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Title: COMPARING ACUTE HEMODYNAMIC RESPONSES TO ISOMETRIC EXERCISE INDUCED BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION VS. PASSIVE CUFF BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION WHEN BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION IS MATCHED
Author: Cook, Krista
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the most common disorders globally. Research has shown that anti-hypertensive medications alone are not universally effective in the treatment of high blood pressure. Isometric exercise tr...

Title: CORTICAL ACTIVITY OF THE SENSORIMOTOR SYSTEM IN PARTICIPANTS WITH CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY
Author: Burcal, Christopher
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Kinesiology, Neurosciences
Description: Patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) exhibit a wide variety of sensorimotor deficits. These include impairments in feed-forward sensorimotor control (i.e. motor planning) as well as feed-back sensorimotor control, which pertains to refini...

Title: Diagnostic Ultrasound Assessment of Femoral Cartilage Health in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain
Author: Jeon, Hyunjae
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) experience pain during or after physical activities. Recent evidence suggests PFP is not only a painful symptom which hinders daily activity but also a potential marker for future development of patellofemor...

Title: Effects of External Biofeedback on Biomechanics and Ankle Joint Health in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability
Author: Torp, Danielle
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) often demonstrate abnormal biomechanical patterns which may be associated with the onset of posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). There is a lack of interventions capable of changing gait impairments...

Title: Effects of a 4-Week Graston Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Technique in Intercollegiate Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability
Author: Jordan, Jeffrey
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Context: Chronic Ankle Instability is a condition that has continued to be a problem in athletes. Additional rehabilitation protocols are still being evaluated to alleviate reoccurring ankle sprains. Graston Technique is an instrument-assisted sof...

Title: Effects of a focused plyometric intervention on biomechanics after ACL reconstruction
Author: Pfeiffer, Steven
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Biomechanics, Kinesiology
Description: PURPOSE: After an ACL reconstruction, patients demonstrate aberrant biomechanics when they return to sport. These aberrant biomechanics lead to joint degeneration, secondary injuries to the involved or uninvolved limb, and knee osteoarthritis. The...

Title: Exercise Is Medicine-On Campus® and Contemporary Physical Activity Measurement in College Students
Author: McAvoy, Cayla
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Public health, Kinesiology
Description: The benefits of regular physical activity (PA) for lifelong health are abundant. However, college students are at risk for a decline in PA levels during a transformational life-course period, where long-lasting health behaviors often form. One evi...

Title: GLYCOGEN ENHANCEMENT AUGMENTS OVERLOAD-INDUCED PROTEIN SYNTHESIS, GROWTH, AND MYOGENESIS IN AGED SKELETAL MUSCLE
Author: Lawrence, Marcus
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Kinesiology, Physiology
Description: ABSTRACTMARCUS MICHAEL LAWRENCE. Glycogen Enhancement Augments Overload-Induced Protein Synthesis, Growth, and Myogenesis in Aged Skeletal Muscle. (Under the direction of DR. SCOTT E. GORDON)Age-related skeletal muscle (SkM) wasting is associated ...

Title: Influence of Notch Inhibition on Mtor and Wnt Signaling in Reparing Muscle
Author: Williams III, James
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Protein synthesis and muscle stem cells are crucial components of adequate muscle repair in healthy individuals that are dysregulated in a variety of diseases states. A key regulator of muscle stem cell activation and coordination of downstream mu...

Title: Kelly Page oral history interview, 2021 March 12
Creator: Page, Kelly, 1993-
Date Created: 2021-03-12
Subjects--Topical: College students, Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae, African Americans--Education, Police brutality, Kinesiology, Greek letter societies
Description: Kelly Page shares her experiences during her time as an undergraduate student at UNC Charlotte from 2011 to 2016. [All times approximate] Ms. Page discusses her impressions of the campus before attending and her decision to attend UNC Charlotte [3...

Title: Lower limb biomechanics after total knee arthroplasty
Author: Wang, Shangcheng
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Mechanics, Biomechanics, Kinesiology
Description: Knee osteoarthritis is a painful and disabling disease that is prevalent among elder adults. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can effectively alleviate knee arthritic pain and improve patient quality of life. Unfortunately, there are evidences showin...

Title: Mitigating Hypertension Risk in College-Aged Black and White Women Using Isometric Handgrip Training: A Randomized Control Trial
Author: Beaufort, Grayden
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Alternative medicine, Civil engineering
Description: Hypertension is the most prevalent risk factor for future development of cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide. Isometric exercise training (IET) has been shown to decrease blood pressure and resting heart rate in certain po...

Title: Notch Serves as a Molecular Brake on Myogenesis, Protein Synthesis, and Growth in Skeletal Muscle
Author: Huot, Joshua
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Kinesiology
Description: Aging can be accompanied by aggressive loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) and is a primary prognosticator for the reduced capacity of the elderly to accomplish basic activities of daily living. Several mechanisms within skeletal muscle lead to devel...

Title: Structured Exercise versus Physical Activity on Energy Expenditure and Sleep Quality in Community-dwelling Older Adults
Author: Wilcox, Ali
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Gerontology
Description: Regular physical activity is known to increase lifespan, prevent chronic diseases,improve cognitive maintenance, increase self-efficacy, decrease mortality, and reducerisk of falls in older adults. 60% of older adults report not participating in r...

Title: THE EFFECTS OF ISOMETRIC EXERCISE ON IMMEDIATE POST-ISOMETRIC EXERCISE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE
Author: Green, Spencer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Kinesiology, Medical sciences
Description: Dynamic exercise has been shown to improve glucose tolerance. However, it’s unclear if isometric exercise produces a similar benefit. The purpose of this study was to observe if an isometric exercise session acutely improved glucose tolerance in 1...

Title: The Effect of Kinesio Tex Tape in Participants with Chronic Ankle Instability After a Fatigue Protocol
Author: Cline, Jason
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Lateral ankle sprains are one of the most common sports related injuries in the United States. The development of chronic ankle instability (CAI) is estimated to occur in 30-80% of people after the initial sprain. Several factors contribute to rec...

Title: The Effects Of Resistance Training On Emotion Regulation And Hemodynamic Parameters In Response To A Stressful Task
Author: Sterner, Danielle
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology, Psychology, Medical sciences
Description: The Effects Of Resistance Training On Emotion Regulation And Hemodynamic Parameters In Response To A Stressful TaskPhysical exercise is associated with improvements in mental health, potentially through enhanced emotion regulation (ER). However, t...

Title: The Immediate Effects of Plantar Massage and Textured Insoles On Gait In Patients Following ACL Reconstruction
Author: Collins, Katherine
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Introduction: Gait impairments, notably reduced knee flexion angle and external knee flexion moment, are common following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and may contribute to reinjury or future osteoarthritis development. Recentl...

Title: The Influence of Concurrent Exercise Order on Positive and Negative Affect
Author: Emeto, Remy
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: ABSTRACTREMY EMETO. THE INFLUENCE OF CONCURRENT EXERCISE ORDER ON POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT. (Under the direction of DR. JOSEPH S. MARINO)Introduction: Understanding affective responses to exercise is necessary to increase adherence and reduce ...

Title: The Influence of Different Duration Dynamic Warm-ups on Vertical Jump Performance
Author: Stuart, Gavin
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: ABSTRACTGavin Stuart. The Influence of Different Duration Dynamic Warm-ups on Vertical Jump Performance(Under the direction of Dr. Abbey Thomas) The benefits of a proper warm-up have long been well known but the specifics on warm-up duration have ...