• They used ultrasonography to image the quadricep muscle during knee extension movements in an isokinetic dynamometer, a machine that can measure muscle strength. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Knee extensor strength was measured at 180°/s using an isokinetic dynamometer. (bmj.com)
  • Reliability of the concentric, eccentric and isometric knee extension and flexion when using the REV9000 isokinetic dynamometer. (europeanmasterhpa.eu)
  • Abnormalities associated with cancer cachexia include anorexia, weight loss, muscle loss and atrophy, anemia and alterations in carbohydrate, lipid and protein metabolism ( 2 , 3 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Some scholars advocate that NMES should not be used when the patient's consciousness level is improved, and the patient can carry out autonomous activities [ 13 ], while other studies suggested that early active contraction combined with NMES can more alleviate muscle strength loss and atrophy through different modes of muscle activation [ 14 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Patients and controls underwent dominant handgrip assessment with a Collins' dynamometer, whole body composition analysis by densitometry, and brain computed tomography (CT) examination, with further calculation of several indices indicative of brain atrophy. (bvsalud.org)
  • If a child spends the summer relaxing, watching television or wandering in a mall, your child is likely to experience some brain atrophy. (brainbasedlearning.net)
  • After an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery, it's common to experience quadriceps weakness, which was thought to be caused primarily by muscle atrophy, or shrinkage. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Essentially, these fibers rotate less during a contraction, and when they rotate less, they ultimately position themselves in a way that results in less force production -- in other words, this underlying behavior of muscle fibers can lead to muscle weakness. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Muscle weakness is associated with osteoarthritis pathology. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Poststroke plantar flexor muscle weakness has been attributed to muscle atrophy and impaired activation, which cannot collectively explain the limitations in force-generating capability of the entire muscle group. (hindawi.com)
  • It is of interest whether changes in poststroke plantar flexor muscle fascicle length and pennation angle influence the individual force-generating capability and whether plantar flexor weakness is due to uniform changes in individual muscle force contributions. (hindawi.com)
  • Muscle weakness contralateral to the brain lesion, or hemiparesis, is the most common impairment following stroke [ 2 , 3 ] and is evident by a decrease in maximal voluntary strength on the paretic limb compared to the nonparetic limb [ 4 , 5 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • 8 ] also observed muscle atrophy in the plantar flexor muscles but additionally found that plantar flexor weakness arises primarily from muscle activation failure. (hindawi.com)
  • Additionally, understanding how the changes in muscle properties affect the percentage of force contribution of each plantar flexor muscle to overall plantar flexor torque will give insight into the functional use of each muscle after stroke and whether poststroke plantar flexor weakness is due to uniform changes in individual muscle forces. (hindawi.com)
  • Most patients experience muscle symptoms, such as weakness and cramps, although certain GSDs manifest as specific syndromes, such as hypoglycemic seizures or cardiomegaly. (medscape.com)
  • Although at least 14 unique GSDs are discussed in the literature, the 4 that cause clinically significant muscle weakness are Pompe disease (GSD type II, acid maltase deficiency), Cori disease (GSD type III, debranching enzyme deficiency), McArdle disease (GSD type V, myophosphorylase deficiency), and Tarui disease (GSD type VII, phosphofructokinase deficiency). (medscape.com)
  • Proximal muscle weakness may progress with time, and no specific treatment exists. (medscape.com)
  • Pain, numbness, and muscle weakness caused by CTS seriously affect patients' function and quality of life [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Muscle weakness. (bvsalud.org)
  • Respiratory complications are most common cause of morbidity/mortality in patients with cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) due to respiratory muscle weakness and lower diaphragm position resulting in limited availability of inspiration, reduced thorax mobility and limited forced expiration. (nel.edu)
  • Recovery of isometric strength was measured at regular intervals for ten minutes after exhaustion. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a 12-week home quadriceps muscle strengthening exercise program would increase muscle strength, isometric endurance, and tension time index (TTI) in postpolio syndrome subjects without adversely affecting the surviving motor units or the muscle. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • Experimental knee pain impairs submaximal force steadiness in isometric, eccentric, and concentric muscle actions. (docksci.com)
