background: osteoarthritis is one of the most common diseases in synovial joints. dueto high loading forces during weight-bearing activities, the knee joint is prone to degenerative processes. this study aimed to compare the flexibility of muscles around the knee joint in patients with knee osteoarthritis with those of healthy individuals. methods: twenty-three women with bilateral knee osteoar...

ABSTRACT Purpose To carry out an integrative review of the literature on use photobiomodulation (PBM) for head and neck muscles. Research strategy The research took place between June/2019 March/2021, in following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Web Science, LILACS, SciELO. MeSH used were Low-Level Light Therapy, Phototherapy, Masseter Muscle, Masticatory Muscles, Tongue, Palate, Mouth, Neck Facial ...

Objectives: Needle electromyography (EMG) has an important role in the diagnosis of poliomyelitis. Since needle EMG is a painful and time consuming procedure, selecting most effective muscles for important. We aimed to determine clinically or subclinically affected regions polio survivors by examining minimum number with EMG. Methods: Polio weakness at least one limb were included this retrospe...

In human body movement simulation such as vertical jump by a forward dynamic model, optimal control theories must be used. In the recent years, new methods were created for solving optimization problems which they were adopted from animal behaviors and environment events such as Genetic algorithm, Particle swarm and Imperialism competitive. In this work, the skeletal model was constructed by Ne...