Reliability of Trapezius Muscle Hardness Measurement: A Comparison between Portable Muscle Hardness Meter and Ultrasound Strain Elastography

Quantifying cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness using shear wave elastography

(2019) Yanfei Xie et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Relationship between isometric contraction intensity and muscle hardness assessed by ultrasound strain elastography

(2017) Takayuki Inami et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Changes in stiffness of the dorsal scapular muscles before and after computer work: a comparison between individuals with and without neck and shoulder complaints

(2016) Hiroaki Ishikawa et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Evaluating the effectiveness of organisational-level strategies with or without an activity tracker to reduce office workers’ sitting time: a cluster-randomised trial

(2016) C. L. Brakenridge et al.   International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Does muscle morphology change in chronic neck pain patients? – A systematic review

(2016) R. De Pauw et al.   MANUAL THERAPY

Twenty-four Hours of Sleep, Sedentary Behavior, and Physical Activity with Nine Wearable Devices

(2016) MARY E. ROSENBERGER et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Prevalence of Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study

(2016) Ester Cerezo-Téllez et al.   PAIN MEDICINE

Increased Upper Trapezius Muscle Stiffness in Overhead Athletes with Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

(2016) Hio Teng Leong et al.   PLoS One

Elastography for Muscle Biomechanics

(2015) François Hug et al.   EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCES REVIEWS

Noninvasive assessment of the activity of the shoulder girdle muscles using ultrasound real-time tissue elastography

(2015) Hiroaki Ishikawa et al.   JOURNAL OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY AND KINESIOLOGY

Comparison Between Neck and Shoulder Stiffness Determined by Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastography and a Muscle Hardness Meter

(2015) Ryota Akagi et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Muscle hardness of the triceps brachii before and after a resistance exercise session: a shear wave ultrasound elastography study

(2014) Ryota Akagi et al.   ACTA RADIOLOGICA

Ultrasound Elastography: The New Frontier in Direct Measurement of Muscle Stiffness

(2014) Joline E. Brandenburg et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Acute Effect of Static Stretching on Hardness of the Gastrocnemius Muscle

(2013) RYOTA AKAGI et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Muscle shear modulus measured with ultrasound shear-wave elastography across a wide range of contraction intensity

(2013) Yasuhide Yoshitake et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Effect of a 5-week static stretching program on hardness of the gastrocnemius muscle

(2013) R. Akagi et al.   SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS

Neck Muscle Stiffness Quantified by Sonoelastography is Correlated with Body Mass Index and Chronic Neck Pain Symptoms

(2013) Wen-Hsiu Kuo et al.   ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY

Relationships between muscle size and hardness of the medial gastrocnemius at different ankle joint angles in young men

(2012) Ryota Akagi et al.   ACTA RADIOLOGICA

Perceived muscular tension predicts future neck–shoulder and arm–wrist–hand symptoms

(2012) Maaike A Huysmans et al.   OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE

Sonographic elastography for evaluation of masseter muscle hardness

(2012) Yoshiko Ariji et al.   Oral Radiology

Reliability and Validity of Quantifying Absolute Muscle Hardness Using Ultrasound Elastography

(2012) Kentaro Chino et al.   PLoS One

The Effects of Pressure Release, Phonophoresis of Hydrocortisone, and Ultrasound on Upper Trapezius Latent Myofascial Trigger Point

(2011) Javad Sarrafzadeh et al.   ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION

Prevalence and anatomical location of muscle tenderness in adults with nonspecific neck/shoulder pain

(2011) Lars L Andersen et al.   BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS

Evaluation of human muscle hardness after dynamic exercise with ultrasound real-time tissue elastography: A feasibility study

(2011) O. Yanagisawa et al.   CLINICAL RADIOLOGY

Muscle shear elastic modulus measured using supersonic shear imaging is highly related to muscle activity level

(2010) Antoine Nordez et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Increased Trapezius Pain Sensitivity Is Not Associated With Increased Tissue Hardness

(2009) Helle Andersen et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN