Isokinetic evaluation of the trunk muscle strength in housewives with fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Introduction: The protective role of muscles in the passive structures of the spine means that their stability and consequent maintenance are associated with pain, especially in the region of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. Objective: To determine the prevalence of pain and its association with muscle deficits in higher education students. Method: Descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study that evaluated 120 university students through questionnaires (sample characterization, Nordic musculoskeletal symptoms, pain visual analogue scale and international physical activity). Trunk muscle strength and bridge tests with unilateral knee extension (pelvic alignment) were performed. Results: A high prevalence of pain was found in the lower back (58.41%). There was no association between the presence of pain, muscle strength and pelvic alignment (p> 0.05). There was an association between the trunk extension and pelvic tilt tests (p = 0.009). Conclusion: A high prevalence of low back pain, poor performance in the trunk muscle endurance tests and mild and moderate pelvic misalignment were identified. There was no association between pain, trunk muscle weakness and pelvic misalignment. There was an association between pelvic misalignment and trunk extensor muscle weakness.

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Increased modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in patients with Takayasu arteritis: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Advances in Rheumatology ◽

10.1186/s42358-020-00157-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Alexandre Moura dos Santos ◽

Rafael Giovani Misse ◽

Isabela Bruna Pires Borges ◽

Bruno Gualano ◽

Alexandre Wagner Silva de Souza ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Aerobic Capacity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Metabolic Equivalent ◽

Handgrip Test

Abstract Background Modifiable cardiovascular risk factors (MCRFs), such as those related to aerobic capacity, muscle strength, physical activity, and body composition, have been poorly studied in Takayasu arteritis (TAK). Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate MCRFs and their relationships with disease status and comorbidities among patients with TAK. Methods A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted between 2019 and 2020, in which 20 adult women with TAK were compared with 16 healthy controls matched by gender, age, and body mass index. The following parameters were analyzed: aerobic capacity by cardiopulmonary test; muscle function by timed-stands test, timed up-and-go test, and handgrip test; muscle strength by one-repetition maximum test and handgrip test; body composition by densitometry; physical activity and metabolic equivalent by IPAQ, quality of life by HAQ and SF-36; disease activity by ITAS2010 and NIH score; and presence of comorbidities. Results Patients with TAK had a mean age of 41.5 (38.0–46.3) years, disease duration of 16.0 (9.5–20.0) years, and a mean BMI of 27.7±4.5 kg/m2. Three out of the 20 patients with TAK had active disease. Regarding comorbidities, 16 patients had systemic arterial hypertension, 11 had dyslipidemia, and two had type 2 diabetes mellitus, while the control group had no comorbidities. TAK had a significant reduction in aerobic capacity (absolute and relative VO2 peak), muscle strength in the lower limbs, increased visceral adipose tissue, waist-to-hip ratio, reduced walking capacity, decreased weekly metabolic equivalent, and quality of life (P< 0.05) as compared to controls. However, there were no correlations between these MCRFs parameters and disease activity. Conclusions TAK show impairment in MCRFs; therefore, strategies able to improve MCRF should be considered in this disease.

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Sarcopenia-related features and factors associated with low muscle mass, weak muscle strength, and reduced function in Chinese rural residents: a cross-sectional study

Archives of Osteoporosis ◽

10.1007/s11657-018-0545-2 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Hong-qi Xu ◽

Ji-peng Shi ◽

Chong Shen ◽

Yu Liu ◽

Jing-Min Liu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Muscle Mass ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Rural Residents ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Weak Muscle

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The role of quadriceps muscle strength in the development of falls in the elderly people, a cross-sectional study

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies ◽

10.1186/s12998-018-0195-x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Alijan Ahmadiahangar ◽

Yahya Javadian ◽

Mansour Babaei ◽

Behzad Heidari ◽

Seyedreza Hosseini ◽

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Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Elderly People ◽

The Elderly ◽

Quadriceps Muscle ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Quadriceps Muscle Strength

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Non-linear growth trends of toe flexor muscle strength among children, adolescents, and young adults: a cross-sectional study

European Journal of Applied Physiology ◽

10.1007/s00421-018-3827-x ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 118 (5) ◽

pp. 1003-1010 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Noriteru Morita ◽

Junichiro Yamauchi ◽

Ryosuke Fukuoka ◽

Toshiyuki Kurihara ◽

Mitsuo Otsuka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Linear Growth ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Flexor Muscle ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Growth Trends ◽

Non Linear

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MAXIMAL HIP AND KNEE MUSCLE STRENGTH ARE NOT RELATED TO NEUROMUSCULAR PRE-ACTIVITY DURING SIDECUTTING MANEUVER: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy ◽

10.26603/ijspt20180066 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 66-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rasmus S. Husted ◽

Jesper Bencke ◽

Per Hölmich ◽

Lars L. Andersen ◽

Kristian Thorborg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knee Muscle ◽

Knee Muscle Strength

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Dermatoglyphics and abdominal resistance in female children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.54813.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 945

Author(s):

Renan Souza ◽

Adriano Alberti ◽

Gabriel Gastélum Cuadras ◽

Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale ◽

Eliton Marcio Zanoni ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Muscle Strength ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Predictive Marker ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Epigenetic Marker ◽

Ulnar Loop ◽

Female Children

Background: Dermatoglyphics is considered, in the scientific milieu, to be an epigenetic marker. The objective of this study was to analyze the presence of dermatoglyphic marks characteristic of neuromotor capacity and abdominal resistance in children and adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 1,002 individuals, female children and adolescents between the ages of 10 and 16, from public and private schools in the city of Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The protocol selected for analyzing the fingerprints was dermatoglyphics, proposed by Cummins and Midlo using a Dermatoglyphic Reader. The Brazilian Sports Project Manual - PROESP 2015 was used to collect data on muscle strength motor tests. Results: The results showed the presence of a dermatoglyphic mark characteristic of abdominal motor capacity and muscle strength in females. A higher frequency of arches was identified in MET4 and whorls in MET5 and MDT4 in the Risk Zone group. In the Healthy Zone group, ulnar loop was found to be more frequent in MET4, MET5, and MDT4 fingers. Conclusions: The results demonstrated a predictive marker for abdominal motor capacity and strength in females through dermatoglyphics.

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