CONTEXT The role of the rotator cuff is to provide dynamic stability to the glenohumeral joint. Human and animal studies have identified sarcomerogenesis as an outcome of eccentric training indicated by more torque generation with the muscle in a lengthened position. OBJECTIVE The authors hypothesized that a home-based eccentric-exercise program could increase the shoulder external rotators' ...

The eccentric connectivity index ξ is a novel distance–based molecular structure descriptor that was recently used for mathematical modeling of biological activities of diverse nature. It is defined as ξ(G) = ∑ v∈V (G) deg(v) · ε(v) , where deg(v) and ε(v) denote the vertex degree and eccentricity of v , respectively. We survey some mathematical properties of this index and furthermore support ...

The connective eccentric index of a graph is a topological index involving degrees and eccentricities of vertices of the graph. In this paper, we have studied the connective eccentric index for double graph and double cover. Also we give the connective eccentric index for some graph operations such as joins, symmetric difference, disjunction and splice of graphs. MSC (2010): Primary: 05C35; Sec...

Aim: The aim of this paper was to determine whether; (1) patella tendon stiffness, (2) the magnitude of vastus lateralis fascicle lengthening, and (3) eccentric torque correlate with markers of exercise induced muscle damage. Method: Combining dynamometry and ultrasonography, patella tendon properties and vastus lateralis architectural properties were measured pre and during the first of six se...

PURPOSE It is known that submaximal eccentric exercise does not confer as strong a protective effect as maximal eccentric exercise. This study tested the hypothesis that four bouts of submaximal eccentric exercise would confer a similar protective effect to one bout maximal eccentric exercise. METHODS Thirty untrained men were placed into 4 x 40% (40%) or control (CON) groups (n = 15 per grou...

Eccentric exercise is known to bring about microstructural damage to muscle, initiating an inflammatory cascade involving various reactive oxygen species. This, in turn, can significantly impair physical performance over subsequent days. Taurine, a powerful endogenous antioxidant, has previously been shown to have a beneficial effect on muscle damage markers and recovery when taken for a few da...

Let G=(V,A) be a digraph. The eccentricity e(u) of a vertex u is the maximum distance from u to any other vertex in G. A vertex v in G is an eccentric vertex of u if the distance from u to v equals e(u). The eccentric digraph ED(G) of a digraph G has the same vertex set as G and has arcs from a vertex v to its eccentric vertices. In this paper we present several results on the eccentric digraph...

BACKGROUND Localized exercises are widely used in rehabilitation processes. The predominant options are exercises with an emphasis on either concentric or eccentric contractions. Eccentric exercises promote greater strength gains compared to classical concentric stimuli, but can cause muscle damage. The aim of present study was to compare strength training composed of 10 sessions with progressi...

OBJECTIVE Degenerative disorders of tendons present an enormous clinical challenge. They are extremely common, prone to recur and existing medical and surgical treatments are generally unsatisfactory. Recently eccentric, but not concentric, exercises have been shown to be highly effective in managing tendinopathy of the Achilles (and other) tendons. The mechanism for the efficacy of these exerc...