Search for dissertations about: "muscle length"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 89 swedish dissertations containing the words muscle length.

  2. 16. Knee contracture in children with cerebral palsy

    Author : Erika Cloodt; Lund Ortopedi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cerebral palsy; contracture; knee; ROM; muscle length; reliability; children;

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  4. 17. Discharges in human muscle afferents during manual tasks

    Author : Michael Dimitriou; Benoni Edin; Roger Lemon; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; motor control; muscle spindle; Golgi tendon organ; muscle afferent; microneurography; proprioception; sensorimotor; fusimotor; hand; forward model; ; Neuroscience; Neurovetenskap;

    Abstract : Muscle spindles are complex sensory organs that have been strongly implicated in the control and perception of movements. Human muscle spindles in relaxed muscles behave as stretch receptors, responding to the length and velocity of their parent muscles. READ MORE

  5. 18. Skeletal muscle metabolism in critically ill patients

    Author : Lena Gamrin-Gripenberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The loss of skeletal muscle mass is of importance for the length of the hospital stay and recovery in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). In the acute illness, the export of amino acids from skeletal muscle provides substrates for vital functions and thus enhances survival. READ MORE

  6. 19. Skeletal muscle in Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS)

    Author : Britta Wåhlin Larsson; Karin Piehl-Aulin; Fawzi Kadi; Jan Ulfberg; Carl-Johan Sundberg; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; RLS; OSAS; aerobic capacity; skeletal muscle fibers; capillary; VEGF; Physiology; Fysiologi; Idrottsvetenskap; Sports Science;

    Abstract : Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) are two sleep disorders that affect daily life with symptoms such as sleepiness and fatigue. It was therefore hypothesised that the skeletal muscle could be affected as symptoms from skeletal muscle are common. READ MORE

  7. 20. Epidemiologic studies on rheumatic muscle inflammation, myositis

    Author : John Svensson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Observational study designs are often used in medical research. Swedish national registers have successfully been used as data sources for such observational studies in other rheumatic diseases. READ MORE