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Effects of Vastus Lateralis Muscle Fascicle Length on Isokinetic Muscle Strength and Dynamic Balance in Youth Soccer Players [PDF]

운동과학, 2019
PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of vastus lateralis muscle fascicle length on isokinetic muscle strength and dynamic balance in youth soccer players.
Jeong-Doo Jin, Ho-Seong Lee
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Muscle-Tendon Unit Properties during Eccentric Exercise Correlate with the Creatine Kinase Response

Frontiers in Physiology, 2017
Aim: The aim of this paper was to determine whether; (1) patella tendon stiffness, (2) the magnitude of vastus lateralis fascicle lengthening, and (3) eccentric torque correlate with markers of exercise induced muscle damage.Method: Combining dynamometry
Kirsty M. Hicks, Kirsty M. Hicks, Gladys L. Onambele-Pearson, Keith Winwood, Keith Winwood, Christopher I. Morse   +5 more
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Reliability and validity of a standardised ultrasound examination protocol to quantify vastus lateralis muscle

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2021
Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of a standardized ultrasound examination protocol for measuring vastus lateralis muscle size. Design: Prospective cohort study. Subjects: Sixteen staff members of the university hospital of Heidelberg.
Theresa Maria Betz, Michaela Wehrstein, Fabian Preisner, Martin Bendszus, Birgit Friedmann-Bette   +4 more
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THE CHIMERIC ALT-VASTUS LATERALIS FREE FLAP IN RECONSTRUCTION OF ADVANCED BRONJ OF THE MAXILLA [PDF]

Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2015
ntroduction Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a dangerous complication of bisphosphonates, a class of pharmaceutical agents used in numerous bone disorders. No gold standard therapy exists, but recent literature suggests that,
Francesca Toia
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Assessment of Muscle Stiffness Using the MyotonPro: Effects of Fatigue on Vastus Lateralis and Medialis Muscles [PDF]

Journal of Personalized Medicine
Robert Prill, Roland Becker, Nikolai Ramadanov   +2 more
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Reliability of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy with and without Compression Tights during Exercise and Recovery Activities

Sports, 2023
Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is widely used in sports science research, despite the limited reliability of available data. The aim of the present study was to assess the reliability of NIRS with and without compression tights.
Brett Biddulph, John G Morris, Martin Lewis, Kirsty Hunter, Caroline Sunderland   +4 more
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Lower Extremity Muscle Activations in Response to Different Medial Longitudinal Arch Height during the Dynamic Balance Test [PDF]

The Asian Journal of Kinesiology
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to investigate whether muscle activation differs based on foot arch height and to examine the association between foot arch height and muscle activation during the dynamic balance test.
Suhyeon Ko, Daeho Ha, Byungjoo Noh
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Knee and Hip Joint Kinematics Predict Quadriceps and Hamstrings Neuromuscular Activation Patterns in Drop Jump Landings. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
PURPOSE:The purpose was to assess if variation in sagittal plane landing kinematics is associated with variation in neuromuscular activation patterns of the quadriceps-hamstrings muscle groups during drop vertical jumps (DVJ).
Bart Malfait, Bart Dingenen, Annemie Smeets, Filip Staes, Todd Pataky, Mark A Robinson, Jos Vanrenterghem, Sabine Verschueren   +7 more
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Quadriceps Muscle Mechanical Simulator for Training of Vastus Medialis Obliquus and Vastus Lateralis Obliquus Mechanical Properties

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014
Objectives: In classical anatomy quadriceps muscle has four heads. Clinical studies have demostrated 6 heads of this muscle. These heads were demostrated seperately not only by their functional properties,but also by innervation and kinesiological ...
Rafet Irmak, Ahsen Irmak, Gökhan Biçer
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Is it truly impossible to strengthen the vastus medialis in isolation from the entire quadriceps muscle group?

Heliyon
Background: To date, no specific exercises have been designed to selectively strengthen the vastus medialis muscle. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to provide a clear answer to the question: Is it truly impossible to strengthen the vastus ...
Seyyed Hossein Hosseini, Farzam Farahmand   +1 more
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