The purpose of this study was to compare the muscular power and strength endurance level between Circle Style Male Kabaddi Players Panjab University Chandigarh Guru Nank Dev Amritsar. A total one hundred twelve (N=112) circle style male kabaddi players eight teams both universities were selected. In Medicine Ball Throw Test Dips used measure players. had been analyzed with help mean, SD, SED co...

BACKGROUND Poor muscular strength has been shown to be associated with increased morbidity and mortality in diverse samples of middle-aged and elderly people. However, the oldest old population (i.e., over 85 years) is underrepresented in such studies. Our objective was to assess the association between muscular strength and mortality in the oldest old population. METHODS We included 555 part...

OBJECTIVE To compare muscle strength (MS) and motor function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) receiving steroids for different times against the natural evolution of DMD described by Scott et al. METHOD 90 patients with DMD (aged 5- 12 years), receiving steroids for one to seven years, were evaluated by Medical Research Council Scale (MRC) and Hammersmith motor ability score...

The purpose of this long-term, open parallel-group, double-consent study of alternate-day, low-dose prednisone in 2-4-year-old patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was to determine whether prednisone produces a beneficial effect when given earlier than usual. Muscle function was evaluated by timed tests, and muscle strength with a hand-held myometer. After 55 months of treatment, the...

Low handgrip strength has been linked with premature mortality in diverse samples of middle-aged and elderly subjects. The value of handgrip strength as marker of “exceptional” human longevity has not been previously explored. We postulated that the genetic influence on extreme survival might also be involved in the muscular strength determination pathway. Therefore, the objective of this study...

BACKGROUND The literature is inconsistent and inconclusive on the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and muscular strength in postmenopausal women. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the relationship between isokinetically and isometrically determined muscle strength and BMD in postmenopausal women of different age groups. METHODS Healthy postmenopausal women (n = 293; mean age, 54.22 ± 3.8...

In humans, the ratio of the second digit to the fourth digit — the 2D:4D ratio — is a sexually dimorphic trait (men, on average, exhibit lower 2D:4D ratios than do women) that is influenced by prenatal testosterone exposure, but not by circulating testosterone levels in adulthood. Consequently, 2D:4D ratios are commonly used as indirect measures of prenatal testosterone exposure. Many studies h...

Muscular strength and power generating ability decline with advancing age. Older adults adapt their lower limb motor patterns to cope with these declines in muscle function. When mechanical demands approach limits of lower limb muscular capacity, motor patterns must be adapted to produce a desired movement. The term “motor pattern” is used to broadly represent the kinematic and kinetic profile ...

OBJECTIVES Muscular forces are an important determinant of bone strength, but bone may also adapt to non-muscular loading. We tested the hypothesis that loads associated with childhood gymnastics yield high arm bone mass (BMC), bone size and bone strength, independent of arm lean mass (FFM) and muscle cross-sectional area (CSA). METHODS Total body DXA and distal radius pQCT scans were perform...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between muscle strength and motor function and between these variables and age. METHOD Muscle strength was measured by Medical Research Council (MRC) scale and motor function, by Motor Function Measure (MFM), in 40 non-ambulatory patients. Spearman tests investigated the relationships between muscle strength, motor function and age. RESULTS Total MR...