Julio Tous Fajardo, the strength and conditioning coach of the Italian national football team, has presented how ‪‎tensiomyography‬ supports his decisions on the prevention of hamstring injuries at the 2nd International Global Hamstring Project” symposium, which was held at the end of November in Barcelona.‬‬

The aim of the study was to monitor in-season changes in the mechanical and neuromuscular characteristics of knee extensor and flexor muscles in professional soccer players. Twenty-one professional soccer players and sixteen non-soccer playing males were assessed with tensiomyography on two occasions: just after the start of the competitive season and 10 weeks later. The findings confirm that mechanical and neuromuscular characteristics change over time and also vary according to the characteristics of the athlete and the muscle analyzed. Soccer coaches could use Tc, Td, and Dm data (TMG parameters) to individualize the work load and intensity, and control the effects of neuromuscular training throughout the season using a portable, non-invasive technique that, unlike stress tests, does not cause fatigue and therefore does not interfere with training periodization. You can access the full text here.

The Medyarthros clinic from Guadalajara, Mexico has obtained the TMG S1 system in order to provide injury prevention and RTP services to the local football club C.D. Guadalajara. Guadalajara is one of the best Mexican clubs and one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Division. As Guadalajara is the only football club in Mexico to exclusively field Mexican players, it has developed an outstanding football school that has launched many internationally successful players. Consequently, we believe that the club will benefit not only in the field of injury prevention and RTP, but also in the field of players selection.

Advance Fitness, a modern training and diagnostic center, is the proof that TMG is not only useful for large scale sports and medical institutions. In a small and agile? Advance Fitness, TMG is along with Contemplas, Curex, In body and others used for overall diagnostics of muscle functions and optimization of training protocols.

While the use of technology such as the GPS or heart rate monitors is common in college football programs, the best teams are relying on state-of-the-art technology such as, for example, 3D mapping or virtual reality. However, rather than relying on a technology for movement optimization, Baylor Bears are using tensiomyography for predicting and preventing future injuries. In case a variance in different muscles is detected, Baylor’s training staff takes a player out of a game or focuses his training on specific areas that need work. As a consequence, the use of tensiomyography places Baylor Bears Football among top five college football programs and will hopefully help them win the National Championship title. You can find the extensive reports on stack.com and USA Today

At the recent trade show Medica, which is the biggest trade show in the field of medicine in Europe, our CEO held a presentation on the amount of available information that supports decisions in terms of muscle injury prevention.