Assessing personal protective equipment needs for healthcare workers.

Background: Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical for healthcare workers (HCWs) since it acts as a barrier to infection transmission; however, current PPE is not ideally suited to their needs due to limitations in protection and comfort. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify major issues of current PPE for body protection and assess its needs within health care.

Methods: An online survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 200 U.

High Salt Intake Augments Blood Pressure Responses During Submaximal Aerobic Exercise.

Background High sodium (Na) intake is a widespread cardiovascular disease risk factor. High Na intake impairs endothelial function and exaggerates sympathetic reflexes, which may augment exercising blood pressure (BP) responses. Therefore, this study examined the influence of high dietary Na on BP responses during submaximal aerobic exercise.

BIOMECHANICAL INFLUENCES OF A POSTURAL COMPRESSION GARMENT ON SCAPULAR POSITIONING.

Background: The scapula is a critical link utilized in the kinetic chain to achieve efficient overhead movement and transfer energy from the lower extremity to the upper extremity. Additionally, daily activities such as sitting at a computer or driving in a car may negatively influence an individual's ability to maintain proper body posture and therefore compromise those movements. To reduce these negative influences, posture garments have been designed to cue the individual in maintaining and improving posture and alignment, specifically targeting scapular positioning.

Mitochondrial function and bioenergetic trade-offs during lactation in the house mouse ().

Energy allocation theory predicts that a lactating female should alter the energetic demands of its organ systems in a manner that maximizes nutrient allocation to reproduction while reducing nutrient use for tasks that are not vital to immediate survival. We posit that organ-specific plasticity in the function of mitochondria plays a key role in mediating these energetic trade-offs. The goal of this project was to evaluate mitochondrial changes that occur in response to lactation in two of the most energetically demanding organs in the body of a rodent, the liver and skeletal muscle.

Effects of Game Performance on Softball Pitchers and Catchers.

Oliver, GD, Plummer, HA, Washington, JK, Weimar, WH, and Brambeck, A. Effects of game performance on softball pitchers and catchers. J Strength Cond Res 33(2): 466-473, 2019-The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of game exposure on pitchers and catchers' hip and glenohumeral range of motion (ROM), isometric strength, and vertical jump performance and power.