Strength and size relationships of toe flexor muscles in three different functional force production tasks

• Autorzy: Kusagawa Yuki , Kurihara Toshiyuki , Maeo Sumiaki , Sugiyama Takashi , Kanehisa Hiroaki , Isaka Tadao

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DOI

10.37190/ABB-02455-2024-02

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Toe flexor strength (TFS) has been determined to evaluate the toe flexor muscle function. However, it is unclear how strength and size relationships of toe flexor muscles vary depending on the toes intended for force production. We aimed to clarify this by examining the relationship between TFS and toe flexor muscle size, and hypothesized TFS produced by all toes (TFS-All), the great toe (TFS-Great) and lesser toes (TFS-Lesser) would be specifically associated with the size of the muscles specialized in each corresponding toe flexion. Methods: The maximal anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSAmax) of each toe flexor muscle was measured by magnetic resonance imaging in twenty healthy young men. The three types of TFS were measured using a custom-made toe push dynamometer. Results: TFS-All was significantly associated with ACSAmax of the adductor hallucis transverse head (ADDH-TH) (r = 0.58, P = 0.01) and flexor hallucis brevis (FHB) (r = 0.56, P = 0.01). TFS-Great and TFS-Lesser were not significantly correlated with ACSAmax of any analyzed muscles, except for a significant correlation between TFS-Lesser and dorsal/plantar interosseous muscle (r = 0.48, P = 0.03). Conclusions: The size of two plantar intrinsic foot muscles, FHB, anatomically specialized for the great toe flexion, and ADDH-TH, supplementary flex the great toe, may be the determinant for TFS-All. However, TFS-Great and TFS-Lesser are not associated with the size of the muscles anatomically specialized in each corresponding toe flexion, perhaps due to difficulty in maximally and separately activating individual muscles (i.e., neural/anatomical reasons) during the TFS-Great and TFS-Lesser production.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

toe push strength; plantar intrinsic foot muscles; extrinsic foot muscles; metatarsophalangeal joint

• Wydawca: Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Wrocławskiej
• Czasopismo: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: Vol. 26, no. 3
• Strony: 25--33
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kusagawa Yuki

• Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
• Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.

autor

Kurihara Toshiyuki

• Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
• Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan.

autor

Maeo Sumiaki

• Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
• Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.

autor

Sugiyama Takashi

• Research Organization of Science and Technology, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
• Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.

autor

Kanehisa Hiroaki

• Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
• National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya, Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan.

autor

Isaka Tadao

• Institute of Advanced Research for Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
• Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.

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