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Factors, mechanisms and improvement methods of muscle strength loss [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyMuscle strength is a crucial aspect of muscle function, essential for maintaining normal physical activity and quality of life. The global aging population coupled with the increasing prevalence of muscle disorders and strength loss, poses a remarkable ...
Kaiyong Wang, Xuyu Wang, Yanqiu Wang
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Applied Sciences, 2021 This study aimed to evaluate the intra- and inter-rater reliability of a well-used and a less-used IsoMed-2000 dynamometer for knee flexion and extension peak torque (PT) measurements in a concentric test in athletes.
Tuğba Kocahan +4 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2021 Background Identifying populations with poor muscle recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is important for postoperative physical therapy. Preoperative muscle strength is a strong factor that determines postoperative muscle strength.
Junya Sekita +5 more
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Respiratory muscle strength in Hashimoto's disease [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2020 Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the respiratory function and respiratory muscle strength in Hashimoto's disease. Material and methods: Thirty-two patients newly diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease between January 2017 and July 2017 were ...
Seda Beyhan Sagmen, Naile Gokkaya
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The Strength beyond the Muscle [PDF]
Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2014 Fatal or chronic diseases afflict both body and soul, causing the sick person to feel as if he or she were drifting in a boat with no destination. However, in some cases, especially in which the afflicted patient is a child, a companion such as the child's mother shares the boat as it sails.
Helena Hachul +4 more
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Muscle Strength at the Trunk [PDF]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 1980 The purpose of this study was to determine the strength of trunk flexors and extensors in normal male subjects during isometric, concentric, and eccentric contractions. Subjects were tested in the sidelying position to minimize the effects of gravity.
William F. Dostal +2 more
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FACETS, 2022 Normative reference values for muscle strength are needed for muscle strength assessment and estimation of prognosis in lower extremity related neuromuscular disorders, as muscle strength influenced by anthropometric parameters and muscle strength itself
Jaya Shanker Tedla +5 more
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Correlation between muscle strength and muscle mass, and their association with walking speed, in community-dwelling elderly Japanese individuals. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 We aimed to assess the correlation between muscle strength and muscle mass based on sex and age, and their association with walking speed, which is a health predictor for independent living, in elderly Japanese individuals.The participants included 318 ...
Itsushi Hayashida +4 more
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Fayixue Zazhi, 2023 ObjectiveTo explore the changes of elbow flexor muscle strength after musculocutaneous nerve injury and its correlation with needle electromyography （nEMG） parameters.MethodsThirty cases of elbow flexor weakness caused by unilateral brachial plexus ...
GAO Dong +5 more
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Respiratory muscle strength in pregnancy [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine, 2010 Muscle respiratory strength studies during pregnancy are very scarce. The aim of this paper is to describe maximum inspiratory (PImax) and expiratory (PEmax) mean pressure values in women during their first pregnancy and to determine the relationship between the anthropometric, morphologic and physiologic variables of these pressures.One hundred and ...
Ariani Impieri de Souza +4 more
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