We determined the effect of stretching applied once a week to the soleus muscle immobilized in the shortened position on muscle fiber morphology. Twenty-six male Wistar rats weighing 269 +/- 26 g were divided into three groups. Group I, the left soleus was immobilized in the shortened position for 3 weeks; group II, the soleus was immobilized in the shortened position and stretched once a week ...

Background. Stair climbing is often performed by people in daily life and requires considerable energy muscle effort. This task has been widely described the literature, but role of knee joint ligaments not sufficiently investigated. could be relevant for planning ligament reconstruction surgery, providing suggestions to subjects with partial injuries, identifying compensatory strategies reduci...

The study of human evolution depends upon a fair assessment of the ability of hominin individuals to gain access to necessary resources. We expect that the morphology of extant and extinct populations represents a successful locomotory system that allowed individuals to move across the environment gaining access to food, water, and mates while still maintaining excess energy to allocate to repr...

The aim of this study was to establish whether asymmetry of the strength of the leg and trunk musculature is more prominent in rowers than in controls. Nineteen oarsmen and 20 male controls matched for age, height and body mass performed a series of isokinetic and isometric strength tests on an isokinetic dynamometer. These strength tests focused on the trunk and leg muscles. Comparisons of str...

Background: Transfer energy capacitive and resistive (TECAR) therapy (TT) is a newly developed deep heating that can generate heat within tissues through high-frequency wave stimulation. Compared to conventional physiotherapy methods, the application of TT especially in sports rehabilitation becoming more popular. This study aimed investigate comparative effect therapeutic ultrasound (US) on ha...