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Use of self-report to predict ability to walk 400 meters in mobility-limited older adultsStephen P Sayers
Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:2099-103. 2004....- Robotic gait-assisted therapy in patients with neurological injuryStephen P Sayers
Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, University of Missouri, Missouri, USA
Mo Med 105:153-8. 2008..Although research has demonstrated positive effects of these devices on mobility improvements, future research with larger patient populations is warranted... 
A walking school bus program: impact on physical activity in elementary school children in columbia, missouriStephen P Sayers
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Electronic address
Am J Prev Med 43:S384-9. 2012..A separate project was funded in 2006 through RWJF's Active Living Research program...- Bike, walk, and wheel: a way of life in columbia, missouri, revisitedStephen P Sayers
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Electronic address
Am J Prev Med 43:S379-83. 2012.... - A comparison of high-speed power training and traditional slow-speed resistance training in older men and womenStephen P Sayers
Neuromuscular Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
J Strength Cond Res 24:3369-80. 2010.... - High velocity power training in older adultsStephen P Sayers
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 4250, USA
Curr Aging Sci 1:62-7. 2008..Recommendations for future research will be discussed... - Concordance and discordance between two measures of lower extremity function: 400 meter self-paced walk and SPPBStephen P Sayers
Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, USA
Aging Clin Exp Res 18:100-6. 2006..A secondary purpose was to determine whether the 400-m W could better discriminate physical performance among high functioning older adults by examining the distribution of 400-m W scores... - Effect of leg muscle contraction velocity on functional performance in older men and womenStephen P Sayers
Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 53:467-71. 2005..To explore the relationship between impairment (skeletal muscle strength and contraction velocity) and function in community-dwelling older adults... - Validation of the Late-Life Function and Disability InstrumentStephen P Sayers
Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 52:1554-9. 2004..To assess the concurrent and predictive validity of the Late-Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI)... - Short-term immobilization after eccentric exercise. Part II: creatine kinase and myoglobinStephen P Sayers
Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:762-8. 2003..In this study, we compared changes in plasma CK and myoglobin (Mb), as Mb is released from damaged muscle directly into the bloodstream whereas CK is released first into the lymph... - Muscle impairments and behavioral factors mediate functional limitations and disability following strokeNathan K Lebrasseur
Department of Health Sciences, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Phys Ther 86:1342-50. 2006.... - Effect of high-speed power training on muscle performance, function, and pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis: a pilot investigationStephen P Sayers
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 4250, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64:46-53. 2012..To examine the effect of high-speed power training (HSPT) on muscle performance, mobility-based function, and pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis... - High-speed power training: a novel approach to resistance training in older men and women. A brief review and pilot studyStephen P Sayers
University of Missouri Columbia, School of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy, Columbia, Missourri 65211, USA
J Strength Cond Res 21:518-26. 2007..Finally, some preliminary evidence demonstrating the benefits of high-velocity power training in older men and women will be presented... - Bike, walk, and wheel: a way of life in Columbia, MissouriIan M Thomas
PedNet Coalition, Columbia, Missouri 65205, USA
Am J Prev Med 37:S322-8. 2009.... - Short-term immobilization after eccentric exercise. Part I: contractile propertiesStephen P Sayers
Human Physiology Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences, Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:753-61. 2003..We hypothesized that immobilization after eccentric exercise would result in an enhanced M-wave and a change in contractile properties toward characteristics of faster muscle fibers... - Changes in function and disability after resistance training: does velocity matter?: a pilot studyStephen P Sayers
Human Physilogy Laboratory, Department of Health Science, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Am J Phys Med Rehabil 82:605-13. 2003..To compare the effects of high- and low-velocity resistance training on functional performance and disability outcomes in physically limited older women... - Measurement of varus/valgus alignment in obese individuals with knee osteoarthritisKyle Gibson
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 4250, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:690-6. 2010..The purpose of this study was to develop and assess the concurrent validity and reliability of a nonradiographic measure of frontal plane knee alignment and demonstrate the accuracy of the measure in an obese population... - An evidence-based recommendation for the inclusion of specific local intrinsic factors in the study of knee osteoarthritisKyle Gibson
University of Missouri, Department of Physical Therapy, MO, United States Electronic address
Knee 19:890-5. 2012..These local intrinsic factors are difficult to measure and there is little evidence to guide their selection. This study makes an evidence-based recommendation for the inclusion of specific factors in the future study of knee OA... 
Effects of high-speed power training on muscle performance and braking speed in older adultsStephen P Sayers
Department of Physical Therapy, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
J Aging Res 2012:426278. 2012..05). Work was similar between groups, but perceived exertion was lower in HSPT (P < 0.05). Thus, the less strenuous HSPT exerted a broader training effect and improved braking speed compared to SSST...- The effect of autoregulatory progressive resistance exercise vs. linear periodization on strength improvement in college athletesJ Bryan Mann
Department of Athletic Performance, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
J Strength Cond Res 24:1718-23. 2010..8, p = 0.02) compared with the LP group over the 6-week training period. Our findings indicate that the APRE was more effective than the LP means of programming in increasing the bench press and squat over a period of 6 weeks... - Accuracy of a non-radiographic method of measuring varus/valgus alignment in knees with osteoarthritisKyle Gibson
University of Missouri School of Health Professions, Department of Physical Therapy, USA
Mo Med 106:132-5. 2009..We believe these findings will allow more widespread evaluation of one critical mechanical factor essential to the study of knee OA... - The effects of yoga training and a single bout of yoga on delayed onset muscle soreness in the lower extremityColleen A Boyle
Department of Exercise Science and Sports Studies, Springfield College Allied Health Sciences Complex, Springfield, MA 01109, USA
J Strength Cond Res 18:723-9. 2004..These findings have significant implications for coaches, athletes, and the exercising public who may want to implement yoga training as a preseason regimen or supplemental activity to lessen the symptoms associated with muscle soreness... - Neuromuscular variables affecting the magnitude of force loss after eccentric exerciseStephen P Sayers
Department of Exercise Sciences, 110 Totman Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
J Sports Sci 21:403-10. 2003..044). In conclusion, lower peak torque, end-range torque and total angular impulse during eccentric contractions and a greater peak torque slope may identify high responders to eccentric exercise... - Treatment and prevention of delayed onset muscle sorenessDeclan A J Connolly
Human Performance Laboratory, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05401, USA
J Strength Cond Res 17:197-208. 2003..Other conventional approaches, such as massage, ultrasound, and stretching appear less promising...