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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Quadriceps muscle"”.
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The effect of simultaneous application of contrast temperature therapy and intermittent compression on recovery following exercise induced muscle damage
… compression as a recovery strategy for the quadriceps muscle following exercise induced muscle damage in moderately active adult males.
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Characterization of Quadriceps Neuromuscular Function in Knee Osteoarthritis
… The purpose of this thesis was to characterize quadriceps neuromuscular dysfunction in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Concerns pertaining to study design in this patient population (e.g. disease severity criteria and muscle imaging outcome measures) were also addressed. METHODS: Five …
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Development of a functional neuromuscular stimulation (FNS) muscle training program to prepare paraplegics for standing
… pressure, renal dysfunction, pressure sores, muscle atrophy and osteoporosis. Thus it would be beneficial, physiologically and psychologically, for a paraplegic to be able to stand for temporary periods of time. As a result of the muscle atrophy and functional degeneration that follows a …
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Influence of Thigh Muscle Forces on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Forces during Single-Leg Landing from Three Different Heights
… being 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 …
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Design of swimming fins to treat Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
… fins to strengthen the Vastus Medialis, or inner quadriceps muscle, to help patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Configurations of mock up fins, made from Lexan, were designed based off of a known dry land exercise that consisted of leg lifts with the feet turned out 45 degrees that work …
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Glutathione regulation during exercise: Effect of fasting-refeeding, glutathione depletion and supplementation
… may be regulated by glucagon; and (3) skeletal muscle is under oxidative stress with exhaustive exercise. Also, investigated was the effect of in vivo chronic GSH depletion with buthionine sulfoximine investigated in male Swiss-Webster mice at rest and after an acute bout of exhaustive swim …
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Association Between ACE Genotype and Skeletal Muscle Strength and Volume, and Their Response to Strength Training in Older Adults
… (ACE) gene with variability in the response of muscle strength and mass to strength training, though conclusions have been inconsistent across investigations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible association between ACE genotype and skeletal muscle strength and volume, and …
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The comparative effects of a 12-week high impact aerobic dance and bench step training program on isokinetic strength, power, and endurance of the quadriceps
… isokinetic strength, power, and endurance of the quadriceps. Twenty-nine non-smoking, free from history of knee pathology, non-physically active females (20.6 ± 2.8 years, 160.6 ± 4.9 cm, 61.9 ± 16.5 kg) volunteered for this investigation. Non-randomized testing procedures were performed due to …
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Nitrate supplementation does not alter the V̇O2p SC-muscle fatigue relationship in recreationally active men
… to the linear V̇O2p slow component (V̇O2p SC)-muscle fatigue development relationship using dietary nitrate (NO3- ) supplementation during very heavy (VH)-intensity constant-work rate cycling exercise. Using a double- blind, block-randomised, crossover design, 8 healthy men (age, 24±2 yr …
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Hip and Knee Biomechanics for Transtibial Amputees in Gait, Cycling, and Elliptical Training
… amputees avoid contraction of the non-dominant quadriceps muscle. Knee flexion angle and EF moment asymmetry in elliptical training suggests that a similar phenomenon occurs. Asymmetry in AP and LM reaction forces in gait, but not other exercises, suggests that exercises that constrain …
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The Effect of Stifle Angle on Stifle Kinematics following TPLO: An in vitro Experimental Analysis
… 10 N/sec to mimic the action of the quadriceps muscle. Force application allowed the limb to move from 120° to maximal extension. Positional data was acquired at 60 points/second. Each limb was tested under normal, CrCL-deficient, and TPLO-treated conditions. Results: The TPLO failed …
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EFFECTS OF BEETROOT JUICE, PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION, AND RESISTANCE TRAINING ON STRENGTH IN OLDER ADULTS
Reductions in muscle strength, lean body mass, and insulin sensitivity occur with aging; a novel intervention of dietary nitrates, protein supplement, and resistance training was tested to improve these age-related declines. Beetroot juice is a dietary source high in nitrates. PURPOSE: The primary …
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A study of the use of combined thermal and microwave modelling of body regions for microwave thermography
… region of the patella, and the perfusion of the quadriceps muscle in both groups. 2-D numerical modelling was compared with results obtained using 1-D modelling. Microwave thermography has also been used for the detection of breast cancer. However, problems such as high false positive detection …
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The Effect of Exercise on Mechanical Pressure Pain Threshold in the Presence and Absence of Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness
… in the presence and absence of delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) within the ipsilateral (contracting) and contralateral quadriceps muscle and plurisegmental finger. Data were collected using twenty-five male participants (aged 18-29) over five testing days: two days of familiarization, one …
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Evaluating Stretch-Shortening Cycle Function in Athletes After ACL Reconstruction Using a Repeat Hop Test
… on unilateral RHT kinetics, kinematics, and muscle activity in ACLR and healthy athletes. ACLR limbs exhibited reduced hop heights and reactive strength index (jump height/ground contact time) during the HIGH condition relative to non-injured contralateral and healthy control limbs, but not …
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Loss of muscle strength and power in older women and adaptation to resistance training
… of the mechanisms underlying the lower levels of muscle strength and power in older women, who are at higher risk than men for age-related disability, and some of the adaptations in response to resistance training. The initial study showed that it is not only a smaller contractile muscle volume, …
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Toward the Optimal Waveform for Electrical Stimulation
… stimulation (ES) is used to strengthen muscle, improve abnormal tone, and improve the healing rate of pressure sores. Four male and three female research subjects received four minute bouts of electrically stimulated isometric contractions equal to 10% of the maximal voluntary …
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Intelligent modelling and control with fatigue reduction for fes induced knee joint of hemiplegic for rehabilitation
… by applying small charges of electricity to the muscle to induce the movement. FES can be applied during rehabilitation stage to enhance the healing process. The development of the intelligent hemiplegic model of the knee joint and control strategies with fatigue reduction for the FES control …
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Biomechanical characteristics of low back tissues during trunk flexion-extension
… electromyography (EMG) of the lumbar paraspinal muscles. Abdominal, hamstring, and quadriceps muscle activities were also monitored during acute cyclic movement. Trunk inclination and lumbar flexion angles were time synchronized with the recorded EMG signals. Increases in the myoelectric silent …
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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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