Vitamin D status and muscle function in children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1).
Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the vitamin D status and muscle function in children with NF1 compared ...
Steroid Withdrawal in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Allows Better Growth, Lipids and Body Composition: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Background: Glucocorticoid immunosuppressant therapy in pediatric kidney transplant (Tx) recipients does not allow the improvement of g...
Whole-body vibration versus proprioceptive training on postural control in post-menopausal osteopenic women.
BACKGROUND: To prevent falls in the elderly, especially those with low bone density, is it necessary to maintain muscle coordination an...
Vascular adaptations induced by 6 weeks WBV resistance exercise training.
BACKGROUND: The impact of whole-body vibration (WBV) upon the cardiovascular system is receiving increasing attention. Despite numerous...
Effect of whole body vibration training on mobility in children with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled experimenter-blinded study.
Objective: To evaluate ambulatory function and leg muscle thickness after whole body vibration training in children with cerebral palsy...
Tongue strength is associated with jumping mechanography performance and handgrip strength but not with classic functional tests in older adults.
OBJECTIVES: To determine whether classic muscle function tests and jumping mechanography (JM) are related to tongue strength. DESIGN: C...
Analysing gait using a force-measuring walkway: intrasession repeatability in healthy children and adolescents.
The goal of this study was to determine the repeatability of gait parameters measured by a force plate gait analysis system (Leonardo M...
Immediate effects of 2 different whole-body vibration frequencies on muscle peak torque and stiffness.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the immediate effects of 2 vibration protocols with different vibration frequencies that yielded the same maximum...
Whole-body vibration training improves flexibility, strength profile of knee flexors, and hamstrings-to-quadriceps strength ratio in females.
OBJECTIVES: Short-term whole-body vibration training (WBVT) has emerged as an exercise method for improving neuromuscular performance a...