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Muscle contraction

The effects of dynamic, static, and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching on local & non-local range of motion and pain onset

Hunter Parsons, David G. Behm

published 21 Sep 2026

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Esketamine exerts a protective effect against skeletal muscle injury induced by hindlimb ischemia-reperfusion in mice by regulating autophagy

Jingwang Liu, Jiaxin Liu, Tianyi He, Penghui Zhang, Nan Zhao, Maozheng Wei, Yuxin Guan, Peng Liu, Shuang Zhao, Xiuli Wang

published 15 Sep 2026

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The effect of integrating pain neuroscience education with stabilization exercises using a flexi-bar on functional disability, pain, and geometry of abdominal and multifidus muscles in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

Zahra Dehghani, Sara Abolahrari-Shirazi, Farahnaz Emami, Ghazal Roshdi, Salman Nazary-Moghadam

published 27 Aug 2026

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Pushing using real-time sonographic ultrasound education (PURSUE): A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Gloria Anderson, Caterina Neri, Elvira Di Pasquo, Carmelinda Martino, Silvio Tartaglia, Michelangela Danza, Jessica Preziosi, Laura Beatriz De Fermo, Aurora Filippini, Miriam Anselmo, Valentina Sciabbarrasi, Chiara Sorrentino, Rosanna Miccoli, Martina Ottaviani, Roberta Di Battista, Tullio Ghi

published 14 Aug 2026

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Methodological development of a pneumatic artificial muscle-driven left ventricular simulator using interpretive structural modeling

Turgut Batuhan Baturalp, Selim Bozkurt

published 13 Aug 2026

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The effect of squat training with different eccentric contraction tempos on lower limb muscle strength

Mushuai Hao, Haonan Qi, Liang Zhao, Wei Han

published 27 Jul 2026

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Acute effects of high load vs. low load combined with blood flow restriction on explosive performance and muscle-tendon unit mechanical properties

Junjie Zhang

published 07 Jul 2026

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Further evidence for embodied cognition: The link between spontaneous respiratory oscillations and number processing

Sebastiano Cinetto, Hurcan Andrei Senyuva, Marco Zorzi, Mariagrazia Ranzini

published 26 Jun 2026

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Applications of electromyography in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A systematic review

Ana Paula Mendonça Fernandes, Luiz Henrique Bertucci Borges, Ledycnarf Januário de Holanda, Bruno Henrique e Silva Bezerra, Anna Clara Sales Miranda Lopes, Maria Clara Fernandes da Silva, Ricardo A. de M. Valentim, Laurent Bougrain, Gabriel Alves Mendes Vasiljevic, Ana Raquel Rodrigues Lindquist

published 22 Jun 2026

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Effects of tibialis anterior contraction on the medial longitudinal arch and hallux valgus angle: A functional anatomical perspective

Naoki Aizu, Takumi Kito, Kazuhiro Nishii, Kouji Yamada

published 12 Jun 2026

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A comparative analysis of co-contraction indices using synthetic EMG data: Implications for selection and interpretation

Hannah D. Carey, Friedl De Groote, Andrew Sawers

published 29 May 2026

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Effects of different intensities of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on corticospinal excitability and motor performance in healthy humans

Ayu Omiya, Kanau Shitara, Dai Miyazaki, Mitsuhiro Nito

published 22 May 2026

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Testosterone reduces uterine contractions in vivo: Evidence for non-genomic action in rats

Saif-alnasr H. Mohammed, Mohammed Taj-Eldin Abdalla, Ayman B. Mousa, Anita Sztojkov-Ivanov, Kálmán Ferenc Szűcs, Róbert Gáspár

published 05 May 2026

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