Repeatability and sensitivity of passive mechanical stiffness measurements in the triceps surae muscle‐tendon complex

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Walker ◽  
Athanassios Bissas ◽  
Barney Wainwright ◽  
Brian Hanley ◽  
Neil J. Cronin
Keyword(s):  
Triceps Surae ◽  
Mechanical Stiffness ◽  
Triceps Surae Muscle

scholarly journals Bilateral triceps surae muscle focal myositis after a cauda equina syndrome

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.R. González Toledo ◽  
H. Pérez Pérez ◽  
L. Brage Martín ◽  
V. Castro López-Tarruella
Keyword(s):  
Cauda Equina Syndrome ◽  
Cauda Equina ◽  
Triceps Surae ◽  
Triceps Surae Muscle

scholarly journals Muscle Heating With Megapulse II Shortwave Diathermy and ReBound Diathermy

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 477-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
David O. Draper ◽  
Amanda R. Hawkes ◽  
A. Wayne Johnson ◽  
Mike T. Diede ◽  
Justin H. Rigby
Keyword(s):  
Heat Dissipation ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat ◽  
Muscle Group ◽  
Triceps Surae ◽  
Tissue Temperature ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Temperature Decay ◽  
Triceps Surae Muscle ◽  
Subcutaneous Fat Thickness ◽  
Shortwave Diathermy

Context: A new continuous diathermy called ReBound recently has been introduced. Its effectiveness as a heating modality is unknown. Objective: To compare the effects of the ReBound diathermy with an established deep-heating diathermy, the Megapulse II pulsed shortwave diathermy, on tissue temperature in the human triceps surae muscle. Design:  Crossover study. Setting: University research laboratory. Patients or Other Participants: Participants included 12 healthy, college-aged volunteers (4 men, 8 women; age = 22.2 ± 2.25 years, calf subcutaneous fat thickness = 7.2 ± 1.9 mm). Intervention(s):  Each modality treatment was applied to the triceps surae muscle group of each participant for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, we removed the modality and recorded temperature decay for 20 minutes. Main Outcome Measure(s): We horizontally inserted an implantable thermocouple into the medial triceps surae muscle to measure intramuscular tissue temperature at 3 cm deep. We measured temperature every 5 minutes during the 30-minute treatment and each minute during the 20-minute temperature decay. Results: Tissue temperature at a depth of 3 cm increased more with Megapulse II than with ReBound diathermy over the course of the treatment (F6,66 = 10.78, P < .001). ReBound diathermy did not produce as much intramuscular heating, leading to a slower heat dissipation rate than the Megapulse II (F20,220 = 28.84, P < .001). Conclusions:  During a 30-minute treatment, the Megapulse II was more effective than ReBound diathermy at increasing deep, intramuscular tissue temperature of the triceps surae muscle group.

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