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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"Hamstring muscle"”.
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The effect of electrical intramuscular stimulation on sub acute and chronic hamstring muscle strain injuries
Muscle strain injuries affect a wide range of physically active people around the world and are reaching epidemic proportions. Despite the variety of treatment options available in rehabilitation, there are no clear guidelines for electrical stimulation that provide effective reproducible results …
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THE ROLE OF ACCELERATION RELATED VARIABLES FOR HAMSTRING MUSCLE (RE-) INJURY PREVENTION IN ELITE ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL
Hamstring muscle injuries constitute a major concern in football and a major challenge for physiotherapists working in this sport, being an injury with long absence from playing and training. Although clinical strategies to rehabilitate these injuries and clinical injury risk assessments have been …
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A comparison of the immediate and lasting effects between passive stretch and muscle energy technique on hamstring muscle extensibility
Muscle energy technique (MET) and passive stretching are two manual techniques commonly used by manual therapists to increase the extensibility of muscles. This study examined the effect of both techniques to produce lasting increased hamstring muscle extensibility. 162 asymptomatic volunteers were …
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INHIBITORY KINESIO® TAPE APPLICATION TO THE HAMSTRING MUSCLE GROUP: AN INVESTIGATION OF ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION AND PERCEIVED TIGHTNESS OVER TIME
… the inhibition effects of Kinesio® tape on the hamstrings muscle group. Objective: Although liberal anecdotal support exists, there is a lack of scientific data reported relative to the use of Kinesio® tape. Design: Within subject – repeated measures design. Random counterbalanced design. …
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A comparative study of the effects of meclofenamate, diclofenac and placebo, in combination with physiotherapy, on the healing of acute quadriceps and hamstring muscle tears
… on the rate and extent of healing of acute hamstring muscle tears. Sixty patients were recruited and treated at No's 1 and 2 Military Hospitals in Voortrekkerhoogte and Wynberg, Cape Town, respectively. Patients were randomly allocated to one of three treatment groups: meclofenamate, …
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Is Playerload related to fatigue following different types of repeated maximal sprint exercises in recreationally active young men?
… torque (MVC), range of motion (ROM), quadriceps/hamstring muscle soreness (algometer and visual analogue scale, VAS), (in)voluntary rate of torque development (RTD) and vastus lateralis/biceps femoris long head EMG were measured during knee extension/flexion pre, immediately post and 48 h post …
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Lower Extremity Muscle Activation Following a Previous Knee Injury: Implications for Post-Traumatic Knee Osteoarthritis
… later. Compensatory activation patterns of knee muscles in response to the trauma may persist past the acute injury phase and result in abnormal mechanical loading and subsequent osteoarthritis of the knee. This dissertation aimed to use surface electromyography (sEMG) to explore abnormal leg …
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The Physiological and Genetic Factors Underpinning the Response to Muscle Damaging Exercise
… variability in the response to exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD), even when tested in a homogeneous cohort accounting for age, sex, ethnicity and physical activity. The response to EIMD is very complex as several tissues, including skeletal muscle fibres, the extra-cellular matrix (ECM), and …
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A comparison of the effect of muscle energy technique (Chaitow method) and passive stretching on hanstring extensibility
This study compared the effects of the Chaitow Muscle Energy Technique (MET), with passive stretching for increasing hamstring muscle extensibility both immediately and after 30 minutes. Fifty nine asymptomatic participants were measured for hamstring length using active knee extension (AKE). AKE …
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Relationships between Hamstring Activation Rate and Biomechanics of Slip-induced Falls among Young and Older Adults
This study was conducted to investigate whether hamstring muscle activation rate could potentially serve as an indicator for slip-induced falls, particularly for older adults. Kinematics (heel contact velocity, walking velocity, slip distance, and step length), kinetics (friction demand), and …
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Effect of 17β Estradiol & Foot Strike Patterns on Physiological & Biomechanical Changes in Runners
… of a transition program of SBR on the pattern of muscle activation, spatiotemporal variables, and stance phase kinetics. These running parameters were compared and contrasted during the menstrual cycle to assess whether estrogen fluctuation has an effect on the pattern of muscle activation, and …
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Analysis of lower limb injury prevention programmes in relation to hamstring and anterior cruciate ligament risk factors in team sport athletes
Hamstring and anterior cruciate ligament injuries are, respectively, the most prevalent and serious non-contact occurring injuries in team sports. Several biomechanical and neuromuscular risk factors have been suggested to be associated with these injuries. Consequently, preventative programmes …
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Shock attenuation at the knee during walking in people with knee osteoarthritis: association with disease severity and effects of exercise
… the knee during walking and its association with muscle activation and disease severity in people with knee osteoarthritis. In addition, this study will investigate the effects of exercise intervention on shock attenuation at the knee in this population of individuals. METHODS: 295 individuals …
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Does the use of upper leg compression garments aid performance and reduce post-race Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS)?
… outcome measures of perceived exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and running performance were assessed three days before, immediately post-race and two days post-race. Three days prior to the race, mid-thigh circumference measurements were performed. Immediately post-race, mid-thigh …
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Influence of Thigh Muscle Forces on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Forces during Single-Leg Landing from Three Different Heights
… spent on the ACL annually. While the quadriceps muscle produces an anterior shear force on the tibia that causes the ACL to strain, the hamstrings muscle can protect the ACL by producing a posterior shear force to the tibia reducing the strain. When the hamstrings contract simultaneously with the …
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The role of a biokinetics rehabilitation programme in alleviating anterior knee pain in adolescents
… was an increase of between 9.0 and 17.5% in muscle strength in both the quadriceps and hamstring muscle groups at the post- and post-post testing of the experimental group (p<0.01). There was a small but significant improvement of between 2.2 and 4.4% in quadriceps, hamstring and …
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Functional recovery at discharge from rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
… single-leg hop for distance, isometric muscle strength, self-reported knee function and psychological factors for ACLR patients at discharge from rehabilitation. The LSI (limb symmetry index) is used to assess the performance of the injured limb compared the non-injured limb as a …
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