ReviewBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Contractile and Mechanical Properties of Quadriceps Muscles Measured by the Method of Tensiomyography (TMG) in Professional Soccer Players: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression.
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- Sport Expertise and Twitch-Derived Agonist-Antagonist Contractile Ratio in Karate Athletes.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Tensiomyography-derived contractile parameters in sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic older adults.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- The Impact of Jump Type on Muscle Contractile Behavior: Fatigue or Potentiation After Countermovement and Stiffness Jumps?Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Biomechanics and Motion Analysis: From Human Performance to Clinical Practice.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tensiomyography (TMG) is a non-invasive tool used to assess contractile properties. This systematic review aimed to accomplish the following: (1) Analyze quadriceps TMG parameters in professional football players during the season and compare them with reference values. (2) Assess the differences in TMG parameters between quadriceps muscles. A PRISMA-guided search in PubMed, Web of Science, and Sport Discus (up to March 2024) identified 139 studies. Twelve in-season professional soccer players (20-29 years old) and quadriceps tensiomyography parameters were included (muscle displacement, delay time, and contraction time). All the studies were assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scale, scoring 7/9 to 8/9, indicating good quality. The findings of this study were that of the nine parameters analyzed, three variables were found to differ significantly. The weighted mean values were as follows: rectus femoris (contraction time 30.11 ms, muscle displacement 8.88 mL, delay time, 24.68 ms), vastus medialis (contraction time 25.29 ms, muscle displacement 7.45 mL, delay time, 21.27 ms), and vastus lateralis (contraction time 23.21 ms, muscle displacement 5.31 mL, delay time, 21.89 Â ms). Furthermore, significant differences were observed in muscle displacement between the rectus femoris and vastus medialis, and between the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis. The TMG can serve as a valuable device for assessing neuromuscular function in soccer players.
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