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• Muscle & nerve · Mar 2015

  Effects of changes in muscle activation level and spine and hip posture on erector spinae fiber orientation.

  During lumbar flexion, the fiber orientation of the lumbar erector spinae (LES) muscle becomes oriented more along the spine compressive axis. It is unknown how changes in LES activation effect fiber orientation. ⋯ Activation magnitude and spine posture both affect LES fiber orientation, thus modifying its ability to protect the spine against anterior shear forces.

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• Muscle & nerve · Mar 2015

  Depression and anxiety in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: correlations between the distress of patients and caregivers.

  Depression and anxiety are common in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and caregivers. ⋯ Depression and anxiety in ALS patients and their caregivers were associated closely with each other but not with physical disability or disease duration in our Chinese population.

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