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Do warm-ups improve muscle strength?

Warming up before exercise may not increase your overall strength, but new research shows it gives your muscles the speed and explosive power needed for rapid movements. Study: The effect of muscle ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Characteristics of Finger Muscle Activity Due to Differences in Wrist Joint Alignment: A Study Using Surface Electromyography ()

1 Faculty of Occupational Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Reiwa Health Science University, Fukuoka, Japan. 2 Faculty of Physical Therapy, School of Rehabilitation, Reiwa Health Science University, ...
PNAS

Human eyelid behavior is driven by segmental neural control of the orbicularis oculi

The human eyelid is an intricate structure that plays a critical role in maintaining vision, but its neuromuscular control remains poorly understood. Here, we present high-resolution intramuscular ...
Frontiers

Differential effects of concentric and eccentric contractions on the primary motor cortex in healthy young and elderly participants

1 EuroMov Digital Health in Motion, Univ Montpellier, IMT Mines Ales, Montpellier, France 2 Direction Scientifique et Recherche, Groupe Clariane, Lodève, France Introduction: Aging is associated with ...
The New York Times

Transportation Dept. Renews Voluntary Buyouts for Work Force

The department said it was offering a second wave of buyouts to accommodate employees who may have declined the initial offer because of confusing messages. By Mark Walker Reporting from Washington ...
JSSM

Elucidation of The Effect of Flossing on Improving Joint Range of Motion

Toshihiro Maemichi, Yuki Ogawa, Kazuki Wakamiya, Ryusei Yamaguchi, Hideaki Nagamoto, Tsukas Kumai. (2025) Elucidation of The Effect of Flossing on Improving Joint Range of Motion. Journal of Sports ...
SciELO

Short-term transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation reduces pain and improves the masticatory muscle activity in temporomandibular disorder patients: a randomized controlled ...

Studies to assess the effects of therapies on pain and masticatory muscle function are scarce. Objective To investigate the short-term effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) by ...
eLife

The identification of extensive samples of motor units in human muscles reveals diverse effects of neuromodulatory inputs on the rate coding

Leveraging state-of-the-art experimental and analytical approaches, this important study characterizes the recruitment and activation of large populations of human motor units during slow isometric ...
ahajournals.org

Sympathetic Response to 1-Leg Cycling Exercise Predicts Exercise Capacity in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

In heart failure, sympathetic excess and exercise intolerance impair quality of life. In heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, exercise stimulates a reflex increase in muscle sympathetic nerve ...
urologytimes

TENACIO inflatable penile prosthesis pump fills faster compared with MS pump

The TENACIO pump showed significantly faster completion times and greater efficiency than the MS pump in ex-vivo tasks. Surface electromyography was used to measure muscular effort, normalized to ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Muscle endurance measurement using a progressive workload and a constant workload by maximal voluntary contraction ()

Muscle endurance measurement using a progressive workload method may reduce pain sensation in the subject. This study aimed to examine the relationships between force-time parameters during sustained ...