materials and methods in this descriptive and analytical study, we used a static and direct method. cluster sampling method was used to select the subjects. participants were 1600 randomly-selected iranian male (n = 568) and female (n = 1031) workers of five hospitals in bandar abbas. thirty seven static dimensions were measured in the individuals aged 20 - 60. for anthropometric measurement, t...

The purpose of this study was to validate muscle activation of the lower extremities computed in AnyBody with measured muscle activations (EMG) in highly dynamic movement tasks. Ten participants performed walking, jogging, sprinting and cutting tasks. Kinetic, kinematic and EMG data were captured for 8 muscles of the dominant leg. The average correlation coefficient (CC) was 0.51 (max.: 0.83, m...

Literature indicates that deficiencies of certain parameters such as biomechanics, anthropometry, physical and motor abilities, may influence a netball players susceptibility to injury, as well as the players physical performance during a game. The primary aim of this study was to determine the physical profile of elite netball players from the North-West University club, between 18 and 25 year...

OBJECTIVE To measure the prevalence of obesity in the Lebanese elderly population and to compare it to another sample studied 10 years ago; to investigate the best anthropometrical measurement related to obesity relative risks in this age group. DESIGN Cross-sectional study about aging and obesity in the Lebanese society. SUBJECTS 237 Lebanese elderly (60-85 y.o.) selected randomly from an ...

Furniture manufacturers’ response to the demographic challenge of aging nations is an important issue. The number seniors rising worldwide. process often results in multiple health implications, including weaker mobility, decrease muscle mass, and change anthropometrical dimensions human body. Thus, furniture offered should be adjusted needs increasing group senior customers. To identify senior...