Skeletal Muscle assessment using quantitative ultrasound: A narrative review

A Ashir, S Jerban, V Barrère, Y Wu, SB Shah… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ultrasound (US) is an important imaging tool for skeletal muscle analysis. The advantages of
US include point-of-care access, real-time imaging, cost-effectiveness, and absence of …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in biomechanical properties of the Achilles tendon may predispose men to higher risk of injury: a systematic review

AL Gianakos, H Hartman, G Kerkhoffs, JG Kennedy… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Importance Men have a higher risk of Achilles tendon (AT) injury, and the impact of
morphological and mechanical sex differences may play a role. Aim The aim of this study is …

Current advances and research in ultrasound imaging to the assessment and management of musculoskeletal disorders

C Romero-Morales, M Bravo-Aguilar, B Ruiz-Ruiz… - Disease-a-Month, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently evidence-based practice has given scientific weight to the physical therapist
profession; it is essential that all medical professional and physical therapists know the …

Reliability of assessing skeletal muscle architecture and tissue organization of the gastrocnemius medialis and vastus lateralis muscle using ultrasound and spatial …

M Lesinski, G Bashford, A Markov, L Risch… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The purpose of this study was to investigate inter-and intra-rater reliability as
well as the inter-rater interpretation error of ultrasound measurements assessing skeletal …

Explaining variability in the prevalence of Achilles tendon abnormalities: a systematic review with meta-analysis of imaging studies in asymptomatic individuals

SI Docking, HF Hart, E Rio, MC Hannington… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2021 - jospt.org
Objective To estimate the prevalence of, and factors associated with, Achilles tendon
abnormalities observed on imaging in asymptomatic individuals. Design Systematic review …

Spatial frequency analysis detects altered tissue organization following hamstring strain injury at time of injury but not return to sport

SK Crawford, CM Wille, MR Stiffler-Joachim… - BMC medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Hamstring strain injury (HSI) diagnosis is often corroborated using ultrasound.
Spatial frequency analysis (SFA) is a quantitative ultrasound method that has proven useful …

Acute effects of resistance exercise on the muscle architecture and tissue organization of the maximal isometrically contracted and uncontracted gastrocnemius …

M Lesinski, G Bashford, M Cassel - Journal of Sports Sciences, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of resistance exercise on muscle
architecture and tissue organization at rest and during isometric maximum voluntary …

Intra-session and inter-rater reliability of spatial frequency analysis methods in skeletal muscle

SK Crawford, KS Lee, GR Bashford, BC Heiderscheit - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Spatial frequency analysis (SFA) is a quantitative ultrasound (US) method originally
developed to assess intratendinous tissue structure. This method may also be …

[PDF][PDF] Injuries associated with endurance running, their causes and ways to

D Šindelková - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, 2023 - theses.cz
Introduction Nowadays, we are literally experiencing a running boom. It is not surprising, as
doing endurance running brings with it a large number of health benefits. However, the large …

[HTML][HTML] Lower Extremity Support Moment and Distribution of Joint Moments during Sloped Running

Y Shih, KY Ho - Journal of Sports Science & Medicine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The existing literature often exhibits inconsistent findings regarding lower extremity kinetics
during sloped running, likely due to high variability of typical individual joint moments …