BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2020 Background Muscle weakness is an important etiological factor in plantar fasciitis (PF), but available data on the role of the quadriceps, hamstring, and gastrocnemius (GCM) muscles are limited.
Jin Hyuck Lee +2 more
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Effect of Global Postural Reeducation Exercise on Pain and Hip Muscle Flexibility in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Movement Control Dysfunction [PDF]
International Journal of Basic Science in Medicine, 2019 Introduction: Patients with non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) and movement control dysfunction demonstrate alternation in hip muscles flexibility and spinal movement patterns.
Bahram Sheikhi
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Biceps femoris and semitendinosus: teammates or competitors? : new insights into hamstring injury mechanisms in male football players : a muscle functional MRI study [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The hamstring injury mechanism was assessed by investigating the exercise-related metabolic activity characteristics of the hamstring muscles using a muscle functional MRI (mfMRI) protocol.
Danneels, Lieven +3 more
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Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity, 2022 Introduction. The purpose of this study was to assess the isometric muscle strength (IMS) of the knee extensors and flexors, bilateral asymmetry (BA) and the hamstring: quadriceps ratio (H:Q ratio) between the dominant leg (DL) vs. the non-dominant leg (
Geferson Honorato Da Silva +1 more
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A review of recent perspectives on biomechanical risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament injury [PDF]
, 2014 There is considerable evidence to support a number of biomechanical risk factors associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This paper aimed to review these biomechanical risk factors and highlight future directions relating to ...
Boden B. P. +18 more
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Examining the mechanical influences upon the sciatic nerve at the sciatic nerve-hamstring muscle interface during active and passive knee extension [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ultrasound imaging has been used to examine movement of the peripheral nervous system in response to normal body movements and therapeutic exercises, such as neural mobilisation.
Ellis, R +4 more
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Physical Therapy Korea, 2020 Background: The flexion-relaxation phenomenon (FRP) refers to a sudden onset of activity in the erector spinae muscles that recedes or fades during full forward flexion of the trunk.
Na-hee Kim, Bo-ram Choi
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Serial Changes of Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscle Strength Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 This meta-analysis was performed to analyze serial changes in thigh muscles, including quadriceps and hamstring muscles, from before to one year after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Young-Wan Moon +3 more
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Effectiveness of hamstring stretching using a pressure biofeedback unit for 4 weeks: A randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2020 Background: Stretching and length test of hamstring muscles have been performed commonly to manage lower back pain (LBP) in sports rehabilitation. Previous literatures addressed that stretching techniques and length test of hamstring muscles should be ...
Jin-Oh Ahn +3 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2018 Aim: Hamstring muscle injury is the main injury related to sports requiring sprint acceleration. In addition, hamstring muscles have been reported to play a role in horizontal force production during sprint acceleration performance.
P. Edouard +8 more
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