Flexor-Pronator Mass Training Exercises Selectively Activate Forearm Musculature.

Purpose/hypothesis: The flexor-pronator mass of the forearm contributes dynamic stability to the medial elbow. Training this muscle group is essential for overhead athletes, however, there is lack of evidence supporting use of training exercises. The purpose of this study was to measure the extent of EMG activity of the flexor pronator musculature during two distinct forearm strengthening exercises using resistance bands.

Band Pull-Apart Exercise: Effects of Movement Direction and Hand Position on Shoulder Muscle Activity.

Background/purpose: The Elastic band pull-apart exercise is commonly used in rehabilitation. It involves pulling an elastic resistance band with both hands in horizontal abduction or diagonal arm movements. The extent of muscle activation during this exercise is unknown.

MAPPING TENDERNESS TO PALPATION PREDICTS RETURN TO PLAY FOLLOWING ACUTE HAMSTRING STRAIN.

Introduction/purpose: Currently there is little evidence supporting the use of objective tests, measures, or imaging to help predict time to return to sport (RTS) following a hamstring strain. The purpose of this study is to investigate the predictive value of tenderness to palpation (TTP) as measured by area and location following hamstring strain.

Study Design: Case Series.

Rehabilitation After Hamstring-Strain Injury Emphasizing Eccentric Strengthening at Long Muscle Lengths: Results of Long-Term Follow-Up.

Context: Hamstring-strain injuries have a high recurrence rate.

Objective: To determine if a protocol emphasizing eccentric strength training with the hamstrings in a lengthened position resulted in a low recurrence rate.

Design: Longitudinal cohort study.

Clinical outcomes of the addition of eccentrics for rehabilitation of previously failed treatments of golfers elbow.

Introduction And Purpose: Eccentric training of the wrist extensors has been shown to be effective in treating chronic lateral epicondylosis. However, its efficacy in the treatment of medial epicondylosis has yet to be demonstrated. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a novel eccentric wrist flexor exercise added to standard treatment for chronic medial epicondylosis in patients who did not respond to previous therapeutic interventions for this disorder.

Hamstring injury rehabilitation and prevention of reinjury using lengthened state eccentric training: a new concept.

Unlabelled: BACK GROUND AND PURPOSE: Hamstring injury is a common occurrence in sport and there has been limited success in reducing this rate of recurrence to date.

Description Of Topic With Related Evidence: High speed running requires eccentric strength when the hamstring muscles are in a lengthened state. The lengthened state occurs when the hip is in flexion and the lower leg moves into extension, thus lengthening the two joint hamstring muscle over both articulations upon which they act.