SYSTEMATIC REVIEW article
Front. Sports Act. Living
Sec. Elite Sports and Performance Enhancement
Volume 7 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fspor.2025.1610094
This article is part of the Research TopicFootball training and competitionView all 20 articles
Assessment of the neuromuscular characteristics of the flexo-extension muscles of knee by tensiomyography in elite soccer players: a systematic review
Provisionally accepted
- Universidad Europea de Madrid. Department of Sports Sciences. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports., Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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Introduction: The objective was to summarize the usefulness of tensiomyography (TMG) as a monitoring tool to evaluate the neuromuscular characteristics of the knee flexor and extensor muscles in elite male soccer players. Methods: A search of Pubmed, Web of Science (WOS), SPORTdiscus and Scopus databases was performed using the PRISMA methodology. Results: The results obtained suggest that TMG can provide information not only on individual responses to training, but also on neuromuscular and functional fatigue and lateral asymmetries. Discussion: The monitoring of the evolution of the neuromuscular state during the season in soccer players, can help coaches and medical staff to identify the initial characteristics that are relevant for the planning and programming of training, and that these changes can be monitored through the study of the modification of mechanical muscle characteristics assessed by tensiomyography. Conclusion: The TMG is a useful tool for evaluating the neuromuscular characteristics of the knee flexor and extensor muscles in elite male footballers.
Keywords: Tensiomiography, Knee, Flexor-extensor, Neuromuscular, Soccer
Received: 28 Apr 2025; Accepted: 02 Sep 2025.
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* Correspondence: Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez, Universidad Europea de Madrid. Department of Sports Sciences. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports., Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain
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