual Reality and Task-Oriented Training on Hand Function and Activity Performance in Pediatric Hand Burns: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2021; 102:1059-1066. [PMID: 33617863 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.01.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of a motion-sensing, hands-free gaming device and task-oriented training (TOT) programs on improving hand function, activity performance, and satisfaction in pediatric hand burns. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. SETTING Outpatient rehabilitation center. PARTICIPANTS Fifty children with deep partial-thickness or full-thickness hand burns. (N=50; mean age, 10.70±1.64y; range, 7-14y) INTERVENTIONS: Children were randomized into 1 of the following 3 groups: the motion-sensing, hands-free gaming device group that used interactive video games plus traditional rehabilitation (TR); the TOT group that used real materials plus TR; and the control group that only received TR, all groups received the interventions 3 days per week for 8 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES We assessed the children at the baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention. The primary outcome measures were the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, Duruoz Hand Index (DHI), and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). The secondary outcome measures were range of motion (ROM) of the digits, grip strength, and pinch strengths (tip, palmer, and lateral pinch). RESULTS There was a significant increase in all measurements of the motion-sensing, hands-free gaming device and TOT groups compared with that of the control group postintervention (P<.05). There was no significant change in Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, COPM performance, ROM, grip strength, and tip and lateral pinch strengths between the motion-sensing, hands-free gaming device group and TOT group (P>.05), whereas there was a significant increase in DHI, COPM satisfaction, and palmer pinch strength (P<.05) in the motion-sensing, hands-free gaming device group compared with the TOT group postintervention. CONCLUSIONS The motion-sensing, hands-free gaming device and TOT programs resulted in significant improvement in hand function, activity performance and satisfaction, ROM of the digits, grip strength, and pinch strengths in pediatric hand burns compared with the traditional hand rehabilitation.
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- Fatma Alzahraa H Kamel
- Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medical Rehabilitation, Qassim University, Qassim, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physical Therapy, El-Sahel Teaching Hospital, General Organization for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Cairo, Egypt.
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Regional Differences in Biceps Femoris Long Head Stiffness during Isometric Knee Flexion. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol 2021; 6:jfmk6010018. [PMID: 33578650 PMCID: PMC7931076 DOI: 10.3390/jfmk6010018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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This study sought to investigate whether the stiffness of the biceps femoris long head differs between proximal and distal regions during isometric knee flexion at different contraction intensities and muscle lengths. Twelve healthy individuals performed knee flexion isometric contractions at 20% and 60% of maximum voluntary isometric contraction, with the knee flexed at 15 and 45 degrees. Muscle stiffness assessment was performed using ultrasound-based shear wave elastography. Proximal and distal regions of the biceps femoris long head were assessed. Biceps femoris long head muscle showed a greater stiffness (i) in the distal region, (ii) at higher contraction intensity, and (iii) at longer muscle length. The proximal-to-distal stiffness ratio was significantly lower than 1 (i.e., heterogenous) at lower contraction intensity regardless of the muscle length. However, this was not observed at higher contraction intensity. This study is the first to show heterogeneity in the active stiffness of the biceps femoris long head. Given the greater incidence of injury at the proximal region of biceps femoris long head, this study opens new directions for future research. Additionally, the present study results indicate that studies assessing muscle stiffness at one single muscle region should be interpreted with caution.
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Wang T, Vahdatinia R, Humbert S, Stecco A. Myofascial Injection Using Fascial Layer-Specific Hydromanipulation Technique (FLuSH) and the Delineation of Multifactorial Myofascial Pain. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2020; 56:medicina56120717. [PMID: 33419263 PMCID: PMC7766734 DOI: 10.3390/medicina56120717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Revised: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Background and objectives: The aims of this study were to delineate the contribution of specific fascial layers of the myofascial unit to myofascial pain and introduce the use of ultrasound-guided fascial layer-specific hydromanipulation (FLuSH) as a novel technique in the treatment of myofascial pain. Materials and Methods: The clinical data of 20 consecutive adult patients who underwent myofascial injections using FLuSH technique for the treatment of myofascial pain were reviewed. The FLuSH technique involved measuring the pain pressure threshold using an analog algometer initially and after each ultrasound guided injection of normal saline into the specific layers of the myofascial unit (superficial fascia, deep fascia, or muscle) in myofascial points corresponding with Centers of Coordination/Fusion (Fascial Manipulation®). The outcome measured was the change in pain pressure threshold after injection of each specific fascial layer. Results: Deep fascia was involved in 73%, superficial fascia in 55%, and muscle in 43% of points. A non-response to treatment of all three layers occurred in 10% of all injected points. The most common combinations of fascial layer involvement were deep fascia alone in 23%, deep fascia and superficial fascia in 22%, and deep fascia and muscle in 18% of injected points. Each individual had on average of 3.0 ± 1.2 different combinations of fascial layers contributing to myofascial pain. Conclusions: The data support the hypothesis that multiple fascial layers are responsible for myofascial pain. In particular, for a given patient, pain may develop from discrete combinations of fascial layers unique to each myofascial point. Non-response to treatment of the myofascial unit may represent a centralized pain process. Adequate treatment of myofascial pain may require treatment of each point as a distinct pathologic entity rather than uniformly in a given patient or across patients.
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- Tina Wang
- School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA; (R.V.); (S.H.)
