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The lateral stiffness and electromyogram characteristics of the resting calf flexor and extensor muscles have been studied in 18 subjects during a seven-day immersion with and without mechanical stimulation of the foot support zones. It has been shown that as early as day 1 of support deprivation, the lateral stiffness steadily decreases in the m. soleus and, in contrast, drastically increases in the m. tibialis anterior. A mechanical stimulation of the foot support zones decreases the rate and degree of the changes observed in both muscles. The tight correlation of the changes in the lateral stiffness with the muscle activity suggests a significant dependence of these changes on the electromyogram characteristics at rest.
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Original Russian Text © T.F. Miller, I.V. Saenko, D.V. Popov, O.L. Vinogradova, I.B. Kozlovskaya, 2010, published in Aviakosmicheskaya i Ekologicheskaya Meditsina, 2010, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 13–17.
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Miller, T.F., Saenko, I.V., Popov, D.V. et al. The effects of support deprivation and stimulation of the foot support zones on the lateral stiffness and electromyogram of the resting calf muscles. Hum Physiol 38, 763–767 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0362119712070146
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