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-- 2025 & In press --
Miyamoto-Mikami E, Zempo H, Kumagai H, Hirata K, Takaragawa M, Yoshihara T, Fuku M, Kikuchi N, Kamiya N, Miyamoto N, Fuku N
Genome wide association study on muscle stiffness identified novel locus for predisposition to muscle strain injury
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (in press)
 
Matsui T, Hirata K, Miyamoto N, Akagi R 
Adaptive walking performance is related to the hip joint position sense during active hip flexion rather than during passive hip flexion
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (in press)
 
Shinchi K, Yamashita D, Yamagishi T, Aoki K, Miyamoto N
Relationship between jump height and lower limb joint kinetics and kinematics during countermovement jump in elite male athletes
Sports Biomechanics (in press)
 
Sasaki K, Miyamoto N*
Intramuscular stiffness distribution in anterior and posterior upper trapezius muscles in healthy young males
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 6: 1507207, 2024

 
 
-- 2024 --
Miyamoto N*, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Kinoshita M, Akazawa T, Kimura N, Nishio H, Kobayashi Y, Nagao M, Takazawa Y
Age-dependence of semitendinosus tendon properties used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction differs in males and females
Clinical Biomechanics 119: 106329, 2024
 
Miyamoto N*, Yamazaki K, Iwasaki T, Mujika I, Yamashita D, Hirata K
Biceps femoris long head stiffens after 2 weeks of training cessation in highly trained sprinters
European Journal of Applied Physiology 124(11): 3317-3323, 2024
 
Watanabe H, Washino S, Ogoh S, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H, Kato H, Yoshitake Y
Observing an expert’s action swapped with an observer’s face increases corticospinal excitability during combined action observation and motor imagery
European Journal of Neuroscience 59(5): 1016-1028, 2024
 
萱 和磨, 内藤 久士, 宮本 直和,  原田 睦巳, 冨田 洋之

エリート体操選手が体操競技種目鉄棒において「伸身コバチ1回ひねり(カッシーナ)」を試合で実施するまでの練習過程における意識の変化
スポーツパフォーマンス研究 16: 92-105, 2024 
 
 
-- 2023 --
Yamashita D, Hirata K, Yamazaki K, Mujika I, Miyamoto N*
Effect of two weeks of training cessation on concentric and eccentric knee muscle strength in highly trained sprinters
PLOS ONE 18(7): e0288344, 2023
 
Watanabe H, Ogoh S, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H, Yoshitake Y
Greater task difficulty during unilateral motor tasks changes intracortical inhibition and facilitation in the ipsilateral primary motor cortex in young men 
Neuroscience Letters 808: 137293, 2023
 
Kumagai H, Kaneko T, Shintake Y, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Tomita H, Fukuo M, Kawai W, Harada M, Kikuchi N, Kamiya N, Hirata K, Zempo H, Maeda S, Miyamoto N, Fuku N
Genetic polymorphisms related to muscular strength and flexibility are associated with artistic gymnastic performance in the Japanese population
European Journal of Sport Science 23 (6): 955-963, 2023
 
Hagiwara M,
Miyamoto N, Michishita J
Association between order during first upwind leg and finishing place of race in sailing event of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Journal of High Performance Sport 11: 79-89, 2023
 
 
-- 2022 --
Akazawa T, Miyamoto N*, Nishio H, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Kinoshita M, Kobayashi Y, Nagao M, Takazawa Y
Age-related changes in mechanical properties of semitendinosus tendon used for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 17(1): 501, 2022
 
Zhi L, Miyamoto N*, Naito H
Passive muscle stiffness of biceps femoris is acutely reduced after eccentric knee flexion
Journal of Sports Science and Medicine 21(4): 487-492, 2022
 
Otsuka Y, Miyamoto N, Nagai A, Izumo T, Nakai M, Fukuda M, Arimitsu T, Yamada Y, Hashimoto T
Effects of Quercetin Glycoside Supplementation Combined With Low-Intensity Resistance Training on Muscle Quantity and Stiffness: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Frontiers in Nutrition 9: 912217, 2022
 
Otsuka Y, Yamada Y, Maeda A, Izumo T, Rogi T, Shibata H, Fukuda M, Arimitsu T, Miyamoto N, Hashimoto T
Effects of resistance training intensity on muscle quantity/quality in middle-aged and older people: a randomized controlled trial
Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 13(2): 894-908, 2022
 
