Wie am Himmel, so auf Erden
Entwicklungen, die sowohl für die irdische Medizin als auch für den Einsatz im All konzipiert sind, haben Konjunktur. Unternehmen und R...
Skeletal Muscle and Mortality Results From the InCHIANTI Study
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass, may not be an isolated process but is associated with an increase in fat m...
Whole body vibration does not potentiate the stretch reflex
Whole body vibration (WBV) is theorized to enhance neural potentiation of the stretch reflex. The purpose of this study was to determin...
Acute enhancement of lower-extremity dynamic strength and flexibility with whole-body vibration
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the acute effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on muscular strength, flexibility, and...
Ankle Flexors Produce Peak Torque at Longer Muscle Lengths after Whole-Body Vibration
INTRODUCTION:: Whole-body vibration (WBV) has become a popular training method in recent years. This study investigated the effect of W...
The effects of acute whole body vibration as a recovery modality following high-intensity interval training in well-trained, middle-aged runners
The main purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of acute whole body vibration (WBV) on recovery following a 3 km time ...
Whole-body vibration dosage alters leg blood flow
The effect of whole-body vibration dosage on leg blood flow was investigated. Nine healthy young adult males completed a set of 14 rand...
The effects of high potassium consumption on bone mineral density in a prospective cohort study of elderly postmenopausal women
SUMMARY: Few studies have investigated the long-term effects of potassium intake on BMD. In a cohort of 266 elderly women, we found tha...
Anterior-posterior bending strength at the tibial shaft increases with physical activity in boys: evidence for non-uniform geometric adaptation
We investigated bone structural adaptations to a 16-month school-based physical activity intervention in 202 young boys using a novel a...
The impact of degenerative spinal changes on the correlation of peripheral and axial bone density
Results of bone density measurements by quantitative computed tomography of the peripheral skeleton (pQCT) were compared with those of ...