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Aging and Muscle Fatigability in the Upper Extremity [PDF]

, 2017
Aging is accompanied by reductions in strength and contraction velocity, and increased fatigability of limb muscles during high-velocity dynamic contractions.
Kuplic, Andrew
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Vitamin D supplementation does not improve human skeletal muscle contractile properties in insufficient young males [PDF]

, 2014
Vitamin D may be a regulator of skeletal muscle function, although human trials investigating this hypothesis are limited to predominantly elderly populations.
Close, Graeme L, Donovan, Timothy F, Fraser, William D, Impey, Samuel G, Morton, James P, Owens, Daniel J, Tang, Jonathan, Webber, Daniel   +7 more
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Training on Biodex balance system improves balance and mobility in the elderly.

JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2019
To determine the effects of balance training with visual feedback using static and dynamic Biodex balance system for fall risk and mobility..The two-arm pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted from July to October 2016 at Fauji Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi and comprised community-dwelling elderly individuals.
Furqan Ahmed, Siddiqi, Tahir, Masood
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Knee muscle strength and movement biomechanics in individuals with and without knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cross‐sectional study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, Volume 33, Issue 12, Page 4136-4147, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament injury increases the risk of knee osteoarthritis, possibly via early onset of knee pain and changes in musculoskeletal function. This study compared knee muscle strength and movement biomechanics during walking and forward lunge between individuals with and without knee pain after anterior cruciate ligament ...
Elisabeth Bandak, Lauri Stenroth, Will Bosch, Kasper Krommes, Johannes Iuel Berg, Henrik Aagaard, Micael Haugegaard, Per Hölmich, Henning Bliddal, Marius Henriksen, Tine Alkjær   +10 more
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Sex differences in postural stability indices among competitive swimmers and untrained individuals

Medical Research Journal
INTRODUCTION: To compare differences in overall stability index (OSI), anterior/posterior stability index (APSI), and medial/lateral stability index (MLSI) between males and females among swimmers and untrained individuals.
Tomasz Chomiuk, Przemysław Kasiak, Kaja Romanowska, Artur Mamcarz, Daniel Śliż   +4 more
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Balance Performance in Collegiate Athletes: A Comparison of Balance Error Scoring System Measures

Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, 2017
The assessment of balance among athletes is essential for training, prevention and rehabilitation of injuries resulting from postural instability. The purpose of the investigation was to validate the Sway Medical Balance Application (SMBA) against the ...
Nicole C. Dabbs, Nicole M. Sauls, Alice Zayer, Harish Chander   +3 more
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مقايسه تاثير ارتفاع پاشنه بر روی شاخص‌های حفظ تعادل [PDF]

, 2008
زمينه و هدف: وجود تعادل خوب برای انجام فعاليت‌های روزمره الزامی است. مطالعات اخير در اين زمينه، بر پايه تطابق‌پذيری تعادل به وسيله تجربيات قبلی و تمرين تمرکز يافته‌اند.
ابراهيمی تکامجانی, اسماعیل, صراف‌زاده, جواد, واثق‌نيا, اشرف   +2 more
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Fiabilidad absoluta de los índices convencional y funcional y momento máximo de fuerza isocinética de la flexión y extensión de rodilla [PDF]

, 2012
Introducción Las pruebas de valoración de fuerza isocinética son probablemente las herramientas de estimación de la función muscular más utilizadas en el ámbito físico-deportivo.
Ayala, Francisco, De Ste Croix, Mark, Sainz de Baranda, Pilar, Sarobe, Lorea   +3 more
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Strength Training Versus Walking on the Fibromyalgia Impact: A Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial

Musculoskeletal Care, Volume 23, Issue 4, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the effect of 24 sessions of progressive intensity strength training on the impact of fibromyalgia (primary outcome). Furthermore, we evaluated its effects on sleep, anxiety, depression, wind‐up mechanism, conditioned pain modulation, cutaneous sensory threshold, musculoskeletal performance, walking ability, perceived ...
André Pontes‐Silva, Almir Vieira Dibai‐Filho, Thayná Soares de Melo, Leticia Menegalli‐Santos, Josimari Melo DeSantana, Marcelo Cardoso de Souza, Mariana Arias Avila   +6 more
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Examination of balance measures produced by the biodex stability system.

Journal of athletic training, 2010
Our purpose was to establish normal patterns and relationships of stability using the Biodex Stability System.The design of this study used both nonexperimental and quasi-experimental methods. All testing was performed in a university sports medicine laboratory.Nineteen healthy subjects (8 males, 11 females, age = 24.4 +/- 4.2 years; wt = 70.5 +/- 20 ...
B L, Arnold, R J, Schmitz
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