Overview
Background
François received his PhD in human movement sciences from Aix-Marseille university (France - 2003). His research focuses on the neural control of movement in health and disease. He has developed a neural framework based on the non-invasive recording of motor neurons to reveal the modular organization of movement control at the spinal motor neuron level. He has published >220 articles in peer-reviewed journals and received > 2.5 M€ funding as PI. As Full Professor at Nantes Université (France), he led a research Lab until he moved to Université Côte d’azur (France), in 2021. He is a senior fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France (IUF, 2025-2030). François is currently Professor (full) in Human Movement Sciences at the University of Côte d’azur (Nice, France) where he leads the LAMHESS lab. Francois serves on the editorial board of Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sport, and Journal of Applied Physiology. He is an expert for the Consensus for Experimental Design in Electromyography (CEDE) project, which is an international initiative which aims to guide decision-making in recording, analysis, and interpretation of electromyographic data.
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Works
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2021
Journal Article
Muscles from the same muscle group do not necessarily share common drive: evidence from the human triceps surae
Hug, François, Del Vecchio, Alessandro, Avrillon, Simon, Farina, Dario and Tucker, Kylie (2021). Muscles from the same muscle group do not necessarily share common drive: evidence from the human triceps surae. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130 (2), 342-354. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00635.2020
2021
Journal Article
Revealing the unique features of each individual's muscle activation signatures
Aeles, Jeroen, Horst, Fabian, Lapuschkin, Sebastian, Lacourpaille, Lilian and Hug, François (2021). Revealing the unique features of each individual's muscle activation signatures. Journal of The Royal Society Interface, 18 (174) 20200770, 20200770. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2020.0770
2021
Journal Article
Individual differences in the neural strategies to control the lateral and medial head of the quadriceps during a mechanically constrained task
Avrillon, Simon, Del Vecchio, Alessandro, Farina, Dario, Pons, José L., Vogel, Clément, Umehara, Jun and Hug, François (2021). Individual differences in the neural strategies to control the lateral and medial head of the quadriceps during a mechanically constrained task. Journal of Applied Physiology, 130 (1), 269-281. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00653.2020
2020
Conference Publication
Long-term adaptations in the mechanical properties of human peripheral nerves and skeletal muscles to stretching interventions
Andrade, Ricardo, Freitas, Sandro, Hug, Francois, Le Sant, Guillaume, Lacourpaille, Lilian, Gross, Raphael, Quillard, Jean-Baptiste, McNair, Peter and Nordez, Antoine (2020). Long-term adaptations in the mechanical properties of human peripheral nerves and skeletal muscles to stretching interventions. Virtual Conference of Peripheral-Nerve-Society, Electr Network, 2020. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2020
Journal Article
Age-related differences in gastrocnemii muscles and Achilles tendon mechanical properties in vivo
Lindemann, India, Coombes, Brooke K., Tucker, Kylie, Hug, François and Dick, Taylor J.M. (2020). Age-related differences in gastrocnemii muscles and Achilles tendon mechanical properties in vivo. Journal of Biomechanics, 112 110067, 110067. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2020.110067
2020
Journal Article
Chronic effects of muscle and nerve-directed stretching on tissue mechanics
Andrade, Ricardo J., Freitas, Sandro R., Hug, François, Le Sant, Guillaume, Lacourpaille, Lilian, Gross, Raphaël, Quillard, Jean-Baptiste, McNair, Peter J. and Nordez, Antoine (2020). Chronic effects of muscle and nerve-directed stretching on tissue mechanics. Journal of Applied Physiology, 129 (5), 1011-1023. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00239.2019
2020
Journal Article
Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: amplitude normalization matrix
Besomi, Manuela, Hodges, Paul W., Clancy, Edward A., Van Dieën, Jaap, Hug, François, Lowery, Madeleine, Merletti, Roberto, Søgaard, Karen, Wrigley, Tim, Besier, Thor, Carson, Richard G., Disselhorst-Klug, Catherine, Enoka, Roger M., Falla, Deborah, Farina, Dario, Gandevia, Simon, Holobar, Aleš, Kiernan, Matthew C., McGill, Kevin, Perreault, Eric, Rothwell, John C. and Tucker, Kylie (2020). Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: amplitude normalization matrix. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 53 102438, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102438
2020
Journal Article
Systematic review of instrumented measures of skeletal muscle mechanical properties: evidence for the application of shear wave elastography with children
Goo, Miran, Johnston, Leanne M., Hug, Francois and Tucker, Kylie (2020). Systematic review of instrumented measures of skeletal muscle mechanical properties: evidence for the application of shear wave elastography with children. Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology, 46 (8), 1831-1840. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2020.04.009
2020
Journal Article
Force-sharing within the Triceps Surae: An Achilles Heel in Achilles Tendinopathy
