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Does bracing affect bone health in women with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

Akseer, Nasreen; Kish, Kimberly; Rigby, W Alan; Greenway, Matthew; Klentrou, Panagiota; Wilson, Philip M; Falk, Bareket (BioMed Central, 2015)

Purpose: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is often associated with low bone mineral content and density (BMC, BMD). Bracing, used to manage spine curvature, may interfere with the growth-related BMC accrual, resulting ...

The Clinical Translation Gap in Child Health Exercise Research: A Call for Disruptive Innovation

Ashish, Naveen; Bamman, Marcas; Cerny, Frank; Cooper, Dan; d'Memecourt, Pierre; Eisenmann, Joey; Ericson, Dawn; Fahey, John; Falk, Bareket; Gabriel, Davera; Kahn, Michael; Kemper, Han; Leu, Szu-Yun; McMurray, Robert; Nixon, Patricia; Olin, J; Pianosi, Paolo; Purucker, Mary; Radom-Aizik, Shlomit; Taylor, Amy (Wiley, 2015-02)

In children, levels of play, physical activity, and fitness are key indicators of health and disease and closely tied to optimal growth and development. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) provides clinicians with ...

Do Neuro-Muscular Adaptations Occur in Endurance-Trained Boys and Men?

Cohen, Rotem; Mitchell, Cam; Dotan, Raffy; Gabriel, David; Klentrou, Panagiota; Falk, Bareket (2010)

Most research on the effects of endurance training has focused on endurance training's health-related benefits and metabolic effects in both children and adults. The purpose of this study was to examine the neuromuscular ...

Comparison of different wheelchair seating on thermoregulation and perceptual responses in thermoneutral and hot conditions in children

Mallette, Matthew M.; Hodges, Gary J.; Klentrou, Panagiota; Cheung, Stephen S.; Falk, Bareket (Elsevier Ltd, 2019-04-24)

We examined the effects of 4 different wheelchair seatings on physiological and perceptual measures in 21 healthy, pre-pubertal children (9 ± 2 years). Participants were able-bodied and did not regularly use a wheelchair. ...