Asymmetry of the isokinetic trunk rotation strength of korean male professional golf players.

Objective: To determine whether there is side to side difference of the trunk rotation muscle in Korean male professional golf players. Healthy controls who did not play golf were also evaluated and compared with professional golf players.

Method: Fifty-one professional golf players and 50 healthy controls participated in this study.

The effect of rheological properties of foods on bolus characteristics after mastication.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of physical properties of foods on the changes of viscosity and mass as well as the particle size distribution after mastication.

Method: Twenty subjects with no masticatory disorders were recruited. Six grams of four solid foods of different textures (banana, tofu, cooked-rice, cookie) were provided, and the viscosity and mass after 10, 20, and 30 cycles of mastication and just before swallowing were measured.