Although trunk muscle function has been suggested to be a determinant of judo performance, its contribution to high-level performance in this sport has been poorly studied. Therefore, several tests were used to assess the differences in trunk muscle function between 11 international and 14 national level judo practitioners (judokas). Trunk strength and endurance were assessed using isokinetic t...

19 The goal of this study was to investigate the human ability to stabilize the trunk in space during pelvic 20 tilt. Upper body sway was evoked in kneeling-seated healthy subjects by angular platform perturbations with a 21 rotation around a virtual low-back pivot point between the L4 and L5 vertebrae. To investigate motor control 22 modulation, variations in task instruction (balance naturall...

background: the genus pallisentis is an endoparasitic acanthocephalan inhabit­ing the intestinal walls. hooks and spines of the worm are significant taxonomical and adaptive tools. methods: the parasites were fixed, dehydrated and examined under olym­pus bx 53 microscope with dic attachment, digital camera and cellsens imag­ing system [light microscopy (lm)] and fixed in 2% glutaraldehyde in 0.1...

conclusions the trunk stabilization exercises are more effective than conventional back care exercises in the rehabilitation of patients with chronic lbp. results the results of the study demonstrated significant improvements in abdominal muscle endurance and reduction in vas and modq score of both groups (p = 0.001). the trunk stabilization exercise group showed greater gains in abdominal musc...

The goal of this study was to investigate the human ability to stabilize the trunk in space during pelvic tilt. Upper body sway was evoked in kneeling-seated healthy subjects by angular platform perturbations with a rotation around a virtual low-back pivot point between the L4 and L5 vertebrae. To investigate motor control modulation, variations in task instruction (balance naturally or minimiz...

BACKGROUND Some patients with lumbar herniated intervertebral disc disease (HIVD) suffer from both pain and lateral shift or trunk list. In addition to pain, patients have concerns regarding whether trunk list is reversible. Surgical treatment is performed when pain is intractable to conservative management, but a reversal of trunk list is an incidental outcome. Percutaneous lumbar endoscopic d...

[Purpose] The purposes of this study were to investigate differences between patients with chronic stroke and age matched healthy controls in trunk stability, by assessing the kinematics of the center of mass and moving body segments during voluntary limb and trunk movement, and the relationship between trunk stability and clinical measurements. [Subjects and Methods] Fifteen stroke patients an...

Unexpected sudden (un)loading of the trunk may induce inadequate responses of trunk muscles and uncontrolled trunk motion. These unexpected perturbations may occur in pushing tasks, when the cart suddenly starts moving (unloading) or is blocked by an obstacle (loading). In pushing, handle height affects the user's working posture, which may influence trunk muscle activity and trunk movement in ...