Both clinical and biomechanical problems affecting the shoulder joint suggest that investigators should study force transmission into and out from the scapula. To analyze force transmission between the humeral head and the ...

Objectives: Application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation over acupuncture points (Acu-TENS) is a noninvasive intervention that has recently been shown to alleviate dyspnea in patients with stable chronic ...

Little is known on how the CNS would select its movement options when a person faces a novel or recurring perturbation of two opposing types (slip or trip) while walking. The purposes of this study were (1) to determine ...

Estimating the life expectancy with and without cognitive impairment in an older adult population is critical for understanding the burden of illness on individuals and their families, the health care system, and society ...

Purpose: Examine agreement between the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and the Bayley III. Methods: 145 infants born at 29-34 weeks gestation with socioenvironmental risk factors were tested on the TIMP and Bayley ...

Objective: To determine the effect of AT1 receptor antagonism on skin microcirculation and plasma level of thromboxane A2 (TXA2). Methods: Healthy women (n=20) maintained 7 days low salt (LS) diet (intake <40 mmol Na/day) ...

Incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in profound impairments in volitional strength and reflex excitability, which contribute to loss of function. Human and animal models suggest that disruption of endogenous ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are now regularly reaching old age, and are increasingly presenting to their health care providers with concerns related to growing older. One particularly ...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether and how the perceptual response of athletes differed depending on their sporting expertise. This was achieved by comparing the responses of tennis and soft tennis players. ...