Historians have tended to ignore the South American experience of cycling. The continent’s diverse history of sports has been effaced by a popular and academic focus on soccer. The global history of cycling has therefore omitted South America from its analysis, perpetuating mistaken assumptions about the continent’s absence from technological and s...
Introduction: Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2) may be one of the most important variables in the study of the responses ofpeople with spinal cord injury (SCI) and without SCI to physical exercise. The results achieved during its assessment serve as adiagnostic and health indicator in clinical settings. Objective: this study aimed to investigatethe physi...
The objective of this research is to develop a social-sport program to improve motor skills and social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder, in addition to studying the repercussions that sports practice has on children with autism disorder. Physical and sports activity can be a fundamental pillar for achieving full development in perso...
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Published in The Medico-legal journal
Myocardial bridging is a congenital coronary pathology described as a segment of coronary artery which courses through the myocardial wall under the muscle bridge. Although the prognosis of myocardial bridging is benign, sports medicine recognises myocardial bridging as a leading cause of sudden death among young basketball, football and soccer pla...
Published in Nutrition reviews
The Life Science Symposium held by the Nutrition Research Committee of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Japan in 2018, "Fusion of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences Leading to Extension of Healthy Life Expectancy," covered current topics in the science of nutrition and exercise to address extending healthy life expectancy. Presentation...
Published in Gestalt Theory
Recent studies explored the contribution of auditory information in ecological contexts to biological motion perception and its influence on movement execution. This work provides an overview of the most influential scientific contributions in this domain and analyzes the most recent findings, both in sport and motor rehabilitation. Overall, the li...
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
The 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak caused home confinement, as well as training and sport competitions withdrawals. The prolonged inactivity impact, and lack of in-person interactions among teammates-coaches, could negatively affect athletes. Total of 1508 self-selected Italian athletes, 338 children (aged 10.52 ± 1.31), 499 adolescents (aged...
Published in Animals : an Open Access Journal from MDPI
Simple Summary Thoroughbreds commence race training at a very young age, carrying a high risk for the occurrence of musculoskeletal lesions. Despite clinical examination and trainers’ opinions, the most acceptable way for the accurate and objective evaluation of adaptation to increased exertion is via blood testing. However, this requires blood sam...
Published in Frontiers in Neurology
The aim of the present paper is to examine to what extent the application of surface electromyography (sEMG) in the field of exercise and, more in general, of human movement, is adopted by professionals on a regular basis. For this purpose, a brief history of the recent developments of modern sEMG techniques will be assessed and evaluated for a pot...
