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Comparison of peak EMG activity between trainings. TRT = traditional resistance training; NL-VF = no-load training with visual feedback; NL-NF = no load training without visual feedback; VM = vastus medialis; VL = vastus lateralis; RF = rectus femoris. Values are presented as median (lines) with interquartile range (boxes) ± range (minimum and maximum) and + indicates mean * p < 0.05 vs. TRT. Diagnostics 2020, 10, x FOR PEER REVIEW 6 of 10
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The present article aims to compare electromyographic (EMG) activity of the knee extensors during traditional resistance training (TRT) and no load resistance training with or without visual feedback (NL-VF and NL-NF). Sixteen healthy men (age: 25.2 ± 3.6) volunteered to participate in the study. Participants visited the laboratory on three occasio...
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... With added load, Lubahn et al. [34] observed that SD and FSU increased knee abduction angle and decreased GMED activation. The proposal of applying an external load was used as a strategy to stimulate muscle activation and maintain joint alignment during the task [34,53], but the authors did not control trunk movement in the frontal plane, which is considered a limitation of the study. The trunk displacement to the side resting on the frontal plane may have reduced GMED activity. ...
Objectives:
Single-leg (SL) tasks are included as assessment and intervention strategies in several dysfunctions due to the inherent motor control requirement. The recruitment of gluteus maximus (GMAX) and medius (GMED) muscles is essential for proper biomechanical control of the knee and hip joints. The study aims to identify the role of gluteal activation in the biomechanical control of the lower limb during SL tasks.
Methods:
This is a systematic review with searches performed in Pubmed, CINAHL, MEDLINE, Web of Science, and Sportdiscus databases. Cross-sectional studies carried out with asymptomatic individuals were selected, containing hip and knee kinematic and kinetic outcomes assessed through 3D or 2D movement analysis and EMG activity of GMED and GMAX muscles. Two independent reviewers performed the procedures to select the studies, determine the methodological quality and extract the data.
Results:
The initial search resulted in 391 studies, and after the assessment procedures, 11 studies were included. Lower GMAX activation was associated with greater hip internal rotation (HIR) excursion and greater HIR moment, and lower GMED activation was associated with greater hip adduction (HAD)/knee abduction (KAB) excursions and greater KAB moment during single-leg squat (SLS).
Conclusions:
The SL tasks showed a relevant association between the gluteal EMG and other biomechanical outcomes, mainly the SLS task. Interpretation must be cautious, as most studies present high and moderate methodological quality, especially on kinetic data.
... There is clear evidence that practicing regular PA contributes to the primary and secondary prevention of several chronic diseases, as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, depression [7,8], diabetes, cancer [9,10], osteoporosis [11], preventing also the risk of falls [12], and delaying the course of both dementia and Alzheimer's disease [13]. Being engaged in PA is also associated with a reduced risk of decrease in muscle strength, loss of muscle mass [14,15], and premature death [16,17]. Similarly, there would be a relation between the amount of PA and health status, such that the most physically active people would be the least at risk, by practicing a healthy lifestyle [16,17]. ...
... Especially workplaces deserve particular attention, in light of the barriers to PA encountered by women in these contexts, as above underlined. Also, training/measures are welcome, to sensitize people in the cusp of retirement about the importance of PA (even in later life) and motivate them to maintain/increase PA during retirement, for tackling some of the challenges associated with ageing (e.g., the loss of muscle mass, strength, and power, for which some specific methods/measures could be promoted, as for example those based on resistance training) [14,15]. ...
The retirement transition is a major life change affecting people's lifestyles and behaviors, including those in relation to physical activity (PA), which is a key component of active ageing. Previous research analyzing the effect of retirement on PA levels has shown mixed results, and few studies investigated this issue in a gender perspective, thus, highlighting a need of knowledge in this respect. Aims of this study focused on the experience of PA during the retirement transition were to understand typologies of PA and possible changes in these typologies, to identify behavioural types relative to PA practice and levels, and to distinguish the main drivers and barriers for practicing PA associated with the different behavioural types. A further goal of the study was to investigate the abovementioned aims considering differences between women and men. Analyses were carried out within a three-year qualitative longitudinal study (2014-2016), which explored the individual experience of PA during the transition from work to retirement of 24 women and 16 men in Italy, with interviews carried out one year before and one and two years after retirement. Results show that preferred PA for both women and men was walking, along the transition to retirement. Over time, several participants replaced physically demanding activities with lighter ones. Six behavioural types were identified, describing individuals who incremented, started, or maintained the same level of PA, people who decreased PA levels or stopped it, and individuals who had a fluctuant behavior towards PA, or who had never practiced it. In general, poor health represented the main barrier to PA. For men, the main driver to PA was its effects on body shape, while for women, socialization/networking. In order to stimulate a more effective promotion of PA during the retirement transition, policy implications were discussed in light of the results obtained.
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Objective: In addition to the split hand sign, other split phenomena of different muscles also exist in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We analyzed the incidence of split phenomena in multiple antagonistic muscle groups in ALS patients and explored whether clinical factors affected their occurrence.
Methods: 618 ALS patients were included from a single ALS center. Muscle strength in upper and lower limbs was evaluated using the modified Medical Research Council (MRC) scoring system (range from 1 to 13). Split phenomena between different antagonistic muscle groups were summarized, and the correlations with clinical factors were analyzed.
Results: Split phenomena were detected in 22.3% antagonistic muscles for flexion and extension of the elbow, 11.9% for the wrist, 23.9% for fingers, 18.2% for the ankle, and 14.7% for toes. These manifestations were characterized by preferential wasting of the elbow, wrist, and finger extensor muscles compared with the flexor muscles, and the ankle and toe dorsiflexor muscles compared with the plantar flexor muscles. The presence of muscle wasting was more common when the muscle strength was stronger than a modified MRC grade 6. No definite correlation was found between split phenomena and clinical factors, including age-at-onset, gender, disease duration, the region of onset, and pyramidal tract damage.
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