Selenia di Fronso, C. Robazza, Cristina Montesano, M. Bertollo
{"title":"Initial Validation of a 33-Item Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Italian Athletes","authors":"Selenia di Fronso, C. Robazza, Cristina Montesano, M. Bertollo","doi":"10.2174/1875399x02114010043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399x02114010043","url":null,"abstract":"The Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport-36) is a self-report measure intended to monitor the recovery-stress balance in athletes. A validated Italian version of this instrument was not available so far. The aim of this study was to provide an initial validation in Italian language of the RESTQ-Sport-36. A sample of Italian athletes (N = 339; women = 148; men = 191) from various sports completed the RESTQ-Sport-36 and the Italian Mood Scale (ITAMS). We examined the factorial validity and the internal consistency of the RESTQ-Sport-36 and its concurrent validity with the ITAMS. A confirmatory factor analysis supported a 12-factor structure after the removal of 3 items. Reliability analysis showed a satisfactory internal consistency of the 33-item Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport-33). Pearson correlation coefficients revealed that the RESTQ-Sport-33 and ITAMS share some common variance but measure different constructs. Our results provided support to the factorial validity and reliability of the RESTQ-Sport-33. This instrument can be used to reliably monitor recovery-stress balance of Italian athletes throughout the season.","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68118539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Lamer, Jonah Hebert-Davies, Vincent Dubé, S. Leduc, Émilie Sandman, Jérémie Ménard, M. Nault
{"title":"The Effect of “High-ankle Sprain” Taping on Ankle Syndesmosis Congruity: A Cadaveric Study","authors":"S. Lamer, Jonah Hebert-Davies, Vincent Dubé, S. Leduc, Émilie Sandman, Jérémie Ménard, M. Nault","doi":"10.2174/1875399X02013010123","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399X02013010123","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Different treatment options exist for dynamically unstable purely ligamentous syndesmotic injury, including surgery, walking boot, brace and taping.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of high-ankle sprain taping (ring taping) on syndesmotic stability in various ligament conditions when axial loading is applied.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 This controlled cadaveric laboratory study included ten cadaveric specimens installed in a custom-made device applying 750N of axial loading in order to simulate weight-bearing. Sectioning of syndesmotic ligaments, AiTFL and IOL, was done sequentially and CT scan images were taken with and without high-ankle sprain taping. A validated measurement system consisting of 3 lengths and 1 angle was used. Results were compared with Wilcoxon tests for paired samples and non-parametric data.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 In every ligament condition (intact vs. cut), no statistically significant difference was observed between specimens, with or without high-ankle sprain taping and with or without axial loading. When the data from ankles with AiTFL and IOL ruptures were compared, the mean for length “b” without axial loading was 7.19 (±2.17), compared to 7.20 (±1.98) with axial loading (p-value = 0.905). With taping and the leg still in axial loading, the value was 7.17 (±2.09) (p-value = 0.721), which is not statistically significant.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 It is impossible to conclude regarding high-ankle sprain taping’s capacity to maintain syndesmosis congruity because no significant difference was observed, regardless of condition. The most important finding is that high-ankle sprain taping did not cause malreduction of the injured syndesmosis.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 Level V cadaveric study\u0000","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49101924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Balance Control and Muscles Activity of An Elderly Retired Man During Different Focus of Attention Instructions","authors":"Amin Amini, H. Shirvani, B. Bazgir","doi":"10.2174/1875399X02013010129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399X02013010129","url":null,"abstract":"Thirty elderly retired men [mean age: 51.6 ± 6.4 years] were recruited for this study. Subjects were selected through the berg balance test. Balance control ability [Biodex Balance System] and muscle activity [electromyography system] were assessed in two conditions, internal attention and external attention task. The data obtained were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA at a significant level of P<0.05.","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"129-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45454615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pedro Cantero Castrillo, M. F. Villarino, M. Reboredo, M. Valeiro
{"title":"Relations between Health Perception and Physical Self-Concept in Adolescents","authors":"Pedro Cantero Castrillo, M. F. Villarino, M. Reboredo, M. Valeiro","doi":"10.2174/1875399X02013010137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399X02013010137","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Self-rated health is influenced by personal characteristics, such as gender and age. Similarly, it seems that physical self-concept can influence this perception, being positively related to healthy habits and quality of life. Adolescence is a sensitive stage in establishing the physical self-concept as well as in health-related behaviours. Therefore, it is necessary to study these relationships since the behaviours established at these ages will have a lasting impact on life.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The aim of this study was to analyse the relation between physical self-concept and self-rated health in adolescents.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A sample of 1697 adolescents (824 boys; 48.5% and 873 girls; 51.5%), aged between 12 and 16 years old (14.2 ±1.0) participated in the study. For data collection, a questionnaire was used. The measured variables were perception of health, physical self-concept and gender. A chi-square test was used to analyse the data and evaluate the association between the variables, and Cramer´s V was used to quantify the degree of association. A Classification and Regression Tree (CART) evaluation was applied to discover the influence of the variables that have an effect on the perception of health.