The effect of microgravity on slow- and fast-twitch fibers of m. vastus lateralis of rhesus monkeys was investigated. After real flight, fibers of both types were reduced in size, whereas after simulated flight, only type I fibers tended to diminish. Oxidative potential decreased in type II fibers of both flight and control animals.
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J Sport Rehabil
January 2025
Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia.
Context: This case study demonstrates the effectiveness of early surgical excision of the traumatic myositis ossificans of the vastus intermedius muscle in an elite football player and return to sports activity within 3 months from the initial injury.
Case Presentation: A 27-year-old male professional football player presented with progressive pain and loss of range of motion after sustaining a severe, right quadriceps contusion 4 weeks earlier. After unsuccessful conservative therapy, the differential diagnosis of myositis ossificans was suspected and confirmed on radiographic examination.
J Orthop Surg Res
January 2025
Institute of Sport, Exercise & Health, Tianjin University of Sport, Tianjin, China.
Background: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common disorder affecting the lower extremity. This study aimed to compare the effects of functional strength training (FST) and standard strength training (SST) in PFPS patients.
Methods: Forty college students (aged 18-30 years) with PFPS and no exercise habits were randomized into FST group (n = 20) and SST group (n = 20).
J Transl Med
January 2025
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Kentucky, 900 S Limestone, Lexington, KY, 40536-0284, USA.
Background: Emerging evidence suggests that there are morphological and physiological changes to the vastus lateralis after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. However, it is unclear whether these alterations are limited to just the vastus lateralis or are more representative of widespread changes across the thigh musculature and/or if these changes precede reconstruction. The purpose of this study was to determine T1ρ relaxation time, a measure of extracellular matrix organization in muscle, and physiological cross-sectional area (PCSA) for muscles of the quadriceps and hamstrings of the ACL-deficient and contralateral limbs soon after ACL injury.
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January 2025
Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Obesity is one of the most common chronic diseases seen in children and adolescents. This study aims to examine the impact of obesity on body composition, assessed by sonographic and anthropometric measurements, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents.Anthropometric measurements, sonographic measurements of subcutaneous fat, quadriceps muscle, Achilles tendon thickness, and HRQoL were performed in children between 12-18 years of age.
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January 2025
School of Kinesiology, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama.
We sought to examine how resistance training (RT) status in young healthy individuals, either well resistance trained (T, n=10) or untrained (UT, n=11), affected molecular markers with leg immobilization followed by recovery RT. All participants underwent two weeks of left leg immobilization via a locking leg brace. Afterwards, all participants underwent eight weeks (3 d/week) of knee extensor focused progressive RT.
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