Yamazaki K, Inoue K, Miyamoto N*
Passive and active muscle elasticity of medial gastrocnemius is related to performance in sprinters
European Journal of Applied Physiology 122(2): 447-457, 2022
 
 
-- 2021 --
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K
Site-specific features of active muscle stiffness and proximal aponeurosis strain in biceps femoris long head
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 31(8):1666-1673, 2021
 
Maeda A, Yamagishi M, Otsuka Y, Izumo T, Rogi T, Shibata H, Fukuda M, Arimitsu T, Yamada Y, Miyamoto N, Hashimoto T
Characteristics of the passive muscle stiffness of the vastus lateralis: a feasibility study to assess muscle fibrosis
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(17): 8947, 2021   
 
Noro H, Miyamoto N*, Mitsukawa N, Yanagiya T
No association of plantar aponeurosis stiffness with medial longitudinal arch stiffness
International Journal of Sports Medicine 42(10): 945-949, 2021 
 
Miyamoto-Mikami E, Kumagai H, Tanisawa K, Taga Y, Hirata K, Kikuchi N, Kamiya N, Kawakami R, Midorikawa T, Kawamura T, Kakigi R, Natsume T, Zempo H, Suzuki K, Kohmura Y, Mizuno K, Torii S, Sakamoto S, Oka K, Higuchi M, Naito H, Miyamoto N, Fuku N
Female athletes genetically susceptible to fatigue fracture are resistant to muscle injury: Potential role of COL1A1 variant
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 53(9): 1855-1864, 2021
 
Hirata K, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Association between medial gastrocnemius muscle-tendon unit architecture and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion with and without consideration of slack angle
PLOS ONE 16(3): e0248125, 2021
 
Tayashiki K, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Does intra-abdominal pressure have a causal effect on muscle strength of hip and knee joints?
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 35(1): 41-46, 2021
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-- 2020 --
Miyamoto N*, Kimura N, Hirata K
Nonuniform distribution of passive muscle stiffness within hamstring
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 30(9): 1729-1738, 2020
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Miyamoto-Mikami E, Kumagai H, Kikuchi N, Kamiya N, Miyamoto N, Fuku​ N 
eQTL variants in COL22A1 are associated with muscle injury in athletes
Physiological Genomics 52(12): 588-589, 2020
 
Sakushima K, Yoshikawa M, Osaki T, Miyamoto N, Hashimoto T 
Moderate hypoxia promotes skeletal muscle cell growth and hypertrophy in C2C12 cells
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 525(4): 921-927, 2020
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-- 2019 --
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K 
Moderate associations of muscle elasticity of the hamstring with hip joint flexibility 
International Journal of Sports Medicine 40(11): 717-724, 2019
 
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K, Inoue K, Hashimoto T
Muscle stiffness of the vastus lateralis in sprinters and long-distance runners
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 51(10): 2080-2087, 2019
 
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K 
Muscle elasticity under active conditions in humans: a methodological comparison 
Translational Sports Medicine 2(3): 138-145, 2019 
 
Miyamoto-Mikami E, Miyamoto N, Kumagai H, Hirata K, Kikuchi N, Zempo H, Kimura N, Kamiya N, Kanehisa H, Naito H, Fuku N
COL5A1 rs12722 polymorphism is not associated with passive muscle stiffness and sports-related muscle injury in Japanese athletes
BMC Medical Genetics 20(1): 192, 2019
 
Kumagai H, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Hirata K, Kikuchi N, Kamiya N, Hoshikawa S, Zempo H, Naito H, Miyamoto N, Fuku N 
ESR1 rs2234693 polymorphism is associated with muscle injury and muscle stiffness 
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 51(1): 19-26, 2019
 
 
-- 2018 --
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Yasuda O, Kanehisa H
Associations of passive muscle stiffness, muscle stretch tolerance, and muscle slack angle with range of motion: individual and sex differences
Scientific Reports 8(1): 8274, 2018
 
Miyamoto N*, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Hirata K, Kimura N, Fuku N
Association analysis of the ACTN3 R577X polymorphism with passive muscle stiffness and muscle strain injury
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 28(3): 1209-1214, 2018
 
