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Early Rehabilitation with Weight-bearing Standing-shaking-board Exercise in Combination with Electrical Muscle Stimulation after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction [PDF]

, 2012
The objective of early rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is to increase the muscle strength of the lower extremities. Closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercise induces co-contraction of the agonist and antagonist muscles. The
Fujii, Toshihiro, Hayashi, Masamichi, Kawamura, Kenji, Ozaki, Toshifumi, Takahashi, Kingo   +4 more
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The association between muscle strength and executive function in children and adolescents: Based on survey evidence in rural areas of China

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundIn recent years, muscle strength in children and adolescents has continued to decline, especially in rural areas. Executive function as a higher function of the brain, is closely related to the future achievement of children and adolescents ...
Qiang Zeng, Xin Hu, Yujie Wang
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The effects of inspiratory muscle training in older adults [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: Declining inspiratory muscle function and structure and systemic low-level inflammation and oxidative stress may contribute to morbidity and mortality during normal ageing.
Aznar-Lain, Belman, Borg, Bowling, Brooks, Bruunsgaard, Carey, Davis, DEAN E. MILLS, Dennis, Downey, Enright, Falaschetti, Febbraio, Freedman, Garcia-Rio, GRAHAM R. SHARPE, Greig, Ho, Huang, Huang, Illi, Jensen, Johnson, Johnson, Kharraz, Kregel, Kumar, Kyle, MICHAEL A. JOHNSON, Miller, Mills, Mills, Murphy, Phillips, Polkey, Ramirez-Sarmiento, Robertson, Romer, Romer, Takahashi, Tidball, Troosters, Washburn, Watsford, WILLIAM H. T. SMITH, Wolsk, YVONNE A. BARNETT   +47 more
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Normative values of handgrip strength in adolescents according to chronological age and sexual maturation

Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica, 2021
Aim: Handgrip strength is considered an important health indicator. It is extremely important to establish normative values so that the handgrip strength is correctly interpreted in adolescents.
Mateus Augusto Bim, André de Araújo Pinto, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Anna Mestriner Rodrigues, Andreia Pelegrini   +4 more
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The Telehealth Skills, Training, and Implementation Project: An evaluation protocol [PDF]

, 2015
External stabilization is reported to improve reliability of hand held dynamometry, yet this has not been tested in burns. We aimed to assess the reliability of dynamometry using an external system of stabilization in people with moderate burn injury and
Barnett, Stephen, Bonney, Andrew, Eastland, Elisabeth, Gill, Gerard, Guppy, Michelle, Hespe, Charlotte, Hudson, Judith Nicky, Iverson, Don, Knight-Billing, Patricia, Moscova, Michelle, Mullan, Judy, Pond, Dimity, Saffioti, Daniel, Weston, Kathryn, Wilson, Ian   +14 more
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Association of dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores with muscle strength and muscle endurance among Tehranian adults

Scientific Reports, 2022
Diet and lifestyle as modifiable factors play an effective role in muscle strength and muscle endurance. In addition, inflammatory reactions may have an association with the etiology of a a lower muscle strength and muscle endurance.
Elaheh Asgari, Kurosh Djafarian, Sakineh Shab-Bidar   +2 more
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Osteopontin ablation ameliorates muscular dystrophy by shifting macrophages to a pro-regenerative phenotype. [PDF]

, 2016
In the degenerative disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, inflammatory cells enter muscles in response to repetitive muscle damage. Immune factors are required for muscle regeneration, but chronic inflammation creates a profibrotic milieu that exacerbates
Barton, Elisabeth R, Capote, Joana, Kramerova, Irina, Martinez, Leonel, Miceli, M Carrie, Spencer, Melissa J, Sweeney, H Lee, Vetrone, Sylvia   +7 more
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Effect of peripheral muscle fatigue during the testing of handgrip strength

Fisioterapia em Movimento
Introduction Muscle fatigue is a phenomenon associated with physical work. It is common in endurance sports, physical fitness tests and daily activities.
Alex de Andrade Fernandes, Ciro José Brito, Breno Cesar Vieira, João Carlos Bouzas Marins   +3 more
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High risk of malnutrition is associated with low muscle mass in older hospitalized patients - a prospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
Background Malnutrition, low muscle strength and muscle mass are highly prevalent in older hospitalized patients and associated with adverse outcomes. Malnutrition may be a risk factor for developing low muscle mass.
Vincent D. Pierik, Carel G. M. Meskers, Jeanine M. Van Ancum, Siger T. Numans, Sjors Verlaan, Kira Scheerman, Roeliene C. Kruizinga, Andrea B. Maier   +7 more
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Muscle mass and intramuscular fat of the quadriceps are related to muscle strength in non-ambulatory chronic stroke survivors: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
OBJECTIVE:Improving muscle mass and intramuscular fat in the mid-thigh increases the muscle strength of the paretic and non-paretic limbs in ambulatory chronic stroke survivors.
Naoki Akazawa, Kazuhiro Harada, Naomi Okawa, Kimiyuki Tamura, Hideki Moriyama   +4 more
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