Effects of anterior cruciate ligament injury on neuromuscular tensiomyographic characteristics of the lower extremity in competitive male soccer players

Álvarez-Díaz, Pedro; Alentorn-Geli, Eduard; Ramón, Silvia; Marín, Miguel Ruiz; Steinbacher, Gilbert; Boffa, Juan José; Cuscó, Xavier; Ares, Óscar; Ballester, Jordi; Cugat, Ramón

doi:10.1007/s00167-014-3319-4

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“…TMG has been used in several studies (Table 4)54,55,60 as a useful tool in the prevention of injuries which may have great potential to improve the prevention and management of musculoskeletal injuries in athletes 6Table 4Characteristics of the studies that assessed injuries prevention and rehabilitationStudy (year)Sample (n)Mean Age ± SDInjuryMuscle GroupResultsConclusions Álvarez-Diaz et al60 40 competitive Soccer players22.3±6.9ACLRVM, VL, RF, ST, BF, GM and GL↓ Ts and Tr for VL, Tc for RF and Tc and Dm for BF in both sides↓Tc for VL, ST and GM, Tr for GL and Td for GL in injured side↑Tr for VM and Ts for Gm in injured side↓Tr for RF and Td for BF uninjured side↑% SM in VM, VL, RF, and GM↑ resistance to fatigue in VL, VM and RF in both sides↑ Muscle contraction velocity and tone in BF, VL, VM and RF in both sidesChanges in gastrocnemius only in the injury side↑% SM between both sides Alvarez-Diaz et al61 40 Competitive male soccer players22.3±6.8ACLVM, VL, RF, ST, BF, GM and GL↑Tc for VM, VL, RF↑Tc and Dm for BF↑Tc, Tr and Dm and ↓Ts for GM for GM↑Tc for VM, VL, RF, ST, BFThe vastbmajority of TMG parameters were higher in the injuredcompared to the control group.Effects were worst in the quadriceps and GM compared to the hamstrings and GL Alentorn-Geli et al55 40 soccer players22.3±6.8Complete ACL tearVM, VL, RF, ST and BF↑Tr for VL, Tc for FR, Tc, Tr and Ts for RF, and Tr Dm for BF in injury side↓resistance to fatigue and muscle stiffness (ST and BF), may be an injury risk factor for ACL injury Alentorn-Geli et al54 40 Competive male soccer players22.3±6.8ACL tearGM and GL↑Tr and Dm for GM in injured group↓resistance to fatigue and muscle stiffness of GMGM and GL may not be an injury risk factor for ACL Atiković et al59 1 artistic gymnastic Olympic medallist19Spinal cord injuryBF, ES, GMx, RF…”

Section: Injury Preventionmentioning

confidence: 99%

<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

García-García¹,

Cuba-Dorado²,

Álvarez-Yates³

et al. 2019

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An exhaustive review has been made to filter the studies that have analyzed muscle function though tensiomyography (TMG) with elite or well-trained athletes. The results of this review indicate that the several protocols used in athletes to find the displacement-time curve with greater maximum radial muscle displacement showed a good-excellent reliability. TMG has been used to characterize athletes’ muscles contractile properties from specific sports disciplines, although there are very few sports that have been deeply analyzed. TMG seems to be useful to determine changes in muscles contractile properties after stimuli of competition, training or recovery. These changes have been strongly related with the fatigue produced after an effort. In addition, TMG parameters could be used to control training effects during a specific period or throughout the season being also a very useful tool to individualize athletes training loads. In this sense, it also seems to provide sports performance information in cyclic sports by relating some TMG parameters with performance indicators. On the other hand, the TMG-BCM algorithm has been used as a lateral and functional symmetry measure and as a monitoring tool for injury prevention and recovery. However, it seems to be no clear criterion that determines asymmetry degree, nor established contractile properties values as a reference to prevent or recover sports injuries. Despite the utility shown in these fields, there are still very few sports analyzed and it is really necessary to continue advancing in the knowledge of the contractile properties behavior, such as the effects of athletes’ training, competitions and injuries and even in the parameters interpretation obtained with the TMG.

