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Background: Knee ultrasonography is a key diagnostic and research tool for evaluating joint effusion, synovitis, tendon, and ligament integrity. Despite its widespread use, methodological inconsistencies across studies—ranging from patient positioning to probe settings—limit reproducibility and cross-study comparability. Objective: To outline a standardized, evidence-based procedure for knee joint ultrasound suitable for research applications, aligning with international guidelines to ensure methodological rigor and reproducibility. Methods: A comprehensive research framework was developed incorporating standardized participant selection, equipment calibration, scanning parameters, patient positioning, and both static and dynamic maneuvers Results: Implementing standardized ultrasound protocols minimizes measurement variability, improves the accuracy of synovial and vascularity assessment, and enhances longitudinal monitoring of therapeutic responses. Conclusion: Methodological standardization in knee ultrasound strengthens data validity, promotes reproducibility, and facilitates integration of imaging biomarkers into clinical and translational musculoskeletal research. The outlined framework serves as a template for future multicenter and longitudinal ultrasound studies.

The integration of traditional acupuncture systems with modern biomedical technologies offers promising avenues for therapeutic innovation. This study explores the efficacy of superficial galvanic stimulation applied to Master Tung acupuncture points, aiming to evaluate its potential in enhancing clinical outcomes. Master Tung’s points, renowned for their precision and systemic effects, were selected as stimulation sites to bridge classical theory with contemporary practice. Through structured patient selection, point identification, device application, and subsequent data analysis, the intervention was assessed for its impact on symptom modulation and physiological response. Findings suggest that superficial galvanic stimulation not only reinforces the therapeutic relevance of Master Tung’s system but also demonstrates measurable benefits when interpreted through modern clinical frameworks. This approach highlights the potential of bridging tradition and modernity to create innovative, evidence-based pathways in integrative medicine.

Kraemer, WJ, Vatne, EA, Saenz, C, Jones, PC, Carpenter, TJ, Cencer, DA Jr, Enchelmeyer, KE, Pulvermacher, KR, Quebedeaux, CK, Vatne, MR, and Hagen, JA. Neuromuscular profiles of female collegiate athletes: variations in countermovement jump metrics across 8 NCAA Division I sports. J Strength Cond Res 39(9): 952-958, 2025-This study investigated countermovement jump (CMJ) performance metrics among National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I female athletes in 8 sports. The purpose of this study was to assess sport-specific variations in CMJ metrics to inform targeted training. A total of 169 athletes from basketball, field hockey, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and volleyball were included. Athletes completed 3 CMJ trials with metrics recorded from the best trial, including jump height, average and peak propulsive power, modified reactive strength index, relative peak braking power, and relative peak landing force. Data were analyzed using 1-way analysis of variance with significance at p ≤ 0.05. Significant differences were observed across sports. Ice hockey athletes showed significantly higher jump height, peak propulsive power, and relative braking power compared with athletes in lacrosse, swimming, and field hockey. Findings suggest that athletes in explosive sports like ice hockey demonstrate superior CMJ performance, potentially due to high demands for rapid acceleration and deceleration in competition. These results can guide strength and conditioning coaches to tailor training programs to the specific neuromuscular demands of each sport, enhancing performance and reducing injury risks.

Patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI) have demonstrated altered hip and knee movement strategies during walking and running, but these movement modalities do not involve changes in speed and direction, making it difficult to simulate the conditions of real sports, whereas side-cutting task can provide CAI patients with a more realistic athletic challenge. However, there is limited literature examining the kinematic and kinetic differences in the hip, knee, and ankle joints of CAI patients during the side-cutting task. To assess differences in lower extremity joint kinematics and kinetics during the side-cutting task in individuals with and without CAI. Cross-sectional study. 48 males, 24 in each of the CAI group and healthy control group; 40 females, 20 in each of the CAI group and healthy control group. Lower extremity three-dimensional kinematic and kinetics data were evaluated by using a three-dimensional motion analysis system during the initial contact (IC) and toe off (TO) while side-cutting. Compared with healthy controls, male patients with CAI exhibited greater hip flexion and external rotation angles, knee internal rotation angles, smaller knee flexion angles and ankle inversion angles, greater hip external rotation moments, and greater knee abduction moments; female patients with CAI exhibited smaller hip and knee flexion angles, greater hip external rotation angles, larger ankle inversion angles and internal rotation angles, smaller hip external rotation moments, and greater knee abduction moments. Our findings indicate that patients with CAI exhibit altered lower limb joint kinematics and kinetics during side-cutting task, with significant sex-specific differences. These movement pattern changes involve proximal joint compensation to stabilize the unstable distal ankle joint; however, these compensatory changes are not always favorable. The greater hip external rotation moment and greater knee internal rotation angle demonstrated by male CAI patients, the smaller hip flexion angle and greater ankle internal rotation angle demonstrated by female CAI patients, and the smaller knee flexion angle and greater knee abduction moment common to both sexes may impair the lower limb's ability to effectively absorb and dissipate ground reaction forces, potentially elevating the risk of lower extremity injuries.

This article explores how artificial intelligence is transforming Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) by enabling enhanced personalization while maintaining privacy compliance. As organizations face mounting pressure to deliver personalized customer experiences amid stricter data protection regulations, AI-driven CDPs provide a crucial technological bridge. The article examines four key dimensions of AI-enhanced CDPs: identity resolution and profile unification, real-time personalization and predictive analytics, privacy-preserving technologies, and implementation architecture. Through analysis of current inquiry and industry practices, the article demonstrates how machine learning models improve customer identification across touchpoints, enable predictive capabilities beyond traditional segmentation, incorporate privacy by design through techniques like federated learning and differential privacy, and require thoughtful architectural and organizational strategies for successful deployment. By addressing both technological advances and implementation considerations, this article provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how organizations can leverage AI to enhance customer engagement while respecting and protecting privacy.

Learning is complex; consequently, it is not surprising that numerous theories have been developed which endeavour to explain the learning process.1,2 These theories are sometimes accompanied by guidelines for practitioners such as coaches and physical education teachers to help them to translate theoretical principles into practical strategies.3,4 We commend Lindsay and Spittle on their efforts to revisit well-established questions5–8 in the motor learning domain: of the many theories which have been proposed, which should the coach attend to? Is it better to adhere to one theory, or to draw ideas from different theories? The sheer diversity of theories, and the conviction of the adherents of each, can create a confusing picture for the practitioner seeking to be informed by theory and led by evidence in their practice.

El Para - Atletismo es un deporte adaptado que lo practican personas con discapacidad, el propósito de este estudio es estimar de forma indirecta el VO2 Máx a los corredores de medio fondo que pertenecen al Comité Paralímpico Ecuatoriano, a través del test de 1000 m donde la muestra fueron los deportistas T11 (n=3) y los guías (n=3) en una edad promedio de (22 ± 2.19 años), que pertenecen al plan de alto rendimiento, se evaluó en una pista homologada de 400m a 2915 m.s.n.m. Se aplicó una intervención de 8 semanas con entrenamiento continuo (invariable e variable), aplicando una investigación pre experimental con un pre test y un post test y se evidenciaron los siguientes resultados del VO2 Máx indirecto: grupo T11 en el (Pre T = 67,76 ml/min) y en el (Post T = 69,73 ml/min) aumentaron 2 ml/min, en cuanto que los guías en el (Pre T=70,91 ml/min) y en el (Post T=71,16 ml/min) este grupo aumentó casi 1 ml/min, se evidencia un 2.00 % de mejor consumo de oxígeno de los guías respecto a los para atletas T11, otros autores presentan un valor de (71,5 ml/min) en deportistas sin discapacidad y la muestra de estudio están en valores muy cercanos a otros deportistas de rendimiento. Se concluye que la estimación indirecta del VO2 Máx se pude realizar a través de un algoritmo confiable, es muy importante para determinar cómo esta su condición cardiorrespiratoria y potencia aeróbica de esta manera aplicar de forma efectiva el método continuo de entrenamiento.