The adductor muscles of Lamellibranchs present unusual features in their physiology.Thus it has been known for some time (Marceau, 19°9) that they are able to support relativelylarge tensions, and the morphologicaldifferentiation into nacreous and vitreous parts in some specieshas led various workers (Pamas, 1910; Boyland, 1928; and Kobayashi, 1929) to attempt to correlate differences in metabo...

BACKGROUND The influence of muscle relaxation on the intra-operative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery is unclear. METHODS In a prospective study involving 200 patients undergoing elective thyroid surgery, the influence of muscle relaxation on neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve was investigated. The patients received balanced anaesthesia wit...

Background: Hamstring muscle injuries are among the most common lower extremity injuries in athletes. Pain in the posterior thigh and leg weakness are usual presenting symptoms. Less dramatic onset in nonathletes, without pain in the posterior thigh, is more often thought of as an ischial bursitis or as pain from the sacroiliac joint or the gluteal or piriformis muscles. Pain localized over the...

Introduction: his study investigated the relationship between hip abductor strength (Abd), adductor (Add), straight accelerations and decelerations, during changes of direction (COD 90°) performance in basketball players. Material Methods: Fourteen players participated (age = 23.6 ± 4.4 years, body mass 86.3 5.9 kg, height 192.3 6.2 cm, training experience 6.7 2.6 years). Straight running resul...

BACKGROUND/AIM To assess whether osteocytes have an effect on reflex myoelectrical activity during whole-body vibration (WBV) in postmenopausal women. MATERIALS AND METHODS Participants were classified into 2 groups: the low bone mineral density (BMD) group (n = 37) and normal BMD group (n = 43). Hip BMD was measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Surface electromyography data record...