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Cough-Anal Reflex May Be the Expression of a Pre-Programmed Postural Action
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2017 When coughing, an involuntary contraction of the external anal sphincter occurs, in order to prevent unwanted leakages or sagging of the pelvis muscular wall.
Paolo Cavallari +3 more
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Development and evaluation of a facile mesh-to-surface tool for customised wheelchair cushions
3D Printing in Medicine, 2023 Background Custom orthoses are becoming more commonly prescribed for upper and lower limbs. They require some form of shape-capture of the body parts they will be in contact with, which generates an STL file that designers prepare for manufacturing.
Susan Nace +3 more
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The tongue, mandible, hyoid system
European Journal of Translational Myology, 2017 The craniocervical-mandibular system works in harmony and allows different functional tasks as the postural control of the cervical region. This system is formed by the temporomandibular joint, the masticatory muscles and ligaments connecting the ...
Giuseppe Messina
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Changes in Habitual and Active Sagittal Posture in Children and Adolescents with and without Visual Input – Implications for Diagnostic Analysis of Posture [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Poor posture in children and adolescents has a prevalence of 22-65% and is suggested to be responsible for back pain. To assess posture, photometric imaging of sagittal posture is widely used, but usually only habitual posture positions
Oliver Ludwig +4 more
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Assessment of Postural Load during Melon Cultivation in Mediterranean Greenhouses [PDF]
, 2018 Health and safety at work directly influence the development of sustainable agriculture. In the agricultural sector, many farm workers suffer musculoskeletal disorders caused by forced posture. The objective of this research is to assess working postures
Callejón Ferre, Ángel Jesús +3 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2018 We are writing in regards to Armstrong et al`s recent discussion paper (1), which addresses the scientific basis of ISO standards on biomechanical risk factors and more specifically the OCRA methodology.
Daniela Colombini, Enrico Occhipinti
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Book Review: Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice [PDF]
, 2010 A review of Yoga Body: The Origins of Modern Posture Practice by Mark ...
Coward, Harold
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Survey of Anesthesiology, 1960 The effects of posture on respiration may include changes in pulmonary blood volume, changes in the compliance of the lungs, changes in the intrapulmonarv distribution of the inspired air, and limitations in the expansion of the lungs from simple mechanical interference with the normal diaphragmatic movement, the lateral expansion of the chest, and the
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 We examined the effects of side-dominance on the laterality of standing stability using ground reaction force, motion capture (MoCap), and EMG data in healthy young adults.
János Négyesi +17 more
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Clinics and Practice, 2017 The aim of this study was to evaluate the radiographic outcomes obtained in a sample of patients treated with a chiropractic scoliosis-specific exercise program for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Mark W. Morningstar +3 more
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