Can Muscle Power Be Estimated from Thigh Bulk Measurements? A Preliminary Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Maylia ◽  
John A. Fairclough ◽  
Leonard D.M. Nokes ◽  
Michael D. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Power ◽  
Tape Measure ◽  
Hamstring Muscles ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Concentric Loading

The purpose of this study was to assess whether measurements of thigh bulk taken with a tape measure would give an indication of muscle power. Eleven male patients, all undergoing unilateral menisectomies, performed exercises of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles during concentric loading at 60°/s. The patients were tested three times over a 12-week period: one day before the operation and 2 and 12 weeks after the operation. Thigh girth was recorded, using a conventional plastic tape measure, 10 cm from the top of the patella in each of the three test sessions. The results of this study demonstrated that muscle power cannot be predicted from thigh girth measurements.

Acute and prolonged effects of the simulated physical demands of a futsal match on lower limb muscle power and strength, sprint performance and muscle soreness

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Filipe E. Costa ◽  
Rafael L. Kons ◽  
Fabio Y. Nakamura ◽  
Juliano Dal Pupo
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Muscle Soreness ◽  
Muscle Power ◽  
Sprint Performance ◽  
Knee Extensors ◽  
Half Time ◽  
Physical Demands ◽  
Performance Tasks ◽  
Hamstring Muscles ◽  
Acute And Prolonged Effects

BACKGROUND: Prolonged fatigue effects may be a concern after futsal matches mainly because of the actions performed by futsal players (e.g., sprinting, jumping) that usually involve the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC). However, there no studies analyzed the prolonged effects of futsal-specific fatigue and how futsal players can recover from performance tasks. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the acute and prolonged effects of a protocol that simulates specific physical demands of futsal on countermovement-jump, sprint performance, muscle strength and muscle soreness. METHODS: Fifteen amateur futsal male athletes (18.3 ± 3.8 years) performed a futsal intermittent running protocol (FIRP) and were assessed for (moment production, sprint and jumping performance and muscle soreness) at pre, during half-time, immediately after, post 24 and 48 hours after the FIRP. Analysis of variance (repeated measures) was used to compare variable means over time. RESULTS: The main results indicated a decrement in the CMJ height (p= 0.03) and an increase of 10 m and 20 m sprint times (p= 0.01–p< 0.01, respectively) during half-time and the post FIRP. There was a decrement in eccentric peak moment of the knee extensors (p= 0.02) and flexors (p< 0.01) until 48h post protocol and a decrement in concentric peak moment of the flexors (p< 0.01) post protocol. Athletes reported muscle soreness in the hamstrings (p= 0.03) post and 24 h after the FIRP. CONCLUSION: FIRP induced acute effects in the jump and sprint performances only. On the other hand, the knee moment production capability (mainly eccentric) suffered acute and also prolonged effects of the FIRP accompanied by delayed muscle soreness in the hamstring muscles.

Urinary Amino Acid and Peptide Excretion Patterns in Patients with Muscular Dystrophy (Duchenne): A Preliminary Study with the AutoAnalyzer

1969 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 545-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton L Maskaleris ◽  
Stanislaw Gross ◽  
Ade T Milhorat
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Muscular Dystrophy ◽  
Urinary Amino Acids ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Urinary Amino ◽  
First Time ◽  
Peptide Fractions ◽  
Urine Specimens

Abstract An amino acid AutoAnalyzer was used to monitor the excretion patterns of the urinary amino acids and peptides of 7 male patients (aged 3-17) with muscular dystrophy of the Duchenne type. In comparison with the output of 8 healthy boys (aged 3-12), on the average, a reduction in the excretion of Thr, Ser, Gly, Ala, Val, Ile, Tyr, Lys, and His over a 24-hr period was found in the urine of the patients, although the number of analyses was too small for statistically significant conclusions. The content of Asp, Glu, Phe, and Leu was about equal, and Pro and Hyp were present in very small quantities. Also, for the first time, a peptide analyzer was used to study the bound components from urine specimens of the patients. Excretion patterns of several peptides in three of the above patients aged 3-17 were found to differ from those of the controls. Of the six major peptide fractions examined, five were present in smaller amounts in the urine of patients; only one was elevated. It appears from these preliminary results that further study of the excretion patterns of amino acids and peptides of dystrophic patients is worthwhile, and that study of the peptides should be given preference.

