[Purpose] To investigate the effects of Pilates breathing on trunk muscle activation. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-eight healthy female adults were selected for this study. Participants' trunk muscle activations were measured while they performed curl-ups, chest-head lifts, and lifting tasks. Pilates breathing trainings were performed for 60 minutes per each session, 3 times per week for 2 wee...

METHODS Recruitment patterns and latencies were determined by the electromyographic activity of the scapular stabilizer muscles (trapezius and serratus anterior) during shoulder elevation in the scapular plane. Isokinetic measures of muscular performance were determined by the antagonist/agonist work ratios of the medial (MR) and lateral rotators (LR) obtained with the dynamometer Biodex at spe...

BACKGROUND The medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL) is an important passive stabilizer to the valgus stresses that athletes experience during overhead throwing motion. However, the role of the flexor-pronator muscles as active stabilizers to valgus stress is not well defined in the literature. The objectives of this study were to quantify the relative contribution of the individual flexor-pr...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a fatal disease of striated muscle deterioration. A unique therapeutic approach for DMD is the use of synthetic membrane stabilizers to protect the fragile dystrophic sarcolemma against contraction-induced mechanical stress. Block copolymer-based membrane stabilizer poloxamer 188 (P188) has been shown to protect the dystrophic myocardium. In comparison, the ...

Large-scale quantum computation is likely to require massive quantum error correction (QEC). QEC codes and circuits are described via the stabilizer formalism, which represents stabilizer states by keeping track of the operators that preserve them. Such states are obtained by stabilizer circuits (consisting of CNOT, Hadamard and Phase gates) and can be represented compactly on conventional comp...

Background In these days when it is extremely important to use resources efficiently, ways reduce the cost caused by low back and neck pain are sought. Investigating architectural features of muscles around spine also an part this search [1]. It a rational approach prevent spinal problems before they occur, rather than treat them. addition, very for prevention health that approaches can be offe...