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Scapular resting posture and scapulohumeral rhythm adaptations in volleyball pl...

Volleyball players develop shoulder sports-related adaptations due to repetitive overhead motions. It is essential to differentiate between these sports-related adaptations and pathological patterns in clinical assessments, particularly on scapular resting posture and scapulohumeral rhythm. Using an electromagnetic tracking system, the 3D shoulder kinematics of 30 male elite asymptomatic volleyball players and ...

Technical aspects of inter-recti distance measurement with ultrasonographic ima...

Background: Inter-recti distance (IRD) measurement using musculoskeletal USI has been used in physiotherapy research, in particular, to investigate pregnancy-related diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) and to seek its effective treatment methods. Severe and untreated diastasis may result in the formation of umbilical or epigastric hernias. Objective: This study aimed to systematically map physiotherapy-related rese...

A Diagonal Movement Pattern of Arm Elevation and Depression in Overhead Throwin...

Assessing scapular position and motion during functional arm movement patterns may add relevant information to the evaluation of the clinical status and athletic performance of overhead sports athletes’ shoulders. This study aimed to examine the three-dimensional scapular kinematics of elite volleyball players with (n = 11) and without scapular dyskinesis (n = 11) in comparison to non-athletes (n = 27). Four di...

Investigating the Opportunities for Technologies to Enhance QoL with Stroke Sur...

Diastasis recti during pregnancy and postpartum

Diastasis recti abdominis (DRA) or increased inter-rectus distance (IRD) is characterized by the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles. It has its onset during pregnancy and the first weeks following childbirth. The reliability of the instruments used to assess this condition is unclear. There is scant knowledge on the prevalence and risk factors for development of the condition. There is little evidence o...

Normal width of the inter-recti distance in pregnant and postpartum primiparous...

Study design: Longitudinal descriptive exploratory study. Objectives: Evaluate the normal width of the linea alba in first-time pregnant women during pregnancy and postpartum. Background: There are normative values on the width of the linea alba for nulliparous women, but limited knowledge about the normal width of the inter-rectus distance (IRD) in pregnant and postpartum women. Methods: Ultrasound images were...

A Força de Preensão Manual da População Adulta e a sua Relação com Condições de...

A forma como as pessoas agarram os objetos, as suas implicações na saúde e na realização das atividades e tarefas do dia-a-dia e as limitações de cada preensão são importantes para a medicina, reabilitação, design de produtos, de entre muitas outras áreas. A força de preensão fornece informações importantes sobre a funcionalidade do indivíduo e ajuda na monitorização e implementação de estratégias de manutenção...

A força de preensão manual da população adulta e a sua relação com a incapacida...

Kinematic Comparison and Description of the 3-Dimensional Shoulder Kinematics o...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare shoulder external rotation range of motion (ROM) during the hand-behind-neck (HBN) test and a standard shoulder external rotation test and to describe the 3-dimensional scapular motion during the HBN test. Methods: An electromagnetic tracking device was used to assess the dominant shoulder of 14 healthy participants while performing active full ROM in a stand...

Modulation of cortical interhemispheric interactions by motor facilitation or r...

Cortical interhemispheric interactions in motor control are still poorly understood and it is important to clarify how these depend on inhibitory/facilitatory limb movements and motor expertise, as reflected by limb dominance. Here we addressed this problem using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and a task involving dominant/nondominant limb mobilization in the presence/absence of contralateral limb...