Deficits of Calf Muscles Strength and Rate of Force Development After Achilles Tendon Rupture
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Vaida Aleknavičiūtė-Ablonskė
Šiauliai University, Lithuania
Agnė Savenkovienė
Šiauliai University, Lithuania
Albertas Skurvydas
Sport University, Lithuania
Published 2018-12-20
https://doi.org/10.21277/sw.v2i8.386
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Keywords

MVC torque
neuromechanical outcomes
physiotherapy

How to Cite

Aleknavičiūtė-Ablonskė, V., Savenkovienė, A. and Skurvydas, A. (2018) “Deficits of Calf Muscles Strength and Rate of Force Development After Achilles Tendon Rupture”, Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach, 8(2), pp. 118–130. doi:10.21277/sw.v2i8.386.

Abstract

Many studies, investigating biomechanical properties of plantar flexors muscle-tendon unit after ATR surgery, reported an incomplete calf muscle contractile functional recovery. However, these studies only investigated the plantar flexors muscle function failing to provide information about the adaptive changes in motor strategy. In fact, the development of adaptive changes in motor strategies, due to both mechanical and neural factors, may result in pathological musculoskeletal conditions over the long term. Understanding physiological calf muscle changes due to long-term immobilization may help prevent Achilles tendon re-rupture cases.

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