aim: abnormal joint mobility is an important factor in movement dysfunction and physical disability. a general lack of descriptive details exists for measurements of hip rotation range of motion (rom). this study was designed to establish the influence of hip position on active and passive range of motion of the hip in external and internal rotation(ext & int rot). material & methods: ...

background: heat therapy is one of the natural treatments that can affect the information transferred by the proprioceptive receptors. heat has an effect on the conduction velocity of peripheral nerves, but the exact effect of two kinds of deep and superficial heat on the joint position sense is not known clearly. the present study aimed to compare the effect of deep and superficial heat on ank...

the prediction of the joint angle position, especially during tremor bursts, can be useful for detecting, tracking, and forecasting tremors. thus, this research proposes a new model for predicting the wrist joint position during rhythmic bursts and inter‑burst intervals. since a tremor is an approximately rhythmic and roughly sinusoidal movement, neural oscillators have been selected to underli...

background: generalized joint hyper mobility predisposes some individuals to a wide variety of musculoskeletal complaints. given the critical role of scapular position in function of shoulder, the aim of this study was to compare scapular position between persons with and without general joint hyper mobility. methods: by nonprobability sampling 30 hyper mobile persons at average of 22.86 ±2.77 ...

background: joint position sense (jps) is comprised of sensory input from several sources, including skin, joint capsule/ligaments, and muscular receptors. if the muscle receptors play a leading role in detecting joint position awareness, then muscle fatigue might yield a declination in jps. the aim of this study was to evaluate if a sustained fatiguing contraction of the tibialis anterior (ank...

in this paper standing balance control of a biped with toe-joint is presented. the model consists of an inverted pendulum as the upper body and the foot contains toe-joint. the biped is actuated by two torques at ankle-joint and toe-joint to regulate the upper body in upright position. to model the interaction between foot and the ground, configuration constraints are defined and utilized. to s...

background: the optimal position of the condyle in glenoid fossa is a fundamental question in dentistry. there is no quantitative standard for the optimal position of mandibular condyle in the glenoid fossa in our population. the purpose of this study is to assess the position of the condyle by cone beam computed tomography (cbct) images in patient with normal function of temporomandibular join...

 Background: Generalized joint hyper mobility predisposes some individuals to a wide variety of musculoskeletal complaints. Given the critical role of scapular position in function of shoulder, the aim of this study was to compare scapular position between persons with and without general joint hyper mobility. Methods: By nonprobability sampling 30 hyper mobile persons at average of 22.86 ±2.77...