Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
Do Strength and Tendon Stiffness Adapt in Parallel? A Systematic Review and Multilevel Meta-Analysis of Chronic Mechanical Loading in Healthy Humans
Door Keren Pang en Zirui Li.
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: This review evaluated whether strength and tendon stiffness show similar proportional responses to chronic mechanical loading.
Methods
Six databases and citation chasing identified 57 reports from 50 cohorts. The primary analysis paired within-group longitudinal log response ratios (lnRRs) across 70 matched units, 62 participant samples, and 37 analytic cohorts, using multilevel models and cohort-clustered inference. This estimand was not a control-adjusted treatment effect.