  • Participants were eight boccia athletes (cerebral palsy, cervical spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, spinal muscle atrophy) in whom throwing distance, ranges of motion at the shoulder joint, elbow joint and wrist joint and upper limb muscle strength were measured. (aearedo.es)
  • Baicalin is a natural flavonoid that can reduce skeletal muscle atrophy in animal models of cancer cachexia by inhibiting NF-κB. (nel.edu)
  • Treatment with β 2 -adrenergic agonists results in skeletal muscle hypertrophy ( 11 - 14 ), while they cause a reduction in the body fat content ( 15 , 16 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • This study aimed to determine the efficacy of functional training with and without blood flow restriction (BFR) on muscle hypertrophy indices and strength in older men. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The findings showed that FT was effective in increasing circulating biomarkers involved in hypertrophy in older adults while adding BFR to FT had a slight increase in these biomarkers but had a tremendous increase in muscle strength. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Myokines are peptides or proteins released from skeletal muscle and are involved in multiple physiological processes, including metabolism and hypertrophy in the autocrine and paracrine manner [ 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since myostatin and follistatin bind to the same receptor, the follistatin to myostatin (F:M) ratio is associated with muscle atrophy or hypertrophy [ 12 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Generally our group has been saying that an ACL injury prematurely ages the limb -- the joint itself often shows signs of arthritis within 10 years and the muscle also exhibits factors like aged muscle tissue," Lepley said. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between throwing distance, shoulder joint range of motion and upper limb muscle strength in boccia athletes. (aearedo.es)
  • Upper limb muscle fatigue during prolonged Boccia games with underarm throwing technique. (aearedo.es)
  • Dawson-Amoah K, Varacallo M. Anatomy, Shoulder and Upper Limb, Hand Intrinsic Muscles . (medscape.com)
  • Obvious differences in parameters of spirometry, respiratory muscle s and limb muscle s strength between motor complete and incomplete group were found. (nel.edu)
  • There was no effect of prior lipid ingestion on indices of insulin sensitivity (muscle glucose uptake, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex activity, and Akt phosphorylation) in response to the protein/dextrose drink. (edu.au)
  • The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between lean mass and handgrip strength in alcoholics, who frequently show brain and muscle atrophy. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry, handgrip strength, Short Physical Performance Battery, and the 6-m Walk test were used to assess sarcopenia-related factors. (bsl.nl)
  • Data from univariable linear regression analysis revealed that self-rated QoL was associated with sarcopenia-related factors (lower body function, handgrip strength, gait speed, and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index-ASMI), physical fitness (upper-and-lower-body strength, agility/dynamic balance, cardiorespiratory fitness and body mass index), habitual physical activity and independence in ADL. (bsl.nl)
  • Estabilizador de la rodilla en extensión a través de su inserción en la cintilla iliotibial: Si el glúteo mayor no proporciona la tensión a la banda iliotibial durante la fase de apoyo para estabilizar la rodilla, el TFL y el vasto lateral estarán «obligados» a compensarlo, sobreactivándose y creando un potencial desequilibrio muscular. (fidias.net)
  • Additionally, recent assessment demonstrated that they were weaker, had a reduced work capacity, and recovered strength less readily after activity in the quadriceps muscles as compared to asymptomatic subjects. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • The HHD is less suited for absolute strength assessment because of significant systematic overestimations. (edu.au)
  • In the US human space program, the only in-flight countermeasure to skeletal muscle functional deficits that has been utilized thus far is physical exercise. (wikipedia.org)
  • Collective knowledge gained from these mission has aided in the evolution of exercise hardware and protocols designed to minimize muscle atrophy and the concomitant deficits in skeletal muscle function. (wikipedia.org)
