Test –retest reliability of drop jumps in students aged seven and eight: exploratory investigation
ConclusionRSI assessment through low –moderate drop jump heights shows good potential to be a reliable method. Current findings could be of value to teachers assessing the effectiveness of resistance training movement activities in the physical education program. (Source: Sport Sciences for Health)
Source: Sport Sciences for Health - February 21, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
The effects of two different 8-week stretching protocols on postural stability in amateur sportsmen
ConclusionsEight-week CRAC protocol was an excellent training for static and dynamic balance improvement and it was more effective than static stretching. (Source: Sport Sciences for Health)
Source: Sport Sciences for Health - February 19, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Corrective exercise for intrinsic foot muscles versus the extrinsic muscles to rehabilitate flat foot curving in adolescents: randomized-controlled trial
ConclusionsThis study showed that the intrinsic exercises were more effective than the extrinsic exercises, and it is suggested to target this group of muscles to design exercises to correct the flat foot deformity of adolescents.Trial registrationTrial registration number and date of registration: UMIN000042189 on 01/12/2020. (Source: Sport Sciences for Health)
Source: Sport Sciences for Health - February 18, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Samba, deep water, and poles: a framework for exercise prescription in Parkinson's disease
AbstractParkinson's disease is a brain disorder that leads to tremor, slowness, muscle stiffness, and other movement disorders. The benefits of exercise for reducing disability in individuals with Parkinson ’s disease are numerous. However, not much is known about the designing and prescription of exercise in neurodegenerative diseases. A brief review and indications for exercise prescription and evaluation are discussed throughout. In this scoping review, we specifically aimed to describe the applic ability of walking tests (6-min/10-m) for the prescription of exercise in individuals with Parkinson’s disease and to pr...
Source: Sport Sciences for Health - February 17, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Different load intensity transition schemes to avoid plateau and no-response in lean body mass gain in postmenopausal women
ConclusionsOur study suggests that LIT, regardless of the schemes used, is an effective strategy of RT-progression (after 12 weeks) for increasing LBM in PW (low- and high-responders). (Source: Sport Sciences for Health)
Source: Sport Sciences for Health - February 17, 2022 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
