• PNF and Movement
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.49-52
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• 2016

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of the area of the base of support formed by the human body on the maximal voluntary isometric contraction of upper limb muscles. Methods: The study was conducted with 20 normal adults. To identify changes in the base of support, the maximal voluntary isometric contraction of the biceps muscle was measured in a standing position, a sitting position, and a lying position for each subject. The sizes of the base of support formed in the standing, sitting, and lying positions were set to 1, 2, and 3 respectively, based on the sizes, to analyze the correlations. The maximal voluntary isometric contraction of the biceps muscle was measured using surface electromyograms (EMGs) (Noraxon DTS, Germany). Results: The results showed negative correlations in which, as the size of the base of support increased, the maximal voluntary isometric contraction of the biceps muscle decreased. Conclusion: Changes in the base of support of the body affect the maximal voluntary isometric contraction of the upper limbs. Therefore, when resistance exercises are applied for muscle strengthening, the positions should be changed considering the changes in muscle activity according to those positions. In addition, when EMGs are used to measure the maximal voluntary isometric contraction, the measurements should be conducted in the same positions, considering muscle activity that changes according to the base of support and positions, for data quantification.

• PNF and Movement
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the muscle contraction onset time characteristics of the gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris muscles at different knee flexion angles in individuals with shortened or over-lengthened hamstrings performing prone hip extension. Methods: Twenty-six participants were divided into a hamstring shortened group (n = 12) and hamstring lengthened group (n = 14). Wireless surface electromyography was used to verify the muscle onset time of the gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris when performing prone hip extension at different knee flexion angles. Results: There were significant differences in the muscle onset times of the semitendinosus and biceps femoris between the hamstring shortened group and hamstring lengthened group (p < 0.05). In addition, there was a significant difference in the muscle contraction onset times among of the gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris muscles when performing prone hip extension at a knee flexion of 90° in the hamstring shortened group (p < 0.05) and a knee flexion angle of 0° in the hamstring lengthened group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: In all groups, there was no effect on the onset time of the gluteus maximus muscle according based on the knee angle. In addition, the knee flexion angles affected the onset time of the muscle contraction of the gluteus maximus muscle in the hamstring shortened group and hamstring lengthened group with an abnormal length of the hamstring muscle.

• Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.101-105
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• 2022

Background: Rotator cuff tears cause pathologies of the long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT). One of the surgical treatments for such a tear is LHBT tenodesis to the humerus. This study aims to compare simultaneous rotator cuff repair and LHBT tenodesis with or without detachment of the proximal end of the LHBT (PELHBT) from its site of adhesion to the glenoid. Methods: This retrospective study involved patients affected by LHBT pathology with rotator cuff tear. The patients were divided into two groups, with or without PELHBT detachment from the glenoid. Therapeutic outcomes were investigated by evaluation of patient satisfaction, pain based on visual analog scale, shoulder function based on Constant score and simple shoulder test, and biceps muscle strength based on the manual muscle testing grading system before surgery, at 6 months, and at the final visit after surgery. Results: Groups 1 and 2 comprised 23 and 26 patients, respectively, who showed no significant differences in demographic characteristics (p>0.05). Shoulder function, biceps muscle strength, pain, and satisfaction rate improved over time (p<0.05) but were not significantly different between the two groups (p>0.05). No post-surgical complication was found in either group. Conclusions: There was no difference in final outcomes of tenodesis with or without detachment of the PELHBT from the supraglenoid tubercle. Such tendon detachment is not necessary.