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- School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA; (R.V.); (S.H.)
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- School of Medicine, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA; (R.V.); (S.H.)
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY 10016, USA;
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Elserty N, Wagdy E. Influence of shoulder stabilization exercises on hand grip strength in children with Down syndrome: randomized clinical trial. BULLETIN OF FACULTY OF PHYSICAL THERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.1186/s43161-020-00013-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background
Children with Down syndrome (DS) are characterized by hypotonia resulting in reduced grip and pinch strength. This study aimed to investigate the influence of shoulder stabilization exercises on hand grip strength in children with Down syndrome. Thirty children with DS assigned randomly into 2 groups each group consists of 15 children. Handheld Dynamometer was used to measure grip strength and different pinch grasps for both groups before and after treatment. Both groups receive the same vocational school activities and the study group receives shoulder stabilization exercises for 3 months.
Results
Results revealed significant increase in the grip strength and different pinch grasps for dominant and non-dominant hands post-treatment in both groups as the main effect of time was statistically significant. Study group showed significant improvement than the control group post-treatment as the main effect of group and time × group interaction effect was statistically significant for dominant and non-dominant hands.
Conclusion
Shoulder stabilization exercises and regular vocational school activities have a positive effect on different grip strength in children with Down syndrome.
Trial registration
PACTR201907896910981. Registered 5 July 2019. A written consent form was introduced to all participant and signed by their parents.
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Mechanisms underlying performance impairments following prolonged static stretching without a comprehensive warm-up. Eur J Appl Physiol 2020; 121:67-94. [PMID: 33175242 DOI: 10.1007/s00421-020-04538-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Whereas a variety of pre-exercise activities have been incorporated as part of a "warm-up" prior to work, combat, and athletic activities for millennia, the inclusion of static stretching (SS) within a warm-up has lost favor in the last 25 years. Research emphasized the possibility of SS-induced impairments in subsequent performance following prolonged stretching without proper dynamic warm-up activities. Proposed mechanisms underlying stretch-induced deficits include both neural (i.e., decreased voluntary activation, persistent inward current effects on motoneuron excitability) and morphological (i.e., changes in the force-length relationship, decreased Ca2+ sensitivity, alterations in parallel elastic component) factors. Psychological influences such as a mental energy deficit and nocebo effects could also adversely affect performance. However, significant practical limitations exist within published studies, e.g., long-stretching durations, stretching exercises with little task specificity, lack of warm-up before/after stretching, testing performed immediately after stretch completion, and risk of investigator and participant bias. Recent research indicates that appropriate durations of static stretching performed within a full warm-up (i.e., aerobic activities before and task-specific dynamic stretching and intense physical activities after SS) have trivial effects on subsequent performance with some evidence of improved force output at longer muscle lengths. For conditions in which muscular force production is compromised by stretching, knowledge of the underlying mechanisms would aid development of mitigation strategies. However, these mechanisms are yet to be perfectly defined. More information is needed to better understand both the warm-up components and mechanisms that contribute to performance enhancements or impairments when SS is incorporated within a pre-activity warm-up.
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Pamuk U, Cankaya AO, Yucesoy CA. Principles of the Mechanism for Epimuscular Myofascial Loads Leading to Non-uniform Strain Distributions Along Muscle Fiber Direction: Finite Element Modeling. Front Physiol 2020; 11:789. [PMID: 32714211 PMCID: PMC7351515 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Sarcomere lengths and their changes are key determinants of muscle active force production. Recent studies indicate inhomogeneity of sarcomere lengths within the muscle. Studies utilizing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) analyses for quantifying local muscle tissue strains and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analyses allowing for determination of their components along muscle fascicles show that those length changes can be non-uniform. Specifically, two questions arise regarding the muscle’s length change heterogeneities along the muscle fiber direction: (1) How can a passively lengthened muscle show shortened regions? (2) How can an isometric contracting muscle show lengthened parts? Using finite element modeling and studying principles of the mechanism of strain heterogeneity along the muscle fiber direction, the aim was to test the following hypothesis: epimuscular myofascial loads can lead locally to strains opposing those elsewhere within the muscle that are determined by the globally imposed conditions. The geometry of the model was defined by the contour of a longitudinal slice of the rat extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle belly. Three models were studied: (1) isolated muscle (muscle modeled fully isolated from its surroundings) and models aiming at representing the principles of a muscle in its in vivo context including (2) extramuscularly connected muscle (muscle’s connections to non-muscular structures are modeled exclusively) and (3) epimuscularly connected muscle (additionally muscle’s connections to neighboring muscle are modeled). Three cases were studied: passive isometric muscle with imposed relative position change (Case I), passive lengthened muscle (Case II), and active isometric muscle with imposed relative position change (Case III). The findings indicated non-uniform strains for all models except for zero strain in model (1) in Case I, but models (2) and (3) also showed strains opposing the imposed effect. Case I: model (3) showed shortened and lengthened sections (up to 35.3%), caused exclusively by imposed relative position change. Case II: models (2) and (3) showed shortened sections (up to 12.7 and 19.5%, respectively) in addition to lengthened sections. Case III: models (2) and (3) showed lengthened sections (up to 5 and 23.4%, respectively) in addition to shortened sections. These effects get more pronounced with stiffer epimuscular connections. Assessments of forces exerted on the muscle by the epimuscular connections showed that such strain heterogeneities are ascribed to epimuscular myofascial loads determined by muscle relative position changes.
