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The Integrative Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Prevention Program
Published in Mark C Houston, The Truth About Heart Disease, 2023
Triceps Extension. The “reverse” of the biceps curl, with the goal being to straighten a bent arm while holding a weight, then releasing it back into the starting position. If you're using a dumbbell, begin leaning over a bench, supporting yourself with one hand, holding a dumbbell in the other, with the dumbbell arm pulled back and its elbow bent at a 90-degree angle. Keeping the upper arm stationary, extend the arm straight out so that the dumbbell moves backward and up. This can also be done using a pulley.Primary areas worked: tricepsSecondary areas worked: shoulder, latissimi
Substantive Issues in Running
Published in Christopher L. Vaughan, Biomechanics of Sport, 2020
Carol A. Putnam, John W. Kozey
Clement et al.126 reported on the treatment of 109 patients with diagnosed achilles tendinitis over a 2-year period. The treatment regime included exercise for the triceps surae group, control of inflammation and pain, and lastly, the use of orthotics when deemed necessary. They reported a frequency of 67% excellent, 11% good, 21% incomplete, and 1% fair results. Therefore, they suggested this formed an effective treatment regime for achilles tendinitis.
Muscle
Published in Laurie K. McCorry, Martin M. Zdanowicz, Cynthia Y. Gonnella, Essentials of Human Physiology and Pathophysiology for Pharmacy and Allied Health, 2019
Laurie K. McCorry, Martin M. Zdanowicz, Cynthia Y. Gonnella
Movement that decreases the angle of a joint, or bends the joint, and brings the bones toward each other is referred to as flexion. For the above example, the biceps brachii flexes the forearm. In contrast, movement that increases the angle of the joint and straightens the joint is referred to as extension. In the previously mentioned example, the triceps brachii acts as an opposing muscle to the biceps brachii. Located on the posterior surface of the arm, the triceps brachii originates on the scapula and the upper portion of the humerus (arm), and inserts on the ulna (the other bone of the forearm), and crosses the elbow joint. However, when it develops tension and shortens, the triceps extends the forearm and straightens the elbow joint. Thus, the triceps brachii causes a movement opposite to that of the biceps brachii. A muscle that works in opposition to another muscle is referred to as an antagonist muscle. An agonist muscle, or prime mover, provides the force for a specific movement. In this case, the agonist muscle is the biceps brachii. Synergist muscles work with the prime movers to achieve the movement. In this case, the synergist muscle is the brachialis muscle of the arm.
Rehabilitation and return to sport of a high-level track & field athlete with low back pain - a case report
Published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2022
Brian Østergaard Sørensen, Christian Lund Straszek
After the initial consultation, the patient was given a home-based exercise program which included a rotation-in-flexion-exercise (Figure 2). This exercise was chosen to confirm or discard the provisional classification of LBP with directional preference in accordance with the MDT approach (McKenzie and May, 2003). The patient was encouraged to do the exercise 4–6 times daily. From a supine position, the patient was instructed to position himself in rotation and flexion twice. He was instructed to maintain the position for 2–3 minutes. The patient was instructed to use the rotation-in-flexion-exercises as an assessment tool to determine if the exercise could be used continuously to gain control over the pain symptoms. It was agreed that the patient would avoid shot put, hammer throw and weightlifting until after his next physiotherapy consultation. However, to keep the patient active and to avoid unnecessary loss of muscle mass the patient could continue with strengthening exercises for his upper body as long as the exercises did not aggravate pain symptoms significantly (i.e. based on the patient’s subjective assessment) and he was able to perform the exercises with his lumbar spine in a neutral position (based on the findings from the subjective assessment). Examples of such exercises are Latissimus dorsi machine, pull ups, biceps curl and dumbbell press for the triceps muscle.
Latissimus Dorsi Myocutaneous Flap Procedure in a Swine Model
Published in Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2021
Joanna W. Etra, Samuel A. J. Fidder, Christopher M. Frost, Franka Messner, Yinan Guo, Dalibor Vasilic, Sarah E. Beck, Steven Bonawitz, Gerald Brandacher, Damon S. Cooney
The muscle is bordered by the slightly superficially overlapping trapezius muscle cranial-dorsally, the underlying serratus on the caudal and ventral sides, and the triceps muscle where the tendon dives to insert onto the humerus (Figures 1 and 3, Panel 3). The latissimus muscle fans from its insertion in the posterior axillary fold superficial to a fascial layer. The neurovascular bundle – containing the thoracodorsal artery, vein, and nerve – is found on the deep surface of the muscle superficial to the fascia (Figure 4). The pedicle runs deep to the teres major and enters the latissimus muscle distal to its tendon origin [17,18]. The thoracodorsal nerve – which supplies the motor innervation for the latissimus muscle – runs parallel to the vascular bundle inserting slightly more cranially. The nerve is easily identified and accessed for a neurotized flap model.
Investigation of Muscle Strength, Motor Coordination and Balance in Children with Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Case-control Study
Published in Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 2021
Vanessa De Oliveira, Lucas Arrebola, Pedro De Oliveira, Liu Yi
To date, the main conservative interventions presented in the literature focus on increasing dorsiflexion ROM using muscle stretching, anterior tibialis strengthening, wait and see strategy, sensory integration, and motor control strategies. Our study provides a rationale for assessment with the addition of exercises focused on lower limb muscle strength. These could be in addition to the previous strategies for the treatment of children with ITW. We suggest strengthening the anterior tibialis and sural triceps using elastic bands and progressive loading in older children and playful activities involving balancing, jumping, and squatting tasks in younger children. Further study is now warranted to evaluate the impact of adding triceps surae muscle strengthening on this population’s treatment.