TY  - JOUR
A1  - Belavy, Daniel L.
A1  - Albracht, Kirsten
A1  - Brüggemann, Gert-Peter
A1  - Vergroesen, Pieter-Paul A.
A1  - Dieen, Jaap H. van
T1  - Can exercise positively influence the intervertebral disc?
JF  - Sports Medicine
N2  - To better understand what kinds of sports and exercise could be beneficial for the intervertebral disc (IVD), we performed a review to synthesise the literature on IVD adaptation with loading and exercise. The state of the literature did not permit a systematic review; therefore, we performed a narrative review. The majority of the available data come from cell or whole-disc loading models and animal exercise models. However, some studies have examined the impact of specific sports on IVD degeneration in humans and acute exercise on disc size. Based on the data available in the literature, loading types that are likely beneficial to the IVD are dynamic, axial, at slow to moderate movement speeds, and of a magnitude experienced in walking and jogging. Static loading, torsional loading, flexion with compression, rapid loading, high-impact loading and explosive tasks are likely detrimental for the IVD. Reduced physical activity and disuse appear to be detrimental for the IVD. We also consider the impact of genetics and the likelihood of a ‘critical period’ for the effect of exercise in IVD development. The current review summarises the literature to increase awareness amongst exercise, rehabilitation and ergonomic professionals regarding IVD health and provides recommendations on future directions in research.
KW  - Intradiscal Pressure
KW  - Annulus Fibrosus
KW  - Disc Degeneration
KW  - Nucleus Pulposus
KW  - Intervertebral Disc
Y1  - 2016
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-015-0444-2
SN  - 1179-2035
VL  - 46
IS  - 4
SP  - 473
EP  - 485
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Niemüller, Tim
A1  - Ferrein, Alexander
A1  - Lakemeyer, Gerhard
T1  - A Lua-based behavior engine for controlling the humanoid robot Nao
JF  - RoboCup 2009: Robot Soccer World Cup XIII
Y1  - 2010
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11876-0_21
N1  - Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNAI,volume 5949))
N1  - 13th RoboCup International Symposium, Graz, Austria, June/July, 2009
SP  - 240
EP  - 251
PB  - Springer
CY  - Heidelberg
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Berretz, Frank
A1  - Skorupa, Sascha
A1  - Sander, Volker
A1  - Belloum, Adam
A1  - Bubak, Marian
T1  - Actor-Driven Workflow Execution in Distributed Environments
JF  - Euro-Par 2010 Parallel Processing Workshops : HeteroPAR, HPCC, HiBB, CoreGrid, UCHPC, HPCF, PROPER, CCPI, VHPC ; Ischia, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2010 ; revised selected papers / Mario R. Guarracino ... (eds.)
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 978-3-642-21877-4
N1  - Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; 6586
SP  - 287
EP  - 294
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  -