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- Uluç Pamuk
- Biomechanica Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Biomechanica Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Biomechanica Laboratory, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey
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ShahAli S, Shanbehzadeh S, ShahAli S, Ebrahimi Takamjani I. Application of Ultrasonography in the Assessment of Abdominal and Lumbar Trunk Muscle Activity in Participants With and Without Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2020; 42:541-550. [PMID: 31864437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature regarding which condition (task, position, or contraction type), changes in muscle thickness could be interpreted as muscle activity of trunk muscles. METHODS Studies that assessed the correlation between changes in muscle thickness measured with ultrasonography (US) and electromyography (EMG) activity were included. Only the data related to abdominal and lumbar trunk muscles in participants with or without low back pain were extracted. The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Ovid MEDLINE, Scopus, Springer, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases were searched from inception to August 2018. Two independent raters appraised the quality of the included studies using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program checklist. RESULTS Fourteen studies were included. The results revealed significant correlations between US and EMG measures for the lumbar multifidus and erector spinae muscle during most contraction levels and postures. For transverse abdominis and internal oblique, US and EMG measures were correlated during low load abdominal drawing or bracing. The correlations were influenced by trunk position for higher intensities of contraction. For the external oblique muscle, correlation was observed only during trunk rotation. CONCLUSION Changes in muscle thickness should not be interpreted as muscle activity for all tasks, positions, and contraction types. Only during prime movement tasks performed with isometric contraction could muscle thickness change be considered as muscle activity. Also, upright postures influenced the relationship between changes in muscle thickness and muscle activity for abdominal muscles.
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- Shabnam ShahAli
- Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Rehabilitation Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Rehabilitation Research Center, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Bordoni B, Myers T. A Review of the Theoretical Fascial Models: Biotensegrity, Fascintegrity, and Myofascial Chains. Cureus 2020; 12:e7092. [PMID: 32226693 PMCID: PMC7096016 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.7092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The fascial tissue includes solid and liquid fascia (body fluids such as blood and lymph). The fascia's nomenclature is the subject of debate in the academic world, as it is classified starting from different scientific perspectives. This disagreement is not a brake but is, in reality, the real wealth of research, the multidisciplinarity of thought and knowledge that leads to a deeper understanding of the topic. Another topic of discussion is the fascial model to conceptualize the human body, that is, how the fascial tissue fits into the living. Currently, there are some models: biotensegrity, fascintegrity, and myofascial chains. Biotensegrity is a mechanical model, which takes into consideration the solid fascia; fascintegrity considers the solid and the liquid fascia. Myofascial chains converge attention on the movement and transmission of force in the muscle continuum. The article is a reflection on fascial models and how these are theoretical-scientific visions that need to be further investigated.
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- Bruno Bordoni
- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Foundation Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, ITA
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- Anatomy, Anatomy Trains International, Walpole, USA
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Shapiro J, Kamel B. Passive Muscular Insufficiency: The Etiology of Gastrocnemius Equinus. Clin Podiatr Med Surg 2020; 37:61-69. [PMID: 31735270 DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2019.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The current understanding is that gastrocnemius equinus is caused by a pathologic tightening of the muscle leading to decreased ankle joint dorsiflexion. However, an alternative hypothesis is that it is a normal limitation of available muscle length. Passive muscular insufficiency of the gastrocnemius muscle acts on a pathologic foot, which is poorly prepared to accept the forces from the gastrocnemius-soleus complex. In this manner, a normal gastrocnemius muscle exerts abnormal forces across the foot. This alternative hypothesis leads to a different interpretation of the current research literature and a potential new area of biomechanical research.
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- Jarrod Shapiro
- PMSR/RRA Podiatric Residency, Western University College of Podiatric Medicine, Chino Valley Medical Center, 309 East Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, USA.
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- PMSR/RRA Podiatric Residency, Chino Valley Medical Center, 5451 Walnut Avenue, Chino, CA 91710, USA
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Maas H. Significance of epimuscular myofascial force transmission under passive muscle conditions. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2019; 126:1465-1473. [DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00631.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In the past 20 yr, force transmission via connective tissue linkages at the muscle belly surface, called epimuscular myofascial force transmission, has been studied extensively. In this article, the effects of epimuscular linkages under passive muscle conditions are reviewed. Several animal studies that included direct (invasive) measurements of force transmission have shown that different connective tissue structures serve as an epimuscular pathway and that these tissues have sufficient stiffness, especially at supraphysiological muscle lengths and relative positions, to transmit substantial passive forces (up to 15% of active optimal force). Exact values of lumped tissue stiffness for different connective tissue structures have not yet been estimated. Experiments using various imaging techniques (ultrasound, MRI, shear wave elastography) have yielded some, but weak, evidence of epimuscular myofascial force transmission for passive muscles in humans. At this point, the functional consequences of epimuscular pathways for muscle and joint mechanics in the intact body are still unknown. Potentially, however, these pathways may affect sensory feedback and, thereby, neuromuscular control. In addition, altered epimuscular force transmission in pathological conditions may also contribute to changes in passive range of joint motion.
