Objective To provide the off -loading knee brace was designed relief for the pain associated with osteoarthritis by reduce loads on the degenerative compartment of the knee. Th is study examined the eff ects of the off -loading knee brace on activation of femoral muscles during squatting, slow and fast walking exercise in healthy young individuals. Method Ten healthy male subjects without a his...

The purpose of the study was to compare the force outputs achieved during a squat exercise using a rotational inertia device in stable versus unstable conditions with different loads and in concentric and eccentric phases. Thirteen male athletes (mean ± SD: age 23.7 ± 3.0 years, height 1.80 ± 0.08 m, body mass 77.4 ± 7.9 kg) were assessed while squatting, performing one set of three repetitions...

The purpose of this study was to compare oxidative modification of blood proteins, lipids, DNA, and glutathione in the 24 hours following aerobic and anaerobic exercise using similar muscle groups. Ten cross-trained men (24.3 +/- 3.8 years, [mean +/- SEM]) performed in random order 30 minutes of continuous cycling at 70% of Vo(2)max and intermittent dumbbell squatting at 70% of 1 repetition max...

The present work aimed to assess the ambient levels of air pollution with particulate matter for both mass concentrations and number particles various fractions in Ploiesti city during lockdown period determined by COVID-19 pandemic (March–June 2020). PM10 continuously monitored data was retrieved from four quality automatic stations that are connected Romanian National Network Monitoring Air Q...

Construction workers regularly perform tasks that require kneeling, crawling, and squatting. Working in awkward kneeling postures for prolonged time periods can lead to knee pain, injuries, osteoarthritis. In this article, we present lightweight, wearable sensing, assistive devices construction during squatting tasks. Analysis of on level sloped surfaces (0 <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/199...

AIM Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) and pulsatile stress are considered to be independent cardiovascular risk factors. This study compared haemodynamic changes during an active orthostatic test in adult patients with type 1 diabetes (T1DM), using low versus high RR E/I ratios as a marker of CAN. METHODS A total of 20 T1DM patients with low RR E/I ratios were compared with 20 T1DM pa...