The influence of knee extensor and ankle plantar flexor strength on single-leg standing balance in older women

W Tapanya, S Maharan, P Amput, N Sangkarit… - Journal of Functional …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Impaired balance is a significant risk factor for falls among older adults. The precise impact
of lower-extremity muscles, including the proportion of muscle strength, on the performance …

Not only muscle mass but also muscle quality is associated with knee extension muscle strength in patients with hip fractures

T Umehara, A Kaneguchi, K Watanabe… - Archives of …, 2023 - Springer
Our results revealed that the decrease in isometric knee extension muscle strength on the
operated and nonoperated sides in patients with hip fractures was associated with not only a …

Weighting of visual and auditory inputs in dancers with and without previous ankle injury

E Coker, D Harel, A Roginska, AV Lubetzky - Human Movement Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Elite dance requires highly controlled balance performance in dynamic visual and auditory
environments characterized by the use of stage lighting and music. Perturbing visual input is …

The impact of unexpected platform perturbation on ankle proprioception ability in static and dynamic starting positions

N Steinberg, G Tenenbaum, J Witchalls, G Waddington - Gait & Posture, 2022 - Elsevier
Aims To examine the relationship between ankle proprioception and the ability to maintain
balance with increased magnitudes of unexpected perturbations; and to compare the …

Balance and Muscle Synergies During a Single-Limb Stance Task in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability

M Ghislieri, L Labanca, M Mosca… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The aim of this study was to investigate balance performance and muscle synergies during a
Single-Limb Stance (SLS) task in individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) and a group …

Crossover Effect of Knee and Ankle Joint Training on Knee Mechanics after ACL Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

AA Ashour, SM Elhafez, MM ElMeligie, AF Hanafy - Gait & Posture, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rehabilitation is a common intervention after
ACL reconstruction. Since different types of exercise can influence muscle and kinematic …

The role of muscle function and pointe shoe characteristics in Arabesque movement among ballet dancers with non-specific low back pain

CW Lin, CF Lin, A Jankaew, S Chandee… - Sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to investigate posterior chain muscle function and the influence of pointe
shoes in ballet dancers with and without low back pain (LBP) in the Arabesque. Twenty-nine …

Assessment of Balance During a Single-Limb Stance Task in Healthy Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study

R Tedeschi, L Labanca, D Platano… - … and Motor Skills, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Single-limb stance (SLS) is a demanding postural task, widely used for balance assessment
in both research and clinical practice. Despite extensive data on elderly and clinical …

Surface electromyography analysis of ankle flexor and extensor activity under different standing stability levels

F Wu, J Zhang, K Yang, Y Li, Z Li… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: To observe the activation strategies of the ankle muscles using surface
electromyography (sEMG) during single-leg standing (SLS) and both-leg standing (BLS) on …

Characteristics of the postural stability of the lower limb in different visual states of undergraduate students with moderate myopia

Z Huang, X Xiao - Frontiers in Physiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective: To explore the characteristics of lower limb postural stability in undergraduates
with moderate myopia in three different visual states. Methods: Twenty male undergraduate …