Criterion-related validity of sit-and-reach and toe-touch tests as a measure of hamstring extensibility in athletes [PDF]
, 2014 The aims of this study were (a) to determine and compare the concurrent hamstring criterion- related validity of the sit-and-reach (SR) and toe-touch (TT) tests in different athletes (tennis players, kayakers, canoeists, and cyclists); (b) to determine ...
Alacid, Fernando +3 more
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Motricidade, 2018 The present systematic review of observational studies with meta-analysis aim to identify the reference values of the spinal curvatures in the sagittal plane, as evaluated using the Cobb angle in X-rays, in healthy individuals.
Tássia Silveira Furlanetto +3 more
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Spinal posture in different DanceSport dance styles compared with track and field athletes. [PDF]
, 2015 Background and objective: In DanceSport, athletes train for many years to develop a very specific posture. Presently there are few data as to whether these adaptations are habitual or cause permanent anatomical changes to the spine.
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The effects of bag style on muscle activity of the trapezius, erector spinae and latissimus dorsi during walking in female university students [PDF]
, 2015 © by The Author(s). This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)Back pain is common in adolescents which has been associated with carrying a bag. However, there is little research
Hardie, Rebecca +3 more
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Braces in Spinal Curvature. [PDF]
JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1898 Chicago, Sept. 12, 1898. To the Editor: —In theJournalof Sept. 10, 1898, there appears an editorial entitled "Braces in Spinal Curvature" which contains so many half truths, to put it gently, that it should not pass without comment. The editorial writer says: "The two conditions of tubercular caries and spinal curvature differ so widely in their ...
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EFFECTIVENESS OF PEDAGOGICAL METHODOLOGY FOR PREVENTION OF SPINAL DEFORMITIES
Trakia Journal of SciencesThe research objective of this study is to establish the pedagogical benefits of a proven spinal-corrective methodology in game situations in the educational direction of "Physical Culture" in kindergarten conditions on preschool children,
D. Ignatova
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Postoperative Increase in Occiput–C2 Angle Negatively Impacts Subaxial Lordosis after Occipito–Upper Cervical Posterior Fusion Surgery [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2016 Study DesignRetrospective case series.PurposeTo elucidate the impact of postoperative occiput–C2 (O–C2) angle change on subaxial cervical alignment.Overview of LiteratureIn the case of occipito–upper cervical fixation surgery, it is recommended that the ...
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Habitual and ready positions in female table tennis players and their relation to the prevalence of back pain [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Background The current body of knowledge shows that there is very little research into the occurrence and scale of asymmetry or postural defects in table tennis.
Ziemowit Bańkosz +1 more
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Stat3/Cdc25a-dependent cell proliferation promotes embryonic axis extension during zebrafish gastrulation [PDF]
, 2017 Cell proliferation has generally been considered dispensable for anteroposterior extension of embryonic axis during vertebrate gastrulation. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3), a conserved controller of cell proliferation ...
Liu, Yinzi +2 more
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Groupwise Multimodal Image Registration using Joint Total Variation [PDF]
, 2020 In medical imaging it is common practice to acquire a wide range of modalities (MRI, CT, PET, etc.), to highlight different structures or pathologies.
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