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Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report
The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of a short assessment MyotonPRO protocol to measure the stiffness of the superficial muscles and tendons of the lower limbs. The stiffness of the dominant lower limb vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF) and patellar tendon (PT) was evalu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9654301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36361308 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425 |
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author | Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo Abián, Pablo Sánchez-Infante, Jorge Ramírez-delaCruz, María Esteban-García, Paula Jiménez, Fernando Abián-Vicén, Javier |
author_facet | Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo Abián, Pablo Sánchez-Infante, Jorge Ramírez-delaCruz, María Esteban-García, Paula Jiménez, Fernando Abián-Vicén, Javier |
author_sort | Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo |
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description | The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of a short assessment MyotonPRO protocol to measure the stiffness of the superficial muscles and tendons of the lower limbs. The stiffness of the dominant lower limb vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF) and patellar tendon (PT) was evaluated in 52 healthy participants (26.9 ± 3.4 years) with two MyotonPRO protocols: the standard protocol (10 mechanical taps) and the short protocol (five mechanical taps). The myotonometry was performed at the midpoint of the length from the upper pole of the patella to the greater trochanter for the VL, and to the anterior superior iliac spine for the RF. The PT was evaluated 1 cm caudal from the inferior pole of the patella. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationships between protocols. The validity of the short protocol was evaluated with Student’s t-test. High positive correlations were observed between the short and standard protocols in the stiffness of the VL (r = 0.959; p < 0.001), the RF (r = 0.967; p < 0.001) and the PT (r = 0.953; p < 0.001) and no differences were found between both protocols in the stiffness assessment of the VL, RF and PT (p > 0.05). Therefore, the five-compressions protocol is a valid protocol for the assessment of lower limb mechanical properties. |
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spelling | pubmed-96543012022-11-15 Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo Abián, Pablo Sánchez-Infante, Jorge Ramírez-delaCruz, María Esteban-García, Paula Jiménez, Fernando Abián-Vicén, Javier Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of a short assessment MyotonPRO protocol to measure the stiffness of the superficial muscles and tendons of the lower limbs. The stiffness of the dominant lower limb vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF) and patellar tendon (PT) was evaluated in 52 healthy participants (26.9 ± 3.4 years) with two MyotonPRO protocols: the standard protocol (10 mechanical taps) and the short protocol (five mechanical taps). The myotonometry was performed at the midpoint of the length from the upper pole of the patella to the greater trochanter for the VL, and to the anterior superior iliac spine for the RF. The PT was evaluated 1 cm caudal from the inferior pole of the patella. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationships between protocols. The validity of the short protocol was evaluated with Student’s t-test. High positive correlations were observed between the short and standard protocols in the stiffness of the VL (r = 0.959; p < 0.001), the RF (r = 0.967; p < 0.001) and the PT (r = 0.953; p < 0.001) and no differences were found between both protocols in the stiffness assessment of the VL, RF and PT (p > 0.05). Therefore, the five-compressions protocol is a valid protocol for the assessment of lower limb mechanical properties. MDPI 2022-11-03 /pmc/articles/PMC9654301/ /pubmed/36361308 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo Abián, Pablo Sánchez-Infante, Jorge Ramírez-delaCruz, María Esteban-García, Paula Jiménez, Fernando Abián-Vicén, Javier Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report |
title | Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report |
title_full | Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report |
title_fullStr | Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report |
title_short | Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report |
title_sort | five-compressions protocol as a valid myotonometric method to assess the stiffness of the lower limbs: a brief report |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9654301/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36361308 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425 |
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