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- Huub Maas
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Şimşek EÇ, Uslu Güvendi E, Şimşek A, Kocabaş U, Varış E, Gürbüz DÇ, Aşkin A. The effect on upper extremity functions of cardiac electronic device placement on the dominant hand side. J Arrhythm 2019; 35:279-286. [PMID: 31007794 PMCID: PMC6457371 DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Although cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation is considered to be minor surgery, almost 60% of the patients suffer from shoulder-related problems a short time after the procedure. The purpose of this study was to determine the possible effects of the preference of the dominant side for CIED implantation on the ipsilateral superior extremity functions. METHODS The study included a total of 107 patients who had been living with a CIED for >6 months. Patients were separated into two groups according to the dominant hand and side of the CIED. The ipsilateral dominant-hand group comprised those with a CIED on the same side as the dominant hand and the contralateral dominant-hand group included patients with the CIED placed on the contralateral side to the dominant hand. Visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score, quick disability of the arm shoulder and hand questionnaire (QuickDASH) and maximum isometric grip strength tests were used to evaluate the upper extremity disabilities. RESULTS No significant difference was determined between the groups in respect of VAS pain scores (P = 0.10), QuickDASH scores (P = 0.21), and limitations of the shoulder joint range of motion (P = 0.192). The maximum isometric grip strength was significantly different in the right hands between two groups (34 [16-95]-40 [24-85]) (P = 0.02). CONCLUSION The present study shows that the joint range of motion limitation, pain, and disability of the upper extremity were no different in the affected arm compared to the healthy contralateral side with respect to the placement of the CIED on the dominant or non-dominant side.
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- Ersin Çağrı Şimşek
- Department of CardiologyTepecik Training and Research HospitalUniversity of Health ScienceIzmirTurkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationFaculty of MedicineKatip Çelebi UniversityIzmirTurkey
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- Department of Public HealthFaculty of MedicineDokuz Eylül UniversityIzmirTurkey
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- Department of CardiologyAtatürk Training and Research HospitalKatip Çelebi UniversityIzmirTurkey
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- Department of CardiologyAtatürk Training and Research HospitalKatip Çelebi UniversityIzmirTurkey
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- Department of CardiologyAtatürk Training and Research HospitalKatip Çelebi UniversityIzmirTurkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationFaculty of MedicineKatip Çelebi UniversityIzmirTurkey
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Morgan GE, Martin R, Williams L, Pearce O, Morris K. Objective assessment of stiffness in Achilles tendinopathy: a novel approach using the MyotonPRO. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med 2018; 4:e000446. [PMID: 30588326 PMCID: PMC6280907 DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2018-000446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Objectives The aim of this study was to establish quantitative values for asymptomatic and symptomatic Achilles tendons. Design Cohort study with a single (cross-sectional) time point of patients diagnosed with unilateral Achilles tendinopathy and an asymptomatic group with comparative homogeneity. Methods A sample of 50 participants: 25 diagnosed with symptomatic unilateral Achilles tendinopathy (AT group) and 25 with asymptomatic Achilles tendons (control group 2). The asymptomatic side of the AT group was used as a control (control group 1). Measurements at 2 cm intervals on the tendon from its insertion at the calcaneum up to the musculotendinous junction were taken non-weight bearing (NWB) and weight bearing (WB) using the MyotonPRO. Results There was a significant (p<0.005) decrease in natural oscillation frequency (F) at points 2, 3 and 4 of the AT group (NWB condition) and points 2 and 3 for the WB condition. There was a significant (p<0.005) increase in logarithmic decrement (D) at points 2 and 3 signifying a decrease in elasticity. Dynamic stiffness (S) was significantly (p<0.005) reduced in the AT group at points 2 and 3 WB and point 3 WB. There was no significant difference in creep (C) observed between the symptomatic and asymptomatic tendons. There was a significant (p<0.005) increase in mechanical stress relaxation time (R) at point 2 NWB.There was a correlation between body weight and gender on tendon mechanics, with the symptomatic tendons. No significant differences were observed between the control group 1 and control group 2. Conclusions The MyotonPRO measured decreased stiffness over a section of the tendon corresponding clinically with Achilles tendinopathy. This may have potential in identifying risk of injury and informing rehabilitation, however further extensive research is required to generate baseline data for specific population groups monitoring variables over time. Age, gender and body mass index appear to have some bearing on the mechanical properties of the tendon but mainly in the tendinopathy group.
