Adaptive responses of human skeletal muscle to vibration exposure
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibrations (WBV) on the mechanical behaviour of human skeletal muscl...
Influence of puberty on muscle area and cortical bone area of the forearm in boys and girls
The aim of the current study is to analyze the interaction of the muscle and bone system (muscle-bone unit) during puberty in males and...
Vastus lateralis oxygenation and blood volume measured by near-infrared spectroscopy during whole body vibration
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole body vibration (WBV) on oxygenation of vastus lateralis muscle during...
Whole body vibration exercise: are vibrations good for you
Whole body vibration has been recently proposed as an exercise intervention because of its potential for increasing force generating ca...
Prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET): a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Falls in elderly people are a common presenting complaint to accident and emergency departments. Current practice commonly ...
Impact of muscle power and force on gait speed in disabled older men and women
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between muscle power output at different external resistances and...
Soleus H-reflex gain in humans walking and running under simulated reduced gravity
The Hoffmann (H-) reflex is an electrical analogue of the monosynaptic stretch reflex, elicited by bypassing the muscle spindle and dir...
Running springs: speed and animal size
Trotting and hopping animals use muscles, tendons and ligaments to store and return elastic energy as they bounce along the ground. We ...