Contribution of central vs. peripheral factors to the force loss induced by passive stretch of the human plantar flexors

Neuromuscular factors influencing the maximum stretch limit of the human plantar flexors

(2012) A. J. Blazevich et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Muscle Pain Differentially Modulates Short Interval Intracortical Inhibition and Intracortical Facilitation in Primary Motor Cortex

(2012) Siobhan M. Schabrun et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Plantarflexor stretch training increases reciprocal inhibition measured during voluntary dorsiflexion

(2011) A. J. Blazevich et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Effect of Acute Static Stretch on Maximal Muscle Performance

(2011) ANTHONY D. KAY et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Excitation-Contraction Coupling and Minor Triadic Proteins in Low-Frequency Fatigue

(2010) Edward M. Balog   EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS

Concentric muscle contractions before static stretching minimize, but do not remove, stretch-induced force deficits

(2010) Anthony D. Kay et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Force Transmission between Synergistic Skeletal Muscles through Connective Tissue Linkages

(2010) Huub Maas et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICINE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Isometric contractions reduce plantar flexor moment, Achilles tendon stiffness, and neuromuscular activity but remove the subsequent effects of stretch

(2009) Anthony D. Kay et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Moderate-duration static stretch reduces active and passive plantar flexor moment but not Achilles tendon stiffness or active muscle length

(2009) Anthony D. Kay et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Interpretation of EMG integral or RMS and estimates of “neuromuscular efficiency” can be misleading in fatiguing contraction

(2009) Todor I. Arabadzhiev et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Calcium and the role of motoneuronal doublets in skeletal muscle control

(2008) Bjørn Gilbert Nielsen   EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL WITH BIOPHYSICS LETTERS

Point:Counterpoint: The interpolated twitch does/does not provide a valid measure of the voluntary activation of muscle

(2008) Janet L. Taylor   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

The acute effect of stretching on the passive stiffness of the human gastrocnemius muscle tendon unit

(2007) C. I. Morse et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON