Muscle Strength
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Resistance training improves muscle strength and functional capacity in multiple sclerosis.

Nov 2009 OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that lower extremity progressive resistance training (PRT) can improve muscle strength and functional capacity in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to evaluate whether the improvements are maintained after ... Read more...

Effect of a multimodal high intensity exercise intervention in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: randomised controlled trial.

11 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of a multimodal group exercise intervention, as an adjunct to conventional care, on fatigue, physical capacity, general wellbeing, physical activity, and quality of life in patients with cancer who were undergoing ... Read more...

Impedance control reduces instability that arises from motor noise.

5 Oct 2009 There is ample evidence that humans are able to control the endpoint impedance of their arms in response to active destabilizing force fields. However, such fields are uncommon in daily life. Here, we examine whether the CNS selectively controls the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Muscle Strength'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Resistance training improves muscle strength and functional capacity in multiple sclerosis. Nov 2009
• Effect of a multimodal high intensity exercise intervention in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: randomised controlled trial. 11 Oct 2009
• Impedance control reduces instability that arises from motor noise. 5 Oct 2009
• An analysis of disease severity based on SMN2 copy number in adults with spinal muscular atrophy. 29 Sep 2009
• Compound muscle action potential temporal dispersion during hypokalemia. 29 Sep 2009
• Progressive resistance training enhances mobility in seniors. 121 studies show older adults can maintain daily activities and independence through some form of PRT. 29 Sep 2009
• Chair rise ability and length of stay in hospitalized older adults. 29 Sep 2009
• Self-reported dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids and association with bone and lower extremity function. 29 Sep 2009
• Inspiratory muscle strength as a determinant of functional capacity early after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. 29 Sep 2009
• Early maximal strength training is an efficient treatment for patients operated with total hip arthroplasty. 29 Sep 2009
• Vibration therapy. 29 Sep 2009
• Muscle deficits in cerebral palsy and early loss of mobility: can we learn something from our elders? 29 Sep 2009
• The role of fitness in health and disease: status of adults with cerebral palsy. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of personal trainers for stroke rehabilitation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Elective surgery reconvalescence after pre-operative physical training] 26 Sep 2009
• siRNA-mediated knockdown of h-caldesmon in vascular smooth muscle. 16 Sep 2009
• Effect of thigh strength on incident radiographic and symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in a longitudinal cohort. 13 Sep 2009
• A random cycle length approach for assessment of myocardial contraction in isolated rabbit myocardium. 9 Sep 2009
• A 4-week home-based aerobic and resistance exercise program during radiation therapy: a pilot randomized clinical trial. 30 Aug 2009
• Risk factors for functional decline in osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Muscle Strength'

Definition: The amount of force generated by MUSCLE CONTRACTION. Muscle strength can be measured during isometric, isotonic, or isokinetic contraction, either manually or using a device such as a MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER.

Descriptor UI: D053580

Alternative terms: Muscle Strength; Strength, Muscle;

Related Mesh Headings: Muscle Contraction;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: E01.370.600.425; G11.427.560;

History Note: 2007