Factors Related to Stiffness of Gastrocnemius Muscle: Study with MyotonPRO

  • LI Ya-peng ,
  • FENG Ya-nan ,
  • ZHU Yi ,
  • ZHANG Hong-qing ,
  • LIU Shu-fang ,
  • ZHANG Zhi-jie
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  • 1. Department of Sports Medicine, Guangzhou Sport University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510500, China;
    2. Rehabilitation Therapy Center, Luoyang Orthopedic-traumatological Hospital of Henan Province, Orthopedic Hospital of Henan Province, Luoyang, Henan 471002, China;
    3. Rehabilitation Therapy Center, Hainan Province Nongken Genernal Hospital, Haikou, Hainan 570311, China

Received date: 2017-06-16

  Revised date: 2018-01-31

  Online published: 2018-04-27

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of gender and body mass on stiffness of the medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle.Methods Forty healthy subjects were recruited to measure the stiffness of medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle, using a novel hand-held device MyotonPRO. The relationships between gender, weight and muscle stiffness were examined.Results The stiffness of medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle was more in males than in females (t>2.523, P<0.01), and was positively correlated with body mass (r>0.322, P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the stiffness between dominant and non-dominant legs for medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle (t<0.851, P>0.05).Conclusion Gender and body mass ralate with the stiffness of medial and lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle in healthy subjects, and the stiffness of both left and right sides is symmetrical in healthy subjects.

Cite this article

LI Ya-peng , FENG Ya-nan , ZHU Yi , ZHANG Hong-qing , LIU Shu-fang , ZHANG Zhi-jie . Factors Related to Stiffness of Gastrocnemius Muscle: Study with MyotonPRO[J]. Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice, 2018 , 24(4) : 442 -446 . DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.04.012

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