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Context: Nordic hamstring strength (NH strength) and single leg bridge test (SLBT) scores are used to predict the risk of hamstring strain injury. Although NH strength and SLBT scores may be related, the relationship between NH strength and SLBT score remains unknown.

Objectives: This study investigated the relationship between NH strength and SLBT scores in university soccer players.

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Elbow valgus stress during towel drills in college baseball players.

J Shoulder Elbow Surg

April 2024

Athlete Support Research Center, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan; Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.

Background: In baseball players with elbow injuries, towel drills are clinically used before initiating active throwing exercises to gradually increase stress across the elbow. However, elbow valgus torque during towel drills remains unknown. Moreover, towel drills and active ball throws might have different relationships between biomechanical metrics, such as elbow stress, arm slot, and arm speed.

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Purpose: To assess the core temperature fluctuations during 10-km open-water swimming (OWS) in cool water and the relationship between thermal sensation (TS) after 10-km OWS, core temperature, and local skin thermal sensitivity.

Methods: Nine highly trained OWS swimmers (4 female; age 22 [3] y) completed a single 10-km trial in cool water (22.3 °C) wearing swimsuits for OWS.

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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the participant's attention target during repetitive passive movement (RPM) intervention on reciprocal inhibition (RI) and joint movement function. Twenty healthy adults participated in two experiments involving four attention conditions [control (forward attention with no RPM), forward attention (during RPM), monitor attention (monitor counting task during RPM), ankle joint attention (ankle movement counting task during RPM)] during 10-min RPM interventions on the ankle joint. Counting tasks were included to ensure the participant's attention remained on the target during the intervention.

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Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of sepsis on the dynamics of skeletal muscle partial oxygen pressure during muscle contractions as well as the effect of reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger (ascorbic acid, Asc).

Methods: Twenty-seven male Sprague-Dawley rats (2-3 months old) were randomly assigned to three groups; sham, cecal ligation and puncture (CLP), or CLP plus ascorbic acid treatment group (CLP + Asc). Electrical stimuli-induced muscle contractions and partial oxygen pressure measurements were performed at 3 h after CLP.

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Introduction: Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have a higher incidence of fractures than the general population. Sarcopenia is frequently observed in patients on HD; however, the association of falls with sarcopenia and its diagnostic factors, including muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical function, are incompletely understood.

Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted at a single center.

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Effect of CO and H gas mixture in cold water immersion on recovery after eccentric loading.

Heliyon

October 2023

Faculty of Health and Sports Science, Doshisha University, 1-3 Tatara Miyakodani, Kyotanabe, Kyoto, 610-0394, Kyoto, Japan.

Background: The findings of previous studies support the efficacy of cold water immersion (CWI) with carbon dioxide (CO) in enhancing muscle blood flow and maintaining aerobic performance efficiency. We hypothesize that the addition of hydrogen gas (H), known for its antioxidant properties and role in inflammation regulation, to C-CWI can enhance recovery after eccentric exercise.

Subjects: and Methods: Thirty-four healthy subjects performed a knee-extensor eccentric exercise.

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Aim: Hemodialysis (HD) patients have a high prevalence of frailty. The association between frailty and exercise capacity in HD patients has not been established. This study aimed to clarify the relationships between frailty and exercise capacity in HD patients.

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Static stretching (SS), foam rolling (FR), and a combination of both are used as warm-ups for sports and training. However, no reports have compared or examined the warm-up effects of short-term interventions (i.e.

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Prism adaptation (PA) is a sensorimotor adaptation paradigm that induces after-effects of adapted tasks and transfer after-effects of non-adapted tasks. Previous studies showed inconsistent results of transfer after-effects of adaptation to a leftward prismatic shift on the center-of-pressure (COP) displacement during eyes-closed standing. Challenging balance during PA increases the generalization of the internal model to untrained movements, resulting in increased transfer after-effects.

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Priming effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on the neuromodulation induced by transcranial static magnetic field stimulation in human motor cortex.

Clin Neurophysiol

October 2023

Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata ZIP: 950-3198, Japan; Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata ZIP: 950-3198, Japan.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess subtalar joint instability in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) using ultrasonography, focusing on those with anterior talofibular ligament abnormalities.
  • Forty-six patients were split into CAI and asymptomatic groups based on their subjective assessments of ankle instability, along with a control group for comparison.
  • Findings showed that the subtalar joint excursion (STJE) was significantly greater in the CAI group compared to the others, with correlations indicating a link between STJE measurements and self-reported ankle instability.
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Background: The upper extremity siding cardiac implantable electrical device tends to have a limited range of motion during the perioperative period; however, the underlying reason lacks scientific evidence. This study aimed to investigate the safety of the two methods (stepwise or early) of postoperative early upper extremity rehabilitation.

Methods: We retrospectively investigated 650 consecutive patients with a new implantable pacemaker (PM), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), or generator exchange between March 2017 and December 2020.

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Background: The purpose of this study was to clarify the attachment types of the tibialis anterior tendon (TAT) in Japanese fixed cadavers and to determine the attachment site area in three dimensions.

