Ultrasound Guidance to Augment Needle Electromyography Precision in the Complex Nerve Injury Setting
ABSTRACT The rise in popularity of nerve transfer surgery in individuals with peripheral nerve and spinal cord injuries has elevated the importance of the preoperative electrodiagnostic examination. Needle electromyography (EMG) provides peripheral nerve surgeons with precise information about donor and recipient muscle health, aiding in decisions ...
Nelson Saddler +4 more
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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 ...
F.V. Serrão +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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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 ...
Kh Khayam bashi +3 more
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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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Although considerable research has investigated non-motorized treadmills (NMTs), most studies have focused on healthy adults or athletes. This study aimed to compare trunk and lower limb muscle activation during walking on an NMT and flat ground (FG) at ...
Minkwon Cho +2 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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ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Comparison between Mc Connell Patellar Taping and Conventional Physiotherapy Treatment in the Management of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome A Randomised Controlled Trial [PDF]
Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), also called Peripatellar Tendinitis in Merchants classification (1988), is the clinical entity of pain on - activity, on patellofemoral joint examination and on stair climbing, squatting, pseudo locking ...
Chhaya Verma, Vijaya Krishnan
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Comparison between the effects of Maitland's mobilization versus its combination with vastus medialis oblique neuromuscular stimulation on two scales (NPRS & WOMAC) in knee osteoarthritis patients. [PDF]
Choudhary K +3 more
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Morphometric analysis of vastus medialis oblique muscle and its influence on anterior knee pain. [PDF]
Sawy MME +3 more
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