To investigate specific effects of androgens on whole body metabolism, we studied six healthy lean men (mean +/- SEM age, 23.2 +/- 0.5 yr) before and after gonadal steroid suppression with a GnRH analog (Lupron), given twice, 3 weeks apart. Primed infusions of [13C]leucine, indirect calorimetry, isokinetic dynamometry, growth factor measurements, and percutaneous muscle biopsies were performed ...

BACKGROUND This paper explores the gender-related bilateral differences of extensor and flexor torques of the knee joint at low and high angular velocities in Iranian healthy males and females. METHODS 70 healthy subjects (29 males (26.61±4.34 yrs and 41 females with average age of 23.07±3.70 yrs)) were participated in this study. Isokinetic peak torque values for knee extensors and flexors i...

CONTEXT Clinicians require portable, valid, and cost-effective methods to monitor knee joint-position-sense (JPS) ability. OBJECTIVE To examine the criterion-related validity of image-capture JPS measures against an isokinetic-dynamometer (IKD) procedure. DESIGN Random crossover design providing a comparison of knee JPS measures from image capture and IKD procedures. PARTICIPANTS 10 healt...

Quantification of eccentric hamstring strength within elite youth sporting populations is a contemporary issue practice. The aim the study was to identify reliability metrics obtained via isokinetic dynamometry (IKD) and NordBord in an football population. Furthermore, relationships between exhibited by two devices were observed, ascertain whether level performance on one device can indicate ho...

This 8-week randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study aimed to assess the effectiveness of supplementation with an extract Cucumis sativus L. (20 mg/day) on pain and other variables in patients knee osteoarthritis (OA) over 40 years. The change intensity using a 1–10 cm visual analog scale (VAS) was primary endpoint. Fifty-five (mean age 50.6 ± 8.6 years) were included (experimental grou...

The purpose of the study is to establish absolute reliability and concurrent validity between hand-held dynamometers (HHDs) and isokinetic dynamometers (IDs) in lower extremity peak torque assessment. Medline, Embase, CINAHL databases were searched for studies related to psychometric properties in muscle dynamometry. Studies considering standard error of measurement SEM (%) or limit of agreemen...