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Article

Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report

by
Alfredo Bravo-Sánchez
1,
Pablo Abián
2,
Jorge Sánchez-Infante
3,
María Ramírez-delaCruz
4,
Paula Esteban-García
4,
Fernando Jiménez
4 and
Javier Abián-Vicén
4,*
1
Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
2
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Comillas Pontifical University, C. Alberto Aguilera 23, 28049 Madrid, Spain
3
Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Castilla La Mancha, 45007 Toledo, Spain
4
Performance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory (DEPORSALUD), Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avda. Carlos III s/n, 45071 Toledo, Spain
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(21), 14425; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425
Submission received: 26 September 2022 / Revised: 28 October 2022 / Accepted: 1 November 2022 / Published: 3 November 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Movement Behaviors (Sleep, Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity), Sports and Health)
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Abstract

The objective of this study was to evaluate the validity of a short assessment MyotonPRO protocol to measure the stiffness of the superficial muscles and tendons of the lower limbs. The stiffness of the dominant lower limb vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris (RF) and patellar tendon (PT) was evaluated in 52 healthy participants (26.9 ± 3.4 years) with two MyotonPRO protocols: the standard protocol (10 mechanical taps) and the short protocol (five mechanical taps). The myotonometry was performed at the midpoint of the length from the upper pole of the patella to the greater trochanter for the VL, and to the anterior superior iliac spine for the RF. The PT was evaluated 1 cm caudal from the inferior pole of the patella. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated to determine the relationships between protocols. The validity of the short protocol was evaluated with Student’s t-test. High positive correlations were observed between the short and standard protocols in the stiffness of the VL (r = 0.959; p < 0.001), the RF (r = 0.967; p < 0.001) and the PT (r = 0.953; p < 0.001) and no differences were found between both protocols in the stiffness assessment of the VL, RF and PT (p > 0.05). Therefore, the five-compressions protocol is a valid protocol for the assessment of lower limb mechanical properties.
Keywords: MyotonPRO; mechanical properties; lower limbs; muscle; tendon MyotonPRO; mechanical properties; lower limbs; muscle; tendon

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Bravo-Sánchez, A.; Abián, P.; Sánchez-Infante, J.; Ramírez-delaCruz, M.; Esteban-García, P.; Jiménez, F.; Abián-Vicén, J. Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 14425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425

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Bravo-Sánchez A, Abián P, Sánchez-Infante J, Ramírez-delaCruz M, Esteban-García P, Jiménez F, Abián-Vicén J. Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):14425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425

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Bravo-Sánchez, Alfredo, Pablo Abián, Jorge Sánchez-Infante, María Ramírez-delaCruz, Paula Esteban-García, Fernando Jiménez, and Javier Abián-Vicén. 2022. "Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 21: 14425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425

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Bravo-Sánchez, A., Abián, P., Sánchez-Infante, J., Ramírez-delaCruz, M., Esteban-García, P., Jiménez, F., & Abián-Vicén, J. (2022). Five-Compressions Protocol as a Valid Myotonometric Method to Assess the Stiffness of the Lower Limbs: A Brief Report. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(21), 14425. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114425

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