  • Taken together, these deficits result in a muscle that is weaker and behaves like that of someone much older. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Although there is no documented, objective evidence that symptomatic post-polio subjects are rapidly losing strength, they have a number of neuromuscular deficits related to a more severe poliomyelitis illness that may explain why they complain of problems with strength, endurance, and local muscle fatigue. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • They found that besides muscle loss, the quadricep muscle -- specifically, the fibers within that muscle -- contract differently. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The surgical leg contracted differently, meaning that bundles of muscle fibers in the quadriceps were slower and lengthened less. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Structural changes that occur at the muscle fascicle level may include lengthening or shortening of the fascicle or a change in the orientation (i.e., pennation angle) of the muscle fibers as they span the muscle belly. (hindawi.com)
  • Motor units are comprised of a motor neuron (nerve), and the muscle fibers that it innervates. (mytpi.com)
  • Going quickly back to MU's, it should be noted that all muscle fibers in an MU are the same type. (mytpi.com)
  • You have probably heard of "fast twitch" and "slow twitch" muscle fibers, and these differences in muscle fiber type are very real and very important. (mytpi.com)
  • A recent study demonstrated that measuring muscle volume using computed tomography (CT)-based analysis and comparing bilateral muscles in the same patient allowed for accurate evaluation of muscle volume in unilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA) patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here, we evaluated muscle volume using CT-based analysis and compared bilateral muscles in knee OA (KOA) patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Bilateral CT image analysis may be useful for evaluating the relationship between OA pathology and muscle atrophy. (biomedcentral.com)
  • A recent study showed that muscle volume in unilateral hip OA patients could be accurately evaluated by measuring muscle volume using CT-based analysis and comparing bilateral muscles in the same patient [ 17 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Here, we evaluated muscle volume using CT-based analysis and conducted comparisons between bilateral muscles in KOA patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Additionally, bilateral muscle contributions to plantar flexor torque remained the same. (hindawi.com)
  • Are unilateral and bilateral patellar tendinopathy distinguished by differences in anthropometry, body composition, or muscle strength in elite female basketball players? (bmj.com)
  • To examine whether anthropometry, body composition, or muscle strength distinguished elite female basketball players with unilateral or bilateral patellar tendinopathy. (bmj.com)
  • Body composition, anthropometry, and muscle strength were compared in elite female basketball players with unilateral (n = 8), bilateral (n = 7), or no (n = 24) patellar tendinopathy. (bmj.com)
  • 95%). Height and weight were measured, body mass index (BMI), fat free mass (FFM), total body water (TBW), body fat mass (BFM), percentage of body fat (%BF), skeletal muscle mass (SMM), FFM of both upper limbs and lower limbs and FFM of trunk were estimated according to In-body 270. (preprints.org)
  • In addition, there are cardiopulmonary and vascular changes, including a significant decrease in red blood cell mass, that affect skeletal muscle function. (wikipedia.org)
  • During female aging, a muscle mass decrease occurs as well as greater accumulation and infiltration of fat, resulting from the endocrine changes that occur during the climacteric [1,2]. (bvsalud.org)
  • No statistical differences were observed for any muscle fascicle lengths or for the lateral gastrocnemius and soleus pennation angles between paretic, nonparetic, and healthy limbs. (hindawi.com)
  • 10 ] have shown that medial gastrocnemius fiber lengths and pennation angles are smaller after stroke compared to healthy controls, which has implications for changes in both active and passive muscle properties. (hindawi.com)
  • However, little is known about other plantar flexor muscles (e.g., lateral gastrocnemius, soleus) or to what extent changes occur in the nonparetic leg. (hindawi.com)
  • ICU patients without central and peripheral nerve injury were randomized into experimental group I (Exp I: active and passive activity training (APAT) + NMES treatment on the gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscle), experimental group II (Exp II: APAT + NMES treatment on gastrocnemius alone), and control group (Ctl: APAT alone). (biomedcentral.com)
  • Changes in the strength of gastrocnemius, the ankle range of motion, and the muscle cross-section area of the lower leg were evaluated before and after the intervention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The gastrocnemius muscle strength, ankle joint range of motion, and cross-sectional muscle area of the lower leg in the three groups showed a downward trend, indicating that the overall trend of muscle atrophy in ICU patients was irreversible. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Similarly, efficiently progressing patients from simple to complex strength routines on land requires a deep understanding of a multitude of resources (equipment) to meet patient goals and outcomes. (rehabpub.com)
