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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 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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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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Recovery of muscle strength and power after limb-lengthening surgery [PDF]

, 2010
Barker KL, Lamb SE, Simpson HRW. Recovery or muscle strength and power after limb-lengthening surgery. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2010;91:384-8. Objective: To report muscle strength, power, and function after limb-lengthening surgery performed by using ...
Lamb, Sarah, Barker, Karen L, Simpson, HR, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Simpson, Hamish R. W., Barker, Karen, MSc, Barker, KL, Simpson, Hamish R W, Lamb, Sallie E, Barker, Karen, Lamb, SE   +10 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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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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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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Muscle Wasting among Hospitalized Children: A Narrative Review of the Feasibility and Accuracy of Diagnostic Methods

Children, 2023
Muscle wasting is associated with a worse quality of life and increased morbidity and mortality among hospitalized children, especially those with chronic diseases.
Sheikha AlQahtani, Dara Aldisi
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Diagnostic accuracy of the five times stand-to-sit test for the screening of global muscle weakness in community-dwelling older women

Experimental Gerontology, 2023
Background: Although the 5 times stand-to-sit test (5TSST) is indicated for screening for muscle weakness in older adults, its validity is based only on the correlation with quadriceps muscle strength or with the muscle strength of a few muscle groups of
Jaqueline Mello Porto, Melise Jacon Peres-Ueno, Roberta de Matos Brunelli Braghin, Gabriela Martins Scudilio, Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu   +4 more
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Effect of whey protein isolate on strength, body composition and muscle hypertrophy during resistance training [PDF]

, 2008
Purpose of Review: Sarcopenia (skeletal muscle wasting with aging) is thought to underlie a number of serious age-related health issues. While it may be seen as inevitable, decreasing this gradual loss of muscle is vital for healthy aging.
Hayes, Alan, Cribb, Paul J
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