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Musculotendinous stiffness and muscle function

Includes bibliographical references. / Musculotendinous stiffness or elasticity is difficult to measure in vivo. Therefore, various procedures have been used in an attempt to quantify the contribution of the elastic properties of muscle and tendon to stretch shortening cycle performance. The results are variable, perhaps as a result of the different techniques utilised. Although several studies have suggested an association between a more compliant muscle-tendon complex, and enhanced stretch shortening cycle performance, this interpretation is not conclusive and needs further testing with particular attention being focused on the non-invasive, in vivo measurement of musculotendinous stiffness. Accordingly, the primary goal of this dissertation was to identify the relationship between the mechanical characteristics of the muscle-tendon complex, in particular tendon stiffness, and stretch shortening cycle muscle function.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uct/oai:localhost:11427/3214
Date January 2004
CreatorsViljoen, Lawrence Wayne
ContributorsLambert, Mike
PublisherUniversity of Cape Town, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Human Biology
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDoctoral Thesis, Doctoral, PhD
Formatapplication/pdf

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