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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Muscle Loading"”.
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Muscle Loading Treatments for Achilles Tendinopathy
… quality of life. Physical therapy (eccentric loading) decreases the symptoms of tendinopathy and restores Achilles tendon functionality. However, the mechanism by which these mechanical stimulations induce healing is poorly understood. There is a clinically relevant motivation to better …
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Novel Preclinical Approaches to the Understanding and Treatment of Achilles Tendinopathy
… show poor long-term outcomes. Eccentric loading of the Achilles muscle-tendon unit is an effective physical therapy for treatment of symptomatic human tendinopathy. Post-injury analgesia is often achieved with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen; however, there is …
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The biomechanics of the knee following injury and reconstruction of the posterior cruciate ligament c Louis DeFrate.
… cruciate ligament in response to physiological loading conditions. A limited understanding of posterior cruciate ligament function might contribute to the poor clinical outcomes that are observed after reconstruction. Therefore, the objectives of this thesis were to quantify the biomechanical …
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Coordinate system dependence of muscle forces predicted using optimization methods in musculoskeletal joints
… methods are widely used to predict in-vivo muscle forces in musculoskeletal joints. Moment equilibrium at the joint center (usually defined as the origin of the joint coordinate system) has been used as a constraint condition for optimization procedures and the joint reaction moments were …
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A finite element study of the human cranium : the impact of morphological variation on biting performance
… background: bone mechanics, jaw-elevator muscle anatomy, imaging techniques, FEA and geometric morphometrics.The second, third and fourth chapters comprise experimental work aiming to provide a framework for FE model construction and loading. The second chapter aimed to validate the method …
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The gravity loading countermeasure skinsuit : a passive countermeasure garment for preventing musculoskeletal deconditioning during long-duration spaceflight
… absence of gravity. Negative changes in bone, muscle, and other physiological systems occur rapidly in space, and have the potential to severely limit the human space exploration program. The deficits in bone are mostly seen in the weight-bearing areas of the skeleton, highlighting the …
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Development and validation of a computational multibody model of the elbow joint
… tool to study joint biomechanics, examine muscle and ligament function, soft tissue loading, and the effects of joint trauma. Such models can reduce the cost of expensive experimental testing and can predict some parameters that are difficult to investigate experimentally, such as forces …
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BIOMECHANICS OF THE DISTAL RADIOULNAR JOINT WITH A MALALIGNED DISTAL RADIUS
… biomechanics, specifically the kinematics and loading of the distal radial ulnar joint (DRUJ) before and after simulated distal radius malalignment would provide important new information to the treatment of these fractures. Furthermore, an investigation into the effect of soft- tissues would …
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The investigation of valve operators' torque production capabilities and optimal handwheel height, angle, and opening technique
… perceived physical exertion (Borg-scale), and muscle loading of shoulder and trunk muscles; and (2) determine whether the torque setting (15 Nm and 30 Nm) of the valve affects the preferred valve-opening method. Four methods were evaluated, including using bare hands (BH), conventional …
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Ihh Signaling and Muscle Forces are Required for Enthesis Development
… tendon enthesis development in the absence of muscle forces. This localized paralysis model resulted in joint level deformities and mineralization defects. We observed a dramatic decrease in the enthesis biomechanical properties accompanied by structural and compositional changes. Collagen …
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Moderators of respiratory muscle function in health, exercise and disease
… investigating the role of the respiratory muscles in both healthy and diseased populations. <br/><br/>To test directly the role of the respiratory muscles in a healthy population various strategies were used. Two studies examined the effects of training these muscles to bring about …