Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in knees opposite to the racket-hand side frequent occurs during single-leg landing after overhead stroke in badminton. Although large lateral ...
IF YOU’RE OVER 40, the first time you heard the word “isometrics” was probably in the context of an exercise program your Dad used to get the 1970s version of jacked. Contract and hold a muscle, the ...
Abdominal training can seem overwhelmingly repetitive, particularly if crunches are the only exercise in the arsenal. This week, I'll present a few tips for developing a comprehensive abdominal ...
Isometric Muscle Contraction: A type of muscle contraction in which activation of motor units and the production of force does not result in joint motion or a change in muscle length. This occurs when ...
Correspondence to: Ms Falla, Department of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia; d.falla{at}shrs.uq.edu.au Objectives: To identify whether subjects ...