Effects of the different sport activities on tendon architectures

• Project/Area Number: 20800061
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
• Principal Investigator: ISHIKAWA Masaki Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, 体育学部, 講師 (20513881)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,925,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,250,000、Indirect Cost: ¥675,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,365,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,050,000、Indirect Cost: ¥315,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 骨格筋 / 超音波 / 身体運動 / 弾性エネルギー / ストレッチ・ショートニング・サイクル / 生理学 / 腱 / 老化 / トレーニング

Research Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to examine effects of the different sport activities on the tendon architectures. The 650 sport athletes were volunteered for this study. The length and cross-sectional area (CSA) for Achilles and patella tendons were measured by the musculoskeletal ultrasonography. The results showed that the tendon length and CSA of the dominant leg were significantly greater than those of non-dominant leg in the shot-put and high-jump athletes. The CSA of the swimmers was significantly smaller than other sport athletes. Our results suggest that the specific tendon adaptation can be occurred only in the high-impact sport activities.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Achilles tendon length changes during walking in long-term diabetes patients. (2010)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ. Peltonen J. Ishikawa NI. Komi PV. Avela J. Sinkjaer T. Voigt M.
  • Journal Title: Clinical Biomech (In press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Afferent contribution to locomotor muscle activity during unconstrained overground human walking: an analysis of triceps surae muscle fascicles. (2010)
  • Author(s): af Klint R. Cronin NJ. Ishikawa M. Sinkjaer T. Grey MJ.
  • Journal Title: J. Neurophysiol. 103 Pages: 1262-1274
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Achilles tendon length changes during walking in long-term diabetes patients (2010)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Peltonen J, Ishikawa M, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Journal Title: Clinical Biomechanics (Epub ahead of print, Accepted In press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Afferent contribution to locomotor muscle activity during unconstrained overground human walking : an analysis of triceps surae muscle fascicles (2010)
  • Author(s): af Klint R, Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Sinkjaer T, Grey MJ
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neurophysiology 103 Pages: 1262-1274
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Achilles tendon length changes during walking in long-term diabetes patients. (2010)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Peltonen J, Ishikawa M, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voige M
  • Journal Title: Clinical Biomechanics
  • Description: [Epub ahead of print]Accepted In press
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Afferent contribution to locomotor muscle activity during unconstrained overground human walking : an analysis of triceps surae muscle fascicles. (2010)
  • Author(s): af Klint R, Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Sinkjaer T, Grey MJ
  • Journal Title: Journal of Neurophysiology Volume: 103 Pages: 1262-1274
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of prolonged walking on neural and mechanical components of stretch responses in the human soleus muscle. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ. Ishikawa M. Af Klint R. Komi PV. Avela J. Sinkjaer T. Voigt M.
  • Journal Title: J Physiol 1;587 Pages: 4339-4347
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mechanical and neural stretch responses of the human soleus muscle at different walking speeds. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ. Ishikawa M. Grey MJ. af Klint R. Komi PV. Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M.
  • Journal Title: J Physiol 1 Pages: 3375-3382
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of prolonged walking on neural and mechanical components of stretch responses in the human soleus muscle (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Af Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Physiology 1587 Pages: 4339-4347
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Neuromuscular control in landing from supra-maximal dropping height. (2009)
  • Author(s): Galindo A, Barthelemy J, Ishikawa M, Chavet P, Martin V, Avela J, Komi PV Nicol C.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Applied Physiology 106 Pages: 539-547
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Effects of prolonged walking on neural and mechanical components of stretch responses in the human soleus muscle. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Af Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Physiology Volume: 1587 Pages: 4339-4347
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mechanical and neural stretch responses of the human soleus muscle at different walking speeds. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Af Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Physiology Volume: 587 Pages: 3375-3382
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Mechanical and neural stretch responses of the human soleus muscle at different walking spee
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Grey MJ, Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Physiology (In press印刷中)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Neuromuscular-tendon interaction during human locomotion. (2010)
  • Author(s): Ishikawa M. Cronin N. Hoferen M, af Klint R, Komi PV.
  • Organizer: 6th World Congress on Biomechanics
  • Place of Presentation: Singapore
• [Presentation] Neuromechanics of aging and fatigue: impact of sports and physical activity. (2010)
  • Author(s): Komi PV, Hoffren M, Ishikawa M
  • Organizer: 6th World Congress on Biomechanics
  • Place of Presentation: Singapore
• [Presentation] Neuromuscular-tendon interaction during human locomotion. (2010)
  • Author(s): Ishikawa M, Komi PV
  • Organizer: 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
  • Place of Presentation: Antalya, Turkey
• [Presentation] Neuromuscular-tendon interaction during human locomotion (2010)
  • Author(s): Ishikawa M, Komi
  • Organizer: 15th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
  • Place of Presentation: Antalya, Turkey
• [Presentation] Neuromuscular-tendon interaction during human locomotion (2010)
  • Author(s): Ishikawa M, Cronin N, Hoferen M, af Klint R, Komi PV
  • Organizer: 6th World Congress on Biomechanics
  • Place of Presentation: Singapore
• [Presentation] Muscle fascicle stretch velocity in relation to stretch reflex activation at different condition levels in human triceps surae. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin N, Peltonen J, Ishikawa M, Avela J, Komi PV, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Organizer: The Japanese society of Physical fitness and sports medicine.
