Clinical biomechanics
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Clinical biomechanics · Jan 2019
Menstrual cycle variation and gender difference in muscle stiffness of triceps surae.
We aimed to investigate the menstrual cycle variation and the gender difference of the triceps surae muscle stiffness and passive stiffness of the ankle joint. ⋯ Our findings suggest that passive stiffness and muscle stiffness did not differ in the menstrual cycle. In addition, the measured part of the soleus was more tensioned in women than in men.