C. Kalva-Filho, L. Simieli, M. H. Faria, F. Barbieri
{"title":"Infographic: Four training modalities to improve functional mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease","authors":"C. Kalva-Filho, L. Simieli, M. H. Faria, F. Barbieri","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.284","url":null,"abstract":"Impairment of functional mobility is one of the most disabling symptoms in people with Parkinson’s disease (PwPD). Limitations in mobility lead to sedentarism, which may decrease the quality of life in PwPD. Several studies demonstrated that the combination of exercise with the traditional pharmacological treatment (i.e., levodopa) is effective to improve mobility in PwPD 1-5. Although the effects of traditional modalities (e.g., walking overground and cycling) are well documented, other stimuli may also induce positive responses on mobility in PwPD. However, such studies demonstrated trivial results or effectiveness in terms of functional mobility, indicating that the exercise – mainly using non-traditional stimuli – should be carefully prescribed. To avoid practical mistakes and ensure a high probability of success in mobility rehabilitation in PwPD, rehabilitation professionals must apply up-to-date and high-quality knowledge about mobility. Also, they must recognize the effects of different exercise modalities to improve functional mobility and the motivators and barriers to exercise in PwPD 1. This infographic aims to present (1) the motiving factors and barriers of training in PwPD, (2) the main effects of four exercise modalities on functional mobility (considering its underlining mechanisms), and (3) demonstrate the training evidence to improve the functional mobility.\u0000The exercise modalities were selected from the four recent meta-analyses (searched on PUBMED) that tested the exercise effects on functional mobility and presented data related to exercise prescription for PwPD. The encouragement of other persons is the most motivating factor for PwPD during exercise. The lacking of encouragement, fatigue and depression are related to exercise barriers in PwPD 1. Suárez-Iglesias et al. 2 demonstrated that Pilates was effective to improve functional mobility, improving Timed Up and Go (TUG) performances. Interventions using hydrotherapy, with or without land-based therapy, also showed positive effects on TUG values 3. Dance modality, associated with auditory cues, promoted positive effects on gait velocity, TUG, and freezing of gait 4. Finally, Robinson et al. 5 observed that treadmill training, when compared to no-exercise ones, improved the gait velocity and step length in PwPD regardless of use or not body weight support. Overall these results were observed in patients with early to moderate stages of disease (Hoehn and Yahr < 3). These main effects and the mechanism related to the positive responses were presented in the infographic. \u0000Despite the noteworthy positive effects of exercise using these modalities in PwPD, recommendations for training prescriptions are still debatable. The characteristics of the modalities were poorly described in most of the studies. For example, even with the availability of acceptable and practical tools, the exercise intensity or its increment throughout the training was not properly reported. Therefore, i","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74918397","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}
Camila Torriani-Pasin, Gisele S. Palma, M. Makhoul, B. A. Antonio, T. B. de Freitas, V. L. Domingues, Renata X. Magalhães, L. Mochizuki
{"title":"Physical exercise program during the COVID-19 pandemic for stroke survivors: an intervention development study","authors":"Camila Torriani-Pasin, Gisele S. Palma, M. Makhoul, B. A. Antonio, T. B. de Freitas, V. L. Domingues, Renata X. Magalhães, L. Mochizuki","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.252","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation was needed. Since individuals after stroke have a high risk if catching the COVID-19, and physical exercise is one of the most effective treatments for the disease. Staying physically active through a remote exercise program is an appropriate solution to minimize the inactivity effects.\u0000AIM: To report the process of development of a remote physical exercise program based on a face-to-face physical exercise program.\u0000METHOD: We developed the remote physical exercise program, maintaining the structure of the face-to-face version. Two weeks under social isolation, the remote physical exercise program has started. For the first 2 weeks, for familiarization purposes, we have provided the participants with only a few parts of the session followed by a test session in a synchronous mode of delivery. From the third week onwards, the activities were fully developed.\u0000RESULTS: An asynchronous remote physical exercise was chosen to ensure that the individuals would be able to perform the physical exercises with a caregiver or family member at home, as safe as possible. The sessions were delivered by a single video with all five components, including the parameters of prescription (time, sets, and repetitions), safety instructions, and alternatives exercises. We created two questionnaires to investigate attendance, barriers, safety, and overall experience.\u0000CONCLUSION: This paper purposed an asynchronous remote physical exercise program with a single video per session to initiate telemonitoring for stroke survivors, who had already participated in a face-to-face program of physical exercise before the COVID-19 pandemic.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78117392","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}
