Study Design Controlled laboratory study. Objectives To clarify whether differences in surface
stability influence trunk muscle activity. Background Lumbar stabilization exercises on …

Study Design Experimental laboratory study. Objectives To measure trunk muscle activity
using wire electrodes during lumbar stabilization exercises and to examine if more effective …

Background: Landings in fatigue conditions are considered to be one of the factors that
cause noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Additionally, it is known that fatigue …

A strong correlation between low back pain and tight hamstrings has been reported. However,
the effect of tight hamstrings on spinal biomechanics remains unclear. The purpose of the …

Background Several studies have reported that physical loading related to competitive
sports activities is associated with lumbar intervertebral disk degeneration. However, the …

Methods: Twenty‐seven male youth soccer players were assigned randomly to either an SE
group (n= 13) or CE group (n= 14). Data from nineteen players who completed all training …

Context : Accurate joint position sense (JPS) is necessary for effective motor learning and
high performance in activities that require fine motor control. Proprioceptive neuromuscular …

Background Low back pain is a significant problem not only for the adult, but also during youth.
However, the relationship between low back pain during youth and the duration or types …

Background: Pelvic tilting is performed to improve lumbopelvic flexibility or retrain the motor
control of local muscles. However, few studies investigated the activity of local muscles …

Objective Delineation of the intersegmental plane during pulmonary segmentectomy by
systemic injection of indocyanine green (ICG) has been rapidly emerging. We evaluated the …