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Body Image in the Balance [PDF]

JAMA, 2001
This article explores how distress over body image can impact on mental health, both emotionally and psychologically. It also looks at the issue of gender and body image. While body image distress is on the rise among men, women are predominantly affected.
Michael J. Devlin, April J. Zhu
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The effects of 12 weeks body balance and pelvic floor muscles exercise on back pain intensity during pregnancy [PDF]

Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2018
Introduction: Back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders that most women experience it for the first time during pregnancy. Back pain during pregnancy can cause disability or reduced quality of life.
Mohammad Reza Ramezanpour, Mansooreh Mohammad nezhad, Farideh Akhlaghi   +2 more
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Effects of two pre-workout supplements on concentric and eccentric force production during lower body resistance exercise in males and females: a counterbalanced, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2017
Background Pre-workout supplements purportedly enhance feelings of energy, reduce fatigue and improve exercise performance. The purpose of this study was to examine the performance effects of caffeinated and non-caffeinated multi-ingredient pre-workout ...
Grant M. Tinsley, Matthew A. Hamm, Amy K. Hurtado, Austin G. Cross, Jose G. Pineda, Austin Y. Martin, Victor A. Uribe, Ty B. Palmer   +7 more
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Nonlinear and Linear Measures in the Differentiation of Postural Control in Patients after Total Hip or Knee Replacement and Healthy Controls

Diagnostics, 2022
Primary osteoarthritis treatments such as a total hip (THR) or knee (TKR) replacement lead to postural control changes reinforced by age. Balance tests such as standing with eyes open (EO) or closed (EC) give a possibility to calculate both linear and ...
Anna Hadamus, Michalina Błażkiewicz, Aleksandra J. Kowalska, Kamil T. Wydra, Marta Grabowicz, Małgorzata Łukowicz, Dariusz Białoszewski, Wojciech Marczyński   +7 more
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Changes in total and segmental bioelectrical resistance are correlated with whole-body and segmental changes in lean soft tissue following a resistance training intervention

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2019
Background Raw bioelectrical values can be used to assess physiological outcomes, though limited information is available concerning the relationships between changes in these values and changes in other variables of interest.
Grant M. Tinsley, Patrick S. Harty, M. Lane Moore, Jozo Grgic, Analiza M. Silva, Luis B. Sardinha   +5 more
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Walking and postural balance in adults with severe short stature due to isolated GH deficiency

Endocrine Connections, 2019
Objectives: Walking and postural balance are extremely important to obtain food and to work. Both are critical for quality of life and ability to survive.
Ananda A Santana-Ribeiro, Giulliani A Moreira-Brasileiro, Manuel H Aguiar-Oliveira, Roberto Salvatori, Vitor O Carvalho, Claudia K Alvim-Pereira, Carlos R Araújo-Daniel, Júlia G Reis-Costa, Alana L Andrade-Guimarães, Alécia A Oliveira-Santos, Edgar R Vieira, Miburge B Gois-Junior   +11 more
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Quantifying Intrinsic Ankle Stiffness in Quiet Standing: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Ankle stiffness is a factor that contributes to maintaining balance and counteracts the forces of gravity as the body sways. Stability while standing quietly depends on its value.
Łukasz Nowakowski, Maria Wysogląd, Mariusz Furmanek, Kajetan Słomka   +3 more
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Review of body balance research methods [PDF]

Rehabilitacja Medyczna, 2018
A man's physical fitness largely depends on the ability to maintain body balance. This ability is examined by using various methods and tests, still searching for the best way of its evaluation.
Bożena Jenek, Agata Skorupińska
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Benchmarking Dynamic Balancing Controllers for Humanoid Robots

Robotics, 2022
This paper presents a comparison study of three control design approaches for humanoid balancing based on the Center of Mass (CoM) stabilization and body posture adjustment.
Juan A. Castano, Joseph Humphreys, Enrico Mingo Hoffman, Noelia Fernández Talavera, Maria Cristina Rodriguez Sanchez, Chengxu Zhou   +5 more
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FGF23 levels as a marker of physical performance and falls in community-dwelling very old individuals

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022
Objective: The fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) has been related to biological aging, but data in elderly individuals are scant. We determined the profile of serum FGF23 levels in a population of very-old individuals and studied their correlations ...
Mariana Zuccolotto Foroni, Maysa Seabra Cendoroglo, Aline Granja Costa, Rosangela Villa Marin-Mio, Patricia Ferreira do Prado Moreira, Sergio Setsuo Maeda, John P. Bilezikian, Marise Lazaretti-Castro   +7 more
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