A New Approach to Assess the Gastrocnemius Muscle Volume in Rodents Using Ultrasound; Comparison with the Gastrocnemius Muscle Index

Correction: A New Approach to Assess the Gastrocnemius Muscle Volume in Rodents Using Ultrasound; Comparison with the Gastrocnemius Muscle Index

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of a new non-invasive ultrasound technique to measure gastrocnemius muscle atrophy after nerve denervation in an animal model. METHODS In sixteen rodents an eight mm sciatic nerve gap was created. In the following 8 weeks, each week, two rodents were euthanized and the gastrocnemius muscle was examined using ...

Comparison of ultrasound along with muscle stretch with ultrasound and muscle stretch along in the treatment of myofascial trigger points

this study was a clinical trial performed using consecutive method of samplind for 3.5 years in the physiotherapy clinic of Rafsanjan university of medocal sciences.the purpose of this research was to evaluate the effect of the ultrasound along with muscle stretch with ultrasound and muscle stretch along in the treatment of the myofascial trigger points(MTPs).one haundred and twenty patients wh...

Gastrocnemius Muscle Flap and Its Application in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Effects of stretching the gastrocnemius muscle.

Many authors currently disagree on the amount of time necessary to provide an adequate stretch flexibility. Since gastrocnemius equinus has been recognized as a cause of athletic injury, the authors performed a study to test what may be an adequate amount of stretching a gastrocnemius to improve flexibility. This study could not be conducted blind, and it was hoped that the contralateral leg co...

Estimation of Gastrocnemius Muscle Volume Using Ultrasonography in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy

PURPOSE This study aimed to investigate useful parameters for estimating gastrocnemius (GCM) muscle volume (MV) using ultrasonography (US) and anthropometry in children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen legs from nine children with spastic CP aged 2 to 6 years were investigated in this study. Tibial length (TL) of each leg was measured and muscle thickness (MT) ...