Camila Torriani-Pasin, T. B. de Freitas, B. Araújo, G. Palma, M. Makhoul, R. A. Andreotti, V. L. Domingues, L. Mochizuki
{"title":"Physical exercise program via telemonitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals with Parkinson's disease: intervention development study","authors":"Camila Torriani-Pasin, T. B. de Freitas, B. Araújo, G. Palma, M. Makhoul, R. A. Andreotti, V. L. Domingues, L. Mochizuki","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.251","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: To mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, social isolation was needed. Since individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have a high risk if catching the COVID-19, and physical exercise is one of the most effective treatments for this disease. In this scenario home-based exercise is a great solution to minimize losses by inactivity.\u0000AIM: To report the process of development of a remote physical exercise program based on a face-to-face physical exercise program.\u0000METHOD: We transform a one-hour-session-twice-a-week face-to-face program to a remote format keeping the objectives and structure. The sessions of the face-to-face program were structured by: warm-up, balance, aerobic capacity, resistance training, transference, and cool down.\u0000RESULTS: An asynchronous remote program was chosen to ensure that the participants would be able to perform the physical exercises with a caregiver or family member at home as safely as possible. The sessions were delivered by a single video with all 5 parts with prescriptions (time, sets, and repetitions), instructions about safety, and alternatives exercises. We create two questionnaires to investigate attendance, barriers, safety, and overall experience.\u0000CONCLUSION: This paper purposed an asynchronous program with a single video per session to initiate the remote program for individuals with PD, who already carried out a face-to-face program of physical exercise.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"108 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85045735","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}
J. C. Andreossi, F. Ribeiro, D. Bertucci, M. Papoti
{"title":"Effect of normobaric hypoxia exposure and exercise on attention","authors":"J. C. Andreossi, F. Ribeiro, D. Bertucci, M. Papoti","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.270","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Environment with low oxygen availability can have detrimental effects on cognitive abilities. Nevertheless, exercise can have beneficial effects on cognitive abilities, and these effects may vary with the environment. Therefore, it is important for the performance of individuals to understand the uncertainties about the conditions that can compromise cognitive function.\u0000AIM: To identify which hypoxic conditions can cause attention disturbance.\u0000METHOD: A total of fourteen volunteers (24.4 ± 3.9 years old; 82.8 ± 14.9 kg weight; 178.6 ± 7.9 cm height) participated in this single-blind, randomized, with a within-subjects design study. Participants completed an adapted version of the Stroop Color-Word Test (SCWT) before and after exposure in normoxia and hypoxia (FIO 2 = 0.209 and 0.138, respectively), in two conditions: (i) at rest for 30 minutes and (ii) under exhaustive effort. The data were analyzed using a Bayesian statistical approach.\u0000RESULTS: SCWT performance under hypoxic conditions showed no difference compared with exposure moments (before and after), as well as showed no difference compared with normoxic conditions. The SpO 2 in hypoxic conditions was significantly lower than in normoxia conditions, unlike HR, which revealed no difference. The hypoxia dose at rest and under exhaustive effort was 2.5 and 0.8 %.h, respectively.\u0000CONCLUSION: Despite a drop in SpO 2 and with hypoxia doses equivalent to 2.5 and 0.8 %.h, it was not possible to confirm differences in the indices related to attention. This indicates the existence of a minimum hypoxia dose to affect cognitive performance.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80156346","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}
J. Franz, T. Finni, Kota Z. Takahashi, B. Vanwanseele, F. De Groote
{"title":"The Need for Systems-Based Biomechanics to Understand the Causes and Consequences of Altered Muscle-Tendon Unit Function in Elderly Gait","authors":"J. Franz, T. Finni, Kota Z. Takahashi, B. Vanwanseele, F. De Groote","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.266","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>N/A</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74568255","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":"Metabolic, kinematic and coordinative behavior of a para swimmer with cerebral palsy","authors":"K. de Jesus, L. M. Cardoso, K. de Jesus","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.265","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.265","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: It has been increasingly necessary to assess and monitor the physiological and biomechanics variables of para swimmers to enlarge the current knowledge on how different impairments limit swimming performance and explain each competition class variability in metabolic and technical terms.\u0000AIM: To characterize the front crawl metabolic, kinematic, and coordination behaviors of a trained para swimmer subjected to an incremental protocol.