Acute effect of static stretching on passive stiffness of the human gastrocnemius fascicle measured by ultrasound shear wave elastography.

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Abstract

Passive muscle stiffness and muscle architecture at a given joint angle, as well as slack angle of the muscle have been shown to change after an acute bout of stretching. However, it remains unclear whether passive muscle stiffness at a given fascicle length is reduced after stretching. We aimed to elucidate the acute effect of static stretching on the passive fascicle stiffness using ultrasound shear wave elastography.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Eur. J. Appl. Physiol.

Title: European journal of applied physiology

Publisher: Springer Nature

ISSN (Electronic): 1439-6327

ISSN (Print): 1439-6319

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2017

Volume: 117

Issue: 3

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[1 ] National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, 1 Shiromizu, Kanoya, Kagoshima, 891-2311, Japan.

[2 ] National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, 1 Shiromizu, Kanoya, Kagoshima, 891-2311, Japan. miyamoto@nifs-k.ac.jp.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s00421-017-3550-z

DOI: 10.1007/s00421-017-3550-z

PubMed ID: 28161870

SO-VID: ab683984-6962-47f3-9141-1216d0475d15

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Keywords: Shear modulus,Ankle,Slack,Flexibility

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Keywords: Shear modulus, Ankle, Slack, Flexibility

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