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K, Kimura N, Miyamoto-Mikami E
Contributions of hamstring stiffness to straight-leg-raise and sit-and-reach test scores
International Journal of Sports Medicine 39(2): 110-114, 2018
 
Hirata K, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Kimura N, Miyamoto N*
No association between passive material property and cross-sectional area in human hamstring
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 7(1): 35-40, 2018
 
Tayashiki K, Mizuno F, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Causal effect of intra-abdominal pressure on maximal voluntary isometric hip extension torque
European Journal of Applied Physiology 118(1): 93-99, 2018
 
Akagi R, Suzuki M, Kawaguchi E, Miyamoto N, Yamada Y, Ema R
Muscle size-strength relationship including ultrasonographic echo intensity and voluntary activation level of a muscle group
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics 75: 185-190, 2018
 

-- 2017 --
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K, Kanehisa H
Effects of hamstring stretching on passive muscle stiffness vary between hip flexion and knee extension maneuvers
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports 27(1): 99-106, 2017
 
Tayashiki K, Hirata K, Ishida K, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Associations of maximal voluntary isometric hip extension torque with muscle size of hamstring and gluteus maximus and intra-abdominal pressure
European Journal of Applied Physiology 117(6): 1267-1272, 2017
 
Takayama F, Hirata K, Nabekura Y, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Effects of marathon running on muscle damage in lower limb muscle groups and maximal aerobic capacity in novice recreational runners
Gazzetta Medica Italiana 176(3): 100-109, 2017
 
Hirata K, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Acute effect of static stretching on passive stiffness of the human gastrocnemius fascicle measured by ultrasound shear wave elastography
European Journal of Applied Physiology 117(3): 493-499, 2017
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Ema R, Takayama H, Miyamoto N, Akagi R
Effect of prolonged vibration to synergistic and antagonistic muscles on the rectus femoris activation during multi-joint exercises
European Journal of Applied Physiology 117(10): 2109-2118, 2017
 
Wakahara T, Ema R, Miyamoto N, Kawakami Y
Inter- and intramuscular differences in training-induced hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris: Association with muscle activation during the first training session
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 37(4): 405-412, 2017
 

-- 2016 --
Hirata K, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto N*
Muscle-specific acute changes in passive stiffness of human triceps surae after stretching
European Journal of Applied Physiology 116(5): 911-918, 2016
 
Tayashiki K, Maeo S, Usui S, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H
Effect of abdominal bracing training on strength and power of trunk and lower limb muscles
European Journal of Applied Physiology 116(9): 1703-1713, 2016
 
Yoshitake Y, Miyamoto N, Taniguchi K, Katayose M, Kanehisa H
The skin acts to maintain muscle shear modulus
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 42(3): 674–682, 2016
 
髙山史徳, 平田浩祐, 森寿仁, 鍋倉賢治, 宮本直和 
大学生市民ランナーのマラソンレースが筋損傷指標と有酸素性能力に与える影響
ランニング学研究 27(2): 47-58, 2016
 

-- 2015 --
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K, Kanehisa H, Yoshitake Y
Validity of measurement of shear modulus by ultrasound shear wave elastography in human pennate muscle
PLOS ONE 10(4): e0124311, 2015
 
Miyamoto N*, Kawakami Y
No graduated pressure profile in compression stockings still reduces muscle fatigue
International Journal of Sports Medicine 36(3): 220-225, 2015
 
Hirata K, Kanehisa H, Miyamoto-Mikami E, Miyamoto N*
Evidence for intermuscle difference in slack angle in human triceps surae
Journal of Biomechanics 48(6): 1210-1213, 2015
 
Sugisaki N, Wakahara T, Murata K, Miyamoto N, Kawakami Y, Kanehisa H, Fukunaga T
Influence of muscle hypertrophy on the moment arm of the triceps brachii muscle
Journal of Applied Biomechanics 31(2): 111-116, 2015
 
Wakahara T, Ema R, Miyamoto N, Kawakami Y
Increase in vastus lateralis aponeurosis width induced by resistance training: implications for a hypertrophic model of pennate muscle
European Journal of Applied Physiology 115(2): 309-316, 2015
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-- 2014 --
Miyamoto N*, Kawakami Y
Effect of pressure intensity of compression short-tight on fatigue of thigh muscles
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 46(11):2168-2174, 2014
 
