Hamstring strain injuries (HSI) are common in soccer and remain challenging to predict, as traditional risk factors often fail to capture the multifactorial nature of injury susceptibility. This prospective cohort study aimed to develop and internall...
Chronic whiplash-associated disorders describe a cluster of symptoms that result from a sudden neck acceleration/deceleration movement, including pain, musculoskeletal and neurological signs, inducing functional disability. The aim of this study was...
Light therapy has been shown to produce several beneficial physiological effects in a wide range of tissues. The musculoskeletal system can be irradiated with deeply penetrating wavelengths in near infrared (NIR) regions. Photobiomodulation therapy (...
Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) and maximal expiratory pressure (MEP) are commonly used proxies to measure respiratory muscle strength. Current literature lacks recent large-scale normative reference values (NRV) for these pressures in healthy Sin...
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Although previous studies have examined various factors that influence biceps brachii activation, such as grip position, load, and exercise variation, to our knowledge, no prior studies have compared muscle activation during a traditional biceps curl...
Applied muscular strain and hamstring strain capacity have a joint interaction on hamstring strain injury (HSI) with modifiable risk factors frequently assessed. However, to date there is limited observations on the interaction between these factors....
Aim: The study developed and validated AppER, an mHealth tool for informal caregivers of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and examined differences between app users and non-users. Methods: Four phases were followed: (1) focus groups with ex...
Purpose: Despite significant attention being paid to compression garments (CG) in the sports field, there remains ongoing debate regarding their actual effectiveness in enhancing athletic performance and expediting post-exercise recovery. This articl...
Background: Sarcopenia is associated with adverse surgical outcomes across multiple specialties. The psoas muscle index (PMI), a radiologic marker of sarcopenia, may offer prognostic value in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device (LVAD)...
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