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- Orthopaedics, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Abercynon, UK
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- Podiatry, Cwm Taf University Health Board, Abercynon, UK
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- Biomedical Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, UK
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Ateş F, Yucesoy CA. Botulinum toxin type-A affects mechanics of non-injected antagonistic rat muscles. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2018; 84:208-216. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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McLoon LK, Vicente A, Fitzpatrick KR, Lindström M, Pedrosa Domellöf F. Composition, Architecture, and Functional Implications of the Connective Tissue Network of the Extraocular Muscles. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2018; 59:322-329. [PMID: 29346490 PMCID: PMC5773232 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.17-23003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Purpose We examined the pattern and extent of connective tissue distribution in the extraocular muscles (EOMs) and determined the ability of the interconnected connective tissues to disseminate force laterally. Methods Human EOMs were examined for collagens I, III, IV, and VI; fibronectin; laminin; and elastin using immunohistochemistry. Connective tissue distribution was examined with scanning electron microscopy. Rabbit EOMs were examined for levels of force transmission longitudinally and transversely using in vitro force assessment. Results Collagens I, III, and VI localized to the endomysium, perimysium, and epimysium. Collagen IV, fibronectin, and laminin localized to the basal lamina surrounding all myofibers. All collagens localized similarly in the orbital and global layers throughout the muscle length. Elastin had the most irregular pattern and ran longitudinally and circumferentially throughout the length of all EOMs. Scanning electron microscopy showed these elements to be extensively interconnected, from endomysium through the perimysium to the epimysium surrounding the whole muscle. In vitro physiology demonstrated force generation in the lateral dimension, presumably through myofascial transmission, which was always proportional to the force generated in the longitudinally oriented muscles. Conclusions A striking connective tissue matrix interconnects all the myofibers and extends, via perimysial connections, to the epimysium. These interconnections are significant and allow measurable force transmission laterally as well as longitudinally, suggesting that they may contribute to the nonlinear force summation seen in motor unit recording studies. This provides strong evidence that separate compartmental movements are unlikely as no region is independent of the rest of the muscle.
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- Linda K McLoon
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Clinical Science, Ophthalmology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Anatomy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Ophthalmology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.,Department of Integrative Medical Biology, Anatomy, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Mechanical interaction between neighboring muscles in human upper limb: Evidence for epimuscular myofascial force transmission in humans. J Biomech 2018; 74:150-155. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2017] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dischiavi S, Wright A, Hegedus E, Bleakley C. Biotensegrity and myofascial chains: A global approach to an integrated kinetic chain. Med Hypotheses 2018; 110:90-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 10/20/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Kaya CS, Temelli Y, Ates F, Yucesoy CA. Effects of inter-synergistic mechanical interactions on the mechanical behaviour of activated spastic semitendinosus muscle of patients with cerebral palsy. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2018; 77:78-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Revised: 08/21/2017] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Influence of Passive Joint Stiffness on Proprioceptive Acuity in Individuals With Functional Instability of the Ankle. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017; 47:899-905. [PMID: 28990440 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2017.7030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Study Design Controlled laboratory study, cross-sectional. Background Deficits in ankle proprioceptive acuity have been reported in persons with functional instability of the ankle. Passive stiffness has been proposed as a possible mechanism underlying proprioceptive acuity. Objective To compare proprioceptive acuity and passive ankle stiffness in persons with and without functional ankle instability, and to assess the influence of passive joint stiffness on proprioceptive acuity in persons with functional ankle instability. Methods A sample of 18 subjects with and 18 without complaints of functional ankle instability following lateral ankle sprain participated. An isokinetic dynamometer was used to compare motion perception threshold, passive position sense, and passive ankle stiffness between groups. To evaluate the influence of passive stiffness on proprioceptive acuity, individuals in the lateral functional ankle instability group were divided into 2 subgroups: "high" and "low" passive ankle stiffness. Results The functional ankle instability group exhibited increased motion perception threshold when compared with the corresponding limb of the control group. Between-group differences were not found for passive position sense and passive ankle stiffness. Those in the functional ankle instability group with higher passive ankle stiffness had smaller motion perception thresholds than those with lower passive ankle stiffness. Conclusion Unlike motion perception threshold, passive position sense is not affected by the presence of functional ankle instability. Passive ankle stiffness appears to influence proprioceptive acuity in persons with functional ankle instability. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2017;47(12):899-905. Epub 7 Oct 2017. doi:10.2519/jospt.2017.7030.
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Simoneau-Buessinger E, Leteneur S, Bisman A, Gabrielli F, Jakobi J. Ultrasonographic quantification of architectural response in tibialis anterior to neuromuscular electrical stimulation. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2017; 36:90-95. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Marinho HVR, Amaral GM, Moreira BS, Santos TRT, Magalhães FA, Souza TR, Fonseca ST. Myofascial force transmission in the lower limb: An in vivo experiment. J Biomech 2017; 63:55-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2017.07.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Resistance to radial expansion limits muscle strain and work. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2017; 16:1633-1643. [PMID: 28432448 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-017-0909-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The collagenous extracellular matrix (ECM) of skeletal muscle functions to transmit force, protect sensitive structures, and generate passive tension to resist stretch. The mechanical properties of the ECM change with age, atrophy, and neuromuscular pathologies, resulting in an increase in the relative amount of collagen and an increase in stiffness. Although numerous studies have focused on the effect of muscle fibrosis on passive muscle stiffness, few have examined how these structural changes may compromise contractile performance. Here we combine a mathematical model and experimental manipulations to examine how changes in the mechanical properties of the ECM constrain the ability of muscle fibers and fascicles to radially expand and how such a constraint may limit active muscle shortening. We model the mechanical interaction between a contracting muscle and the ECM using a constant volume, pressurized, fiber-wound cylinder. Our model shows that as the proportion of a muscle cross section made up of ECM increases, the muscle's ability to expand radially is compromised, which in turn restricts muscle shortening. In our experiments, we use a physical constraint placed around the muscle to restrict radial expansion during a contraction. Our experimental results are consistent with model predictions and show that muscles restricted from radial expansion undergo less shortening and generate less mechanical work under identical loads and stimulation conditions. This work highlights the intimate mechanical interaction between contractile and connective tissue structures within skeletal muscle and shows how a deviation from a healthy, well-tuned relationship can compromise performance.
