background: the pneumatic tourniquet (pt) is routinely used in upper and lower limb operations by most orthopaedic surgeons. the silicone ring tourniquet (srt) was introduced in clinical practice the last decade. clinical as well comparative studies in volunteers concerning its safety and efficacy have been published. the aim of this study was to investigate the postoperative effect of the sili...

BACKGROUND Maintaining and building healthy bones during the lifetime requires a complicated interaction between a number of physiological and lifestyle factors. Our goal of this study was to analyze the association between hand grip strength and the maximum peak expiratory flow with bone mineral density and content in adolescent students. METHODS The research team studied 1427 adolescent stu...

In the current study, we adopted a combination of sEMG (surface electromyography) and self-manufactured digital hand grip interfaced with software in order to analyze agility, power, and endurance of grip strength in response to visual reactions. In the results of agility assessment which measures time takes to generate grip strength against visual reaction, it was shown to be 351.7 ± 55.06 ms ...

Twenty-four-hour records of arterial pressure (AP), heart rate (HR), oral temperature (OT) and physical and mental performance were obtained in air traffic controllers during morning (n = 16), afternoon (n = 17) and night (n = 19) shifts. Data were analyzed by the cosinor method. The results obtained during the morning shift were as follows (mesor/amplitude/acrophase): systolic AP (mm Hg)--113....

ABSTRACT Sousa APS, Ferreira HR, Fernandes Filho J. Dermatoglyphic Profile and Hand Grip Strength of the Finalists Athletes in the Brazilian Paracanoe Championship. JEPonline 2016;19(1):50-56. The aim of this study was to analyze the dermatoglyphic profile and hand grip strength of the finalists in the 2012 Brazilian Paracanoe Championship. The subjects consisted of 19 paracanoe athletes divide...

Background Elucidating the relation between bone health condition and muscle strength can provide useful knowledge for Japan's super-aged society. This study ascertained the Speed Of Sound (SOS) of the calcaneus and upper and lower limb muscle strength in a general population. Methods Medical examinations were conducted of 277 adult residents (100 men, 177 women; average age 67.1 years) of a ...

Background The relationship between physical activity and muscular strength has not been examined in detail among older adults. The objective of this study was to examine the associations between physical activity and hand grip strength among adults aged ≥ 60 years. Methods Using data from the UK Biobank study, we included 66 582 men and women with complete baseline data and 6599 with 4.5 yea...