Crouzier, Marion, Tucker, Kylie, Lacourpaille, Lilian, Doguet, Valentin, Fayet, Guillemette, Dauty, Marc and Hug, Francois (2020). Force-sharing within the Triceps Surae: An Achilles Heel in Achilles Tendinopathy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 52 (5), 1076-1087. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002229
2020
Journal Article
Bilateral differences in hamstring coordination in previously injured elite athletes
Avrillon, Simon, Hug, François and Guilhem, Gaël (2020). Bilateral differences in hamstring coordination in previously injured elite athletes. Journal of Applied Physiology, 128 (3), 688-697. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00411.2019
2020
Journal Article
Translation and cultural adaptation of PROactive instruments for COPD in French and influence of weather and pollution on its difficulty score
Vaidya, Trija, Thomas-Ollivier, Véronique, Hug, François, Bernady, Alain, Blanc, Camille Le, Bisschop, Claire de and Chambellan, Arnaud (2020). Translation and cultural adaptation of PROactive instruments for COPD in French and influence of weather and pollution on its difficulty score. International Journal of COPD, 15, 471-478. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S214410
2020
Journal Article
Hamstring muscle elasticity differs in specialized high-performance athletes
Avrillon, Simon, Lacourpaille, Lilian, Hug, François, Le Sant, Guillaume, Frey, Alain, Nordez, Antoine and Guilhem, Gaël (2020). Hamstring muscle elasticity differs in specialized high-performance athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 30 (1) sms.13564, 83-91. doi: 10.1111/sms.13564
2019
Journal Article
Reduced active muscle stiffness after intermittent submaximal isometric contractions
Morel, Baptiste, Hug, François, Nordez, Antoine, Pournot, Hervé, Besson, Thibault, Mathevon, Laure and Lapole, Thomas (2019). Reduced active muscle stiffness after intermittent submaximal isometric contractions. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 51 (12), 2603-2609. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000002080
2019
Journal Article
Individuals have unique muscle activation signatures as revealed during gait and pedaling
Hug, François, Vogel, Clément, Tucker, Kylie, Dorel, Sylvain, Deschamps, Thibault, Le Carpentier, Éric and Lacourpaille, Lilian (2019). Individuals have unique muscle activation signatures as revealed during gait and pedaling. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 127 (4), 1165-1174. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01101.2018
2019
Journal Article
Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: electrode selection matrix
Besomi, Manuela, Hodges, Paul W., Van Dieën, Jaap, Carson, Richard G., Clancy, Edward A., Disselhorst-Klug, Catherine, Holobar, Aleš, Hug, François, Kiernan, Matthew C., Lowery, Madeleine, McGill, Kevin, Merletti, Roberto, Perreault, Eric, Søgaard, Karen, Tucker, Kylie, Besier, Thor, Enoka, Roger, Falla, Deborah, Farina, Dario, Gandevia, Simon, Rothwell, John C., Vicenzino, Bill and Wrigley, Tim (2019). Consensus for experimental design in electromyography (CEDE) project: electrode selection matrix. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 48, 128-144. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.07.008
2019
Journal Article
Quantifying cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness using shear wave elastography
Xie, Yanfei, Thomas, Lucy, Hug, François, Johnston, Venerina and Coombes, Brooke K. (2019). Quantifying cervical and axioscapular muscle stiffness using shear wave elastography. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 48, 94-102. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2019.06.009
2019
Journal Article
Performance fatigability does not impact the inhibitory control
Thibault, Simon, Hug, Francois and Deschamps, Thibault (2019). Performance fatigability does not impact the inhibitory control. Neuroscience Research, 146, 48-53. doi: 10.1016/j.neures.2018.10.002
2019
Journal Article
Relationships between cardiovascular disease risk factors and Achilles tendon structural and mechanical properties in people with Type 2 Diabetes
Coombes, B. K., Tucker, K., Hug, F., Scott, A., Geytenbeek, M., Cox, E. R., Gajanand, T. and Coombes, J. S. (2019). Relationships between cardiovascular disease risk factors and Achilles tendon structural and mechanical properties in people with Type 2 Diabetes. Mltj-Muscles Ligaments and Tendons Journal, 9 (3), 395-404. doi: 10.32098/mltj.03.2019.14
2019
Journal Article
Relationship between pre-exercise muscle stiffness and muscle damage induced by eccentric exercise
Xu, Jingfei, Fu, Siu Ngor, Zhou, Dong, Huang, Chen and Hug, François (2019). Relationship between pre-exercise muscle stiffness and muscle damage induced by eccentric exercise. European Journal of Sport Science, 19 (4), 508-516. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2018.1535625
2019
Journal Article
Do individual differences in the distribution of activation between synergist muscles reflect individual strategies?
Crouzier, Marion, Hug, François, Dorel, Sylvain, Deschamps, Thibault, Tucker, Kylie and Lacourpaille, Lilian (2019). Do individual differences in the distribution of activation between synergist muscles reflect individual strategies?. Experimental Brain Research, 237 (3), 625-635. doi: 10.1007/s00221-018-5445-6
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of the Dynamical Structures of Postural Control: New Insights into Motor Adaptation in Ageing and Pain
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