We have visited the FC Bayern Munich during their preparations in order to conduct TMG Team measurements that have been used as a basis for the optimization of their training protocols. Moreover, detailed muscle profiles have also been used on an individual level to reduce functional and lateral asymmetries and consequently prevent muscle injuries.

Tianjin Sports Institute at the elite Tianjin University of Sport has implemented the TMG S1 System in their research efforts in the field of sports science and rehabilitation optimization. Furthermore, TMG diagnostics will also be used to refine training protocols of the elite sportsmen from the region.

We invite you to visit us at the Isokinetic Conference (Return to Play 2016) that will be held in London between the 9th and 11th of April. Our traditional presence at Isokinetic events will be extended this spring as we will not only participate as sponsors and exhibitors, but will also be actively engaged in the scientific part of the conference with presentations and a TMG workshop. As the conference will be dedicated to return to play (RTP) strategies, we will showcase the strengths of TMG diagnostics in the field of RTP optimization. You can find additional information at the conference’s website.

Return to play (RTP) has recently gained a lot of attention due to some shocking statistics, such as that only 55% of athletes return to competitive sports following an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (Ardern, CL et al, BJSM 2014). In the end, it is all about Return to Play and the only question doctors, players and teams seem to care about is “when will the player be back on the field safely?”. However, the main problem is that RTP decisions are in most cases still based on prediction and not on the basis of muscle status in a given time. The main reason for that is that imaging and similar methods for the diagnostics of structural muscle injuries do not provide useful information in later stages when muscle structure recovers, while muscle function stays impaired. As a consequence, athletes are exposed to high loads too early, which in most cases leads to re-injury. That is why more functional tests such as TMG should be included in RTP protocols, as only then it can be precisely determined when a certain muscle can be re-exposed to maximal loads. You can learn more about the benefits of TMG for RTP at our workshop at the Isokinetic Conference that will be held in the beginning of April in London.

The University of Greenwich has recently acquired one of our TMG S1 systems in order to extend their research work in the field of muscle function. Dr. Mark Goss-Sampson and his associate, who will be using our technology on a daily basis, have also visited our headquarters in order to conduct in-depth training.

Our team has returned from Bologna Fc 1909 where they have conducted TMG team measurements in order to support the team’s experts with their training optimization and injury prevention efforts.

Following the national phase of PCT patent application, we have started to obtain patents for our MC diagnostic method in different parts of the world. Among the first, the patent has been granted in China.

Along the presentations of staff from eminent football clubs such as Manchester United or FC Barcelona, we have presented ‪‎tensiomyography‬ as a tool for muscle profiling at the International Conference of Football Science that was organized by Acıbadem Sports in the beginning of January in Antalya, Turkey.‬‬

We have extended our presence in Asia with a strategic partnership with a renowned Taiwanese distributor of diagnostic and rehabilitation equipment HumanBio. We believe that with joint efforts we will successfully introduce our range of products to one of the world’s top 25 markets for medical equipment.

Rauno Simola, an avid TMG user, has recently published an interesting article on tensiomyography’s reliability and prediction of changes in muscle force in the Sports Technology Journal. The study involved the analysis of the inter-day reliability of TMG muscle mechanical properties based on the amplitude of the muscle belly radial deformation, the time it takes to occur, and its velocity under maximal and submaximal stimuli in the muscles. Furthermore, an additional experiment investigated whether changes in maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) could be predicted based on changes in TMG properties following 24 hours after different squat training protocols. The results proved that TMG is a reliable method to assess muscle mechanical properties, particularly within maximal stimuli, and can be used for the prediction of changes in MVIC following heavy eccentric strength exercises.