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Carello C, Turvey MT. Useful Dimensions of Haptic Perception: 50 Years AfterThe Senses Considered as Perceptual Systems. ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/10407413.2017.1297188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Bernabei M, van Dieën JH, Maas H. Longitudinal and transversal displacements between triceps surae muscles during locomotion of the rat. J Exp Biol 2017; 220:537-550. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.143545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The functional consequences of differential muscle activation and contractile behavior between mechanically coupled synergists are still poorly understood. Even though synergistic muscles exert similar mechanical effects at the joint they span, differences in the anatomy, morphology and neural drive may lead to non-uniform contractile conditions. This study aimed to investigate the patterns of activation and contractile behavior of triceps surae muscles, to understand how these contribute to the relative displacement between the one-joint soleus (SO) and two-joint lateral gastrocnemius (LG) muscle bellies and their distal tendons during locomotion in the rat. In seven rats, muscle belly lengths and muscle activation during level and upslope trotting were measured by sonomicrometry crystals and electromyographic electrodes chronically implanted in the SO and LG. Length changes of muscle–tendon units (MTUs) and tendon fascicles were estimated based on joint kinematics and muscle belly lengths. Distances between implanted crystals were further used to assess longitudinal and transversal deformations of the intermuscular volume between the SO and LG. For both slope conditions, we observed differential timing of muscle activation as well as substantial differences in contraction speeds between muscle bellies (maximal relative speed 55.9 mm s−1). Muscle lengths and velocities did not differ significantly between level and upslope locomotion, only EMG amplitude of the LG was affected by slope. Relative displacements between SO and LG MTUs were found in both longitudinal and transversal directions, yielding an estimated maximal length change difference of 2.0 mm between their distal tendons. Such relative displacements may have implications for the force exchanged via intermuscular and intertendinous pathways.
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- Michel Bernabei
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Amsterdam 1081, The Netherlands
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Tijs C, van Dieën JH, Baan GC, Maas H. Synergistic Co-activation Increases the Extent of Mechanical Interaction between Rat Ankle Plantar-Flexors. Front Physiol 2016; 7:414. [PMID: 27708589 PMCID: PMC5030264 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2016.00414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Force transmission between rat ankle plantar-flexors has been found for physiological muscle lengths and relative positions, but only with all muscles maximally activated. The aims of this study were to assess intermuscular mechanical interactions between ankle plantar-flexors during (i) fully passive conditions, (ii) excitation of soleus (SO), (iii) excitation of lateral gastrocnemius (LG), and (iv) during co-activation of SO, and LG (SO&LG). We assessed effects of proximal lengthening of LG and plantaris (PL) muscles (i.e., simulating knee extension) on forces exerted at the distal SO tendon (FSO) and on the force difference between the proximal and distal LG+PL tendons (ΔFLG+PL) of the rat. LG+PL lengthening increased FSO to a larger extent (p = 0.017) during LG excitation (0.0026 N/mm) than during fully passive conditions (0.0009 N/mm). Changes in FSO in response to LG+PL lengthening were lower (p = 0.002) during SO only excitation (0.0056 N/mm) than during SO&LG excitation (0.0101 N/mm). LG+PL lengthening changed ΔFLG+PL to a larger extent (p = 0.007) during SO excitation (0.0211 N/mm) than during fully passive conditions (0.0157 N/mm). In contrast, changes in ΔFLG+PL in response to LG+PL lengthening during LG excitation (0.0331 N/mm) were similar (p = 0.161) to that during SO&LG excitation (0.0370 N/mm). In all conditions, changes of FSO were lower than those of ΔFLG+PL. This indicates that muscle forces were transmitted not only between LG+PL and SO, but also between LG+PL and other surrounding structures. In addition, epimuscular myofascial force transmission between rat ankle plantar-flexors was enhanced by muscle activation. However, the magnitude of this interaction was limited.
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- Chris Tijs
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Tijs C, van Dieën JH, Maas H. Limited mechanical effects of intermuscular myofascial connections within the intact rat anterior crural compartment. J Biomech 2016; 49:2953-2959. [PMID: 27452876 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Skeletal muscles of the rat anterior crural compartment are mechanically connected by epimuscular myofascial connections, but the relevance for mechanical muscle function within physiological ranges of joint motion is unclear. We evaluated the net effect at the ankle joint of epimuscular myofascial connections between tibialis anterior (TA) and extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscles in the rat (n=8) and determined which anatomical structures may mediate such epimuscular mechanical interactions. We assessed (1) effects of knee angle (i.e. changes in EDL length and position relative to TA) and interactions of knee angle with fasciotomy and proximal EDL tenotomy on TA ankle moment and (2) the effect of knee angle on TA and EDL ankle moment summation. Knee angle was varied between 60° and 130°. Ankle angle was kept constant (90°). TA and EDL were excited individually and simultaneously (TA&EDL). The mathematical sum of individual TA and EDL moments was compared with the moment exerted by TA&EDL to assess the extent of non-additive ankle moment summation. Magnitude of TA ankle moment was not affected by knee angle, but frontal plane moment direction was. However, dissections indicated that this was not caused by the compartmental fascia or EDL length changes. Moment summation was non-additive in magnitude (+1.1±1.1% mean±s.d.) and frontal plane direction. The latter was affected by knee angle and ranged from +0.2±0.3° at 60° to +1.1±0.6° at 130°. As the net effects found were very limited, we conclude that myofascial connections between muscles in the anterior crural compartment have limited mechanical relevance during normal movement.
