Recently added articles from Clinical Kinesiology (Online):
Preservice Physical Educator Attitude Toward Teaching Students with Disabilities
Oct 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Public Law 108-466 requires physical education teachers to provide direct service to students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment, which, whenever feasible, is a general education classroom. The study examined the attitude of undergraduate students majoring in ...
Passive Hip Rotation Range of Motion in LPGA Golfers
Jul 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Background: Participation in sports place specific demands on the musculoskeletal system that, over time, may cause modifications in soft-tissue. These modifications may result in alterations in range of motion that ultimately may compromise performance and/or contribute to ...
CLINICIAN'S CORNER: Reliability of the Time-on-Ball Test
Apr 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The reliability of the time-on-ball (TOB) test of dynamic balance was examined. Ten college-age participants (4 male, 6 female) were recruited by word of mouth. All subjects were physically active, had abstained from alcohol or any medication that affects the central nervous ...
Time of Activation of Quadriceps Muscles During Free Squats on Stable and Unstable Surfaces
Apr 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Patellofemoral pain (PFP) affects one out of every four in the U.S.. One possible cause of PFP is the activation of the vastus lateralis (VL) earlier than the vastus medialis oblique (VMO) causing lateral tracking of the patella during knee extension. The purpose of this study ...
Influence of step distance on knee flexion angle and O^sub 2^ cost during step exercise
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Step exercise remains a popular form of low-impact aerobic exercise. Because the height of the platform can be adjusted, all ages and populations can participate in this form of dance exercise. Although injury rates are low for shorter heights, the energy cost decreases linearly ...
Cognitive Processing during Gait and Balance: A Review
Oct 01, 2007; ... Demand for attention, the ability to attend to environmental events at a given time (15), has been studied in the past with older adults, aged 65 and older. Investigations focused mainly on the attentional demand of postural control, defined as the control of one's body in space for orientation ...
Influence of a Functional Knee Brace and Exercise on Lower Extremity Kinematics During Jogging
Jul 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Context: Functional knee braces (FKB) are used prophylactically and in rehabilitation to aide in the functional stability of the knee joint. Objective: To determine if alterations in sagittal plane lower extremity kinematics remain evident throughout a one hour period in healthy ...
CLINICAL ROUNDS: Predicting Fall Risk with Plantar Pressure Equipment in Individuals with Diabetes
Apr 01, 2007; ... INTRODUCTION Adult-onset diabetes mellitus (type II diabetes) is one of the most prevalent diseases that affect older adults in the United States. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (8), approximately 21% of persons aged 60 years and older have diabetes. Uncontrolled ...
CLINICAL ROUNDS: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Exercise
Oct 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Diabetes mellitus is the primary cause of peripheral neuropathy in the United States. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy has been suggested as the most important pathological precursor in the development of skin plantar ulceration. Muscle atrophy, abnormal plantar pressure ...
CLINICIAN'S CORNER: The "Aging" Workforce: Implications For Kinesiotherapists
Oct 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT The aged population is the fastest growing group in the United States. People in the 65 years old and older category will increase more than forty percent in the years between 2000 and 2020. At least one in four of these people will have at least a part-time job. Yet, many ...
The Role of Lower Leg Muscle Activity in Blood Pressure Maintenance of Older Adults
Jul 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Purpose. Age-associated muscle weakness, postural instability, and orthostatic hypotension have been identified as contributing factors to falls, but the relationships among them are not clear. Therefore, the purpose of this study, a two-way factorial design, was to investigate ...
CLINICIAN'S CORNER: Use of DDR in Rehabilitation and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Jul 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT Using various well known rehabilitation concepts and theories, the authors have developed preventative and rehabilitative exercises that are performed using the Dance Dance Revolution® gaming system. These exercises can help bridge the gap between static and functional ...
Effects of Generalized Fatigue on the Hoffmann Reflex: Preliminary Results
Apr 01, 2006; ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this project was to examine the extent to which motoneuron pool excitability, as measured by the Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex), is affected by generalized lower extremity fatigue. H-reflex and muscle response (Mwave) measurements (peak-peak amplitude) were recorded ...
CLINICAL ROUNDS: The Epidemic of Childhood Obesity
Jan 01, 2006; ... Key Words: obesity, children, exercise The increase in the incidence and prevalence of obesity in preadolescent children in the United States and other developed countries is well documented in the literature (11). It is no exaggeration to state that the problem has reached epidemic ...
Effects of Balance Training on Individuals with Mental Retardation
Oct 01, 2005; ... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of balance training on functional tasks in individuals with mental retardation. Ten students participated in a balance program 3 times weekly for 12 weeks. Functional assessments were performed prior to commencing ...
A Model for Delivering Exercise Interventions to Address Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Recommendations from the American Kinesiotherapy Association
Oct 01, 2005; ... INTRODUCTION Obesity and overweight are increasingly viewed as serious health risks because of their growing prevalence in the population. According to Flegal, Carroll, Ogden and Johnson (4) it is estimated that at least 60% of adults in the US are classified as overweight, and that 30% ...
Responsiveness of Choice Reaction and Movement Time in Multiple Sclerosis
Jul 01, 2005; ... ABSTRACT PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to assess the responsiveness of a choice reaction time test in patients with MS. METHODS. Patients with MS still ambulatory were evaluated on a lower extremity choice reaction time (CRT) and movement (MT) test at 6 month intervals for one ...
Randomized Controlled Trials in Kinesiotherapy
Jul 01, 2005; ... ABSTRACT The randomized controlled trial is the most widely accepted research design to test the efficacy (effects) of a clinical intervention. Part I of this paper describes the various design considerations of a Phase III randomized controlled trial: selection and screening of ...
The Vertical Component of the Ground Reaction Force and Running Economy
Apr 01, 2005; ... ABSTRACT The present study was designed to investigate the relationship between the peak values of the vertical component of the ground reaction force measured in body weight equivalents (GRF^sub vert^) and running economy (RE, VO^sub 2submax^) during treadmill running. Thirty-five ...
The 2005 Southern California Conference on Biomechanics Proceedings
Apr 01, 2005; ... The Southern California Conference on Biomechanics is held to achieve the following purposes. 1) To foster the professional development of graduate and undergraduate students in biomechanics and provide these students an opportunity to present their research to the biomechanics ...