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 The results show that boys perceive to have better health and greater physical self-concept than girls. Similarly, a positive relationship has been found between the health´s perception in both genders and the physical self-concept, in each of its subdomains.\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 \u0000 A positive relationship has been found between health perception and physical self-concept. Therefore, an increase in the physical self-concept is presented as an opportunity to improve health self-perception, which can positively affect the health of young people.\u0000","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47966608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Efficacy and Safety of Phyllanthus Amarus Cream Treatment in Knee Osteoarthritis","authors":"Decha Pinkaew, Kanokwan Kiattisin, Khanittha Wonglangka, Pisittawoot Awoot","doi":"10.2174/1875399X02013010097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399X02013010097","url":null,"abstract":"The permeation study of PA cream was determined by Franz diffusion cells using a stillborn piglet skin. The primary irritation test was evaluated in rabbits and human volunteers following the Draize test. The study included sixty respondents diagnosed with symptomatic knee OA (12 males, 48 females). All the respondents volunteered to participate and randomly allocated into 3 groups including (n =20 in each group), followed by the placebo group and Phyllanthus Amarus (PA) cream group and NSAIDs cream group. They used a cream twice per day for four weeks. The patients were tested on 3 occasions; before two weeks and four weeks for the treatment period. The respondents were completely assessed for pain and function assessment by the visual analog scale (VAS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities O-osteoarthritis Index questionnaire (WOMAC), respectively.","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"97-104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48222325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Gallotta, V. Bonavolontà, G. Zimatore, Sara Iazzoni, L. Guidetti, C. Baldari
{"title":"Effects of Open (Racket) and Closed (Running) Skill Sports Practice on Children’s Attentional Performance","authors":"M. Gallotta, V. Bonavolontà, G. Zimatore, Sara Iazzoni, L. Guidetti, C. Baldari","doi":"10.2174/1875399X02013010105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399X02013010105","url":null,"abstract":"The second aim of the present study was to verify gender differences in attentional performance. Eighteen children+ (8 girls and 10 boys; age = 10.6 ± 1.5 yrs; height = 144.3 ± 12.2 cm; weight = 44.2 ± 12.5 kg; BMI = 20.8 ± 2.7 kg/m) engaged in a racket sports and eighteen children (9 girls and 9 boys; age = 9.9 ± 1.2 yrs; height = 142.4 ± 9.5 cm; weight = 40.0 ± 8.6 kg; BMI = 19.6 ± 2.4 kg/m) engaged in running were enrolled.","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"105-113"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46446652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thais Cevada, Alexandre Moreira, L. Vilete, V. Oertel-Knöchel, A. Deslandes
{"title":"Resilience, Psychological Characteristics, and Resting-state Brain Cortical Activity in Athletes and Non-athletes","authors":"Thais Cevada, Alexandre Moreira, L. Vilete, V. Oertel-Knöchel, A. Deslandes","doi":"10.2174/1875399x02013010086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399x02013010086","url":null,"abstract":"RESEARCH ARTICLE Resilience, Psychological Characteristics, and Resting-state Brain Cortical Activity in Athletes and Non-athletes Thais Cevada , Alexandre Moreira , Liliane Maria Pereira Vilete, Viola Oertel-Knöchel and Andrea Camaz Deslandes Sport Science Program (PPGCEE), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil School of Physical Education and Sport (EEFE), University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil Psychiatry Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IPUB), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Klinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main, Germany","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"86-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45786502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Continuous and Fractionated Game Format on the Training Load in Small Sided Games in Soccer","authors":"Luís Branquinho, Ricardo Ferraz, M. Marques","doi":"10.2174/1875399X02013010081","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399X02013010081","url":null,"abstract":"The training load has become relevant for coaches in recent years. Several studies were carried out to verify the impact on the training load during the performance of small-sided games in soccer. However, recent research is now focused on the effects of using different methods and the study of different recovery times on training load in SSG deserves more attention. In this brief review, we critically analyze the impact of using different training methods and different recovery time, inferring with their impact on the external and internal training load during the performance of Small-Sided Games in soccer. The correct choice of training method can help coaches to increase the performance of their teams and achieve the proposed training objectives.","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43454966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Sant’Ana, J. Vianna, N. Reis, A. Ribeiro, Bruno de Oliveira Soares, J. Novaes, Fabiana Rodrigues Scartoni, S. Machado
{"title":"Eight Weeks of Interval Training Led to no Improvement in Cardiovascular Variables in the Elderly","authors":"L. Sant’Ana, J. Vianna, N. Reis, A. Ribeiro, Bruno de Oliveira Soares, J. Novaes, Fabiana Rodrigues Scartoni, S. Machado","doi":"10.2174/1875399x02013010073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1875399x02013010073","url":null,"abstract":"Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil. Strength Training Studies and Research Laboratory, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil Laboratory of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Catholic University of Petrópolis, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil Department of Physical Education, Estácio de Sá University, Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Laboratory of Physical Activity Neuroscience, Salgado de Oliveira University, Niterói, Brazil Laboratory of Physical Activity Neuroscience, Neurodiversity Institute, Queimados, RJ, Brazil","PeriodicalId":38865,"journal":{"name":"Open Sports Sciences Journal","volume":"13 1","pages":"73-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41603360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}