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Muscle Thickness and Passive Muscle Stiffness in Elite Athletes: Implications of the Effect of Long-Term Daily Training on Skeletal Muscle by Chino, Kentaro, Ohya, Toshiyuki, Kato, Emika, Suzuki, Yasuhiro

“…To examine the effect of long-term daily training on athletes' skeletal muscle, this study determined the relation between their muscle thickness and passive…”
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Effect of Compression Garments on Controlled Force Output After Heel-Rise Exercise by Kato, Emika, Nakamura, Mariko, Takahashi, Hideyuki

“…ABSTRACTKato, E, Nakamura, M, and Takahashi, H. Effect of compression garments on controlled force output after heel-rise exercise. J Strength Cond Res…”
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Sex differences in relationship between passive ankle stiffness and leg stiffness during hopping by Hobara, Hiroaki, Kato, Emika, Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki, Ogata, Toru

“…Abstract The goal of this study was to examine the hypothesis that the relationships between passive ankle stiffness and leg stiffness would be different…”
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Acute effect of muscle stretching on the steadiness of sustained submaximal contractions of the plantar flexor muscles by KATO, Emika, VIEILLEVOYE, Stéphanie, BALESTRA, Costantino, GUISSARD, Nathalie, DUCHATEAU, Jacques

“…This paper examines the acute effect of a bout of static stretches on torque fluctuation during an isometric torque-matching task that required subjects to…”
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Changes in ankle joint stiffness due to stretching: The role of tendon elongation of the gastrocnemius muscle by Kato, Emika, Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Kawakami, Yasuo

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in ankle joint stiffness and the associated changes in the gastrocnemius muscle and tendon due to static…”
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Acute effects of static stretching on leg-spring behavior during hopping by Hobara, Hiroaki, Inoue, Koh, Kato, Emika, Kanosue, Kazuyuki

“…Despite the fact that a stiffer leg spring is prerequisite for achieving a better performance during sports activities, effects of various types of warm-up on…”
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Validity of ultrasound muscle thickness measurements for predicting leg skeletal muscle mass in healthy Japanese middle-aged and older individuals by Takai, Yohei, Ohta, Megumi, Akagi, Ryota, Kato, Emika, Wakahara, Taku, Kawakami, Yasuo, Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Kanehisa, Hiroaki

“…The skeletal muscle mass of the lower limb plays a role in its mobility during daily life. From the perspective of physical resources, leg muscle mass…”
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Relationships Between Muscle Strength and Indices of Muscle Cross-Sectional Area Determined During Maximal Voluntary Contraction in Middle-Aged and Elderly Individuals by Akagi, Ryota, Takai, Yohei, Kato, Emika, Fukuda, Makoto, Wakahara, Taku, Ohta, Megumi, Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Kawakami, Yasuo, Fukunaga, Tetsuo

“…Akagi, R, Takai, Y, Kato, E, Fukuda, M, Wakahara, T, Ohta, M, Kanehisa, H, Kawakami, Y, and Fukunaga, T. Relationships between muscle strength and indices of…”
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Variability of limb muscle size in young men by Wakahara, Taku, Takeshita, Kazumi, Kato, Emika, Miyatani, Masae, Tanaka, Noriko I., Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Kawakami, Yasuo, Fukunaga, Tetsuo

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the interindividual variability of the upper and lower limb muscle size in young men. Subjects were 655 Japanese men…”
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Regional Difference In Gastrocnemius Tension During Passive Stretching As Assessed With Shear Wave Elastography: 3154 Board #219 June 3, 3 by Chino, Kentaro, Kato, Emika, Takahashi, Hideyuki

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Association Of Gender, Tissue Thickness, And Tissue Hardness With Muscle Elasticity Measured By Shear-wave Elastography: 1154 Board #8 May 28, 8 00 AM - 10 00 AM by Chino, Kentaro, Kato, Emika, Takahashi, Hideyuki

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Effect Of Geometric Arrangement Of Muscle Bundles On Muscle Hardness Measured By Supersonic Shear Imaging: 753 Board #168 May 28, 3 by Chino, Kentaro, Kato, Emika, Takahashi, Hideyuki

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In Vivo Length-Force Relationships on Muscle Fiber and Muscle Tendon Complex in the Tibialis Anterior Muscle by Oda, Toshiaki, Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Chino, Kentaro, Kurihara, Toshiyuki, Nagayoshi, Toshihiko, Kato, Emika, Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Kawakami, Yasuo

“…The present study aimed to determine the differences in the length-force relationship between muscle fiber and muscle tendon complex (MTC) and to relate the…”
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Musculotendinous Factors Influencing Difference in Ankle Joint Flexibility between Women and Men by Kato, Emika, Oda, Toshiaki, Chino, Kentaro, Kurihara, Toshiyuki, Nagayoshi, Toshihiko, Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Kawakami, Yasuo

“…Flexibility is often evaluated from the joint range of motion (ROM), but the mechanisms underlying gender differences in joint ROM have not been elucidated…”
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Differences in spring-mass characteristics between one- and two-legged hopping by Hobara, Hiroaki, Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki, Kato, Emika, Ogata, Toru

“…Although many athletic activities and plyometric training methods involve both unilateral and bilateral movement, little is known about differences in the leg…”
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Development of an equation to predict muscle volume of elbow flexors for men and women with a wide range of age by Akagi, Ryota, Takai, Yohei, Kato, Emika, Wakahara, Taku, Ohta, Megumi, Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Fukunaga, Tetsuo, Kawakami, Yasuo

“…The present study examined the age-related changes in muscle thickness (MT) and volume (MV) of elbow flexors and developed a prediction equation of the MV…”
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Regional Difference In Gastrocnemius Tension During Passive Stretching As Assessed With Shear Wave Elastography: 3154 Board #219 June 3, 3: 30 PM - 5: 00 PM by Chino, Kentaro, Kato, Emika, Takahashi, Hideyuki

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Effect of Tendon Mechanical Properties on Strain of Triceps Surae Muscle-Tendon Unit under Eccentric Contraction: 1772 Board #125 May 29 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM by Oda, Toshiaki, Kato, Emika, Chino, Kentaro, Himeno, Ryutaro, Kanehisa, Hiroaki, Kawakami, Yasuo

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