Sex differences in animal models of traumatic brain injury

TG Rubin, ML Lipton - Journal of experimental neuroscience, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is highly prevalent and there is currently no adequate treatment.
Understanding the underlying mechanisms governing TBI and recovery remains an elusive …

[HTML][HTML] Thermography and rasterstereography as a combined infrared method to assess the posture of healthy individuals

F Roggio, L Petrigna, B Trovato, M Zanghì, M Sortino… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The demand for noninvasive methods to assess postural defections is increasing because
back alterations are more common among the healthy population. We propose a combined …

MRI-defined white matter microstructural alteration associated with soccer heading is more extensive in women than men

TG Rubin, E Catenaccio, R Fleysher, LE Hunter… - Radiology, 2018 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To examine the role of sex in abnormal white matter microstructure after soccer
heading as identified by using the diffusion-tensor imaging (DTI) metric fractional anisotropy …

The potential role of the cervical spine in sports-related concussion: clinical perspectives and considerations for risk reduction

M Streifer, AM Brown, T Porfido, EZ Anderson… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2019 - jospt.org
Sports-related concussion (SRC) occurs due to biomechanical forces to the head or neck
that can result in pathophysiological changes in the brain. The musculature of the cervical …

[HTML][HTML] Sensitivity of the cervical disc loads, translations, intradiscal pressure, and muscle activity due to segmental mass, disc stiffness, and muscle strength in an …

R Arshad, H Schmidt, M El-Rich… - Frontiers in Bioengineering …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Musculoskeletal disorders of the cervical spine have increased considerably in recent times.
To understand the effects of various biomechanical factors, quantifying the differences in …

[HTML][HTML] Biomechanics of traumatic head and neck injuries on women: a state-of-the-art review and future directions

GP Carmo, J Grigioni, FAO Fernandes… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With this review, the authors aim at providing the reader a concise
biological and biomechanical description of the main contributions in the field of traumatic …

Neck injury comorbidity in concussion-related emergency department visits: a population-based study of sex differences across the life span

M Sutton, V Chan, M Escobar, T Mollayeva… - Journal of Women's …, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: The cervical spine region can be especially vulnerable to concurrent injury in
concussion, with research suggesting that females may be at greater risk due to their weaker …

Evaluating the reliability and validity of phonetic information test in normal 3-6 year-old children of Isfahan city

L Ghasisin, T Ahmadi, F Mostajeran… - Journal of Research in …, 2013 - jrrs.mui.ac.ir
Introduction: Speech sound disorder is one of the most prevalent developmental
communication disorders affecting approximately 8.7 percent of school-age children …

[HTML][HTML] Reference values for cervical muscle strength in healthy women using a hand-held dynamometer and the association with age and anthropometric variables

C Gorla, TS Martins, LL Florencio, CF Pinheiro-Araújo… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Knowledge of reference values for cervical muscle strength is a key tool for clinicians to use
as a clinical reference measure and to establish goals during rehabilitation. The objective …

Sex and posture dependence of neck muscle size-strength relationships

C Reddy, Y Zhou, B Wan, X Zhang - Journal of biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Neck muscle size and strength have been linked to lower injury risk and reduced pain.
However, prior findings have been inconclusive and have failed to clarify whether there are …