THE ESTIMATION OF LOWER LIMB MUSCLE FORCES DURING HUMAN LOCOMOTION TO IMPROVE FUNCTION, PERFORMANCE AND INJURY REHABILITATION.

How muscles maximize performance in accelerated sprinting

Marcus G Pandy, Adrian KM Lai, Anthony G Schache, Yi-Chung Lin

2021-07-27

We sought to provide a more comprehensive understanding of how the individual leg muscles act synergistically to generate a ground..

Lower-limb joint mechanics during maximum acceleration sprinting.

Anthony G Schache, Adrian KM Lai, Nicholas AT Brown, Kay M Crossley, Marcus G Pandy

2019-11-25

We explored how humans adjust the stance phase mechanical function of their major lower-limb joints (hip, knee, ankle) during maxi..

Differences in in vivo muscle fascicle and tendinous tissue behavior between the ankle plantarflexors during running

AKM Lai, GA Lichtwark, AG Schache, MG Pandy

2018-07-01

The primary human ankle plantarflexors, soleus (SO), medial gastrocnemius (MG), and lateral gastrocnemius (LG) are typically regar..

Human ankle plantar flexor muscle-tendon mechanics and energetics during maximum acceleration sprinting

Adrian Lai, Anthony G Schache, Nicholas AT Brown, Marcus G Pandy

2016-08-01

Tendon elastic strain energy is the dominant contributor to muscle-tendon work during steady-state running. Does this behaviour al..

Modulation of work and power by the human lower-limb joints with increasing steady-state locomotion speed

Anthony G Schache, Nicholas AT Brown, Marcus G Pandy

2015-08-01

We investigated how the human lower-limb joints modulate work and power during walking and running on level ground. Experimental d..

In vivo behavior of the human soleus muscle with increasing walking and running speeds

Adrian Lai, Glen A Lichtwark, Anthony G Schache, Yi-Chung Lin, Nicholas AT Brown, Marcus G Pandy

2015-05-15

The interaction between the muscle fascicle and tendon components of the human soleus (SO) muscle influences the capacity of the m..

Tendon elastic strain energy in the human ankle plantar-flexors and its role with increased running speed

Adrian Lai, Anthony G Schache, Yi-Chung Lin, Marcus G Pandy

2014-09-01

The human ankle plantar-flexors, the soleus and gastrocnemius, utilize tendon elastic strain energy to reduce muscle fiber work an..

Stretch and activation of the human biarticular hamstrings across a range of running speeds

Anthony G Schache, Tim W Dorn, Tim V Wrigley, Nicholas AT Brown, Marcus G Pandy

2013-11-01

PURPOSE: The human biarticular hamstrings [semimembranosus (SM), semitendinosus (ST) and biceps femoris long head (BF(LH))] have a..

Three-dimensional geometry of the human biceps femoris long head measured in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging

Anthony G Schache, David C Ackland, Laurence Fok, George Koulouris, Marcus G Pandy

2013-03-01

BACKGROUND: The human biceps femoris long head is susceptible to injury, especially when sprinting. The potential mechanical actio..

Muscular strategy shift in human running: dependence of running speed on hip and ankle muscle performance

Tim W Dorn, Anthony G Schache, Marcus G Pandy

2012-06-01

Humans run faster by increasing a combination of stride length and stride frequency. In slow and medium-paced running, stride leng..