Kinesio Taping does not Enhance Jump Performance and Muscle Activity in Female Athletes.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of Kinesio Taping (KT) application on the single-leg counter-movement jump (CMJ) and surface electromyographic (sEMG) activity in trained female athletes, in both resting and fatigued states. In this single-blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial, twenty-four healthy trained female athletes were randomly assigned to either the KT (n=12) or the sham tape group (n=12). KT was applied using an inhibition technique on rectus femoris, vastus medialis, biceps femoris, and lateral gastrocnemius muscles of the dominant leg.

Muscle endurance, neuromuscular fatigability, and cognitive control during prolonged dual-task in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case-control study.

Purpose: Recent studies suggest that, compared to healthy individuals, people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (pwCOPD) present a reduced capacity to perform cognitive-motor dual-task (CMDT). However, these studies were focused on short-duration CMDT offering limited insight to prolonged CMDT inducing fatigue, which can be encountered in daily life. The present study aimed to explore the effect of adding a cognitive task during repeated muscle contractions on muscle endurance, neuromuscular fatigability, and cognitive control in pwCOPD compared to healthy participants.

Chemical tools for profiling the intracellular ADP-ribosylated proteome.

The post-translational modification (PTM) ADP-ribosylation plays an important role in cell signalling and regulating protein function and has been implicated in the development of multiple diseases, including breast and ovarian cancers. Studying the underlying mechanisms through which this PTM contributes towards disease development, however, has been hampered by the lack of appropriate tools for reliable identification of physiologically relevant ADP-ribosylated proteins in a live-cell environment. Herein, we explore the application of an alkyne-tagged proprobe, 6Yn-ProTide-Ad (6Yn-Pro) as a chemical tool for the identification of intracellular ADP-ribosylated proteins through metabolic labelling.

The 1-min sit-to-stand test induces a significant and reliable level of neuromuscular fatigability: insights from a mobile app analysis.

Purpose: The performance metric associated with the execution of the 1-min sit-to-stand (1STS) typically relies on the number repetitions completed in 1 min. This parameter presents certain limitations (e.g.

Enhancing endurance performance with combined imagined and actual physical practice.

Purpose: The perception of effort exerts influence in determining task failure during endurance performance. Training interventions blending physical and cognitive tasks yielded promising results in enhancing performance. Motor imagery can decrease the perception of effort.