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Impact of lower limb muscle strength on walking function beyond aging and diabetes

Journal of International Medical Research, 2020
Objective This study was performed to investigate the influence of lower limb muscle strength on the walking function of advanced-age patients with diabetes.
Ran Wu, Yan Zhang, Jiao-Jiao Bai, Jiao Sun, Zhi-Jun Bao, Zheng Wang   +5 more
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Does Foam Rolling Really Work? [PDF]

, 2017
Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) is the sensation of pain and stiffness that is felt up to four days after an intense bout of exercise. You may have felt this sensation a few days after going on a long hike or back in high school during preseason for
Hauschildt, Margarethe
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Urinary incontinence related to perineal muscle strength in the first trimester of pregnancy: cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2014
Objective To analyze pelvic floor muscle strength (PFMS), urinary continence and quality of life related to urinary incontinence (UI) of women in the first trimester of pregnancy.
Abrams P, Adriana de Souza Caroci, Atalah ES, Baracho SM, Barbosa AMP, Bo K, Camila da Silva Cruz, Caroci AS, Cerruto MA, Dinc A, Elenskaia K, Fritel X, Gameiro MO, Hansen BB, Hantoushzadeh S, Hantoushzadeh S, Hay-Smith J, Higa R, Hilde G, Karina Fernandes-Trevisan, Klovning A, Leroy LS, Lopes DB, Luthander C, Maria Luiza Gonzalez Riesco, Miriam Raquel Diniz Zanetti, Nathalie Leister, Oliveira C, Sangsawang B, Solans-Domenech M, Tamanini JTN, Torrisi G, Wesnes SL, Wesnes SL   +33 more
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Adipokines and Associations with Incident Osteoporotic Fracture in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Purpose We assessed whether circulating adipokines are associated with incident fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Three adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, fibroblast growth factor [FGF]‐21) were measured using banked enrollment serum from participants in a longitudinal RA cohort.
Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Michael D. George, Hannah Brubeck, Brian Sauer, Aleksander Lenert, Punyasha Roul, Geoffrey M. Thiele, Ted R. Mikuls, Katherine D. Wysham   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quadriceps strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Lung India, 2019
Background: Skeletal muscle dysfunction is well known in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The muscle strength is altered in various muscles variedly. Lower-limb muscle strength is very important for walking distance.
Swati Shah, Bhushan Darekar, Sundeep Salvi, Arun Kowale   +3 more
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Knee crepitus and osteoarthritis features in young adults following traumatic knee injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study explored the association between knee crepitus and the presence, and worsening, of structural osteoarthritis features and self‐reported outcomes in young adults following traumatic knee injury. Methods One‐year following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), 112 participants (41 female participants; median age 28 years)
Jamon L Couch, Brooke E Patterson, Kay M Crossley, Ali Guermazi, Matthew G King, Danilo De Oliveira Silva, Jackie L Whittaker, Michael A Girdwood, Adam G Culvenor   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Descriptive profile of scapulothoracic position, strength and flexibility variables in adolescent elite tennis players [PDF]

, 2010
Study design Descriptive study, cross-sectional design. Background Tennis requires repetitive overhead movement patterns that can lead to upper extremity injury. The scapula plays a vital role in injury-free playing.
Cambier, Dirk, Cools, Ann, Johansson, Fredrik R, Palmans, Tanneke, Van De Velde, Annemie, Witvrouw, Erik   +5 more
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Assessment of Pain Types in Recently Diagnosed Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Up to 40% of patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) experience persistent pain, traditionally thought to be associated with a shift from peripherally to centrally mediated pain during the disease course in some patients. We assessed sensory profiles of recently diagnosed individuals with IA, hypothesizing that pain reported at this early ...
Zoe Rutter‐Locher, Sam Norton, Joseph L. Taylor, Bina Menon, Tom Esterine, Ruth Williams, Leonie S. Taams, Kirsty Bannister, Bruce W. Kirkham   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Regional Muscle Strength and Mass on Standing Long Jump Performance

Muscles
Muscle strength and mass strongly influence performance. The role of the trunk, upper limbs, and lower limbs in a specific performance is important but unclear in terms of muscle strength, muscle mass, and the degree of influence of each part.
Yuki Nakai, Yujiro Usumoto, Yasufumi Takeshita   +2 more
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Associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 level and skeletal muscle mass and lower limb muscle strength in Japanese middle-aged subjects

Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia, 2017
Objectives: One of the important risk factors of falling is decreased muscle mass and muscle strength. Recently, there has been an increasing concern on the role of vitamin D in muscle strength and physical activity.
Akiko Kuwabara, Naoko Tsugawa, Hiroshi Kondo, Misora Ao, Hitomi Fujiwara, Natsuki Hosokawa, Shiho Matsumoto, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Tetsuo Nakano   +8 more
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