Dr. David Rodriguez, an assistant professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the author of a dozen articles, and a tensiomyography specialist, will be sharing his knowledge and expertise in the field of TMG diagnostics between the 10th and 11th of June, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain at the workshop organized by Novaelite Sports Performance Innovation. You can find more information here.

Aplikační centrum Baluo, a project of the Palackého University in Olomouc in the Czech Republic, is one of the most advanced diagnostic and performance centers in the Central Europe. The center boasts a wide range of state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, which has recently been increased by our TMG S1 System. We are happy to maintain a close cooperation with the Center and look forward to future cooperation.

Manuel García has recently published an article with the title Impact of hydration on muscle contraction properties of elite competitive wrestlers, in which he, as the name suggests, investigates the influence of the pre-competition level of hydration on muscle contractile properties in elite wrestlers. Tensiomyography was applied to analyze the contractile properties of the vastus medialis (VM), vastus lateralis (VL), rectus femoris and biceps femoris (BF) muscles of both legs. The athlete’s hydration level was assessed by using the bioelectrical impedance analysis. The author concludes that wrestlers who were less-hydrated at the weigh-in had poorer muscle contractile properties, mainly due to the additional contraction time and the lower radial muscular displacement. Years of reducing body weight by wrestlers based on irrational nutritional strategies may have negative effects on health in the future. Therefore, regular monitoring of the health of wrestlers at the end of their sporting career is essential for developing recommendations for practice of training. You can read the full article here.

We are excited to invite you to the 21st Annual Congress of the ECSS that will be held in Vienna, Austria, from 6-9th July. You can find us at the stand no. 83 or attend our 2nd meeting of the International Society of Tensiomyography that will take place during the Congress. As we will be very busy, we invite you to confirm your attendance at info@tmg.si.

According to the findings of Bahr, Thorborg & Ekstrand (2015), the majority of Champions League football teams failed to implement adequate and evidence-based hamstring injury prevention measures. Even though injury prevention protocols are important, we believe that they can be successful only in case if they are based on objective diagnostics of the initial muscle status. Tensiomyography enables medical staff and S&C coaches to get an objective insight into the individual muscle function and compare lateral as well as functional symmetries. On the basis of this information, injury prevention protocols are then developed on an individual level. Execution of tensiomyographic measurements is fast, this is why it is an effective tool for regular screening of larger population such as, for example, a football team.

A single muscle report will be available with the new software version, which will be released in May. A single muscle report enables a fast and easy-to-understand overview of muscle function and its symmetries. In order to get the sample report or arrange a software upgrade, please contact our technical support.

We exhibited at the Football Medicine Strategies conference in London. We are honored that the eminent Prof. Ramon Cugat included tensiomyography into his presentation on RTP decisions.

Seijas, et.al, have recently published an article on a clinical application of tensiomyography with the title Gluteus maximus impairment in femoroacetabular impingement: a tensiomyographic evaluation of a clinical fact in which they have evaluated the mechanical and contractile properties of the gluteus maximus (GM) muscle in patients with femoroacetabular impingement (FAI). The main hypothesis was that the clinical observation of GM pain would be evidenced by tensiomyographic impairment in muscle function. The results confirmed that the FAI is associated with impairment of contraction time in the GM of the injured compared to the healthy side. Impairment of the GM may be monitored to evaluate the response to conservative or surgical treatment. You can get the full article here.

Xi’an Physical Education University is the only academic university for physical education & sports in northwestern China with more than 7000 registered students. The university is especially renowned for its martial arts programs and TMG diagnostics will be used to optimize training routines.

Francisco Piqueras, the Head of Sports Science at Spanish Futsal Levante UD DM, has implemented a periodical tensiomyography diagnostics into the club’s daily routine. Every two months, he uses TMG to assess 8 muscle pairs: AL, BF, ST, VM, VL, RF, GM, GL. On the basis of the results, additional training protocols in the field of injury prevention, training optimization or rehabilitation are then developed on an individual level. As a consequence, the club managed to improve the physical performance of their players and reduce the rate of muscle injuries.