Results 1 to 10 of about 4,553 (119)

Associations between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Abdominal Fat and Muscle Mass: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [PDF]

Diabetes & Metabolism Journal, 2022
Background The weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) reflected body compositional changes with aging. This study was to investigate the association of WWI with abdominal fat and muscle mass in a diverse race/ethnic population. Methods Computed tomography (CT)
Ji Yoon Kim, Jimi Choi, Chantal A. Vella, Michael H. Criqui, Matthew A. Allison, Nam Hoon Kim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Respiratory and Abdominal Strength Exercises in Postoperative Patients with Abdominal Surgeries: A Narrative Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022
Abdominal surgeries are performed to diagnose and/or to treat different medical conditions by opening the abdominal cavity through large incision in the abdominal wall.
Anjan R Desai, VP Hathila
doaj   +1 more source

Abdominal complex muscle in women with stress urinary incontinence – prospective case-control study

Archives of Medical Science, 2021
Introduction This study was designed to assess the percentage share of musculus obliquus externus abdominis, musculus obliquus internus abdominis and musculus transversus abdominis activity among women suffering from stress urinary incontinence using ...
Bartlomiej Burzynski, Tomasz Jurys, Michalina Knapik, Kamil Burzynski, Paweł Rzymski, Paweł Rajwa, Piotr Bryniarski   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Breathing Exercise Called the Maximal Abdominal Contraction Maneuver

Medicina, 2021
Background and objectives: The maximal abdominal contraction maneuver (MACM) was designed as an effective and efficient breathing exercise to increase the stability of the spinal joint.
Jung Won Kwon, Seo Yoon Park, Ki Hyun Baek, Kyoungsoo Youk, Seunghue Oh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vojta Therapy Affects Trunk Control and Postural Sway in Children with Central Hypotonia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Children, 2022
(1) Background: Decreased trunk stability is accompanied by delay in motor development in children with central hypotonia. We investigated the effect of Vojta therapy on trunk control in the sitting position in children with central hypotonia.
Sun-Young Ha, Yun-Hee Sung
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrasonography of abdominal muscles: Differential diagnosis of late-onset Pompe disease and myotonic dystrophy type 1

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
IntroductionAxial muscles are involved earlier and to a greater extent in late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) than in myotonic muscular dystrophy type 1 (DM1).
Pei-Chen Hsieh, Chun-Wei Chang, Long-Sun Ro, Long-Sun Ro, Chin-Chang Huang, Chin-Chang Huang, Jia-En Chi, Hung-Chou Kuo, Hung-Chou Kuo   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immediate Effects of Whole-Body versus Local Dynamic Electrostimulation of the Abdominal Muscles in Healthy People Assessed by Ultrasound: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Biology, 2023
Dynamic electrostimulation consists of the application of local or global electrostimulation together with physical exercise. This study aimed to investigate the immediate effects of a dynamic electrostimulation session on the thickness of the abdominal ...
Lorena Álvarez-Barrio, Vicente Rodríguez-Pérez, César Calvo-Lobo, Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez, Eduardo Alba-Pérez, Ana Felicitas López-Rodríguez   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of Nutrition and Major Flavor of Different Muscle Parts of Thunnus thynnus

Progress in Fishery Sciences, 2023
At present, local and foreign research reports on Thunnus thynnus have focused on fishery biology, fishing, and genetic diversity, among others. There are few reports on nutrition and flavor related to the different muscles of T. thynnus.
Ling ZHAO, Mengyue HU, Rong CAO, Qi LIU, Fanyong MENG   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary abdominal muscle lymphoma [PDF]

BMJ Case Reports, 2013
Primary skeletal muscle lymphoma accounts for <1% of all lymphomas; a fraction of these arise within the abdominal muscles. Here, we describe the case of an 84-year-old woman who presented with multiple painful abdominal masses that proved to be diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and we discuss the main features of the disease.
Alexios, Matikas, Dimitra, Oikonomopoulou, Ifigeneia, Tzannou, Maria, Bakiri   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The fully engaged inspiratory muscle training reduces postoperative pulmonary complications rate and increased respiratory muscle function in patients with upper abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Annals of Medicine, 2022
Background Upper abdominal surgical treatment may reduce respiratory muscle function and mucociliary clearance, which might be a cause of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs).
Yu-Ting Huang, Yih-Jyh Lin, Ching-Hsia Hung, Hui-Ching Cheng, Hsin-Lun Yang, Yi-Liang Kuo, Pei-Ming Chu, Yi-Fang Tsai, Kun-Ling Tsai   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source