• Acute effects of the short-foot exercise in runners with medial tibial stress syndrome: a quasi-experimental study 

    Barramuño-Medina, Mauricio; Aravena-Sagardia, Pablo; Valdés-Badilla, Pablo; Gálvez-García, Germán; Jiménez-Torres, Sergio; Pastén-Hidalgo, Wilson (2024)
    Objectives Analyze whether there are immediate changes in peak soleus activation and peak hindfoot eversion after short-foot exercise (SFE) in runners with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). Secondarily, establish ...

  • Differences in the electromyography activity of a roundhouse kick between novice and advanced taekwondo athletes 

    Valdés-Badilla, Pablo; Barramuno Medina, Mauricio; Astudillo Pinilla, Rodrigo; Herrera Valenzuela, Tomás; Guzmán-Muñoz, Eduardo; Pérez-Gutiérrez, Mikel; Gutiérrez-García, Carlos; Martínez Salazar, Cristian (2018)
    Aim. The aim of this study was to determine differences in muscular activation and the moment of maximum electromyography amplitude pre- and post-impact of the roundhouse (bandalchagui) kick between novice and advanced ...

  • Gender differences on effects of forearm rotation on compressive stiffness of flexor carpi ulnaris during submaximal handgrip contractions 

    Cruz-Montecinos, Carlos; Antúnez-Riveros, Marcela Andrea; Tapia, Claudio; Díaz, Fernando; Paulsen-Donoso, Tomás; Zunino-Gomez, José Pablo; Núñez-Cortés, Rodrigo; Andersen, Lars Louis; Mendez-Rebolledo, Guillermo; Calatayud, Joaquín (2023)
    Little is known about gender differences in stiffness of forearm muscles during voluntary actions. This study aimed to investigate the effect of forearm rotation on flexor carpi ulnaris (FCU) stiffness in men and women ...

  • Optimal activation ratio of the scapular muscles in closed kinetic chain shoulder exercises: A systematic review 

    Méndez-Rebolledo, Guillermo; Morales-Verdugo, Juan; Orozco-Chavez, Ignacio; Habechian-Zamuner, Fernanda A.; Lara Padilla, Eleazar; Berral de la Rosa, Francisco J. (2021)
    BACKGROUND: Muscle synergies contribute to scapular position during arm movement. The trapezius and serratus anterior (SA) muscles are the main stabilizers and are therefore the main target muscles of therapeutic ...

  • Quadriceps muscle reaction time in obese children 

    Guzmán-Muñoz, Eduardo; Mendez-Rebolledo, Guillermo; Sazo-Rodriguez, Sergio; Salazar-Méndez, Joaquín; Valdes-Badilla, Pablo; Nuñez-Espinosa, Cristian; Herrera Valenzuela, Tomás (2024)
    This study aimed to determine the influence of obesity, according to body mass index (BMI) and fat mass percentage, on quadriceps muscle reaction times. The study utilized a cross-sectional design. The sample size consisted ...