• 대한통합의학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2021

Purpose : The purpose of this study was to compare and analyze whether there are changes in muscle elasticity when resistance using an elastic band is present or absent during a bridge exercise on an unstable surface with a gymball. Methods : Eighteen healthy adult college students attending E University in Gyeonggi-do, who voluntarily agreed to participate were included in this study. The subjects were instructed to perform the bridge exercise using a gymball both without resistance and with resistance using an elastic band. Myoton was used during the exercise to measure the elasticity of the rectus abdominis and biceps femoris muscles. Results : There was a significant difference in the stiffness of the rectus abdominis muscle on both sides before and after using the elastic band (p<.05). however, no significant difference was observed in the biceps femoris on either side (p>.05). Based on the evaluation of the frequency before and after using the elastic band, no significant difference was observed between the rectus abdominis and biceps femoris muscles on both sides (p>.05). The logarithmic decrement was significantly different in the right rectus abdominis muscle (p<.05), and there was no significant difference in the left rectus abdominis and both biceps femoris (p>.05). Conclusion : Resistance exercise using an elastic band is more effective in improving elasticity of the rectus abdominis muscle than without a elastic band during bridge exercise with a gymball.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.364-373
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• 2009

돼지고기 저지방 부위 근육들의 특성에 맞는 이용법을 구명하는데 필요한 기초 자료를 제시하고자 삼원교잡종 돼지도체 10두(거세돼지 5두, 암퇘지 5두)에서 분리한 21개 근육의 육질 특성을 조사하였다. 돼지 저지방 부위를 구성하고 있는 주요 21개 근육의 육질특성을 조사한 결과, subscpularis 근육의 pH가 가장 높았고, gluteus superrificialis 근육이 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). 보수력은 subscpularis 근육이 가장 높았으며(p<0.05), 가열감량은 biceps femoris 근육이 가장 많았고, subscpularis 근육이 적었다(p<0.05). 포장감량은 bluteus superrificialis 근육이 가장 많았고(p<0.05) 콜라겐 함량은 infraspinatus와 gastrocnemius 근육이 가장 많았던 반면에 adductor 근육이 가장 적었다(p<0.05). 전단력은 biceps femoris 근육이 가장 높았고, subscpularis 근육이 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). 단백질 용해성은 pectoralis profundi(fan) 근육이 가장 높았고(p<0.05), 겔 강도는 semitendinosus 근육이 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 육색특성에서 명도 값은 tensor fasciae latae 근육이 가장 높았고(p<0.05), 적색도는 superaspinatus, brachiocephalicus, infraspinatus 근육들이 높았으며, 미오글로빈 함량은 vastus intermedius 근육이 가장 높았고, longissimus dorsi 근육이 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). 관능적 특성 중 연도는 infraspinatus 근육이 가장 연하였던 반면에 biceps femoris 근육이 가장 질겼다(p<0.05). 풍미에서는 pectoralis profundi(fan) 근육이 가장 높은 평가를 받았고, vastus intermedius 근육이 가장 낮은 평가를 받았다(p<0.05). 다즙성에서는 supraspinatus, infraspinatus, semitendinosus, vastus intermedius 근육들이 가장 다즙했던 반면에 longissimus dorsi 근육이 가장 건조했다(p<0.05). 전체기호도는 semitendino년와 infraspinatus 근육이 가장 높은 평가를 받았고, biceps femoris와 longissimus dorsi 근육이 가장 낯은 평가를 받았다(p<0.05). 이상의 결과를 종합하면 돼지 저지방 부위를 구성하는 21개 근육들은 육질적인 측면에서 서로 다른 특성들을 나타내는 것으로 조사되었으며, 이러한 결과는 각 근육들의 특성에 적합한 이용방법 개발에 필요한 기초 자료로 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.285-289
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• 2011

Muscle fatigue is characterized as a progressive increase in discomfort arising from the active muscle at moderate load levels are maintained. The median frequency is the most commonly used as a parameter to describe muscle fatigue. However, the estimate of the median frequency is difficult to indicate muscle fatigue because of its high standard deviation and instability. This paper investigates the power changes of the appropriate low frequency band as a fatigue parameter in EMG during isotonic exercise. To select the appropriate band, linear regression lines are employed to calculate the slopes and the coefficient of determination. Three females and seven males volunteered to participate in surface EMG recordings placed on the biceps brachii and each recording experiment continued until their exhaustion. The results of experiment shows that the power changes of the selected low frequency band (15~45 Hz) have linear slopes and high determinant coefficients. Therefore, this fatiguing parameter using the power changes of the low frequency band is valid to measure the state of muscular fatigue.

