Open AccessINFLUENCE OF AN ACUTE BOUT OF SELF-MYOFASCIAL RELEASE ON KNEE EXTENSION FORCE OUTPUT AND ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTIVATION OF THE QUADRICEPS
Author(s) -
David J. Cornell,
Kyle T. Ebersole
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-2896
DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20200732
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , medicine , myofascial release , electromyography , static stretching , flexibility (engineering) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , crossover study , quadriceps muscle , quadriceps femoris muscle , physical therapy , biomedical engineering , range of motion , pathology , placebo , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics
In contrast to static stretching (SS), previous research has demonstrated increases in flexibility after an acute bout of self-myofascial release (SMR) without any subsequent decreases in force output. Previous research has utilized measures of surface electromyography (sEMG) and mechanomyography (MMG) to examine the influence of SS on the electrical and mechanical processes of muscle activation, respectively. However, there is a lack of research examining the potential changes in electro-mechanical muscle activation post-SMR.