Author(s): Vaillancourt N; Montpetit C; Carile V; Fortin M;

Soccer is a laterally dominant sport owing to the repetitive nature of unilateral kicking. The relationship between functional and body composition asymmetries related to limb dominance in soccer players has yet to be established. When present, asymmetries can increase the risk of injury and low back pain. Our study investigated whether lateral dominance ...

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Author(s): Joshua Stokar

Bariatric surgery (BS) can have negative effects on bone health. Bone microarchitecture quality evaluation using the trabecular bone score (TBS) has not been described in patients after sleeve gastrectomy (SG). To test the hypothesis that the TBS is clinically useful for this population, we evaluated changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and the TBS in a ...

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Author(s): Lévesque J; Rivaz H; Rizk A; Frenette S; Boily M; Fortin M;

Context: A smaller lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle was reported to be a strong predictor of lower limb injury in professional Australian Football League players. However, despite the high prevalence of low back pain (LBP) and lower limb injury in rugby players, their LM characteristics have yet to be explored. Objective: To (1) examine LM characteristics i ...

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Author(s): Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M

BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Feb 12;21(1):96 Authors: Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M

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Author(s): Fortin M, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Rivaz H

Phys Ther Sport. 2019 Mar 13;37:77-85 Authors: Fortin M, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Rivaz H

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