Acute effects of jaw clenching while wearing a customized bite-aligning mouthguard on muscle activity and force production during maximal upper body isometric strength

Background/Objective: The possible mechanisms supporting the relationship between the masticatory and the musculoskeletal systems have been recently investigated. It has been suggested that jaw clenching promotes ergogenic effects on prime movers through the phenomenon of concurrent activation poten...

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Main Authors: Adrià Miró, Bernat Buscà, Jordi Arboix-Alió, Pol Huertas, Joan Aguilera-Castells
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1728869X22000843