Physical therapists and chiropractors often talk about the importance of developing the "posterior chain" to create better biomechanical balance. The posterior chain refers to the group of muscles ...

The present study was designed to investigate whether the amount of activity (%MVC) of the different parts of the posterior spine muscle chain is influenced by different extension exercise modalities.

Optimal cosmetic reconstruction can often be achieved with the use of a hydroxyapatite ocular implant. It has a lower rate of infection and implant extrusion as compared with other implants. These ...

Athletes' physiological characteristics are fundamental both in terms of performance and injuries prevention. One of those is flexibility. Using an easy and cheap method, goniometry, estimating active ...

Each subject attended a first testing session, to determine the 1 repetition maximum (1-RM) for each exercise. This was followed by two exercise sessions in which standardized trunk extensions were ...