Incomplete recovery of lumbar intervertebral discs 2 years after 60-day bed rest.
STUDY DESIGN.: Prospective longitudinal study. OBJECTIVE.: To evaluate the recovery of the lumbar intervertebral discs after bed rest. ...
Muscle Function, but Not Muscle Mass, is Related to Balance Confidence in Older Adults
Background:
Both impaired muscle function and low muscle mass are included in recent consensus sarcopenia definitions. Sarcopenia is as...
Jumping Mechanography and Classic Muscle Function Tests Effects of Age and Gender
Background:
Sarcopenia is a risk factor for falls and fractures. As muscle function predicts disability and mortality better than musc...
Whole-body vibration alters blood flow velocity and neuromuscular activity in Friedreich’s ataxia.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration (WBV) on blood flow velocity and muscular activity af...
Effects of whole body vibration therapy on main outcome measures for chronic non-specific low back pain: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether a 12-week course of low-frequency vibrating board therapy is a feasible thera...
Rekruten stärken ihren Rücken – Salto-Studie analysiert die körperliche Verfassung von 1200 Rekruten
Die Rekrutenschule Liestal führt zusammen mit dem Basler Rheumatologen Michael Gengenbacher ein Pilotprojekt durch. Damit sollen die Au...
Ein Sturz bricht auch das Selbstbewusstsein
Der Unterarm bricht nicht beim Schreiben und der Oberschenkel nicht beim Gehen. Man muss schon hinfallen. Hinfallen und sich die Knoche...
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 ...