We are all aware of different research phases (proof of concept, development of characteristic model, evaluation of characteristic model and confirmation or rejection of a hypothesis on a larger population) that most research in the field of biomechanics has to undergo. However, in order to conduct quality and successful research, methods and tools with low variability of measured results should be used. Most of the research in the field of biomechanics or more specifically in the field of skeletal muscles status was undertaken by methods and tools that had a rather high rate of variability. That is why the results could be misleading thus taking the research in the wrong direction. Tensiomyography or shorter TMG is a highly objective method of muscle diagnostics with a scientifically proven low variance of 5% that facilitates new areas of research in the field of biomechanics. Furthermore, as measurements result in numerical data, the results are easier to process and analyze.

The primary role of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is to resist anterior subluxation of the tibia. As such it plays an important role in fixating the knee joint and preventing knee instability. As each ACL has it’s own unique characteristics it can be damaged in different ways, diagnostics on individual levels are needed to determine the most appropriate rehabilitation protocols. For diagnosing ACL tears there are very common and reliable but subjective methods, such are anterior drawer and Lachman tests and objective methods like stress arthrometry testing and magnetic resonance imaging. However there aren’t any selective and objective tools available for testing muscle atrophy which is a significant associated condition.

TMG is a noninvasive, selective method for measuring the mechanical contractile properties of skeletal muscles when monitoring, the ACL rehabilitation process prior to and post-surgery, which enables optimization of the rehabilitation process. In the study we have measured patients just before and after ACL reconstruction and demonstrated the sensitivity of the TMG method of monitoring muscle atrophy and hypertrophy during rehabilitation process.

For a full study please follow this link.

The XX Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology that will be held in Rome, Italy from 15 – 18 July 2014 will bring together a multidisciplinary cross section of delegates from basic scientist’s to practicing clinicians specialising in human movement and the neuromuscular system.

Angus Hunter, a senior lecturer from Health and Exercise Sciences Research Group, University of Stirling (UK) and avid TMG user will hold a workshop on TMG, where he will present the basics of the method as well as advanced practical applications.

Merlene Ottey, multiple Olympic medal holder and track & field legend from Jamaica invites you to meet her and the TMG team at Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group (BSMPG) 2014 Summer Seminar that will be held between 16-18th of May in Boston USA. There she will present how TMG, a technology that measures the functional properties of individual muscles was instrumental in her return to world class fitness.

We are about to install new TMG Medical system in Mexico. The client Medyarthros, specialized in sports traumatology and rehabilitation, will use our system to obtain more information pre and post-surgery to optimize the rehabilitation process and help prevent re-injury.

We have recently opened a TMG diagnostic center in Lima, Peru. The center that has been established as a joint venture with local partners will offer TMG demonstrations and measurements for new clients and athletes from all over South America and will serve as the base for our further expansion on this continent.

TMG diagnostic measurements have been recently performed on players of the Basketball club Khimki from Moscow. Khimki is one of the best basketball clubs in the Russian Championship that won the Eurocup in 2012 and we believe that individualized training protocols based on TMG diagnostics will additionally increase the performance of their players.

Apart from Khimki, Russian curler Anna Sidorova and captain of Russian curling team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi was recently measured using the TMG 100 System.

We will hold three workshops at the Boston Sports Medicine and Performance Group (BSMPG) 2014 Summer Seminar that will be in Boston between 16-18th of May. The seminar will be divided into separate educational tracks including a Sports Fusion Track a Sports Medicine/Rehabilitation Track, along with additional breakout learning opportunities throughout the weekend with of course four of the world’s authorities on Health, Performance, and Sports Science addressing all of our delegates as Keynote Speakers throughout the weekend bringing each track together for four ground breaking lectures. During the seminar there will be an opportunity to attend 3 TMG workshops, see TMG 100 System in action and learn about all the details of Tensiomyography.

At the International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support (icSports 2014)that will be held in Rome between 24- 26th of October, Italy we will host a workshop on the Application of new Technologies-Tensiomiography. We invite all interested parties to submit papers until the 4th of July. More information about the congress and paper submission can be found on the congress website.

Our senior expert is in Costa Rica at the moment, where he is installing TMG 100 System at The National University of Costa Rica (La Universidad Nacional). Our technology will be used in the research field as well as for the training optimization of the Costa Rica national football team during their preparations on 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.