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Teres major and latissimus dorsi muscles in human embryos: A reconsideration of the so-called brother muscles

, 2017
The teres major and latissimus dorsi muscles (TM, LD) are considered to be the so-called brother muscles. Actually, being similar to the TM, an uppermost part of the LD usually arises from the scapular plate.
ISHIBASHI, Takanori, MURAKAMI, Gen, SAKANAKA, Koichiro, Takanori ISHIBASHI, Masahito YAMAMOTO, Rodríguez Vázquez, José Francisco, Nobuaki YANAGISAWA, Shin-ichi ABE, YAMAMOTO, Masahito, YANAGISAWA, Nobuaki, Gen MURAKAMI, Koichiro SAKANAKA, Jose Francisco RODRÍGUEZ-VÁZQUEZ   +12 more
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Effectiveness of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Muscles
Background: Musculoskeletal pain syndromes (MPSs) represent a major cause of disability and reduced quality of life, and conventional therapeutic approaches often provide only partial or temporary relief. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) delivered as 100%
Sebastián Eustaquio Martín Pérez, Eduardo Iboleón Laynez, José Antonio Acevedo Rodríguez, María Isabel Maggioni Torres, Roberto Pérez Betancort, Antón Díaz Rodríguez, Diego Cabezos Alonso, Carlos García Camacho, Isidro Miguel Martín Pérez   +8 more
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Comparing the Force–Time Characteristics Between Countermovement and Assisted Countermovement Jump with Different Landing Strategies

Muscles
Researchers comparing countermovement (CMJ) and assisted countermovement (ACMJ) jumps reported conflicting findings on the landing impact force (LIF). This was likely due to differences in the landing strategies used.
Regine Y. S. Zhou, Lachlan P. James, Danny Lum   +2 more
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Extraocular Muscles Response to Neuromuscular Diseases and Specific Pathologies

, 2012
The response of the extraocular muscles (EOMs) to neuromuscular diseases generally differs significantly from that of the other muscles in the body. The EOMs may be early or preferentially affected in diseases such as myasthenia gravis, oculopharyngeal ...
Fatima Pedrosa Domellöf, Pedrosa-Domellöf, Fatima,   +1 more
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The Effect of Neck-Specific Exercise with or Without a Behavioral Approach in Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Muscles
Chronic whiplash-associated disorders describe a cluster of symptoms that result from a sudden neck acceleration/deceleration movement, including pain, musculoskeletal and neurological signs, inducing functional disability.
Luís Correia, Paulo Carvalho, Luísa Amaral, Mário Esteves, Rui Vilarinho, Mariana Cervaens   +5 more
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Artificial muscles: Reducing the gap with natural muscles [Elektronisk resurs]

, 2018
Humans, animals and plants are a source of inspiration for developing robots. Materials and devices, including robots, are being developed with properties, appearance, kinds of movements or behavior similar to those of biological systems, so called ...
Martinez, Jose Gabriel,
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Guidelines for Sport Compressive Garments Design: Finite Element Simulations Approach

Muscles
Purpose: Despite significant attention being paid to compression garments (CG) in the sports field, there remains ongoing debate regarding their actual effectiveness in enhancing athletic performance and expediting post-exercise recovery.
Alessandro Cudicio, Marta Cogliati, Gianluca Rizzi   +2 more
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Psoas Muscle Index Predicts Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing LVAD Implantation

Muscles
Background: Sarcopenia is associated with adverse surgical outcomes across multiple specialties. The psoas muscle index (PMI), a radiologic marker of sarcopenia, may offer prognostic value in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD ...
Steven Hopkins, Paulomi Gohel, Sakshi Gandhi, Moiz Nasir, William Stallings, Eman Hamad   +5 more
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Total cholesterol concentrations of the muscles in castrated Boer goats

, 2006
Goat meat is an important source of animal protein and Boer goats are the most widespread breed of meat goats. Cholesterol in meat is a potential cause of human disease and little is known about the cholesterol concentration in different goat muscles. As
Pratiwi, N. M. Werdi, Murray, PJ, Taylor, D. G., Pratiwi, NMW, Murray, P. J., Taylor, GD   +5 more
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Lower Limb Muscle Strength Matters: Effect of Relative Isometric Strength on Countermovement and Rebound Jump Performance in Elite Youth Female Soccer Players

Muscles
Background: Expression of maximal and rapid force in the hip, knee, and plantar flexors is important for athletic performance in female soccer. This study was designed to determine the effect of relative isometric strength in the isometric mid-thigh pull
Jack Fahey, Paul Comfort, Nicholas Joel Ripley   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source