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Sports Medicine

Eight-Week Inspiratory Muscle Training Alters Electromyography Activity of the Ankle Muscles During Overhead and Single-Leg Squats: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Oct 15, 2020

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of 8-week inspiratory muscle training on activity in the ankle muscles of athletes with chronic low-back pain. A randomized controlled trial involving ...

A Comparison of Clinical Spinal Mobility Measures to Experimentally Derived Lumbar Spine Passive Stiffness.

Oct 15, 2020

Spinal stiffness and mobility assessments vary between clinical and research settings, potentially hindering the understanding and treatment of low back pain. A total of 71 healthy participants were e...

Functional outcome of gastrocnemius advancement flap augmented with short flexor hallucis longus tendon transfer in chronic Achilles tear.

Oct 12, 2020

There are various techniques of Achilles tendon (TA) repair and reconstruction in chronic Achilles tear. However, there is no clear consensus on the relevance of one method over the other. The short f...

Lisfranc injury: A review and simplified treatment algorithm.

Oct 12, 2020

Lisfranc injuries encompass large spectrum of injuries varying from low energy to high energy complex fracture dislocations. Whilst multiple complex classification systems exist; these do little to ai...

The influence of age, gender and the FKBP5 genotype on subjective health complaints in the Norwegian working population.

Oct 12, 2020

In the present study we examined the potential association between age, gender, the genetic variant FKBP5 rs9470080 and subjective health complaints.The data were collected through a three-wave nation...

Bifidobacterium adolescentis supplementation attenuates fracture-induced systemic sequelae.

Oct 08, 2020

The gut microbiota is an important contributor to both health and disease. While previous studies have reported on the beneficial influences of the gut microbiota and probiotic supplementation on bone...

Hematological and Chemical Profiles in a Porcine Model of Severe Multiple Trauma.

Oct 08, 2020

Clinical chemistry and hematological tests are widely used to monitor the clinical course of several diseases. However, these parameters are sparse in large-animal models of multiple trauma (MT). Thus...

Incidence of anterior cruciate ligament graft tears in high-risk populations: An analysis of professional athlete and pediatric populations.

Oct 05, 2020

Professional athletes are at increased risk of injury with high activity levels and additional pressure to return to sports quickly after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The purpose of this s...

Fatigue fracture of the femoral component in total knee replacement.

Oct 05, 2020

Fracture of femoral component in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has become a rare complication with improvements in metal alloy manufacturing technology.We report two cases of fracture of femoral compo...

Thoracic thrust joint manipulation: An international survey of current practice and knowledge in IFOMPT member countries.

Oct 01, 2020

The perceived relative safety of thoracic thrust joint manipulation (TTJM) has contributed to a growth in evidence supporting use in practice. Yet adverse events (AE) have been documented following TT...

Understanding fracture behavior of epoxy-based polymer using molecular dynamics simulation.

Oct 01, 2020

With a network structure formed by cross-linking process, epoxy resins possess excellent mechanical properties. Among them, SU-8 photoresist (bisphenol-A epoxy resin) is widely used as coatings in mic...

Epidemiology of scaphoid fractures and non-unions: A systematic review.

Oct 01, 2020

The scaphoid is the most commonly fractured carpal bone in adults as well as in children. Previous studies have reported a wide range of fracture incidences. Scaphoid fractures and non-unions in child...

Trust the FAST: Confirmation that the FAST Exam is Highly Specific for Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage in over 1,200 Patients with Pelvic Fractures.

Sep 28, 2020

Use of the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) exam in patients with pelvic fractures has been reported as unreliable. We hypothesized that FAST is a reliable method for detecting cli...

TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibril film from nano-structured bacterial cellulose derived from the recently developed thermotolerant Komagataeibacter xylinus C30 and Komagataeibacter oboediens R37-9 strains.

Sep 28, 2020

Bacterial cellulose (BC), prepared from two recently developed thermotolerant bacterial strains (Komagataeibacter xylinus C30 and Komagataeibacter oboediens R37-9), were used as a raw material to synt...

Long-term impact of obesity on patient-reported outcomes and patient satisfaction after lumbar spine surgery: an observational study.

Sep 28, 2020

Obese body habitus is a challenging issue to address in lumbar spine surgery. There is a lack of consensus on the long-term influence of BMI on patient-reported outcomes and satisfaction. This study a...

Quantifying trunk neuromuscular control using seated balancing and stability threshold.

Sep 24, 2020

Performance during seated balancing is often used to assess trunk neuromuscular control, including evaluating impairments in back pain populations. Balancing in less challenging environments allows fo...

Time-frequency analysis of muscle activation patterns in people with chronic ankle instability during Landing and cutting tasks.

Sep 21, 2020

People with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit neuromuscular deficits. Previous studies, however, only investigated magnitudes of muscle activation and not the time-frequency domain.Do people wit...

The prevalence of chronic ankle instability and its relationship to foot arch characteristics in female collegiate athletes.

Sep 21, 2020

To determine the prevalence of chronic ankle instability (CAI) and to investigate its relationship to the foot arch in collegiate female athletes by each sports event.Cross-sectional study.University ...

Lower-Extremity Motor Synergies in Individuals With and Without Chronic Ankle Instability.

Sep 17, 2020

Current theoretical models suggest that ankle sprain copers exhibit movement adaptations contributing to the avoidance of chronic ankle instability. However, few studies have examined adaptations at t...

Differences in Activity of the Brain Networks During Voluntary Motor Tasks Engaging the Local and Global Muscular Systems of the Lower Trunk.

Sep 17, 2020

Low back pain constitutes a multidimensional problem of largely unknown origin. One of the recent theories explaining its frequent occurrence includes speculative statements on patterns of central ner...

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