[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to research asymmetry in infants with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) according to head rotation. [Subjects and Methods] 70 infants with CMT were divided into grade I, grade II, and grade III according to the asymmetry of cervical rotation. Patients received ultrasound and massage therapy for 30 minutes, in conjunction with passive stretching exerci...

Acute aerobic exercise can be beneficial to episodic memory. This benefit may occur because exercise produces a similar physiological response as physical stressors. When administered during consolidation, acute stress, both physical and psychological, consistently enhances episodic memory, particularly memory for emotional materials. Here we investigated whether a single bout of resistance exe...

It is known that lactate, the level of which is increased during exercise, disappears more rapidly during low-intensity exercise than during passive recovery (Belcastro and Bonen, 1975; Stamford et al., 1981). This is because lactate can be used as an energy source during low-intensity exercise. If lactate can be used in such a way, it is supposed that the lactate that is produced during high-i...

Purpose: Hot water immersion (HWI) is a strategy theorised to enhance exercise recovery. However, the acute physiological responses HWI following resistance are yet be determined. Methods: The effect of on intramuscular temperature (IMT), muscle function, soreness and blood markers cell disruption inflammatory processes after was assessed. Sixteen trained males performed exercise, followed by e...

The aim of the present study was to determine effects foam roller (FR), dynamic stretching (DS), and passive recovery (PR) on blood pressure (BP) heart rate variability (HRV) in hearing-impaired athletes after submaximal exercise. Twelve congenital (sensorineural) hearing impaired (>91dB) basketball players aged between 18-30 participated voluntarily. Participants were randomly divided i...

A novel controlled passive device is described which allows its end effector to be pushed only along a speGified but arbitrary path. The force to move the end effector must be provided by an external source such as a human, gravity, or fluid flow. Possible applications include computer assisted surgery, haptic displays, exercise machines, and teleoperator masters. Advantages of the passive appr...

Lower limb rehabilitation robot (LLRR) can effectively help restore the lower limb’s motor function of patients with hemiplegia caused by stroke through a large number targeted and repetitive training. To improve safety comfort robot-assisted rehabilitation, we developed an LLRR rigid-flexible characteristics; design passive joints is used to human-machine compatibility; flexible unit makes mec...

The purpose of this study was to examine the acute effects of 3 different stretching methods combined with a warm-up protocol on vertical jump performance. Sixteen young tennis players (14.5 ± 2.8 years; 175 ± 5.6 cm; 64.0 ± 11.1 kg) were randomly assigned to 4 different experimental conditions on 4 successive days. Each session consisted of a general and specific warm-up, with 5 minutes of run...

The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of warm-up strategies on countermovement jump performance. Twenty-nine male college football players (age: 19.4 ± 1.1 years; body height: 179.0 ± 5.1 cm; body mass: 73.1 ± 8.0 kg; % body fat: 11.1 ± 2.7) from the Tuzla University underwent a control (no warm-up) and different warm-up conditions: 1. general warm-up; 2. general warm-up with dy...

Question: What is the effect of loaded sit-to-stand resistance exercise on motor activity, muscle strength, and walking speed and efficiency for children with mild spastic diplegia (cerebral palsy)? Design: Randomised, controlled trial with blinded outcome assessment. Setting: Home-based rehabilitation program with laboratory-based assessments, in Taiwan. Participants: Twenty-four children aged...