To determine the accuracy of the Mini Balance Evaluation System Test (Mini-BESTest) for predicting recurrent fall in the active elderly using the data from 12-month follow up, as compared to the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) ...

Acanthamoebaare free-living amoebae found in the environment and are oppor-tunistic pathogens causing infections of the Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis (GAE), Acan-thamoeba Keratitis (AK) and Subacute granulomatousn ...

A common clinical tool for balance assessment in the elderly is the modified clinical test for sensory interaction and balance (mCTSIB). This test is used for assessing the ability to appropriately organize sensory ...

Testosterone and androgenic anabolic steroids have been misused for enhancement of physical performance despite many reports on cardiac sudden death. Although physiological level of testosterone provided many regulatory ...

Background: The weakness of hip abductor and external rotator muscles may result in altered hip and knee kinematics. Excessive hip adduction, hip internal rotation and knee valgus affect to increased patellofemoral joint ...

As the pectoralis minor muscle is inserted into the coracoid process, an improper length of this muscle would affect scapular and shoulder motions. Therefore, this study is proposed to assess the effects on pectoralis ...