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Muscle contraction

Low-level voluntary input enhances corticospinal excitability during ankle dorsiflexion neuromuscular electrical stimulation in healthy young adults

Akiko Yamaguchi, Atsushi Sasaki, [ ... ], Kimitaka Nakazawa

Ankle strategies for step-aside movement during quiet standing

Lingchao Xie, Sanghyun Cho

Comparing the effects of dynamic and holding isometric contractions on cardiovascular, perceptual, and near-infrared spectroscopy parameters: A pilot study

Daniel Santarém, Isabel Machado, Jaime Sampaio, Catarina Abrantes

Effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching in relieving pain and balancing knee loading during stepping over obstacles among older adults with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Bo Gao, Li Li, [ ... ], Qipeng Song

Ultrasound imaging assessment of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles in people with a recent history of moderate Covid-19 infection and healthy participants: A cross-sectional pilot study

Carlos Romero-Morales, Deborah Falla, [ ... ], Daniel López-López

Sensor location affects skeletal muscle contractility parameters measured by tensiomyography

Carsten Schwiete, Christian Roth, [ ... ], Michael Behringer

Two oxytocin analogs, N-(p-fluorobenzyl) glycine and N-(3-hydroxypropyl) glycine, induce uterine contractions ex vivo in ways that differ from that of oxytocin

Stanislav M. Cherepanov, Teruko Yuhi, [ ... ], Haruhiro Higashida

The non-selective Rho-kinase inhibitors Y-27632 and Y-33075 decrease contraction but increase migration in murine and human hepatic stellate cells

Nadine Bachtler, Sandra Torres, [ ... ], Sabine Klein

Cutaneous information processing differs with load type during isometric finger abduction

Keisuke Yunoki, Tatsunori Watanabe, [ ... ], Hikari Kirimoto

Perceived discomfort and neuromuscular fatigue during long-duration real driving with different car seats

Mathieu Lecocq, Pascaline Lantoine, [ ... ], Erick Dousset

Non-invasive assessment of fatigue and recovery of inspiratory rib cage muscles during endurance test in healthy individuals

Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima, Antonio Sarmento, [ ... ], Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi

Effect of different electrostimulation currents on female urinary incontinence: A protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Raissa Escandiusi Avramidis, Angélica Mércia Pascon Barbosa, [ ... ], Cristiane Rodrigues Pedroni

Muscle electromyographic activity normalized to maximal muscle activity, not to M_max, better represents voluntary activation

Joanna Diong, Kenzo C. Kishimoto, Jane E. Butler, Martin E. Héroux

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