Fukutani A, Takei S, Hirata K, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H, Kawakami Y
Influence of the intensity of squat exercises on the subsequent jump performance
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 28(8): 2236-2243, 2014
 
Fukutani A, Hirata K, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H, Yanai T, Kawakami Y
Effect of conditioning contraction intensity on postactivation potentiation is muscle dependent
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 24(2): 240-245, 2014
 

-- 2013 --
Miyamoto N*, Wakahara T, Ema R, Kawakami Y
Further potentiation of dynamic muscle strength after resistance training
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 45(7): 1323-30, 2013
 
Miyamoto N*, Wakahara T, Ema R, Kawakami Y
Nonuniform muscle oxygenation despite uniform neuromuscular activity within the vastus lateralis during fatiguing heavy resistance exercise
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 33(6): 463-469, 2013
 
Fukutani A, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H, Yanai T, Kawakami Y
Potentiation of isokinetic torque is velocity-dependent following an isometric conditioning contraction
SpringerPlus 2: 554, 2013
 
Ema R, Wakahara T, Miyamoto N Kanehisa H, Kawakami Y
Inhomogeneous architectural changes of the quadriceps femoris induced by resistance training
European Journal of Applied Physiology 113(11): 2691-2703, 2013
 
Ema R, Wakahara T, Mogi Y, Miyamoto N, Komatsu T, Kanehisa H, Kawakami Y
In vivo measurement of human rectus femoris architecture by ultrasonography: validity and applicability
Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 33(4): 267-273, 2013
 
松本奈々, 宮本直和, 浦中宏典, 丸茂智彦, 谷口耕一, 川上泰雄
大腿部への圧迫が電気刺激による誘発膝関節伸展トルクに及ぼす影響
トレーニング科学 25(1): 55-60, 2013
 
樋口貴俊, 永見智行, 宮本直和, 彼末一之
野球打撃前に行う加重したバットでの素振りがバット速度と正確さに及ぼす影響
東京体育学研究 4: 17-22, 2013
 
中川剣人, 宮本直和, 村上雄治, 彼末一之
筋痙攣中のM波振幅の低下
東京体育学研究 4: 11-16, 2013
 
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-- 2012 --
Miyamoto N*, Kanehisa H, Kawakami Y 
Potentiation of maximal voluntary concentric torque in human quadriceps femoris
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 44(9): 1738-1746, 2012
 
Miyamoto N*
Warm-up procedures to enhance dynamic muscular performance
Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 1(1): 155-158, 2012
 
Miyamoto N*, Wakahara T, Kawakami Y
Task-dependent inhomogeneous muscle activities within the bi-articular human rectus femoris muscle
PLOS ONE 7(3): e34269, 2012
 
Miyamoto N*, Fukutani A, Yanai T, Kawakami Y
Twitch potentiation after voluntary contraction and neuromuscular electrical stimulation at various frequencies in human quadriceps femoris
Muscle and Nerve 45(1): 110-115, 2012
 
Wakahara T, Miyamoto N, Sugisaki N, Murata K, Kanehisa H, Kawakami Y, Fukunaga T, Yanai T
Association between regional differences in muscle activation in one session of resistance exercise and in muscle hypertrophy after resistance training
European Journal of Applied Physiology 112(4): 1569-1576, 2012
 
Fukutani A, Miyamoto N, Kanehisa H, Yanai T, Kawakami Y
Influence of the intensity of a conditioning contraction on the subsequent twitch torque and maximal voluntary concentric torque
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 22(4): 560-565, 2012
 
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-- 2011 --
Miyamoto N*, Yanai T, Kawakami Y
Twitch potentiation induced by stimulated and voluntary isometric contractions at various torque levels in human knee extensor muscles
Muscle and Nerve 43(3): 360-366, 2011
 
Miyamoto N*, Hirata K, Mitsukawa N, Yanai T, Kawakami K
Effect of pressure intensity of graduated elastic compression stocking on muscle fatigue following calf-raise exercise
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 21(2): 249-254, 2011
 
Miyamoto N*, Kanehisa H, Fukunaga T, Kawakami Y
Effect of postactivation potentiation on the maximal voluntary isokinetic concentric torque in humans
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 25(1): 186-192, 2011
 
