Jun Umehara

Publications

• Validity of freehand three-dimensional ultrasound system in measurement of three-dimensional surface shape of shoulder muscles
• Different modulation of oscillatory common neural drives to ankle muscles during abrupt and gradual gait adaptations
• Effective stretching position for the posterior deltoid muscle evaluated by shear wave elastography
• Agreement in rotator cuff muscles measurement between ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging
• Acute effect of electrical stimulation on the infraspinatus muscle using different types of muscle contractions and shoulder joint positions
• Effects of two stretching methods on shoulder range of motion and muscle stiffness in baseball players with posterior shoulder tightness: a randomized controlled trial
• Effect of static stretching with different rest intervals on muscle stiffness
• Relationship between ankle plantar flexor force steadiness and postural stability on stable and unstable platforms
• Effects of ankle position during static stretching for the hamstrings on the decrease in passive stiffness
• Acute and Prolonged Effects of Stretching on Shear Modulus of the Pectoralis Minor Muscle.
• Improvement in muscle strength with low-load isotonic training depends on fascicle length but not joint angle
• Effect of scapular stabilization during cross-body stretch on the hardness of infraspinatus, teres minor, and deltoid muscles: An ultrasonic shear wave elastography study
• Influences of Fascicle Length during Isometric Training on Improvement of Muscle Strength
• Acute effect and time course of extension and internal rotation stretching of the shoulder on infraspinatus muscle hardness
• Effect of hip and knee position on tensor fasciae latae elongation during stretching: An ultrasonic shear wave elastography study
• Acute effects of static stretching on the shear elastic moduli of the medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles in young and elderly women
• Acute effect of static stretching on passive and active properties of the gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit: An investigation based on different repetition durations and numbers
• The effects of a 4-week static stretching programme on the individual muscles comprising the hamstrings
• Electrical Stimulation to the Infraspinatus on Hypertrophy and Strength of the Shoulder
• Association of Pain History and Current Pain with Sagittal Spinal Alignment and Muscle Stiffness and Muscle Mass of the Back Muscles in Middle-aged and Elderly Women
• Comparison of shoulder muscle strength, cross-sectional area, acromiohumeral distance, and thickness of the supraspinatus tendon between symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with rotator cuff tears
• Mechanical energy efficiency for stepping up and down in persons with medial knee osteoarthritis
• Regional differential stretching of the pectoralis major muscle: An ultrasound elastography study
• Rhythmic auditory stimulation during gait adaptation enhances learning aftereffects and savings by reducing common neural drives to lower limb muscles
• Epimuscular myofascial force transmission from biarticular rectus femoris elongation increases shear modulus of monoarticular quadriceps muscles
• Effective stretching position of the coracobrachialis muscle
• Acute effects of ankle plantar flexor force-matching exercises on postural strategy during single leg standing in healthy adults
• Relationship between individual forces of each quadriceps head during low-load knee extension and cartilage thickness and knee pain in women with knee osteoarthritis
• Effect of age on shear modulus, muscle thickness, echo intensity of the upper limb, lower limb, and trunk muscles in healthy women
• Validity of Freehand 3-D Ultrasound System in Measurement of the 3-D Surface Shape of Shoulder Muscles
• Shoulder horizontal abduction stretching effectively increases shear elastic modulus of pectoralis minor muscle
• Scapular kinematic and shoulder muscle activity alterations after serratus anterior muscle fatigue
• Scapular kinematic alterations during arm elevation with decrease in pectoralis minor stiffness after stretching in healthy individuals
• Effect of different trunk postures on scapular muscle activities and kinematics during shoulder external rotation
• Relationship between scapular initial position and scapular movement during dynamic motions
• Compensation strategy of shoulder synergist muscles is not stereotypical in patients with rotator cuff repair
• Individual differences in the neural strategies to control the lateral and medial head of the quadriceps during a mechanically constrained task
• Mechanical characteristic of supraspinatus muscle changes independent of its size and intramuscular fat in patient with rotator cuff repair
• Understanding muscle coordination during gait based on muscle synergy and its association with symptoms in patients with knee osteoarthritis
• Factors determining the short-term clinical outcomes of conservative treatment in patients with supraspinatus tear
• Effective Stretching Positions of the Piriformis Muscle Evaluated Using Shear Wave Elastography
• Effects of Physical Therapy Modalities on Elastography-Measured Stiffness of Muscle-Tendon Properties: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials with meta-analyses
• Skeletal muscle shape influences joint torque exertion through the mechanical advantages