Essays about: "Lower limb strength"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Lower limb strength.

1. 1. Assessment of Lower Limb Muscle Strength: Feasibility and Implementation on Exxentric’s SingleExx Machines

   University essay from KTH/Medicinteknik och hälsosystem

   Author : Maximilian Geisler; [2023]
   Keywords : Force measurement; Lower limb strength; Symmetry assessment; Flywheel-based leg extension machine; Prototype development; Isokinetic dynamometer; Kraftmätning; Styrka i nedre extremiteterna; Symmetribedömning; Flywheel- baserad benförlängningsmaskin; Prototyputveckling; Isokinetisk dynamometer;

   Abstract : Measuring lower limb strength and symmetry is a common practice in elite sports to determine the return to sports point in time during rehabilitation, and this information could be useful for amateur athletes too. However, the devices used for this are highly sophisticated and hardly accessible. READ MORE

3. 2. EVALUATION OF THE USE OF EXOSKELETONS WHILE PERFORMING DIFFERENT TASKS OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för elektroteknik, matematik och naturvetenskap

   Author : Abida Sultana Urmi; [2022]
   Keywords : Exoskeleton; Sensor; EMG; Efficiency; Statistic;

   Abstract : Robotic exoskeleton technologies are one of the most active fields of robotics in recent years. Exoskeleton systems can give essential support for limb motions with enhanced strength and endurance, and they have a wide variety of therapeutic and supportive utility in life. READ MORE

4. 3. Individual Musculoskeletal Characteristics of Runners and Advanced Footwear Technology

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

   Author : Sebastian Stattin; [2022]
   Keywords : Advanced Footwear Technology; AFT; Running Mechanics; Anthropometry; Neuromuscular Characteristics; Sports Equipment;

   Abstract : Background: In recent years, sudden improvements in long-distance running performance have been suggested to be due to the latest technological innovations in running footwear. However, inter-individual differences appear to be large in the performance enhancing effect these shoes elicit where some runners experience a decline in performance while others improve substantially. READ MORE

5. 4. Female adolescent basketball players performance on Y-balance Test, a motor control test battery and hip abductor strength before and after a seven weeks preventive biomechanics program : An uncontrolled pilot intervention study

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för hälsa, lärande och teknik

   Author : Camilla Skogh; [2021]
   Keywords : Adolescent; basketball; biomechanics; hip strength; motor control; prevention; Y-balance test;

   Abstract : Background: Basketball is one of the most popular physical activities in the world and lower limb joints are constantly exposed to physical stress. Girls have been shown to perform athletic movement with an adverse biomechanical profile with high risk for injury. READ MORE

6. 5. Lower limb muscle function in children and adolescents with Fontan circulation : A cross-sectional study

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Avdelningen för fysioterapi

   Author : Emelie Frisk; [2019]
   Keywords : Congenital heart disease; univentricular heart; plantar flexion; knee extension; dynamometry; isometric muscle strength; muscle endurance;

   Abstract : Introduction: Impaired isometric muscle strength and muscle endurance in adults with Fontan circulation has previously been reported. However, the knowledge if corresponding impairment is present in children and adolescents with Fontan circulation is scarce. READ MORE