The skeletal response to short-term exercise training remains poorly described. We thus studied the lower limb skeletal response of 723 Caucasian male army recruits to a 12-wk training regime. Femoral bone volume was assessed using magnetic resonance imaging, bone ultrastructure by quantitative ultrasound (QUS), and bone mineral density (BMD) using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) of the ...

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES To examine the effect of different normalization methods on unilateral seated shot put test results. BACKGROUND The unilateral seated shot put test could assist clinical decision making in upper extremity rehabilitation, but test results must be normalized to compare across patients. The effect of normalization methods based on body size and up...

(1) Background: the present study examined isokinetic peak torque exerted by both knee extensors and flexors, anterior–posterior imbalance magnitude direction of inter-limb asymmetry in professional academy soccer players. (2) Methods: one hundred players (professional = 50, elite 50) volunteered to take part this investigation. An dynamometer was used measure extensor (quadriceps) flexors musc...

BACKGROUND Late functional deterioration is common in long-term poliomyelitis patients. While upper-limb pain in individual functional regions is common, its overall prevalence and pattern in long-term poliomyelitis is poorly documented. AIM To assess the nature of upper-limb pain in these patients and examine its association with dependence on mobility aids (and therefore upper limb 'overuse...

developing supernumerary limbs is a rare congenital condition that only a few cases have been documented. depending on the cause and developmental conditions, they may be single, multiple or complicated, and occur as a syndrome or associated with other anomalies. polymelia is defined as the presence of extra limb(s) which have been reported in human, mouse, chicken, calf and lamb. it seems that...

Abstract Aim Congenital limb absence, the absence of one or more limbs present at birth, is a rare but potentially debilitating condition. Previous research has suggested that there may be relationship between eye dominance and development congenital this not been extensively studied. In general population, 35-56% left handers are left-eye dominant 62-73% right right-eye dominant. The aim retro...

OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to evaluate the muscle fatigue of the quadriceps muscle in high-performance soccer players undergoing (anterior cruciate ligament) ACL reconstruction. METHODS We evaluated 17 high-performance soccer players from three professional soccer teams of a state in Brazil from August 2011 to July 2012. All subjects were evaluated between 5.5 and 7 months after ACL re...