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Multifunctional Use of TensiomyographicMuscle Assessment in Elite Sports
Stef Harley, MRS-PT
Synovia, private physiotherapy practice
TMG-BMC ltd., senior consultant
SASMA congress, Durban, South Africa, 26th October 2013
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47% of elite football players are forced to retirebecause of injury
1/3 of all time lost in mens elite football
92% affect 4 big muscle groups in LL.
37 days missed each season. 16% re-injuries, causing 30% longer absences.
HSI most common injury in high-speed running sports
Top 3 injuries in professional rugby; HSI, calf muscleand thigh contusions
Incidence and prevalence of HSI in cricket is
increasing
Muscle injuries are a big problem
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Muscle injuries are a big problem
...there is an enormous interest in
optimising the diagnostic, therapeutic andrehabilitation process after muscle
injuries, to minimise the absence from
sport and to reduce recurrence rates. (HSMueller-Wohlfahrt et al., 2012)
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What questions do all have in common?
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What information is missing?
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What information is missing?Today the facts still are...
47% of elite football players are forced to retire because of injury
1/3 of all time lost in mens elite football
92% affect 4 big muscle groups in LL.
37 days missed each season.
16% re-injuries, causing 30% longer absences.
HSI most common injury in high-speed running sports
Top 3 injuries in professional rugby; HSI, calf muscle and thighcontusions
Incidence and prevalence of HSI in cricket is increasing
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What can we expect from the muscle?
Changes in muscle contraction properties
fast and accessible data
selective data
non-invasive
as objective as possible
easy to measure
simple to interpret and understand
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TMG is a measurement of involuntary muscle
contractile properties; records and quantifies the oscillations generated
by dimensional changes of the active skeletalmuscle fibers (MMG)
non-invasive,
simple,
validated repeatable
Tensiomyography
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TMG measurement procedureFive simple steps:
1. Place electrodes on the muscle belly.
2. Place specially-developed sensor on skinabove muscle we wish to measure thesensor is designed to register the musclecontraction.
3. The muscle contraction is induced artificially
with an electro stimulator.
4. The contraction of the muscle under isometricconditions results in radial displacement of themuscle belly which displaces sensor tip. Radialdisplacement is recorded as a function of theelapsed time.
5. The sensor is connected to a computer wherea specially designed software plots the radialdisplacement of the sensor rod against time.
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TMG basic parameters
Basic parameters of TMG measurement
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Relaxation time (ms)
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Basic Results
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Symmetry
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Basic Report
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Basic Report
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TMG applications in sports medicine Diagnostics
Muscle strain Functional imbalance around joints (joint pain, posture syndromes)
Muscle Inhibition and atrophy Neuropathy
Treatment management Clinical reasoning; assist diagnostic process & measure rehab progress (pre/post tx,
overall treatment progress)
Decision making (within therapy, return to training, return to play) Avoid local muscle fatigue during therapy (improve treatment outcome)
Injury prevention & monitoring training adaptation Regular team measurements, identify outliers, act accordingly Muscle fiber composition (individuals, whole team overview)
Adaptation to training stimuli Player motivation tool
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TMG applications in sports medicineDiagnosticsComplements functional
examinationSets baseline for therapy
Important insights for clinicalreasoning
TherapyMotivation for patient and
therapist
More accurate estimate of fatigue
Therapeutic decisions madefaster and with more confidence
Screening /
PrehabCorrelate w/ screeningquestionnaires
Group insights & reporting
Prevalence/incidence indemogrpahic samples
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Muscle strain Contractile properties of muscles change after strain
injury and is detected as changes in Tc and Dm in the
TMG signal.*
* Zupet P, Zorko M, Rozman S, Djordjevic S. Use of Tensiomyography for Early Detection of Muscle Injuries. Inconference proceedings Book of Abstracts, 17th annual Congress of the ECSS, Bruges, Belgium, 4-7 July 2012.Ed. Meeusen et al. 489-490.
Injured [L] N-injured [R]
Tc 24,11 ms 22,03 ms
Dm 7,86 mm 4,23 mm
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Functional imbalance Considerable assymmetry in BF and VM before ACL surgery VL most affected after ACL surgery; drop in asymmetry in VM and BF Overal BF showed greatest asymmetry
At 24 weeks, all muscles recovered in symmetry.
Tramullas JA. (2012, April) Monitoring of pre- and post-operative muscle adaptation of ACL reconstructionrehabilitation process. Presented at XXI International Conference on Sports Rehabilitation and Traumatology Football Medicine Strategies for Knee Injuries. London, UK.
TMG monitoring of athrophy, and functional symmetry of knee flexors andextensors (after ACL surgery) can significantly improve ACL rehab process*
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Functional imbalance
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14 y/o, elite youth; complete ACL rupture (r) Surgery not an option, prior PT focussed on strengthening NOT speed
development
Tc (l) 27.4 ms > Tc (r) 23.5 ms
Tc (l) 56.9 ms < Tc (r) 63.0 ms
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Posture/myofascial pain syndromes Active and/or latent triggerpoints with referred pain Changes in muscle tone and function
Restricted ROM RSWT therapy indicated
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BF right
BF left before
BF left after
BF leftbefore
BF right BF leftafter
Tc 67,62 ms 28,50 ms 25,54 ms
Dm 10,88 mm 7,35 mm 4,59 mm
* Alvarez DJ, Rockwell PG. Trigger Points: Diagnosis and Management.American Family Physician. 2002; 65(4): 653-660.
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Local muscle fatigue Compromises proprioception, dynamic joint recovery and ability to
recover from injury.
Constantly changing baselines throughout therapy
Shows as increase in Tc and Dm (in excess an increased Td, Tr andTs)
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Biceps Femoris Fatigue Protocol
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Decision making
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Grade I strain on the myotendinous juntion of left BF (caputlongum), interfascial hematoma between both BF heads.
Predicted 4-6 week absence Measurements on day 4, day 10 and day 16 after injury Conventional physiotherapy protocol for grade I strain Return to play 2 weeks prior to predicted rehab time
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Adaptation to training stimuli
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Conclusions TMG provides valuable objective information
about individual muscle functional status Non-invasive, repeatable and accurate
Increases diagnostic and rehab progressmonitoring capabilities to correctly adjusttreatment approach and protocols
Useful in return-to-play decision making Regular team monitoring will assist in injury
prevention and optimizing trainingimpulses
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Questions ?
Stef Harley, stef.harley@tmg.si