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Respiratory Cycle Influence on Lumbosacral Muscle Function: A Tensiomyographic Analysis

Anthony B Trombetta1, William J Hanney1, Abigail W Anderson1

  • 1Institute of Exercise Physiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.

Muscles (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 27, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Skeletal muscle contractile properties measured by tensiomyography (TMG) in the erector spinae vary with breathing phase. Standardizing respiration during TMG assessment may enhance measurement reliability for trunk muscles.

Keywords:
erector spinaelatissimus dorsimuscle contractile characteristicsnoninvasive assessmentrespiratory biomechanicsskeletal muscle stiffnesstensiomyographytrunk muscle function

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