A recent improvement on the ancillary instrumentation and on the acquisition software of the 100 kN and 500 kN INRIM six-component dynamometers makes it possible to measure the parasitic components at static conditions and during the weight transition too, in order to weigh up the influence of the dynamic phenomena on the value of axial load. This paper presents the main results of the evaluati...

To overcome the limitations of the MMT, isometric hand-held dynamometers (HHD) have been developed to aid therapists in clinics (Andrews (1991)). HHDs are generally small and portable, and measure strength objectively in kilograms, pounds or newtons. The clinician holds the HHD between his or her force-applying hand and the patient’s limb segment. The clinician stabilises the limb segment while...

Objective: To evaluate the use of a static positioning orthesis for boutonnière deformity on the thumb. Methods: Twenty women aged between 25 and 74 years old were included in the study. They were distributed at random into a control group and a group using orthesis. Pinch and Jamar’s dynamometers, Pain Visual Scale and O’Connor’s Functional Evaluation were applied to all patients. Wilcoxon’s, ...

Persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI) demonstrate strength deficits that can limit their functional ability to perform activities of daily living. For a specific lesion level, performance of functional activities is related to the level of muscle strength. Consequently, in clinical practice, we need reliable measures of muscle strength to determine mobility and self-care ability. Muscle-stren...

Handwriting difficulties were predominant among children with developmental coordination disorder. Poor muscle strength and pressure exerted by pen factors assessed the clinicians they play a role in determining handwriting efficiency. There is no empirical evidence on efficiency associated it for Indian The study aims evaluating grip performance Ten of age group 5-10 years disorder compared ty...

The goal of exercise rehabilitation is to return to the conditions necessary to be able to engage in specific sports or general physical activity. This type of rehabilitation may be called ‘functional treatment’. Functional treatment is symptom guided, injury specific, and sports specific. Recently, many exercise scientists emphasize that functional treatment should be initiated as soon as poss...

In spite of well-documented health benefits of vegetarian diets, less is known regarding the effects of these diets on athletic performance. In this cross-sectional study, we compared elite vegetarian and omnivore adult endurance athletes for maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) and strength. Twenty-seven vegetarian (VEG) and 43 omnivore (OMN) athletes were evaluated using VO2 max testing on the tre...