A standardised protocol for the assessment of lower limb muscle contractile properties in football players using tensiomyography :Ashley Jones, Karen Hind, Hannah Wilson, Mark I Johnson, Peter Francis, Advances in Skeletal Muscle Function Assessment

TECHNICAL REPORT
Year : 2017 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 13--16

A standardised protocol for the assessment of lower limb muscle contractile properties in football players using tensiomyography

Ashley Jones¹, Karen Hind², Hannah Wilson¹, Mark I Johnson³, Peter Francis¹
¹ Musculoskeletal Health Research Group, School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom
² Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom
³ Centre for Pain Research, School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom

Correspondence Address:
Ashley Jones
Musculoskeletal Health Research Group, School of Clinical and Applied Sciences, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE
United Kingdom

Tensiomyography is used to measure skeletal muscle contractile properties, most notably muscle displacement (Dm) and contraction time (Tc). Professional football medical departments are currently using the equipment to profile the muscle function of their squad and subsequently evaluate change due to injury or intervention. However, at present there are no published standardised operating procedures for identifying probe position for muscle assessment. In this technical report we propose standardised operating procedures for the identification of precise probe position as part of an on-going study in male professional footballers.

How to cite this article:
Jones A, Hind K, Wilson H, Johnson MI, Francis P. A standardised protocol for the assessment of lower limb muscle contractile properties in football players using tensiomyography.Adv Skelet Muscle Funct Assess 2017;1:13-16

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Jones A, Hind K, Wilson H, Johnson MI, Francis P. A standardised protocol for the assessment of lower limb muscle contractile properties in football players using tensiomyography. Adv Skelet Muscle Funct Assess [serial online] 2017 [cited 2023 Mar 23 ];1:13-16
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