• 대한정형도수물리치료학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2013

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference in activation of the rectus femoris, vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris when performing normal free squat with standinding position and free squat with $30^{\circ}$ flexed hip joint. Methods: Electromyograph surface electrodes were placed on the rectus femoris, vastus medialis oblique, vastus lateralis, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris of 19 healthy college students. The participants performed standing bilateral squats and standing bilateral squats with $30^{\circ}$ flexed hip joint with EMG measures taken upon initiation of muscle activity as confirmed by an electronic goniometer. Participants completed one trial with the EMG time measurements on each type. Results: There was a significant difference between normal squats(standing squats) and normal squats with $30^{\circ}$ flexed hip joint. The normal squat exercise was statistically higer than normal squat exercise with $30^{\circ}$ flexed trunk except for semitendinosus and biceps femoris that shown slightly high. Conclusions: As a result of this study, there were increases of muscle activity in both ways. In particular, it may be more beneficial for knee joint stabilization to perform normal squat exercise with standing position relatively.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.670-677
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• 2011

This study is to estimate the joint torques without torque sensor using the EMG (Electromyogram) signal of agonist/antagonist muscle with Neural Network Back Propagation Algorithm during the elbow motion. Command Signal can be guessed by EMG signal. But it cannot calculate the joint torque. There are many kinds of field utilizing Back Propagation Learning Method. It is generally used as a virtual sensor estimated physical information in the system functioning through the sensor. In this study applied the algorithm to obtain the virtual senor values estimated joint torque. During various elbow movement (Biceps isometric contraction, Biceps/Triceps Concentric Contraction (isotonic), Biceps/Triceps Concentric Contraction/Eccentric Contraction (isokinetic)), exact joint torque was measured by KINCOM equipment. It is input to the (BP)algorithm with EMG signal simultaneously and have trained in a variety of situations. As a result, Only using the EMG sensor, this study distinguished a variety of elbow motion and verified a virtual torque value which is approximately(about 90%) the same as joint torque measured by KINCOM equipment.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권10호
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• pp.1496-1502
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• 2006

Skeletal muscle contains slow and fast twitch fibers. These skeletal muscle fibers express type I and type II myosin, respectively, and these myosin isoenzymes have different ATPase activity. The aim of this study was to investigate protein profiles of bovine skeletal muscles by proteomic analysis. Fifty seven spots of distinct proteins were excised and characterized. The expression of sixteen spots was differed in longissimus dorsi muscle with a minimal 2-fold change compared to biceps femoris muscle. The majority of differentially expressed proteins belonged to metabolic regulation-related proteins such as glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase, triosephosphate isomerase and carbonic anhydrase 3. The real time-PCR assay confirmed an increase or induction of specific genes: RGS12TS isoform, GAPDH, triosephosphate isomerase and carbonic anhydrase. These results suggest that the expression of metabolic proteins is under a specific control system in different bovine skeletal muscle. These observations could have significant implications for understanding the physiological regulation of bovine skeletal muscles.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.98-100
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• 2015

10살령의 2 kg의 암컷 치와와가 다리를 딛지 못하는 전지파행으로 내원하였다. 촉진시 대결절은 정상 위치 보다 내측에서 촉진되었고 염발음이 간헐적으로 들렸다. 방사선학적 검사에서 좌측 내측 견갑상완 관절 탈구로 진단되었다. 또한, 양측성으로 3기의 내측 슬개골 탈구도 관찰되었다. 외과적으로, 내측 견관절 탈구를 상완이두건 전위술로 정복하였다. 환견은 수술 6주째 정상 보행이었고 다리를 딛게 되었다.