Methods: We examined 100 feet from 50 Japanese cadavers. The TAT was classified according to differences in the number of fiber bundles as: Type I, with one fiber bundle; Type II, with two fiber bundles; and Type III, with three fiber bundles.

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Weekly minimum frequency of one maximal eccentric contraction to increase muscle strength of the elbow flexors.

Eur J Appl Physiol

January 2024

Centre for Human Performance, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University, 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, WA, 6027, Australia.

Purpose: Our previous study showed that one 3-s maximal eccentric contraction a day performed 5 days a week for 4 weeks (5DW) increased maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) strength of the elbow flexors more than 10%. The present study examined whether muscle strength would still increase when the frequency was reduced to 2 days or 3 days per week.

Methods: Twenty-six healthy young adults were recruited in the present study and placed to two groups (n = 13/group) based on the weekly frequency of the one 3-s maximal eccentric contraction for two (2DW) or three days per week (3DW) for 4 weeks.

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Purpose: To longitudinally investigate the development of physical characteristics and function during 3 years of high school among Japanese junior rugby players and examine the differences in these parameters between the positions.

Methods: In 83 junior rugby players (forwards: n = 46, backs: n = 37) from one Japanese high school team who had participated in national high school competitions, anthropometric variables (height, body mass, fat and lean body mass, and body mass index), upper- and lower-body strength (eg, 1-repetition-maximum [1RM] bench press, isokinetic knee muscle strength at 60°/s and 180°/s), and sprint and jump performance were measured. Upper- and lower-body strength relative to body mass and lean body mass were also calculated.

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The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) plays a key role in tactile perceptual discrimination performance. Both transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS) and anodal transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS) have been shown to modulate neural activity in cortical regions. In this study, we aimed to determine whether tRNS and anodal tPCS over the left DLPFC would improve tactile perceptual discrimination performance of the right index finger in healthy neurological individuals.

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Background: In hemodialysis patients, high body mass index is associated with low mortality while abdominal obesity relates to increased mortality. We aimed to investigate the association between muscle mass, intramuscular fat and abdominal fat measured by abdominal computed tomography (CT), and mortality in this patients population.

Methods: This two-center retrospective cohort study included hemodialysis patients who underwent abdominal CT between January 2013 and December 2018.

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Static stretching (SS) and dynamic stretching (DS) in combination with foam rolling (FR) have been attracting attention as warm-up routines in sports. However, the combined and intervention order effects of SS or DS and FR on flexibility, muscle strength, and jump performance are still unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the combined effects of FR and SS or DS with the various intervention orders (i.

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Increased nociceptive behaviors and spinal c-Fos expression in the formalin test in a rat repeated cold stress model.

Neurosci Res

January 2024

Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan; Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences (IHMMS), Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata 950-3198, Japan. Electronic address:

Repeated cold stress (RCS) can trigger the development of fibromyalgia (FM)-like symptoms, including persistent deep-tissue pain, although nociceptive changes to the skin have not been fully characterized. Using a rat RCS model, we investigated nociceptive behaviors induced by noxious mechanical, thermal, and chemical stimuli applied to plantar skin. Neuronal activation in the spinal dorsal horn was examined using the formalin pain test.

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L-menthol is known to activate transient receptor potential melastatin 8 (TRPM8) and induce analgesia to thermal stimuli. However, since thermal stimulation leads to the interaction among the other TRP channels, it was unclear whether L-menthol causes analgesia to stimuli other than thermal stimuli. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether activating TRPM8 via topical application of 10% menthol solution attenuates pain-related somatosensory-evoked potentials (pSEPs) and affects numerical rating scale (NRS) score using intra-epidermal electrical stimulation (IES).

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Beta resting-state functional connectivity predicts tactile spatial acuity.

Cereb Cortex

August 2023

Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-cho, Kita-Ku, Niigata City, Niigata 950-3198, Japan.

Tactile perception is a complex phenomenon that is processed by multiple cortical regions via the primary somatosensory cortex (S1). Although somatosensory gating in the S1 using paired-pulse stimulation can predict tactile performance, the functional relevance of cortico-cortical connections to tactile perception remains unclear. We investigated the mechanisms by which corticocortical and local networks predict tactile spatial acuity in 42 adults using magnetoencephalography (MEG).

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Purpose: Chronic pain impedes athletic training and performance. However, it is challenging to identify the precise causes of chronic pain for effective treatment. To examine possible neuroplastic changes in sensory transmission and cortical processing, we compared somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and paired-pulse inhibition (PPI) in primary sensory cortex (S1) between athletes with chronic pain and control athletes.

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Effects of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on functional reach test.

Neurosci Lett

July 2023

Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, 1398 Shimami-cho, Kita-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-3198, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata-shi, Niigata 950-3198, Japan. Electronic address:

Balance disorders are a risk factor for falls in older individuals, and an increased center of pressure (COP) sway path length during standing and decreased reach distance in the functional reach test (FRT) predispose them to falls. Reportedly, noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) reduces COP sway path length during standing in young and community-dwelling older individuals and suggested to be a promising approach to improve balance function. However, the effect of nGVS on FRT remains unclear.

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