Although humans appear to be specialized for endurance running, the plantigrade posture
of our feet, in which the heel contacts the substrate at the beginning of a step, seems …

PURPOSE: To review and discuss the literature about the use of trunk muscle
electromyography–including the use of surface or fine-wire electrodes, site of application …

Humans are known to have energetically optimal walking and running speeds at which the
cost to travel a given distance is minimized. We hypothesized that “optimal” walking and …

Association of American Publishers (AAP) Finalist for the 2020 PROSE Award Association of
American Publishers (AAP) Subject Category Winner for the 2020 PROSE Award 2019 …

Arm swing asymmetry during gait may be a sensitive sign for early Parkinson's disease.
There is only very limited information about how much asymmetry can be considered to be …

The influence of age on spinal muscle activation patterns and its relation to kinematics is
poorly understood. We aimed at understanding age-related changes to spine and trunk …

Abstract Moreside, JM and McGill, SM. Improvements in hip flexibility do not transfer to
mobility in functional movement patterns. J Strength Cond Res 27 (10): 2635–2643, 2013 …

Transversus abdominis (TA), obliquus internus (OI), and obliquus externus (OE) are
involved in multiple functions: breathing, control of trunk orientation, and stabilization of the …

The assessment of abdominal muscles has became popular in recent years because the
study of “core muscles” is now considered a pivotal approach for a number of fields. The …

We examined the association of mobility capacity with muscle thicknesses and echo
intensities of the trunk and lower extremity muscles measured using an ultrasound imaging …