  • Therefore, accurate evaluation of the muscles of KOA patients is important to better understand the relationship between the muscle and OA pathology. (biomedcentral.com)
  • One of the most relevant characteristics of cachexia is that of asthenia, which reflects significant muscle wasting noted in cachectic cancer patients The aim of the present study was to assess whether the β2-adrenergic agonist formoterol is associated with an improvement in physiological parameters such as grip force and total physical activity in cachetic rats. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Moreover, formoterol relaxes bronchial smooth muscle and also provides important clinical benefits in symptomatic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( 18 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Extensive muscle atrophy is a common occurrence in orthopaedics patients who are bedridden or immobilized. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We aim to compare the effectiveness and safety of NMES to prevent muscle atrophy in intensive care unit (ICU) patients without nerve injury. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In addition to early exercise training, NMES should be applied to prevent muscle atrophy for patients without nerve injury in ICU. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Disturbance of consciousness, mechanical ventilation, use of glucocorticoids, insufficient nutritional intake, and so on are some of the factors that can reduce muscle protein synthesis and promote muscle protein decomposition in ICU patients. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Bassett and Cofield, [2] found improvement in function and strength in patients with rotator cuff tears repaired within 3 weeks. (internationalshoulderjournal.org)
  • Baicalin supplementation reduces serum biomarkers of skeletal muscle wasting and may protect against lean body mass reduction in cancer patients: Results from a pilot open-label study. (nel.edu)
  • Muscle wasting in patients with cancer has been linked to an increased activity of nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) and higher circulating levels of activin-A (ActA), a negative growth factor for muscle mass. (nel.edu)
  • Our pilot open-label data suggest that baicalin supplementation is potentially useful for contrasting lean body mass reduction in cancer patients with involuntary weight loss, an effect which is likely mediated by the inhibition of negative growth factors for muscle mass. (nel.edu)
  • Emanuele E, Bertona M, Pareja-Galeano H, Fiuza-Luces C, Morales J, Sanchis-Gomar F, Lucia A. Baicalin supplementation reduces serum biomarkers of skeletal muscle wasting and may protect against lean body mass reduction in cancer patients: Results from a pilot open-label study. (nel.edu)
  • Physiological cross-sectional areas and force contributions to poststroke plantar flexor torque were estimated for each muscle. (hindawi.com)
  • While the architecture of each individual plantar flexor muscle is affected differently after stroke, the relative contribution of each muscle remains the same. (hindawi.com)
  • Paretic plantar flexor muscle activation was impaired by 50% or more when compared to the nonparetic side. (hindawi.com)
  • The four lumbrical muscles function as a connection between the flexor digitorum profundus (FDP) and the extensor mechanism. (medscape.com)
  • Tibial bone speed of sound, ankle dorsiflexion range of motion, strength of the six previously described muscles, foot alignment and ankle plantar flexor endurance will also be assessed. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Short-term goal: To maintain and gradually increase the range of motion (ROM) in the uninjured and injured areas, to reduce edema and pain, to improve muscle strength and endurance, to prevent contracture, and to minimize scar formation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Of great clinical importance, rating of perceived exertion in the muscle during exercise was the same in symptomatic and asymptomatic post-polio and control subjects, indicating that symptomatic subjects have a mechanism to monitor local muscle fatigue that could be used to avoid exhaustion. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • A study of pacing (interspersing activity with rest breaks) showed that symptomatic subjects had less local muscle fatigue and greater strength recovery when they paced their activity than when they worked at a constant rate to exhaustion. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • To better understand the influence of pain on the myofascial layers, the present study investigated these on the upper trapezius muscle in unilateral, more severe neck pain. (preprints.org)
