OBJECTIVE This study examined the difference in the isokinetic knee performance in healthy subjects with and without the Kinesio tape application onto the skin surface overlying the vastus medialis. DESIGN A cross-sectional experimental study. SETTING Clinical setting. PARTICIPANTS 30 healthy participants. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Maximal concentric knee extension and flexion at three angu...

I. The activity of corticomotoneuronal (CM) cells, identified by clear postspike facilitation (PSF) of rectified EMG activity in spike-triggered averages, was recorded in precentral cortex of monkeys making two types of ramp-and-hold wrist responses. “Auxotonic” wrist movements against elastic loads required active torque proportional to wrist displacement, and isometric responses involved ramp...

We assessed knee extensor neuromuscular adjustments following repeated treadmill sprints in different normobaric hypoxia conditions, with special reference to rapid muscle torque production capacity. Thirteen team- and racquet-sport athletes undertook 8 × 5-s "all-out" sprints (passive recovery = 25 s) on a non-motorized treadmill in normoxia (NM; FiO2 = 20.9%), at low (LA; FiO2 = 16.8%) and hi...

The mathematical model of rat proximal tubule has been extended to include calculation of microvillous torque and to incorporate torque-dependent solute transport in a compliant tubule. The torque calculation follows that of Du Z, Yan Q, Duan Y, Weinbaum S, Weinstein AM, and Wang T (Am J Physiol 290: F289-F296, 2006). In the model calculations, torque-dependent scaling of luminal membrane trans...

The behavior of four phosphate ester additives with varying levels phosphorus concentrations (very high, medium, and low) was examined through the course drilling a Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy at constant metal removal rate (4.2 mm3/s). Cutting fluid (CF) were evaluated using torque, specific cutting energy (SEC), tool wear. conditions employed had significant influence on performance additives. A...

The aim of this study was to investigate the ankle and knee stiffness passive torque in individuals with diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2), without diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) at different speed motion. Forty-nine male a similar age were studied (17 DM2 DPN, 15 17 controls). Knee flexion extension torques assessed on an isokinetic dynamometer 5°/s, 30°/s, 60°/s. Our results showed that ex...

Background: The majority of injuries reported in female basketball players are ankle sprains and mechanisms leading to injury have been debated. Investigations into muscular imbalances in barefoot versus shod conditions and their relationship with injury severity have not been performed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of wearing athletic shoes on muscular strength and ...

A novel design of a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) control moment gyroscope (MCMG) was proposed in this paper in order to generate a torque output with a magnitude of 10(-6) N·m. The MCMG consists of two orthogonal angular vibration systems, i.e., the rotor and gimbal; the coupling between which is based on the Coriolis effect and will cause a torque output in the direction perpendicular...

Despite the prevalence of hyperactive stretch reflexes in the paretic limbs of individuals with chronic hemiparetic stroke, the fundamental pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for their expression remain poorly understood. This study tests whether the manifestation of hyperactive stretch reflexes following stroke is related to the development of persistent inward currents (PICs) leading t...

Rate of torque development and the subsequent movement velocity are modulated by motor unit (MU) properties, primarily MU discharge rate and MU recruitment threshold (MURT). In isometric conditions, MURTs have been shown to decrease with increased rates of torque development. It is unclear whether this relationship is similar in the production of dynamic shortening contractions. Using fast join...