Andrew G. Cresswell
University of Queensland
180 Papers
1K Citations
Andrew G. Cresswell is an academic researcher from University of Queensland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Isometric exercise & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 169 publications. Previous affiliations of Andrew G. Cresswell include University of Otago & Karolinska Institutet.
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Papers
Observations on intra-abdominal pressure and patterns of abdominal intra-muscular activity in man.
TL;DR: It appears that transversus abdominis is the abdominal muscle whose activity is most consistently related to changes in intra-abdominal pressure.
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Muscle activation during maximal voluntary eccentric and concentric knee extension
TL;DR: The data suggest that under certain high-tension loading conditions (especially during eccentric muscle actions), the neural drive to the agonist muscles was reduced, despite maximal voluntary effort, to protect the musculoskeletal system from an injury that could result if the muscle was to become fully activated under these conditions.
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Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching : mechanisms and clinical implications.
TL;DR: A summary of the findings suggests that an ‘active’ PNF stretching technique achieves the greatest gains in ROM, e.g. utilising a shortening contraction of the opposing muscle to place the target muscle on stretch, followed by a static contraction ofThe target muscle.
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Influence of gastrocnemius muscle length on triceps surae torque development and electromyographic activity in man.
TL;DR: The contribution of gastrocnemius to plantar flexor torque is at least 40% of the total torque in the straight leg position, while investigating the activation of the gastrocNemius muscle at standardised non-optimal lengths.
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Intrinsic foot muscles have the capacity to control deformation of the longitudinal arch
Luke A. Kelly,Andrew G. Cresswell,Sebastien Racinais,Sebastien Racinais,Rodney Whiteley,Glen A. Lichtwark +5 more
TL;DR: Electrical stimulation of the plantar intrinsic muscles countered the deformation that occurred owing to the application of external load by reducing the length and increasing the height of the LA.