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Section: Injury Preventionmentioning

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<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

García-García¹,

Cuba-Dorado²,

Álvarez-Yates³

et al. 2019

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“…Several studies have presented the measurement of the GC muscle contractile parameters [ 7 , 16 , 114 , 115 , 116 , 117 , 118 ]. However, the lack of a standardized measurement protocol led to a variety of measurement conditions that limits the comparison between the muscle contractile parameters, as discussed in [ 59 , 119 , 120 , 121 ].…”

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Ultrasound Measurement of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Parameters Using Flexible and Wearable Single-Element Ultrasonic Sensor

AlMohimeed

Ono

2020

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Skeletal muscle is considered as a near-constant volume system, and the contractions of the muscle are related to the changes in tissue thickness. Assessment of the skeletal muscle contractile parameters such as maximum contraction thickness ( T h ), contraction time ( T c ), contraction velocity ( V c ), sustain time ( T s ), and half-relaxation ( T r ) provides valuable information for various medical applications. This paper presents a single-element wearable ultrasonic sensor (WUS) and a method to measure the skeletal muscle contractile parameters in A-mode ultrasonic data acquisition. The developed WUS was made of double-layer polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric polymer films with a simple and low-cost fabrication process. A flexible, lightweight, thin, and small size WUS would provide a secure attachment to the skin surface without affecting the muscle contraction dynamics of interest. The developed WUS was employed to monitor the contractions of gastrocnemius (GC) muscle of a human subject. The GC muscle contractions were evoked by the electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) at varying EMS frequencies from 2 Hz up to 30 Hz. The tissue thickness changes due to the muscle contractions were measured by utilizing a time-of-flight method in the ultrasonic through-transmission mode. The developed WUS demonstrated the capability to monitor the tissue thickness changes during the unfused and fused tetanic contractions. The tetanic progression level was quantitatively assessed using the parameter of the fusion index (FI) obtained. In addition, the contractile parameters ( T h , T c , V c , T s , and T r ) were successfully extracted from the measured tissue thickness changes. In addition, the unfused and fused tetanus frequencies were estimated from the obtained FI-EMS frequency curve. The WUS and ultrasonic method proposed in this study could be a valuable tool for inexpensive, non-invasive, and continuous monitoring of the skeletal muscle contractile properties.

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“…In other words, the risk of injuries may increase with the rise in stiffness because of decreased Dm, suggesting the possibility of promoting exercise performance using TMG monitoring (Wilson et al, 2019). TMG was used as an evaluation tool for muscle function by comparing the injured side with the healthy side of a specific ligament in athletes (Alentorn-Geli et al, 2015a;Alentorn-Geli et al, 2015b;Alvarez-Diaz et al, 2016a;Alvarez-Diaz et al, 2016b). There were significantly increased Ts, Tr, and Td of left erector spinae and in Tc and Td of right erector spinae only in the exercise intervention group after 8 weeks.…”

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Theory and usage of tensiomyography and the analysis method for the patient with low back pain

Park¹

2020

J Exerc Rehabil

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Tensiomyography (TMG) is an injury detecting tool for muscle group imbalances and/or side-to-side asymmetries. It is liable to detect to measure contractile properties and mechanical responses based on muscle belly displacement. Although other previous papers have well suggested the methods for examining the several muscle groups using TMG, a detecting method for the imbalances in low back muscles has not been investigated, and no review papers have been compiled. Therefore, this study aimed to synthesize the theories of the previous studies observed using TMG and to briefly summarize its usefulness by performing simple experiments on the left and right regions of the erector spinae muscles, which may be a problem using TMG for patients with low back pain.

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Effects of anterior cruciate ligament injury on neuromuscular tensiomyographic characteristics of the lower extremity in competitive male soccer players

Abstract: Prognostic study, Level II.

Cited by 32 publications

References 35 publications

<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

Ultrasound Measurement of Skeletal Muscle Contractile Parameters Using Flexible and Wearable Single-Element Ultrasonic Sensor

Theory and usage of tensiomyography and the analysis method for the patient with low back pain

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