| Following periods of immobilisation, muscular strength, muscle size and neuromuscular function decrease. |
| Strength declined similarly irrespective of immobilisation location; however, there were differences in the change to neuromuscular function between the upper and lower limbs. |
| Fixed joint methods of immobilisation incur greater changes in strength and neuromuscular function than methods allowing free joint movements. |
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