Faculty of Health Sciences from Ljubljana added the TMG S1 system to their line of advanced diagnostic technology. They will use our system to gain an in-depth insight into the rehabilitation process after muscle injury. We are looking forward to seeing the results of their research work and happy to have a new research partner.

Morales, et al. have recently published an article in which they investigate the efficacy of tensiomyography (TMG) in assessing muscle contractile function at acute moderate altitude. Biceps femoris (BF) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles of 18 athletes were assessed at sea level and moderate altitude by using electrically evoked contractions on two consecutive days. Maximum radial displacement (Dm), time of contraction (Tc), reaction time (Td), sustained contraction time (Ts), and relaxation time (Tr) were recorded at 40, 60, 80, and 100 mA. At altitude, VL showed lower Dm values at 40 mA (p = 0.008; ES = -0.237). Biceps femoris showed Dm decrements in all electrical stimulations (p < 0.001, ES > 0.61). In VL, Tc was longer at altitude at 40 (p = 0.031, ES = 0.56), and 100 mA (p = 0.03, ES = 0.51). Regarding Td, VL showed significant increases in all electrical intensities under hypoxia (p ≤ 0.03, ES ≥ 0.33). They conclude that TMG appears effective at detecting slight changes in muscle contractile properties at moderate altitude.

After Saudi Arabia and Iran, we have extended our presence in the Middle East also to Egypt, with the help of our local distributor Plan Med. They have already received a TMG S1 demo system and promoted our products at several conferences and workshops.

We have presented the benefits of ‪tensiomyography‬ at the International Congress on Team Sports (ICTS) in Seville, Spain. As the congress was focused on football, we presented the strengths of our methodology in the ‪field of RTP, ‎injury‬ ‪prevention‬ and ‪training‬ ‪‎optimization.‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

In the recent article published in the BJSM, professor Ekstrand and his colleagues have evaluated the Munich consensus on muscle injury classification. They conclude the study with the words that even though the Munich muscle classification demonstrates a positive prognostic validity for the return to play after a thigh muscle injury in professional male football players, there are still many opportunities for improvement, especially in the field of functional muscle disorders. Unlike with the structural muscle disorders, functional disorders cannot be diagnosed and monitored with an MRI or other widely used methods. They do not provide useful information in later stages when the muscle structure recovers, yet the muscle function stays impaired. Only methods such as tensiomyography evaluate muscle function. With the implementation of such methods, functional muscle disorders can be detected and treated in an efficient manner, which leads to a faster RTP and lower re-injury rates.

The Western Kentucky University has recently acquired our TMG S1 System in order to extend the scope of their research work in the field of muscle function. We believe that their research work will largely contribute to the expansion of tensiomyography in the field of physiotherapy and RTP.

Our recently developed M-wave module is now available. The M-wave module measures the electrical activity of muscles after electrostimulation. In combination with the TMG system, it provides additional information on muscle status and ratio between the quality of the stimulated muscle fibers (M-wave) and their ability to contract (TMG). This enables us to monitor the progression of muscle disorders, physical fitness, etc. The first module has already been sent to the Kokushikan University in Japan where it will be used in combination with TMG and ‪MC.‬‬ Contact us for more information.

We have extended our presence in the Middle East to Iran with the help of a renowned local distribution partner Elsa Trade. Due to a tight cooperation, the first shipments of the TMG S1 systems will be delivered to new clients in Iran in the next few weeks.