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Carlos A. F. Santos, Gislene R. Amirato, Alessandro F. Jacinto, Ana V. Pedrosa, Adriana Caldo-Silva, Antonio R. Sampaio, Nuno Pimenta, Juliana M. B. Santos, Alberto Pochini, Andre L. L. Bachi
Summary: This study aimed to assess the safety and usefulness of vertical jump tests in evaluating physical performance in older women. The results showed that vertical jump tests are safe and accurate, making them useful for monitoring age-related muscle performance loss in robust older women.
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Filipe Manuel Clemente, Francisco Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, Gabriel Garcia-Delgado, Rui Silva, Ana Filipa Silva, Hadi Nobari, Moises Falces-Prieto
Summary: The present study found that leg dominance can influence performance in different COD tests, with the 505-COD test showing the most significant impact.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Jay R. Ebert, Peter Edwards, Luke Du Preez, Bonnie Furzer, Brendan Joss
Summary: The majority of patients after ACL reconstruction have asymmetrical isokinetic knee extensor strength, and their limb symmetry indices (LSIs) in hop tests also show significant differences, with single-legged countermovement jump and other tests demonstrating greater correlation with IKES and PROMs.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jana Izovska, Mikulas Hank, Lee Cabell, Maros Kalata, David Bujnovsky, Frantisek Zahalka, Tomas Maly
Summary: This study examined the relationship between preseason strength differences and the risk of hamstring strain injury (HSI) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in professional soccer players. The results showed that low-angular velocity preseason testing was not associated with the occurrence of HSI or ACL injury during the season.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2022)
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Orthopedics
Jacob J. Capin, Michael J. Bade, Jason M. Jennings, Lynn Snyder-Mackler, Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley
Summary: This perspective emphasizes the importance of evaluating outcomes after total knee arthroplasty by focusing on muscle strength and performance-based functional tests in addition to knee range of motion and patient-reported outcomes. Research suggests that muscle strength is crucial for functional recovery, and early rehabilitation targeting quadriceps muscle strengthening can improve outcomes.
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Sport Sciences
Argyro Kotsifaki, Rod Whiteley, Sam Van Rossom, Vasileios Korakakis, Roald Bahr, Vasileios Sideris, Philip Graham-Smith, Ilse Jonkers
Summary: Significant differences were observed in kinematics, joint moments, and joint work contribution between the involved and uninvolved legs of athletes after ACLR, as well as between ACLR athletes and healthy controls. Athletes after ACLR achieved high limb symmetry in hop distance, but lower symmetry in knee work during propulsion. They compensated for this by increased hip work contribution and landing with more hip flexion, anterior pelvis tilt, and trunk flexion.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ji-Qian Wu, Xin-Chong Che
Summary: This study aims to investigate the therapeutic effects of isokinetic muscle strength training on improving muscle function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Data will be collected from various databases and quality assessment and risk assessment will be conducted to provide accurate results and conclusions.
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Rehabilitation
Sofi Sonesson, Hakan Gauffin, Joanna Kvist
Summary: The study aimed to assess the impact of early knee status on self-reported knee function and muscle strength after ACL injury. Early knee symptoms were found to affect self-reported knee function, while muscle strength recovered during the first year after injury, reaching a mean symmetry index above 90%.
PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SPORT
(2021)
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P. Corrigan, T. Neogi, L. Frey-Law, S. R. Jafarzadeh, N. Segal, M. C. Nevitt, C. E. Lewis, J. J. Stefanik
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pain sensitization and poor physical functioning in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The results showed that heightened pain sensitivity was associated with worse self-reported function and slower walking speed. However, its impact on performance-based function was minimal.
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Angela Rodriguez-Perea, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Maria Dolores Morenas-Aguilar, Dario Martinez-Garcia, Ignacio Jesus Chirosa-Rios, Luis Javier Chirosa-Rios, Waleska Reyes-Ferrada
Summary: This study examines the influence of sex and dominant/non-dominant side on trunk rotator muscles. The reliability of two trunk rotator exercises was assessed and correlations between sides were analyzed. The results show that sex significantly affects the reliability of one exercise, but there is no significant difference between dominant/non-dominant sides. Additionally, there are no significant differences between the dominant/non-dominant sides in relation to sex, and the strength of the two exercises only differs in specific conditions.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Editorial Material
Orthopedics
Adrian Cuellar, Asier Cuellar, Ricardo Cuellar
Summary: Shoulder long head biceps pathology is a common cause of shoulder pain. The two main treatment options are tenotomy or tenodesis. Tenotomy is a simple technique with low complications and good cost-benefit ratio. Tenodesis has lower Popeye deformity risk and theoretically better biomechanics and strength. However, there is limited evidence supporting its superiority. The choice of technique and fixation type is still debated.
ARTHROSCOPY-THE JOURNAL OF ARTHROSCOPIC AND RELATED SURGERY
(2022)
Review
Sport Sciences
Anouk P. Urhausen, Bjornar Berg, Britt Elin Oiestad, Jackie L. Whittaker, Adam G. Culvenor, Kay M. Crossley, Carsten B. Juhl, May Arna Risberg
Summary: This study assessed the measurement properties of knee muscle strength tests after ACL and/or meniscus injury and found a lack of evidence supporting these tests. High-quality studies are urgently needed. Isokinetic concentric strength tests are most recommended.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
(2022)
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Rehabilitation
Junya Aizawa, Kenji Hirohata, Shunsuke Ohji, Takehiro Ohmi, Sho Mitomo, Hideyuki Koga, Kazuyoshi Yagishita
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between single-leg hop distances and knee extensor and flexor strengths at 6 months after reconstruction. The results showed significant correlations between single-leg hop distances and knee strengths, suggesting that appropriate rehabilitation training should be conducted.
BMC SPORTS SCIENCE MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
(2021)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Wenjing Feng, Mingfeng Ma, Hanshu Gao, Wei Yuan, Ruixue Li, Hui Guo, Cuiying Gu, Zhaoqing Sun, Yao Zhang, Liqiang Zheng
Summary: Recently, the association between handgrip strength asymmetry and cognition has been revealed, but evidences are still scarce. Particularly, the association between asymmetric HGS and cognitive performance in various cognitive domains is unclear and whether this association is stable across ethnic groups is unknown.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Angela Rodriguez-Perea, Maria Dolores Morenas Aguilar, Raquel Escobar-Molina, Dario Martinez-Garcia, Ignacio Chirosa Rios, Daniel Jerez-Mayorga, Luis Chirosa Rios, Danica Janicijevic, Waleska Reyes-Ferrada
Summary: This study aimed to explore the reliability of different strength variables collected in isokinetic and isometric conditions during two trunk rotator exercises and determine the relationship between isometric and dynamic strength variables. The results showed that the horizontal cable woodchop exercise is more reliable than the low cable woodchop exercise, and that average strength should be used as an evaluation measure. The most reliable evaluation was the HCW at 0.40 m/s concentric and eccentric contraction, and the dynamic condition that correlated most with the isometric was LWC at 0.50 m/s.