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

open access: yesMuscles
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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serum albumin and muscle strength: a longitudinal study in older men and women [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
OBJECTIVES: To examine whether low serum albumin is associated with low muscle strength and future decline in muscle strength in community-dwelling older men and women. DESIGN: Population-based cohort study.
Baumgartner   +35 more
core   +3 more sources

Clinical Practice Guideline for Evaluation and Management of Peripheral Nervous System Manifestations in Sjögren's Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Sjögren's disease is an autoimmune disorder that can impact multiple organ systems, including the peripheral nervous system (PNS). PNS manifestations, which can exist concurrently, include mononeuropathies, polyneuropathies, and autonomic nervous system neuropathies.
Anahita Deboo   +88 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quadriceps strength in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

open access: yesLung 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Age, Gender, and Muscle Strength: a Study Based on Indonesian Samples [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Age and gender have been commonly used as a main criterion in accepting a job aplicant, but it is usually not clear how these affect job performance. While a number of recent studies have been done that describe the relationships between age, gender, and
Henny, H. (Henny)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 level and skeletal muscle mass and lower limb muscle strength in Japanese middle-aged subjects

open access: yesOsteoporosis 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   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yes, 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   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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