A CASE STUDY - DETERMINING THE MUSCLE IMBALANCE OF THE JUNIORS 3 IN HURDLES EVENTS THROUGH BIODEX SYSTEM 4 PROTM

A case study was undertaken to determine the agonist - antagonist ratio of the lower limb of the junior athletes three according with the technical demands of the leading leg and trail leg from hurdles events. The leading leg during the hurdles events is using the flexion/extension of the knee while the trail leg movements are more complex including: abduction of the hip, shoulder external rotation. Our study consists in a total of five variables tested using Biodex System ProTM such as: knee extension/flexion, ankle plantar/dorsiflexion, hip extension /flexion, hip abduction / adduction and shoulder internal / external rotation at different speeds (60°/s 120°/s, 180°/s. 300°/s, 450 °/s). We have compared speeds for each variable to determine differences between right and left leg. In addition, this study aimed to create a more objective image of the agonist - antagonist ratio for the leading/trail leg during hurdles race for junior athletes 3

Summary findings of a systematic review of the ultrasound assessment of synovitis

This report presents the results of a recent systematic review performed by the OMERACT Ultrasound Group on the metric properties of ultrasound for the detection of synovitis in inflammatory arthritis. Reviews were conducted for the hand, wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, ankle, and foot; most reports were related to the hand and knee, and the most common disease process was rheumatoid arthritis. The review highlights the current gaps in the literature, including a lack of reliability data with respect to intra-occasion and intra- and inter-reader reliability. Current work by our group is addressing these issues