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adductors

Extraocular muscles that move the eye inward, such as the medial rectus, the inferior rectus and the superior rectus. See extraocular muscles.

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8) These shear forces are more prominent in athletes with an imbalance between the strong adductor muscles of the thigh and relatively weak lower abdominal muscles.

Sports hernia and extra-articular causes of groin pain in the athlete

Adductor Iridescent Chickens in reinforced concrete pipe with steel core DN 1600 and DN 1200 mm with a total length of 5.

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Our experience has confirmed that of others in showing that many athletes who develop acute and chronic injuries to the lower abdominal muscles, pubic symphysis, and adductor musculature--so-called sports hernias--have greatly benefited from care.

Sports hernia: the experience of Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas

Point left foot inward and lift leg to side by contracting outer thigh and hip muscles this means the adductor is relaxed and can be stretched more effectively.

Be better by a long stretch; Improving flexibility helps enhance your overall performance

Norberg and Tedengren (1995) suggested that sea stars may be limited by the size of prey; and thick shells, strong adductor muscles and shell closure tightness may deter them from consuming potential bivalve prey.

Shell traits of a marine mussel mediate predation selectivity by crabs and sea stars

The adductor is a fairly large muscle, so healing is relatively rapid.

Rehabilitating a groin pull

A general pre-season-conditioning program, with an emphasis on adductor strengthening, is a vital component of preventing injury in professional and recreational soccer and ice hockey players," Tyler reported during a separate interview.

Strength Training May Reduce Groin Injuries in Professional Hockey Players

Its middle portion contains the vagal motor neurons, with the larger adductor neurons dorsally and the smaller abductor neurons (of the PCA muscle) ventrally.

Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis: Current concepts and treatment: Part I--Phylogenesis and physiology

A 3-year-old may have tight hip adductors, hip flexors and hamstring muscles, which in combination, overpower the muscles that would normally spread the hips apart, or extend the hip and the knee.

Orthopedic Surgery

infrastructure referred to as "NPIN 17 - Restructuring the irrigation network in the town of Altavilla Silentina - Adductors primary"

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Three muscle groups in the affected lower limb of each patient were assessed: hip adductors, knee extensors, and ankle plantar flexors.

Measurement of lower-limb muscle spasticity: intrarater reliability of Modified Modified Ashworth scale

When I got off the bike, I got severe cramps in both my hamstrings and adductors.