Temperature affects the torque-velocity relationship of the ankle plantar flexor muscles.

ABSTRACT: The temperature dependence of muscle's force-generating capacity has been established for over 50 years. While temperature-based interventions may be a viable method to augment force output during human locomotion, there are currently limited in-vivo investigations of how temperature affects force-generating capacity in major lower extremity muscles (e.g., ankle plantar flexors). Here, we tested the effects of temperature-exchanging sleeve worn around the shank (hot: 45 °C, cold: 3 °C, and room temperature: ~22 °C) on maximal isometric and isokinetic plantar flexion torque production. Intramuscular temperature measurements confirmed that the temperature of the medial gastrocnemius increased by 3.3 ± 1.0 °C during hot application and decreased by 4.1 ± 2.1 °C during cold application. The ho

SUBMITTER: Papachatzis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271453 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature