NASA astronauts who habituated on Skylab – a space station orbiting the Earth from 1973 to 1979 – experienced muscle loss. Resistance exercise is clearly the best method to build muscle...
Papers
04 May 2014
The MyoTruk offers significant advantages over traditional exercises typically used to develop leg strength for rugby. It aids in the training of specific muscle/joint actions, rapid...
31 Mar 2014
Project:
Validation of BungyPump training poles
Test leader:
Hampus Lindblom, Marko Laaksonen In this project, poles known as BungyPumps were compared with similar...
17 Mar 2014
In rugby, the lower limb is the most commonly injured area of the body. It accounted for 42% of all injuries at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. A study of South African Super 12 players in...
14 Mar 2014
MyoQuip's BBC Technology is designed as a compensation mechanism for biomechanical disadvantage. When a limb is fully flexed, i.e., the foot or hand is close to the trunk, the muscles of...
11 Mar 2014
Since 1989, major research has been conducted to determine the benefits of Nordic Walking. Can Nordic Walking help those with serious health issues, or the elderly? Does it increase...