福谷充輝, 宮本直和, 金久博昭, 矢内利政, 川上泰雄
活動後増強を生じさせるためのコンディショニング収縮の時間が最大随意短縮性足関節底屈トルクに与える影響
トレーニング科学 23(1): 31-38, 2011
 

-- 2010 --
Miyamoto N*, Wakahara T, Sugisaki N, Murata K, Kanehisa H, Fukunaga T, Kawakami Y
Effect of counter-movement on elbow joint extension power-load characteristics
Journal of Sports Sciences 28(14): 1535-1542, 2010
 
Miyamoto N*, Mitsukawa N, Sugisaki N, Fukunaga T, Kawakami Y
Joint angle dependence of inter-muscle difference in postactivation potentiation
Muscle and Nerve 41(4): 519-523, 2010
 
Sugisaki N, Wakahara T, Miyamoto N, Murata K, Kanehisa H, Kawakami Y, Fukunaga T
Influence of muscle anatomical cross-sectional area on the moment arm length of the triceps brachii muscle at the elbow joint
Journal of Biomechanics 43(14): 2844-2847, 2010
 
Mitsukawa N, Sugisaki N, Miyamoto N, Yanai T, Kanehisa H, Fukunaga T, Kawakami Y
Fatigue-induced changes in synergistic muscle force do not match tendon elongation
Journal of Biomechanics 43(8): 1632-1634, 2010
 
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■ 競争的研究費
科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:永原隆先生) 2023年度~2026年度(予定)
「思春期前期におけるスプリント走能力発達の一時的停滞が発生するメカニズムとその予測」

科学研究費 基盤研究(C)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:山崎一彦先生) 2023年度~2026年度(予定)
「アスリートの「バネ」の規定要因解明および「バネ」機能強化法構築のための基盤創出」

科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:橋本健志先生) 2021年度~2025年度(予定)
「骨格筋細胞培養工学を活用した統合的アンチエイジングのための生体応用研究基盤の創成」
 
科学研究費 挑戦的研究(萌芽)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:橋本健志先生) 2020年度~2022年度
「脳機能亢進に資する骨格筋の「量」と「質」の向上方略策定に向けた挑戦」
 
科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:宮本恵里先生) 2020年度~2024年度(予定)
「肉離れ受傷リスク予測モデル構築に向けた骨格筋・腱の特性を規定する遺伝要因の解明」
 
科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究代表者) 2019年度~2023年度
「肉離れが好発する筋・部位・個人の特徴解明に基づく効果的予防策構築のための基盤創出」
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科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:吉武康栄先生) 2019年度~2021年度
「皮膚の弾性は3次元筋形状および筋パフォーマンスの決定因子であるか?」
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科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究代表者) 2016年度~2019年度
「関節柔軟性の規定因子の解明とセミテーラーメイド型肉離れ予防ストレッチング法の確立」
 
科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:吉武康栄先生) 2016年度~2018年度
「高齢者の複合的行動能力を特異的に鍛えるトレーニング法の開発」
 
科学研究費 挑戦的萌芽研究(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:福永哲夫先生) 2015年度~2016年度
「ストレッチングにより関節柔軟性が向上する機序解明と効果的なストレッチング法の考案」
 
公益財団法人戸部眞紀財団研究助成(研究代表者) 2015年度
「ストレッチングにより関節柔軟性が向上する機序の解明」
 
科学研究費 挑戦的萌芽研究(研究代表者) 2014年度~2017年度 
「筋肥大を目的とした効果的なトレーニング法の開発:運動時の吸引酸素濃度に着目して」
 
科学研究費 基盤研究(B)(研究分担者として参画、研究代表者:吉武康栄先生) 2014年度~2015年度
「ヒト生体における骨格筋スティフネスの定量化の確立と生理学的重要性の解明」
 
科学研究費 若手研究(A)(研究代表者) 2013年度~2016年度
「ウォームアップ効果の生理学的機序の解明と競技特性に合致したプロトコルの確立」
 
公益財団法人中冨健康科学振興財団研究助成金(研究代表者) 2013年度
「二関節筋特有の神経・筋制御および筋硬度の筋内部位差~肉離れ発症メカニズムの解明に向けて~」
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科学研究費 挑戦的萌芽研究(研究代表者) 2012年度~2013年度
「なぜ肉離れは二関節筋の特定部位において好発するのか?」
 
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