Open AccessNeuromuscular versus Mechanical Stretch-induced Changes in Contralateral versus Ipsilateral Muscle
Author(s) -
Emiliano Cè,
Giuseppe Coratella,
A.V. Bisconti,
Massimo Venturelli,
Eloisa Limonta,
Christian Doria,
Susanna Rampichini,
Stefano Longo,
Fabio Esposito
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002255
Subject(s) - vastus medialis , medicine , confidence interval , electromyography , quadriceps femoris muscle , root mean square , anatomy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , isometric exercise , physics , quantum mechanics
Whether or not the homologous contralateral muscle (CM) undergoes stretch-induced force reduction as the stretched muscle (SM) is still unclear. The neuromuscular and mechanical factors underlying the force reduction in CM and SM were investigated.