  • Place of Presentation: 日本、大分
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-31
• [Presentation] Effects of walking speed on human soleus stretch responses. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Grey MJ, af Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Organizer: XXII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics.
  • Place of Presentation: Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Year and Date: 2009-07-05 – 2009-07-09
• [Presentation] Prolonged walking increases compliance in the human soleus muscle-tendon unit : Implications for the short latency stretch reflex. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, af Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Organizer: 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science.
  • Place of Presentation: Oslo, Norway.
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-24 – 2009-06-27
• [Presentation] Age-specific and training-induced muscle activation profiles during repetitive hopping. (2009)
  • Author(s): Hoffrén M, Ishikawa M, Komi PV.
  • Organizer: 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science.
  • Place of Presentation: Oslo, Norway.
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-24 – 2009-06-27
• [Presentation] Effects of walking speed on human soleus stretch responses. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, Grey MJ, af Klint R, Komi PV, Avela J, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M.
  • Organizer: XXII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics
  • Place of Presentation: Cape Town, South Africa
• [Presentation] Prolonged walking increases compliance in the human soleus muscle-tendon unit: Implications for the short latency stretch reflex. (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin NJ, Ishikawa M, af Klint R, Komi PV. Avela J. Sinkjaer T, Voigt M.
  • Organizer: 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
  • Place of Presentation: Oslo, Norway
• [Presentation] Age-specific and training-induced muscle activation profiles during repetitive hopping. (2009)
  • Author(s): Hoffren M, Ishikawa M, Komi PV.
  • Organizer: 14th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science
  • Place of Presentation: Oslo, Norway
• [Presentation] Muscle fascicle stretch velocity in relation to stretch reflex activation at different condition levels in human triceps surae (2009)
  • Author(s): Cronin N, Peltonen J, Ishikawa M, Avela J, Komi PV, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Organizer: The Japanese society of Physical fitness and sports medicine
  • Place of Presentation: 日本、大分
• [Presentation] Muscle fascicle stretch velocity in relation to stretch reflex activation at diiferent condition levels in human triceps surae. (2008)
  • Author(s): Cronin N, Peltonen J, Ishlkawa M, Avela J, Komi PV, Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Organizer: The Japanese society of Physical fitness and sports medicine
  • Place of Presentation: Beppu International Convention Center, Ohita, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-19
• [Presentation] Muscle fascicle stretch velocity in relation to stretch reflex activation at different condition levels in human triceps surae.
  • Author(s): Cronin N, Peltonen J, Ishikawa M. Avela J, Komi PV. Sinkjaer T, Voigt M
  • Organizer: The Japanese society of Physical fitness and sports medicine
• [Book] The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine. "Neuromuscular adaptations to Exercise, Fatigue, Training, disuse and Ageing : special emphasis on SSC" Chapter 8 Fascicle-tendon interactions in natural human movement (2010)
  • Author(s): (編集)Komi PV, Nicol C, Duchateau J.(分筆著者)Ishikawa M, Komi PV
  • Total Pages: 20
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Massachusetts, USA(In press)
• [Book] The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine. “Neuromuscular adaptations to Exercise, Fatigue, Training, disuse and Ageing : special emphasis on SSC” Chapter 8 Fascicle-tendon interactions in natural human movement. (2010)
  • Author(s): (編集)Komi PV, Nicol C, Duchateau J. (分筆著者)Ishikawa M, Komi PV
  • Total Pages: 20
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, Massachusetts, USA
  • Description: (In press)
• [Book] 書籍名"Olympic textbook of science in sport" 担当Muscles : producing force and movement. (2009)
  • Author(s): (Ed) Maughan RJ (分担)Komi PV, Ishikawa M
  • Total Pages: 427
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• [Book] The Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine.(Neuromuscular adaptations to Exercise. Fatigue. Training, disuse and Ageing: special emphasis on SSC, Chapter 8 Fascicle-tendon interactions in natural human movement.)
  • Author(s): Komi PV. Nicol C, Duchateau J. Ishikawa M. Komi PV.
  • Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell.(In press)