Introduction and aim. Large breast sizes frequently contribute to women presenting with severe pain symptoms. This study determined the association between hypertrophy, forward head posture (FHP), neck shoulder related disabilities selected anthropometric variables of female undergraduate students College Medicine, University Lagos. Material methods. A cross-sectional analytical was conducted a...

To determine what factors are associated with successful free throw (FT) shooting in wheelchair basketball and to examine the relationship between shooting mechanics and player classification, a biomechanical analysis of clean shots was undertaken. Significant differences were observed between the player classes in FT shooting mechanics employed for a clean shot. Players from Classes 1 and 2 te...

BACKGROUND The presence of multiple allergies has been correlated with worse outcomes for patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty, but the effect of allergies has not yet been elucidated with respect to shoulder arthroplasty. PURPOSE/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to identify any discrepancies in shoulder arthroplasty outcomes with respect to reported drug allergies. We hypothe...

Background and Aim Upper Crossed Syndrome (UCS) is a musculoskeletal disorder leading to postural deformities such as forward head posture (FHP), rounded shoulder (RSP) hyper kyphosis. This abnormality has spread among people in the community due modern lifestyle excessive use of communication technologies. Therefore, aim this study was investigate effect eight -week comprehensive corrective ex...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to investigate serial changes for histology of joint capsule and range of motion of the glenohumeral joint after immobilization in rats. We hypothesized that a rat shoulder contracture model using immobilization would be capable of producing effects on the glenohumeral joint similar to those seen in patients with frozen shoulder. METHODS Sixty-four S...

[Purpose] To date, core muscle activity detected using ultrasonography during prone bridge exercises has not been reported. Here we investigated the effects of core muscle thickness and balance on sling exercise efficacy by shoulder joint angle in healthy individuals. [Subjects and Methods] Forty-three healthy university students were enrolled in this study. Ultrasonography thickness of externa...

This study investigates the altered thoracohumeral kinematics when forearm rotation is restricted while performing five activities requiring pronation and supination. Two splints simulated both a fixed-supinated or fixed-neutral forearm in six healthy subjects; the three-dimensional coupled relationship among motion about the forearm, elbow, and shoulder were analyzed. In using a screwdriver, t...

OBJECTIVE The biofidelity of pediatric anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) continues to be evaluated with scaled-down adult data, a methodology that requires inaccurate assumptions about the likeness of biomechanical properties of children and adults. Recently, evaluation of pediatric ATDs by comparison of pediatric volunteer (PV) data has emerged as a valuable and practical alternative to the ...