BACKGROUND: Children with cerebral palsy present age-driven development in gross motor skills and walking capacity. AIMS: To precisely...
Acute Effects of a Whole Body Vibration Session on the Vibration Perception Threshold in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
BACKGROUND: Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease that affects millions of people, and according to the International Di...
Association of objectively measured physical activity and bone health in children and adolescents: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.
The influence of day-to-day physical activity on bone in adolescence has not been well characterized. Forty articles were identified th...
Pediatric Reference Ranges for Ultradistal Radius Bone Density: Results from the Bone Mineral Density in Childhood Study.
CONTEXT: The ultradistal (UD) radius is rich in trabecular bone and is easily measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). UD ra...
Twelve Weeks of Whole Body Vibration Training Improve Regucalcin, Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Study.
(1) Background: Regucalcin or senescence marker protein 30 (SMP30) is a Ca(2+) binding protein discovered in 1978 with multiple functio...
Nonpharmacologic Therapies in Patients With Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness and adverse events of nonpharmacologic interventions in patients with exacerbation of chronic ...
Greater maintenance of bone mineral content in male than female athletes and in sprinting and jumping than endurance athletes: a longitudinal study of bone strength in elite masters athletes.
We investigated longitudinal changes in tibia bone strength in master power (jumping and sprinting) and endurance (distance) athletes o...
Evaluation of physical performance in musculoskeletal and rheumatic diseases with jumping mechanography.
Objective: Low muscle function is a component of sarcopenia. Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are related to increased muscle los...
Are jumping mechanography assessed muscle force and power, and traditional physical capability measures associated with falls in older adults? Results from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study.
OBJECTIVES: To explore associations between measures of lower limb muscle force, velocity and power from jumping mechanography (JM) an...
Efficacy of Whole Body Vibration Therapy on Pain and Functional Ability in People With Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review
Background: Whole body vibration (WBV) is currently increasing in popularity as a treatment modality for musculoskeletal disorders and ...