Energetics of muscle contraction: the whole is less than the sum of its parts.

The Knowledge Translation Complexity Network (KTCN) Model: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts - A Response to Recent Commentaries

Comparison of electrical and co-contraction activity of selected lower limb muscles during manual load lifting with three different technique

Introduction and Aim: Manual handling of loads is a complex dynamic task that involves the upper and lower limbs. Manual handling of loads in sports and daily activities can expose people to unfavorable physical conditions and lead to injury. The study aimed to compare the electrical activity and co-contraction of selected lower limb muscles during manual load lifting with three different techn...

Comparison of the local and whole body vibration on preventation and treatment of delay-onset muscle soreness: A randomized clinical trial

Introduction: Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) that occurs after eccentric exercise can cause limitations in sports activities, especially in professional athletes. Relatively, different studies have been designed to prevent and control the consequence of the DOMS. Previous studies have confirmed the impact of local vibration (LV) and whole body vibration (WBV) to reduce the symptoms of DOM...

Preventive effects of ipratropium and salbutamol against insulin induced tracheal smooth muscle contraction in guinea pig model

Inhalational insulin was withdrawn from the market due to its potential to produce airway hyper-reactivity and bronchoconstriction. So the present study was designed to explore the acute effects of insulin on airway reactivity of guinea pigs and protective effects of salbutamol and ipratropium against insulin induced airway hyper-responsiveness on isolated tracheal smooth muscle of guinea pig. ...

اثر اسانس مرزه بر انقباضات ناشی از استیل‌کولین در ایلئوم موش صحرایی نر

Background and Objective: It has been used medicinal herbs for treatment of different abnormalities in traditional medication. One of these herbal medicine used in Iranian traditional medicine is Satureja that many biological studies conducted for determination of its pharmacological properties. Due to many reports around the effect of above-mentioned herb on gastrointestinal system, this...