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Forward head posture is not associated with muscular performance in either groups.
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Forward head posture does not explain pain and disability in CNP patients.
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The muscle size–endurance relationship is affected in CNP.
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Deep cervical muscles are selectively affected in the presence of CNP.
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Knee extensor muscle strength indicates global lower-limb strength following a stroke.
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The use of a single measure of muscle strength can reduce assessment burden.
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MST statistical analyses’ results are similar to those seen when using a dynamometer.
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MST can be used to assess lower-limb strength post-stroke.
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The GT3X®ActiGraph accelerometer does not provide valid measures of energy expenditure in individuals with chronic stroke.
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The Google Fit® smartphone application does not provide valid measures of energy expenditure in individuals with chronic stroke.
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Objective measures of energy expenditure of stroke individuals are necessary.
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Physical activity monitors should be created based upon group-specific equations.
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Lemgruber® elastic tubes (LET) can be safely stretched up to 8 times in length.
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Resistance from individual tubes varies from 3N to 537N depending on elongation.
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Reference equations for resistance and elongation are provided.
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Results offer increased knowledge of LET for its use in clinical practice.
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Pregnant women are encouraged to train the abdominal muscles to enhance normal birth.
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The results showed a decline in abdominal training during pregnancy.
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No associations were found between abdominal training and birth outcomes.
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The results question that abdominal training during pregnancy affect delivery.
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Physical activity is recommended in clinical guidelines for chronic low back pain.
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Guidelines are silent in regards to which types of physical activity.
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Leisure physical activity appears to be protective to low back pain.
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Occupational physical activity appears to be harmful to low back pain.
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Different types of physical activity are strongly associated with motor and cognitive improvements.
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There is a dose–response relationship between physical activity and physiological improvements.
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An average of 6.2 years of physical activity had favorable effects on motor functions.
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An active lifestyle in adulthood is likely to prevent aging-related motor and cognitive decline.
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Stroke survivors spend approximately 20% of physical therapy time actively walking.
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Those able to walk without assistance take more steps for longer at a higher intensity.
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Increased walking practice intensity is needed to drive motor learning.
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Functionally independent older adults have risk of falling.
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Isolated and recurrent fallers have different fall risk factors.
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Alpha-blocker use is a predictor of isolated falls.
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Fractures, increased BMI and benzodiazepine and beta-blocker use are predictors of recurrent fallers.
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Individuals in the short and typical resting PMm length groups had similar amounts of PMm elongation during active and passive lengthening procedures.
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These groups also had similar amounts of PMm length change, and scapulothoracic motion during overhead arm motions.
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These results support the need for further research to better understand how resting PMm length influences PMm elongation and scapulothoracic motion.
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Findings from this study should not be applied to individuals with shoulder pain as the study participants were free from shoulder pain at the time of the study.
