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

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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Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of a Well-Used and a Less-Used IsoMed 2000 Dynamometer for Knee Flexion and Extension Peak Torque Measurements in a Concentric Test in Athletes

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, Bihter Akınoğlu, Ayfer Ezgi Yilmaz, Thomas Rosemann, Beat Knechtle   +4 more
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A predictive model for hip abductor strength and knee extensor strength 12 months after total hip arthroplasty with an interaction term

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, Naonobu Takahira, Genki Iwamura, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Atsushi Kusaba, Saiji Kondo   +5 more
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Lower extremity muscle strength reference values for young Saudi male adults aged 21 to 23 years and their correlation with anthropometric parameters and balance

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, Devika Rani Sangadala, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Kumar Gular, Venkata Nagaraj Kakaraparthi, Paul Silvian Samuel   +5 more
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Correlation between Elbow Flexor Muscle Strength and Needle Electromyography Parameters after Musculocutaneous Nerve Injury

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, ZHUO Pei-pei, TIAN Dong, RAN Dan, XIA Qing, XIA Wen-tao   +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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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, Yoshimi Tanimoto, Yuka Takahashi, Toshiyuki Kusabiraki, Junko Tamaki   +4 more
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Body composition associations with muscle strength in older adults living in Auckland, New Zealand.

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundAging is associated with decreases in muscle strength and simultaneous changes in body composition, including decreases in muscle mass, muscle quality and increases in adiposity.MethodsAdults (n = 369; 236 females) aged 65-74 years living ...
Anne N Hiol, Pamela R von Hurst, Cathryn A Conlon, Owen Mugridge, Kathryn L Beck   +4 more
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NORMATIVE ISOMETRIC HIP MUSCLE FORCE VALUES ASSESSED BY A MANUAL DYNAMOMETER [PDF]

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
Objective: Hand-held dynamometry is a quantitative and accessible means of determining the isometric force of muscle groups. Methods: A total of 52 women aged 20–29 years with no complaints of hip pain who were sedentary or sporadically active and had a
Glauber Alvarenga, Henry Dan Kiyomoto, Emília Cardoso Martinez, Giancarlo Polesello, Vera Lúcia dos Santos Alves   +4 more
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Association of Low Muscle Mass and Isokinetic Strength with Metabolic Syndrome

Journal of Men's Health, 2020
Background and objectives Sarcopenia and metabolic syndrome (MetS) increase incidence with age. This study evaluated the prevalence of MetS in middle-age to elderly men according to knee and grip strength and muscle mass. Methods Data from 256 males aged
Hoyoun Kim, Yong Hwan Kim, Won Kim
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