  • Populations with knee joint damage, including arthritis, have noted impairments in the regulation of submaximal muscle force. (docksci.com)
  • The ability to control submaximal muscle forces has been shown to be associated with age-related decreases in physical function, such as increased ten. (docksci.com)
  • Purpose To evaluate changes in biceps femoris long head (BF LH ) fascicle length and hamstring muscle size following 10-weeks of Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) or hip extension (HE) training. (bmj.com)
  • Knee extension muscle strength (MS) was determined using a hand-held dynamometer. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 7. Cronin B, Johnson ST, Chang E, Pollard CD, Norcross MF.Greater Hip Extension but Not Hip Abduction Explosive Strength Is Associated With Lesser Hip Adduction and Knee Valgus Motion During a Single-Leg Jump-Cut. (fidias.net)
  • Muscle force steadiness in older adults before and after total knee arthroplasty. (docksci.com)
  • It's not your chronological age that is primarily responsible for the decline in distance, it is your drop in strength and speed/power. (mytpi.com)
  • The infl uence of ankle sprain injury on muscle activation during hip extension. (fidias.net)
  • Korea), circumference of the limbs were measured with a tape measure, upper extremity strength was determined using the Takei grip dynamometer and lower extremity strength was measured by pressing the flatfoot on an electronic digital health meter while tying on a bed. (koreascience.kr)
  • 7 ] observed muscle atrophy in twelve out of fifteen lower extremity muscles. (hindawi.com)
  • Handheld dynamometry (HHD) is a practical alternative to traditional testing of lower extremity strength. (edu.au)
  • We hypothesize that HHD is a valid and reliable device to assess lower extremity strength in a population of older adults. (edu.au)
  • Motor score of key muscle s assessments for upper (UEMS) and lower (LEMS) limbs were used. (nel.edu)
  • The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any differences between symptomatic and asymptomatic polio survivors by history of acute poliomyelitis illness, electromyographic evidence of terminal motor unit reorganization, and neuromuscular function of the quadriceps femoris muscle. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • It was found that symptomatic subjects had evidence of more severe original polio involvement by history (documented electromyographically), were weaker and capable of performing less work than asymptomatic subjects, and recovered strength less readily than controls. (polioaustralia.org.au)
  • Strength and anthropometric measures have been associated with symptomatic patellar tendinopathy in male athletes, although the findings are equivocal. (bmj.com)
  • Fixed contractures of the intrinsic muscles may severely impair the function of the hand. (medscape.com)
  • The aim of these studies was to test the hypothesis that acute and short-term dietary fat overload will impair the skeletal muscle protein synthetic response to dietary protein ingestion. (edu.au)
  • Test-Retest Strength Reliability: Hand-Held Dynamometry in Community-Dwelling Elderly Faller. (nih.gov)
  • In addition to the increased muscle protein degradation found during cancer growth, the presence of the tumor also induces an increased rate of DNA fragmentation in skeletal muscle in both rats and mice ( 8 ). (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Muscle anabolic resistance to dietary protein is associated with obesity and insulin resistance. (edu.au)
  • Neither acute nor short-term dietary fat overload has a detrimental effect on the skeletal muscle protein synthetic response to dietary protein ingestion in overweight/obese men, suggesting that dietary-induced accumulation of intramuscular lipids per se is not associated with anabolic resistance. (edu.au)
  • The tissue left behind may be more fibrotic or have more fat infiltration, hence the contractile nature of the muscle may change. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Myophosphorylase, the deficient enzyme in McArdle disease, is found in muscle tissue. (medscape.com)
  • Group 1 (small retraction) versus Group 2 (large retraction) showed that post-operative pain levels, satisfaction, range of motion, strength, subjective shoulder value (95.4% vs. 92.3%), Constant Score (80.8 vs. 78.1), and American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (96.2 vs. 93.5) scores were not statistically different. (internationalshoulderjournal.org)
  • Conclusion: In acute rotator cuff tears, equal patient satisfaction, pain scores, range of motion, strength, and outcome measures should be expected with surgical repair despite the level of retraction. (internationalshoulderjournal.org)
  • Baseline also offers a range of measuring tools, including goniometers, dynamometers, and inclinometers, which are used to assess range of motion, strength, and other physical parameters. (dunbarmedical.com)
