Long COVID-19 alters muscle architecture and muscle-tendon force transmission: a one-year longitudinal study
Participants with severe COVID-19 exhibited alterations in muscle architecture, which may contribute to persistent muscular weakness even one-year post-infection. The findings underscore the potential role of muscle strength, particularly the impact of torque on TAC stiffness and PA across all groups. Long COVID-19 rehabilitation and exercise physiologists should prioritize quadriceps strengthening strategies to restore muscle architecture and optimize force transmission.
Authors
- Jeam Marcel Geremia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8918-806X)
- Rochelle Rocha Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0182-4936)
- João Luíz Quagliotti Durigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7511-5289)
- Rita de Cássia Marqueti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9126-3882)
- Leandro Gomes de Jesus Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7675-590X)
- Isabella da Silva Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9778-2800)
- Gabrielle Vieira Roriz
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Universidade de Brasília (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Physiology
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1641046
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universidade de Brasília
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Distrito Federal