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 “Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle and Achilles Tendon Interplay during Gait in Cerebral Palsy”

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University of Jyväskylä                       

Francesco Cenni is a research fellow (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships, European Union’s programme) at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä (Finland).

 

“My experience at the ISB congress in Fukuoka was both scientifically enriching and personally fulfilling. I am very grateful to the ISB community for receiving the Clinical Biomechanics award. In addition, participating in this award process motivated me to efficiently finalize the full version of our study on the interplay between the medial gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendon in cerebral palsy. I am excited to announce that now this paper is published (ISB clinical biomechanics award winner 2023: Medial gastrocnemius muscle and Achilles tendon interplay during gait in cerebral palsy). By combining traditional gait analysis with ultrasonography, we revealed the enhanced muscle's role in energy absorption during stance phase of the gait cycle. Considering the current knowledge of increased intramuscular stiffness in cerebral palsy, these results suggest the exploitation of intramuscular passive forces for such energy absorption. On a personal level, this recognition marked the perfect conclusion of my postdoctoral experience at the University of Jyväskylä and instilled confidence for my future research activities. I look forward to contributing further to this community at the next congress”.

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