Yan-Tao Ma,1,2,* Li-Hui Li,2,3,* Qi Han,1 Xiao-Lei Wang,1 Pei-Yu Jia,1 Qiang-Min Huang,2 Yong-Jun Zheng1 1Department of Pain Management, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Sport ...
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Is there a role of pulsed electromagnetic fields in management of patellofemoral pain syndrome? Randomized controlled study at one year follow-up. [PDF]
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common cause of recurrent or chronic knee pain in young adults, generally located in the retropatellar region. Etiology is controversial and includes several factors, such as anatomical defects, muscular imbalance,
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Functional changes of human quadriceps muscle injured by eccentric exercise
The present study evaluated functional changes of quadriceps muscle after injury induced by eccentric exercise. Maximal isometric torque of quadriceps and the surface electromyography (root mean square, RMS, and median frequency, MDF) of the vastus ...
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The Effect of Concurrent Plantar Flexor Stretching and VMO Strengthening in Female Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome [PDF]
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the anatomical abnormalities and one of the most common knee problems, which causes anterior knee pain. Vastus medialis oblique (VMO) weakness and contracture of plantar flexors are among the most important ...
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O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a influência da altura de um step na atividade elétrica dos músculos vasto medial oblíquo (VMO), vasto lateral longo (VLL) e vasto lateral oblíquo (VLO) no exercício de subida posterior.
Flávio Pulzatto +6 more
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Proprioceptive Control of Muscle Activation in Aging: Implications for Balance and Fall Risk
(1) Background: This study aimed to assess whether older adults exhibit greater discrepancies between intended and actual motor unit recruitment, which could affect the quality of muscle activation and potentially increase the risk of falls. (2) Methods:
Łukasz Oleksy +9 more
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Compression suits with and without films and their effects on EMG during isokinetic exercise
This study aimed to determine the differences in the EMG of thigh among film-welded compression suits (WCS), film-free compression suit (CS) and a loose sportswear during knee joint exercise.
Jiyoung Choi, Kyunghi Hong
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Surface electromyography applications [PDF]
The electrophysiological techniques (neurography and needle electromyography) allow us an approach to the knowledge of the neuromuscular function. Electromyography obtains the electrical activity from the muscle in rest or in contraction (maximum and ...
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Repeated exercise stress impairs volitional but not magnetically evoked electromechanical delay of the knee flexors [PDF]
The effects of serial episodes of fatigue and recovery on volitional and magnetically evoked neuromuscular performance of the knee flexors were assessed in twenty female soccer players during: (i) an intervention comprising 4x35s maximal static exercise;
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Incisions and reconstruction approaches for large sarcomas [PDF]
Large intraabdominal, retroperitoneal, and abdominal wall sarcomas provide unique challenges in treatment due to their variable histology, potential considerable size at the time of diagnosis, and the ability to invade into critical structures ...
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