The lack of hamstring muscle group flexibility has previously been associated with a higher incidence of hamstring strains among athletes. Several stretching methods have been shown to increase hip joint range of motion ...

Calcium channel blockers (CCB) was studied extensively in cardiology for their tissue protective effect following myocardial infarction; we hypothesized that administration of a CCB would interfere with the processes t ...

Throughout the various levels of baseball competition, pitchers often suffer season-ending or career-ending injuries. Significant improvements have been made in the treatment and rehabilitation of these injuries, with ...

Lateral heel wedge orthotics are designed to reduce medial tibiofemoral joint loading and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). To date, the efficacy of long-term lateral heel wedge orthotics use among OA patie ...

Function of the shoulder complex is highly dependent on the relationship between the scapula and the humerus. Etiologies for the disruption of the glenohumeral relationship include impaired or abnormal scapular functio ...

Despite dramatic changes in tennis equipment and technique, more than 30% of recreational tennis players suffer from lateral elbow pain ("tennis elbow"). Certain kinematic and electromyographic characteristics in backh ...

Oysters are filter-feeding bivalves, which filter water for nutrients and often accumulate contaminants and human pathogens such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus naturally occurring in the marine environm ...