Muscular strength and its improvement are important to everyone for their regular day-to-day life activities. Conventionally, muscle function can be assessed by means of physical performance tests and ...
1 Hacettepe University Medical School, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara, Turkey 2 Department of Sports Medicine, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey Correspondence to: Dr ...
Background Muscle weakness due to joint injuries (eg, anterior cruciate ligament rupture) or muscle injuries (eg, muscle strain) are very frequent in sports. Objective To analyze changes to knee joint ...
Core strength testing has come a long way from the straight-legged, twisting sit-ups used before World War II. We've moved on to bent-knee sit-ups, to crunches and now to the plank pose or hanging ...
What good is muscle if it's not usable? All those lunges and leg presses, with isolated quad and hamstring conditioning, need to be good for something. Right? Wouldn't it be nice if there were some ...
Muscular endurance tests can help you gauge the effectiveness of your workout and provide clues about your overall physical fitness. When it comes to measuring progress in the weight room, muscular ...
Your knees are one of those things you take for granted right up until they start to get stiff. The moment you feel a twinge while sitting at your desk or a twang while working out is the moment your ...
Knee injuries are often caused by a lack of strength or stability in the joint, making it essential to train for healthy knees. Strong muscles, tendons, and ligaments around the knee help reduce ...