Results: 28

Movement technique analysis and sports injuries prevention in the elderly physical training

ABSTRACT Introduction: Physical training for the elderly is extremely popular. However, there is a lack of analysis on sports injuries in the elderly. Objective: Study the analysis of movement in sports training techniques and preventing sports injuries in the elderly. Methods: Participating in a 15-m...

Educação física escolar em unidades prisionais: elementos para se pensar sobre a educação “por entre as grades"

Pensar Prát. (Online); 24 (), 2021
O objetivo do estudo foi identificar e analisar aspectos que caracterizam as aulas de Educação Física em unidades prisionais da Região dos Inconfidentes, MG. Para tal, foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, a partir da entrevista semiestruturada com professores licenciados em Educação Física atua...

Análisis tridimensional de movimientos mandibulares bordeantes en participantes dentados totales

Int. j. morphol; 38 (4), 2020
Las articulaciones temporomandibulares y la musculatura asociada, permiten que la mandíbula se desplace en los tres planos del espacio (sagital, frontal y horizontal), de esta forma la mandíbula puede realizar movimientos mandibulares complejos. Hace varias décadas que los movimientos bordeantes mandi...

Association of sex-related differences in body composition to change of direction speed in police officers while carrying load

Int. j. morphol; 38 (3), 2020
Regardless of sex or body size, police tasks may require officers to change direction speed (CODS) under occupational loads. The purpose of this study was to investigate body composition and CODS in female and male police cadets in both unloaded and occupationally loaded conditions. Body composition and ...

In vivo exposure for fear of pain and avoidance of movement in low back pain

Rev. bras. enferm; 73 (5), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives: to verify the effects of hierarchization and in vivo exposure for fear of pain, avoidance of movement, and anxiety in chronic low back pain. Methods: quasi-experimental study. The 27 patients who participated graded the damage associated with the movements in each of the 40 activit...

Effect of Leap Motion-based 3D Immersive Virtual Reality Usage on Upper Extremity Function in Ischemic Stroke Patients

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (10), 2019
ABSTRACT Immersive virtual reality (VR) is a technology that provides a more realistic environmental design and object tracking than ordinary VR. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of immersive VR on upper extremity function in patients with ischemic stroke. Sixty-five patients wi...

Time-motion analysis of competitive surfers: Portuguese championship

SUMMARY BACKGROUND: Time-motion analysis has been used to provide detailed insight into surfers' performance. This study evaluated surfers' activity times at the Portuguese surfing championship in order to account for the time spent in each surfing activity. METHODS: Eighty-seven individually recorded ...

Benign ovarian lesions with restricted diffusion

Radiol. bras; 52 (2), 2019
Abstract Developments in magnetic resonance imaging have expanded its role in the assessment of the female pelvis, including the diagnosis of ovarian lesions. In this setting, diffusion-weighted imaging has proven its diagnostic value, which is particularly important in differentiating between benign and...

Teste de Sentar-Levantar Cinco Vezes: segurança e confiabilidade em pacientes idosos na alta da unidade de terapia intensiva

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a segurança e as propriedades clinimétricas do Teste de Sentar-Levantar Cinco Vezes em pacientes mais velhos internados em unidade de terapia intensiva. Métodos: A segurança do teste foi avaliada segundo a incidência de eventos adversos e pela análise dos dados hemodinâm...

Use of technological tools to evaluate handwriting production of the alphabet and pseudocharacters by Brazilian students

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to characterize and compare the handwriting performance of Brazilian students from the 3rd to the 5th grade level of elementary school I with a computerized instrument that allowed the real performance to be observed during the execution of the handwriting. METHODS: Ninety-fi...