  • 05). Active training to improve muscle strength around the shoulder joint, regardless of the underlying disease, was considered likely to lead to improvements in competitiveness. (aearedo.es)
  • These changes were accompanied by significant improvements in handgrip ( p = 0.001) and shoulder girdle ( p = 0.001) strength in both experimental groups, especially in the FTBFR group. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Preoperative and postoperative visual analog scale (VAS), Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire-symptom severity scale (BCTQ-SSS), Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire-functional status scale (BCTQ-FSS), and grip strength were used to examine the patient's symptoms and function. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This therapy method is based on that a proper body movement helps restoring, improving, and maintaining the functional condition of bones and muscles, cardiovascular and other systems. (gradiali.com)
  • They looked at the vastus lateralis, which sits on the outer thigh and is the largest of the quadricep muscles. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Ultrasonography is a cost-effective and noninvasive method for measuring the structure of an individual muscle in vivo . (hindawi.com)
  • Standardized pulmonary function tests (PFT) were used - spirometry and respiratory muscle strength (RMS) measurement. (nel.edu)
  • Diagnosis depends on findings from patient history and physical examination, creatine kinase testing, muscle biopsy, electromyelography, and ischemic forearm testing. (medscape.com)
  • In addition, muscle mass varies greatly from person to person due to differences in height or body mass index (BMI), making it difficult to conduct comparisons and accurately elucidate the effect of KOA on muscle mass. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Administration of the β2-agonist formoterol (0.3 mg/kg for 7 days) in rats bearing Yoshida AH-130 ascites hepatoma tumors, a model which induces a strong loss of both body and muscle weight, resulted in a significant reversal of the muscle wasting process, as reflected by individual muscle weights. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • Deplection of lean body mass is one of the main consequences of cachexia which involves not only skeletal muscle but also affects cardiac proteins, resulting in alterations in heart performance. (spandidos-publications.com)
  • BACKGROUND: In neurodegenerative disorders or in normal aging humans a relationship between muscle mass and/or performance and brain volume was observed, that is not dependent on age or other confounding factors. (bvsalud.org)
  • However, there was no difference in muscle mass between the different dynapenic groups. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dynapenic women, diagnosed considering both cutoff points, had less total and segmental muscle mass compared to non-dynapenic women. (bvsalud.org)
  • Muscle response to heavy resistance exercise in children with spastic cerebral palsy. (aearedo.es)
  • According to power analysis conducted with α = 0.05 and power = 0.80 using G*POWER3, 34, and 17 samples were needed to obtain a statistically significant difference in muscle strength (MS) and MV, respectively, between the operated and contralateral sides. (biomedcentral.com)
  • While none of these ground-based analogs provides a perfect simulation of human microgravity exposure during spaceflight, each is useful for study of particular aspects of muscle unloading as well as for investigation of sensorimotor alterations. (wikipedia.org)
  • This is the first human-based paper that is focused on proving that muscle is not just smaller after injury, but it also contracts differently," said Lindsey Lepley, assistant professor and corresponding author on the study. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Clinicians are encouraged to use HHD to rank older adults on leg strength, or to assess within-person changes in leg strength over time, but not to compare readings with cut-offs or normative values. (edu.au)
  • The aim of this article is to shed some light on why it is absolutely critical and non negotiable that "older" adults should have some strength and speed/power training in their programs. (mytpi.com)
  • Lepley said her group follows the aging literature and that many of the factors that plague aged muscle also emerge after ACL injury. (sciencedaily.com)
  • HHD represents a reliable and valid alternative to Biodex to rank individuals on leg strength, or to assess within-person changes in leg strength over time, because of the high validity and reliability. (edu.au)
  • Since the force-generating capacity of a muscle is dependent on amount of impairment, some recent studies have identified the extent to which these changes occur after stroke. (hindawi.com)
  • The provisional OH may occur en presence of hypovolemia, or as a side effect from medication affecting the SNS functions, In these cases arterial pressure is recovered by correcting the triggering factor. (journalofneuropsychiatry.cl)