BMJ

Shoulder strength profile in elite junior tennis players: horizontal adduction and abduction isokinetic evaluation

1 Department of Orthopedics, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil 2 Federal University of São Paulo School of Medicine 3 Federal University of São Paulo 4 Department of Physiology, ...
Nature

Assessment of agonist–antagonist shoulder torque ratios in individuals with paraplegia: a new interpretative approach

To evaluate isokinetic shoulder flexor–extensor (F/E) and abductor–adductor (Ab/Ad) torque ratios in individuals with paraplegia using a new interpretative approach. We proposed to study torque ratios ...
Nature

Surgical outcome of single-staged three horizontal muscles squint surgery for extra-large angle exotropia

To report the surgical outcomes of 24 patients undergoing single-staged three horizontal muscles squint surgery for extra-large angle exotropia. Individualizing the surgery by adjustable sutures may ...
Healthline

Applied Kinesiology Muscle Testing as a Diagnostic Tool: Is It Backed by Science?

Muscle testing is also known as applied kinesiology (AK) or manual muscle testing (MMT). It is an alternative medicine practice that claims to effectively diagnose structural, muscular, chemical, and ...
Machine Design

What’s the Difference Between Abduction and Adduction? (Biomechanics)

In medicine and biomechanics, movements of limbs and other body parts toward or away from the center line of the body (a line that runs up and down the center of the human body) are termed adduction ...