Lumbar bone mineral density in male patients with depression: A preliminary study

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. S226
Author(s):  
M.T. Turan ◽  
E. Esel ◽  
M. Kula ◽  
H. Demir ◽  
S. Kartalci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Lumbar Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals Urinary and Sexual Function After Robotic Total Mesorectal Excision in Male Patients ― A Preliminary Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 962-967
Author(s):  
Shinji Matsuoka ◽  
Kotaro Maeda ◽  
Tsunekazu Hanai ◽  
Harunobu Sato ◽  
Kouji Masumori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Function ◽  
Total Mesorectal Excision ◽  
Mesorectal Excision ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Preliminary Study

The Ultrastructure of Metastatic Human Mammary Carcinoma After Prolonged Estrogen Therapy

1967 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 180-181
Author(s):  
John H.L. Watson ◽  
John L. Swedo ◽  
R.W. Talley
Keyword(s):  
Mammary Carcinoma ◽  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Estrogen Therapy ◽  
Ultrastructural Level ◽  
Uranyl Acetate ◽  
Human Mammary Carcinoma ◽  
Surgical Biopsy ◽  
Lead Hydroxide ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Hormonal Therapies

A preliminary study of human mammary carcinoma on the ultrastructural level is reported for a metastatic, subcutaneous nodule, obtained as a surgical biopsy. The patient's tumor had responded favorably to a series of hormonal therapies, including androgens, estrogens, progestins, and corticoids for recurring nodules over eight years. The pertinent nodule was removed from the region of the gluteal maximus, two weeks following stilbestrol therapy. It was about 1.5 cms in diameter, and was located within the dermis. Pieces from it were fixed immediately in cold fixatives: phosphate buffered osmium tetroxide, glutaraldehyde, and paraformaldehyde. Embedment in each case was in Vestopal W. Contrasting was done with combinations of uranyl acetate and lead hydroxide.

Fine structure of early degenerating myofibers in the tibialis anterior of young ‘MDX’ mouse

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 322-323
Author(s):  
H.D. Geissinger ◽  
C.K. McDonald-Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Fine Structure ◽  
Muscle Regeneration ◽  
Tibialis Anterior ◽  
Genetic Defect ◽  
Mdx Mouse ◽  
Mdx Mice ◽  
Histopathological Changes ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Dystrophic Mouse ◽  
Preliminary Study

A new strain of mice, which had arisen by mutation from a dystrophic mouse colony was designated ‘mdx’, because the genetic defect, which manifests itself in brief periods of muscle destruction followed by episodes of muscle regeneration appears to be X-linked. Further studies of histopathological changes in muscle from ‘mdx’ mice at the light microscopic or electron microscopic levels have been published, but only one preliminary study has been on the tibialis anterior (TA) of ‘mdx’ mice less than four weeks old. Lesions in the ‘mdx’ mice vary between different muscles, and centronucleation of fibers in all muscles studied so far appears to be especially prominent in older mice. Lesions in young ‘mdx’ mice have not been studied extensively, and the results appear to be at variance with one another. The degenerative and regenerative aspects of the lesions in the TA of 23 to 26-day-old ‘mdx’ mice appear to vary quantitatively.

Ultrastructural observations of the aorta of calves implanted with a mechanical left ventricular assist device

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 834-835
Author(s):  
J P Cassella ◽  
V Salih ◽  
T R Graham
Keyword(s):  
Left Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Aortic Tissue ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Left Ventricular Assist ◽  
Preliminary Study

Left ventricular assist systems are being developed for eventual long term or permanent implantation as an alternative to heart transplantation in patients unsuitable for or denied the transplant option. Evaluation of the effects of these devices upon normal physiology is required. A preliminary study was conducted to evaluate the morphology of aortic tissue from calves implanted with a pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist device-LVAD. Two 3 month old heifer calves (calf 1 and calf 2) were electively explanted after 128 days and 47 days respectively. Descending thoracic aortic tissue from both animals was removed immediately post mortem and placed into karnovsky’s fixative. The tissue was subsequently processed for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Some aortic tissue was fixed in neutral buffered formalin and processed for routine light microscopy.

A preliminary study on the potential of front face fluorescence spectroscopy for the discrimination of Moroccan virgin olive oils and the prediction of their quality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hicham Zaroual ◽  
El Mestafa El Hadrami ◽  
Romdhane Karoui
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescence Spectroscopy ◽  
Olive Oil ◽  
Virgin Olive Oil ◽  
Front Face ◽  
Virgin Olive Oils ◽  
Olive Oils ◽  
Preliminary Study

This study examines the feasibility of using front face fluorescence spectroscopy (FFFS) to authenticate 41 virgin olive oil (VOO) samples collected from 5 regions in Morocco during 2 consecutive crop seasons.

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