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Published in: Sports Medicine 7/2018

Open Access 01-07-2018 | Review Article

Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Properties by Radial Displacement: The Case for Tensiomyography

Authors: Lewis J. Macgregor, Angus M. Hunter, Claudio Orizio, Malcolm M. Fairweather, Massimiliano Ditroilo

Published in: Sports Medicine | Issue 7/2018

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Abstract

Skeletal muscle operates as a near-constant volume system; as such muscle shortening during contraction is transversely linked to radial deformation. Therefore, to assess contractile properties of skeletal muscle, radial displacement can be evoked and measured. Mechanomyography measures muscle radial displacement and during the last 20 years, tensiomyography has become the most commonly used and widely reported technique among the various methodologies of mechanomyography. Tensiomyography has been demonstrated to reliably measure peak radial displacement during evoked muscle twitch, as well as muscle twitch speed. A number of parameters can be extracted from the tensiomyography displacement/time curve and the most commonly used and reliable appear to be peak radial displacement and contraction time. The latter has been described as a valid non-invasive means of characterising skeletal muscle, based on fibre-type composition. Over recent years, applications of tensiomyography measurement within sport and exercise have appeared, with applications relating to injury, recovery and performance. Within the present review, we evaluate the perceived strengths and weaknesses of tensiomyography with regard to its efficacy within applied sports medicine settings. We also highlight future tensiomyography areas that require further investigation. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to critically examine the existing evidence surrounding tensiomyography as a tool within the field of sports medicine.
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Metadata
Title
Assessment of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Properties by Radial Displacement: The Case for Tensiomyography
Authors
Lewis J. Macgregor
Angus M. Hunter
Claudio Orizio
Malcolm M. Fairweather
Massimiliano Ditroilo
Publication date
01-07-2018
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Sports Medicine / Issue 7/2018
Print ISSN: 0112-1642
Electronic ISSN: 1179-2035
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-018-0912-6

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