Comparison of pQCT parameters between ulna and radius in retired elite gymnasts: the skeletal benefits associated with long-term gymnastics are bone- and site-specific
Objectives: To compare the skeletal benefits associated with gymnastics between ulna and radius. Methods: 19 retired artistic gymnasts,...
Age-dependency in bone mass and geometry: a pQCT study on male and female master sprinters, middle and long distance runners, race-walkers and sedentary people
Objective: To investigate whether athletic participation allows master athletes to preserve their good bone health into old age. Method...
Resistive vibration exercise reduces lower limb muscle atrophy during 56-day bed-rest
Objectives: The current study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a resistive vibration exercise countermeasure during prolonged bed-...
Normative values for maximum power during motor function assessment of jumping among physically active Japanese
Objectives: To determine the relationship between maximum power relative to body weight (Pmax-rel) and the aging process, and to indica...
The ‘Functional Muscle-Bone Unit’: probing the relevance of mechanical signals for bone development in children and adolescents
The present text deals with the relationship of muscle force and mass to bone mass and geometry in the developing skeleton of children ...
Examining the developing skeletal muscle: Why, what and how
This review focuses on methodological concepts in the evaluation of skeletal muscle function, taking into account classical muscle phys...
Electromyographic Activity During Whole Body Vibration: Motion Artifacts or Strech Reflex Responses?
Introduction:
The validity of electromyographic (EMG) data recorded during whole body vibration (WBV) is discussed controversially. Som...
Influence of vibration resistance training on knee extensor and plantar flexor size, strength, and contractile speed characteristics after 60 days of bed rest
Spaceflight and bed rest (BR) result in loss of muscle mass and strength. This study evaluated the effectiveness of resistance training...
Die Osteoporose des Mannes: Eine klinische Querschnittsanalyse [Osteoporosis in Men: A Clinical Cross Sectional Analysis]
Anhand eines Patientenkollektivs, das in einer Universitätsklinik einer großen mitteleuropäischen Hauptstadt in einem Zeitraum von drei...
Notwendigkeit und Wirksamkeit adjuvanter Schmerztherapie bei der Behandlung der primären Osteoporose und deren Einfluss auf die Lebensqualität [Influence of adjuvant pain medication on quality of life in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis]
Der chronische Rückenschmerz ist das Hauptsymptom der postmenopausalen Osteoporose und mindert die Mobilität und Lebensqualität der Pat...