Objective The Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) has been lately used in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) deficient patients but its measurement properties are still unknown in this population. The…
Objective Shoulder internal (IR) and external rotator (ER) muscles play an important role in the stability of glenohumeral joint. The ratio between the peak torque of ER and IR in…
Objective The incidence of injuries in athletics is important, with consequences at short and long terms in sport, health, social and professional levels. It is therefore important to define strategies…
Objective Is it possible to substitute the isokinetic tests by isometric tests to determine back muscle deconditioning syndrome in CLBP patients? Patients and methods Thirty-five CLBP patients, of a 39.7…
Objective Isokinetic evaluation allows accurate and reproducible measurement of dynamic muscle strength. It has several application areas, especially in sports, it allows the evaluation, rehabilitation and re-entrainment. It is rarely…
Objective Jumper’s knee is extremely common among basketball players of high-level even in the youth categories, with adverse consequences for the continuation of the practice. To establish a preventive educational…
Objective The jumper-Knee is common among basketball player’s with adverse consequences on the practice. For the sake of prevention, it seems interesting to study its importance in the younger categories….
Opinion/Feedback Hamstring muscle injury is the main injury related to athletics, but also other sports including acceleration and sprints, with important consequences (time loss of sport and re-injury risk). In…
Opinion/Feedback Upper limbs birth defects are rare. There is an international classification of these malformations. The most frequent cause is the stop in the cross development of the forearm. The…
Opinion/Feedback Congenital agenesis and acquired amputations of upper limb in children are a great traumatic experience in affected families. Patients, families and caregivers are then exposed to many functional and…
