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Grip and muscle strength dynamometry in acute burn injury: Evaluation of an updated assessment protocol [PDF]

, 2018
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
Edgar, Dale W, Gittings, Paul M, Hince, Dana A, Wand, Benedict M, Wood, Fiona M   +4 more
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Assessing strength and power in resistance training [PDF]

, 2009
Maximal Dynamic Strength is usually assessed either by the one repetition maximum test (1-RM) or by a repetition maximum test with submaximal loads, which requires the application of a formula to estimate the value of 1-RM.
Alvar, Brent A., Jimenez, Alfonso, Naclerio, Fernando J., Peterson, Mark D.   +3 more
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Exercise Testing of Muscle Strength in Military [PDF]

Military Medicine, 2019
Abstract Introduction Strength training has been routinely used in exercise programs of military groups; however, no review has been ever conducted to clarify the selection of exercise tests to monitor its effectiveness.
Nikolaidis, Pantelis T, Papaioannou, Konstantinos-Georgios, Rosemann, Thomas, Knechtle, Beat   +3 more
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Colchicine Concentrations and Relationship With Colchicine Efficacy and Adverse Events: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial of Colchicine for Gout Flare Prophylaxis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Our objective was to examine the relationship between colchicine plasma concentrations and clinical and demographic factors and to determine the relationship between colchicine concentrations and colchicine efficacy and colchicine‐specific adverse events.
Lisa K. Stamp, Anne Horne, Borislav Mihov, Jill Drake, Janine Haslett, Peter Chapman, Daniel F. B. Wright, Christopher Frampton, Nicola Dalbeth   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sarcopenia defined by the global leadership initiative in sarcopenia (GLIS) consensus predicts adverse postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer: analysis from a prospective cohort study

BMC Cancer
Background Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS) has recently established a conceptional definition of sarcopenia, which incorporated muscle strength, mass, and muscle-specific strength as three components of sarcopenia.
Gao-Feng Wu, Chen-Hao He, Wen-Tao Xi, Wen-Bo Zhai, Zong-Ze Li, Ye-Cheng Zhu, Xiu-Bo Tang, Xia-Lin Yan, Gordon S. Lynch, Xian Shen, Dong-Dong Huang   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is total muscle strength related to pelvic floor muscle strength in young women?

ABCS Health Sciences
Introduction: The intravaginal examination is an important part of the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) functional assessment. However, women sometimes refuse to submit to this procedure due to being embarrassed.
Thaís Passos de Oliveira, Maria Teresa Pace do Amaral, Tânia Terezinha Scudeller, Wesley de Oliveira Vieira, Victor Zuniga Dourado, Miriam Raquel Diniz Zanetti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fairness in Water Quality: A Descriptive Approach [PDF]

, 1994
Muscle strength is important for firefighters work capacity. Laboratory tests used for measurements of muscle strength, however, are complicated, expensive and time consuming.
Lindberg, Ann-Sofie, Malm, Christer, Oksa, Juha   +2 more
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Agreement of administrative pharmacy dispensing with self‐reported use of oral prednisone in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Administrative claims are used to evaluate oral glucocorticoid use in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), despite limited evidence to support accuracy. We aimed to evaluate the performance of claims‐based algorithms for glucocorticoid use compared to self‐report in an RA population.
Beth I. Wallace, Bryant R. England, Joshua F. Baker, Michael D. George, Brian C. Sauer, Jorge Rojas, Punyasha Roul, Katherine D. Wysham, Hannah Brubeck, Isaac Smith, Liron Caplan, Paul A. Monach, Gail S. Kerr, Gary Kunkel, Tawnie Braaten, Ted R. Mikuls, Grant W. Cannon   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of knee flexor and extensor muscle strength in athletes with and without trunk muscle strength asymmetry

Advances in Rehabilitation, 2021
Aydin Balci, Ezgi Ünüvar, Bihter Akınoğlu, Tuğba Kocahan, Adnan Hasanoğlu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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