EMS 663 Sports Medicine

Bone Section: Weeks 1 - 4

Bone mineral content vs. age curve

Stature vs age curve

Infant skeletan

Bone Structure

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Soft Tissue Section: Weeks 5 - 7

Muscle-Tendon-Bone Unit

Microscopic Image of Tendon

Muscle Regulation of Tendon Stiffness

Tendon Stress-Strain Relation

Phases of Tendon Healing

Tendon Strength-Pain Relation

Mid-substance & Bone-ligament Stiffness vs Age

The following two images graphically show changes with surgical repair procedures.

Changes in Stability

Changes in Strength

Force Velocity Curve for Muscle Ref: Astrand & Rodahl, "Textbook of Work Physiology" (1986)

More Notes on Ligaments

Guiding function of the ACL & PCL

Anterior & Posterior Drawer Sign for ACL
REf: Hoppenfeld, "Physical Examination of the Spine and Extermities" (1976)

Test for MCL & LCLHoppenfeld

Stress-Strain curve for Tendon Ref: Zernicke & Loitz, 1992 (class packet)

Recovery Properties of Tendon & Ligament after Immobilization

Effects of Exercise, Immobilization & Recovery on Ligament & TendonWoo & Buckwalter, "Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue" (1988)

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Muscle Mechanics Weeks 8-10

Changes in Muscle Fiber Length for three different rat ankle muscles. Animals were immobilized in teh shortened, neutral and lengthened postion. Ref: Lieber: "Skeletal Muscle, Structure and Function" (1992).

Response to Intermittent Stretch for mouse soleus muscle during immobilization in a shortened position. Times represent duration of stretch. Ref: Lieber, "Skeletal Muscle, Structure and Function" (1992).

Muscle Mass and Max Tentanic Tension from normal and immobilized rat skeletal muscles. Ref: Lieber, "Skeletal Muscle, Structure and Function" (1992).

Passive-Elastic Tension vs. Length

Proprioception CLass Notes

Tendon organ graphic

Muscle Spindle Contraction

Alpha & Gamma Stimulation

Golgi Tendon Organ Activation

Motor & Afferent Never Endings

Muscle Spindle Graphic

Structure & Location of Neuron Classes

Department of Exercise and Movement Science
The University of Oregon