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- Chris Tijs
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Bernabei M, Maas H, van Dieën JH. A lumped stiffness model of intermuscular and extramuscular myofascial pathways of force transmission. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2016; 15:1747-1763. [PMID: 27193153 PMCID: PMC5106516 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-016-0795-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Mechanical behavior of skeletal muscles is commonly modeled under the assumption of mechanical independence between individual muscles within a muscle group. Epimuscular myofascial force transmission via the connective tissue network surrounding a muscle challenges this assumption as it alters the force distributed to the tendons of individual muscles. This study aimed to derive a lumped estimate of stiffness of the intermuscular and extramuscular connective tissues and to assess changes in such stiffness in response to a manipulation of the interface between adjacent muscles. Based on in situ measurements of force transmission in the rat plantar flexors, before and after resection of their connective tissue network, a nonlinear estimate of epimuscular myofascial stiffness was quantified and included in a multi-muscle model with lumped parameters which allows for force transmission depending on the relative position between the muscles in the group. Such stiffness estimate was assessed for a group with normal intermuscular connective tissues and for a group with increased connectivity, mimicking scar tissue development. The model was able to successfully predict the amount of epimuscular force transmission for different experimental conditions than those used to obtain the model parameters. The proposed nonlinear stiffness estimates of epimuscular pathways could be integrated in larger musculoskeletal models, to provide more accurate predictions of force when effects of mechanical interaction or altered epimuscular connections, e.g. after surgery or injury, are substantial.
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- Michel Bernabei
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Horsley I, Herrington L, Hoyle R, Prescott E, Bellamy N. Do changes in hand grip strength correlate with shoulder rotator cuff function? Shoulder Elbow 2016; 8:124-9. [PMID: 27583010 PMCID: PMC4950463 DOI: 10.1177/1758573215626103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Shoulder pain as a result of rotator cuff pathology is one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints presenting within primary care. Assessment of hand grip strength has been proposed as an indicator of rotator cuff function. This experimental study assessed the relationship between grip strength and shoulder lateral rotator muscle strength in a number of different shoulder positions, aiming to investigate whether such a relationship existed and whether grip strength could be used as a functional assessment tool for the posterior cuff. METHODS Twenty-seven healthy, physically active, volunteers (19 males, eight females) with no history of shoulder, upper limb or neck injury comprised the study group. The mean (SD) age was 19.8 (5.7) years (range 18 years to 23 years). Grip strength (measured with hand grip dynamometer) and lateral rotator strength (measured with a hand held dynamometer) was measured at neutral, 90° abduction, and 90° abduction with 90° external rotation. RESULTS The correlation between grip strength and shoulder lateral rotation strength ranged between r = 0.91 (r (2 )= 0.84) and r = 0.72 (r (2 )= 0.52) across all positions. CONCLUSIONS A strong correlation between grip strength and lateral rotator strength was shown at all positions for both left and right hands, suggesting that assessment of grip strength could be used as a rotator cuff monitor of recruitment function.
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- Ian Horsley
- Ian Horsley, Sports City, Manchester M11 3FF, UK. Tel: +44 (0)7774854019.
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Southwell DJ, Hills NF, McLean L, Graham RB. The acute effects of targeted abdominal muscle activation training on spine stability and neuromuscular control. J Neuroeng Rehabil 2016; 13:19. [PMID: 26922079 PMCID: PMC4769829 DOI: 10.1186/s12984-016-0126-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Targeted activation of the transversus abdominis (TrA) muscle through the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) is a frequently prescribed exercise for the prevention and rehabilitation of low back pain. However, there is still debate over the role the ADIM plays in maintaining a stable spine during movement. Thus, a single cohort pre/post-intervention protocol was used to examine whether 5 min of ADIM training prior to a dynamic movement task alters dynamic spine stability and control. Methods Thirteen healthy participants performed a repetitive spine flexion task twice, once before and once after they received biofeedback training on how to correctly perform the ADIM in standing. Abdominal and back muscle activation (indwelling and surface electromyography, EMG) and 3D kinematic data were recorded during all trials. EMG activation (percent maximum) and local dynamic stability of spine movement [maximum finite-time Lyapunov exponent (λmax)] were compared before and after the training using Friedman’s rank test and repeated-measures ANOVA, respectively. To assess the moderating effects of absolute changes in EMG (∆EMG) of each muscle after training on changes in stability, the ∆EMG (peak and mean) were added to the ANOVA as separate covariates (ANCOVA). Results Following ADIM training, there were greater peak and mean levels of activation in all tested abdominal muscles, including TrA, (p < 0.05), but not in the back muscles. The ANOVA showed no significant change in λmax following training (p = 0.633). However, after considering the moderating effects of the ∆EMG seen in each muscle with training, it was found that only changes in TrA EMG significantly influenced stability. The ANCOVA revealed a significant main effect of training on stability as well as a significant interaction effect between training and ∆EMG recorded from TrA (p < 0.05); those with larger increases in TrA activation demonstrated larger improvements in stability. Conclusion As a group, 5 min of ADIM training did not change spine stability during dynamic movement. However, those who were most successful in improving TrA activation with a 5-min ADIM training session showed the greatest improvements in local dynamic spine stability after training. As such, dynamic spine stability in some individuals may benefit from ADIM training. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12984-016-0126-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Daniel J Southwell
- School of Physical and Health Education, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, ON, P1B 8L7, Canada.
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- School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen's University, 31 George Street, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada.
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- School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa, 451 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON, K1H 8M5, Canada.
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- School of Physical and Health Education, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, ON, P1B 8L7, Canada. .,School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University Private, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Unexpected Fascicle Length Changes In Denervated Feline Soleus Muscle During Stance Phase Of Walking. Sci Rep 2015; 5:17619. [PMID: 26635206 PMCID: PMC4669439 DOI: 10.1038/srep17619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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After surgical repair of traumatically severed peripheral nerves, associated muscles are paralyzed for weeks. Little is known about fascicle length changes in paralyzed muscles during locomotion. The aim of this study was to investigate to what extent, if any, muscle fascicles of denervated feline soleus (SO) change length during stance of walking when intact SO synergists are actively contracting. Hindlimb kinematics, SO fascicle and muscle-tendon unit (MTU) length, and EMG activity of SO, lateral gastrocnemius (LG) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) were measured during level and slope walking in adult cats. Measurements were taken before and 1–2 weeks following SO-LG denervation. Unexpectedly, SO fascicle lengthening and shortening during stance in all walking conditions were evident after denervation. The greatest SO fascicle shortening (17.3 ± 2.2% of a reference length) and least fascicle lengthening (1.5 ± 0.8%) after denervation were found during upslope walking, where MG EMG activity was greatest across slopes (P < 0.05) and greatest discrepancies between post denervation SO fascicle and MTU length changes occurred. These findings suggest that myofascial linkages between denervated SO and its active synergists might affect its fascicle length changes. Further studies are needed to directly test this suggestion.
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Tijs C, van Dieën JH, Maas H. Effects of epimuscular myofascial force transmission on sarcomere length of passive muscles in the rat hindlimb. Physiol Rep 2015; 3:3/11/e12608. [PMID: 26537346 PMCID: PMC4673637 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Results from imaging studies and finite element models suggest epimuscular myofascial effects on sarcomere lengths in series within muscle fibers. However, experimental evidence is lacking. We evaluated epimuscular myofascial effects on (1) muscle belly, fiber, and mean sarcomere length and (2) sarcomere length distribution within passive fibers of the rat tibialis anterior (TA) and soleus (SO) muscles. Hindlimbs (n = 24) were positioned in predefined knee (55°, 90°, 125°, 160°) and ankle (either 90° or 125°) angles, and fixed in a formaldehyde solution. Varying knee joint angle causes changes in muscle–tendon unit length of SO and TA’s synergists, but not of SO and TA. Whole fibers were taken from SO and TA and photographed along their length. Mean sarcomere length was assessed for the entire fiber and for the proximal, intermediate, and distal thirds (fiber segments) separately. Mean sarcomere length of the fiber was not affected by knee angle, neither for SO (mean: 2.44 ± 0.03 μm and 2.19 ± 0.05 μm for ankle angles of 90° and 125°, respectively) nor for TA (mean: 2.33 ± 0.05 μm and 2.51 ± 0.07 μm for ankle angle set to 90° and 125°, respectively). Only for TA, a significant interaction between knee angle and fiber segment was found, indicating changes in the distribution of lengths of in-series sarcomeres. Thus, while epimuscular myofascial force transmission did not cause mean sarcomere length changes within passive SO and TA, it did alter the length distribution of sarcomeres within passive TA.
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- Chris Tijs
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behaviour and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Maas JC, Huijing PA, Dallmeijer AJ, Harlaar J, Jaspers RT, Becher JG. Decrease in ankle-foot dorsiflexion range of motion is related to increased knee flexion during gait in children with spastic cerebral palsy. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2014; 25:339-46. [PMID: 25553965 DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine the effects of decreased ankle-foot dorsiflexion (A-Fdf) range of motion (ROM) on gait kinematics in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP). METHODS All participants were children with spastic cerebral palsy (n = 10) who walked with knee flexion in midstance. Data were collected over 2-5 sessions, at 3-monthly intervals. A-Fdf ROM was quantified using a custom-designed hand-held ankle dynamometer that exerted 4 Nm at the ankle. Ankle-foot and knee angles during gait were quantified on sagittal video recordings. Linear regression (cross-sectional analysis) and General Estimation Equation analysis (longitudinal analysis) were performed to assess relationships between (change in) A-Fdf ROM and (change in) ankle-foot and knee angle during gait. RESULTS Cross-sectional analysis showed a positive relationship between A-Fdf ROM and both ankle-foot angle in midstance and terminal swing. Longitudinal analysis showed a positive relationship between individual decreases in A-Fdf ROM and increases of knee flexion during gait (lowest knee angle in terminal stance and angle in terminal swing). CONCLUSION For this subgroup of SCP children, our results indicate that while changes in ankle angles during gait are unrelated to changes in A-Fdf ROM, changes in knee angles are related to changes in A-Fdf ROM.
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- Josina C Maas
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University, Van der Boechorststraat 9, 1081BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, MOVE Research Institute Amsterdam, The EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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