The optimal treatment duration for inspiratory muscle strengthening exercises in stroke patients: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Background: Little is known about the ideal duration of inspiratory muscle training in stroke patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of short-term and long-term inspiratory muscle strengthening exercises in stroke patients.

Methods: This study was a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial involving 50 stroke patients.

A comparison of electromyography techniques: surface versus intramuscular recording.

This review is a comprehensive guide for electromyography (EMG) researchers, providing a comparison of skin EMG recording (surface EMG: sEMG and high-density sEMG: HD-sEMG) and intramuscular EMG recording (multi-motor unit-MMU and single motor unit electromyography-SMU). We delve into the nuances of techniques, highlighting their strengths and limitations in quantifying muscle activation during dynamic and static conditions. We first examine how EMG signals change with time, focussing on the interplay between motor unit synchronisation and signal amplitude.

Enhancing motor performance through brief skin cooling: exploring the role of enhanced sympathetic tone and muscle spindle sensitivity.

Background: Although brief skin cooling (BSC) is widely used in sports medicine and rehabilitation for its positive effects on motor performance, the mechanism underlying this motor facilitation effect remains unclear.

Objectives: To explore the hypothesis that BSC enhances muscle force generation, with cold-induced sympathetic activation leading to heightened muscle spindle sensitivity, thereby contributing to this effect.

Methods: The study involved two experiments.

Exploring neuronal mechanisms of osteosarcopenia in older adults.

Until recently, research on the pathogenesis and treatment of osteoporosis and sarcopenia has primarily focused on local and systemic humoral mechanisms, often overlooking neuronal mechanisms. However, there is a growing body of literature on the neuronal regulation of bone and skeletal muscle structure and function, which may provide insights into the pathogenesis of osteosarcopenia. This review aims to integrate these neuronal regulatory mechanisms to form a comprehensive understanding and inspire future research that could uncover novel strategies for preventing and treating osteosarcopenia.

Inhibitory kinesiotaping has no effect on post-stroke spasticity: Prospective, randomised, controlled study.

Objective: Motor neuron pool activity is high in spasticity. The effect of inhibitory kinesiotaping (KT) on spasticity is unclear. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of inhibitory KT on spasticity after stroke.