\u0000METHOD: A 44-year-old male, with moderate right side hemiparesis of the body, performed a 200-m front crawl at 5 incrementally paces until exhaustion (0.05 m/s increases and 30-s intervals), with images from two cycles at each step recorded by two video cameras (one surface and one underwater). Kinematic and coordinative variables were collected. Lactate concentrations, heart rate, and blood pressure were also measured.\u0000RESULTS: The para swimmer achieved the anaerobic threshold at the fourth 200-m step, followed by an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Speed and stroke frequency were higher and stroke length was lower along the 200-m steps. In contrast, a slight increase in stroke index and stability in intracyclic velocity variations occurred across intensity increments, and index of interlimb coordination was maintained as a superposition mode.\u0000CONCLUSION: The findings suggest that the swimming intensity seems to influence the para swimmer metabolic, kinematic, and coordinative behavior, with sharper alterations after the point when AnT is achieved. In addition to having practical interest for adapted swimming, coaches should emphazise the physiological and biomechanical evaluation on training monitoring to better prescribe and improve the adapted swimming performance.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88848503","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":"Studies of specific movements and their stabilization do not allow general inferences on motor learning, even at the neurophysiological level - comment on Lage et al (2021)","authors":"W. Schöllhorn","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.295","url":null,"abstract":"Critiques","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83358194","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":"Reflections from expert throws coaches on the use of attentional focus cues during training","authors":"T. Zhuravleva, C. A. Aiken, Julie A. Partridge","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i2.255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i2.255","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Previous research in motor learning shows that adopting an external focus of attention significantly benefits performance and learning among novice participants. Research has been fairly limited in regards to the attentional focus reported to be used by highly skilled performers or coaches. Fairbrother et al. (2016) suggested that experts might utilize more complex attentional strategies than a simple dyad of internal or external foci.\u0000AIM: The purpose of the present study was to examine attentional focus cues utilized by elite track and field throws coaches during practice and competition.\u0000METHOD: Fifteen NCAA track and field coaches completed a questionnaire related the instructions they provide their athletes during practice. Meaning units that related to attentional focus were extracted from the questionnaires and categorized into associative and dissociative cues. The cues were then categorized for various attentional focus strategies.\u0000RESULTS: Results showed that elite coaches utilized multiple attentional focus strategies which included internal, external, and holistic focus cues. The most common attentional focus utilized with collegiate throwers was that of a holistic focus, which directs attention to the general feeling of the movement (Becker et al. 2019). It was observed that elite throws coaches alter their focus of attention instruction based on their unique style of coaching and the perceived needs of the athlete.\u0000CONCLUSION: This research shows that attentional focus is not as simple as adopting one focus strategy for all individuals within all contexts.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"335 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75486233","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}
F. Carpes, E. Rocha, M. Kunzler, Mathias S. Machado, Camilla F. Andrade, Ana Carolina L. Morais, Bruna C. Mendes, Marieli M. Paz, Maria Eduarda F. Pereira, Vitoria Ferreira, P. Mello-Carpes
{"title":"Biomechanics Olympic Games: did it improve learning or just the final grades in the past 9 years?","authors":"F. Carpes, E. Rocha, M. Kunzler, Mathias S. Machado, Camilla F. Andrade, Ana Carolina L. Morais, Bruna C. Mendes, Marieli M. Paz, Maria Eduarda F. Pereira, Vitoria Ferreira, P. Mello-Carpes","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.264","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v16i1.264","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: The Biomechanics Olympic Games (BOG) is a teaching method (see Carpes et al., Adv Physiol Educ. 2017;41(3):436-440) to facilitate biomechanics education. It has been conducted over the past 9 years and replicated in other universities, successfully reducing failing grades.\u0000AIM: Therefore, a recurrent question is whether the BOG reduces failing grades by raising the physical education and physiotherapy students' final scores or favors improving education.\u0000METHOD: To address this question, we considered retrospective data from two biomechanics courses for 9 years and analyzed their final grades considering or not including BOG scores in calculating final grades.\u0000RESULTS: The score attributed to BOG did not determine the success rate because most class grades were enough to approve, regardless of BOG scores. In this sense, the BOG played the role of facilitator in the teaching-learning processes in biomechanics. We found that enrollment with BOG activities increased the average scores in the classroom by ~7% and reduced variability by ~3% compared to final grades without considering the BOG participation.\u0000CONCLUSION: The BOG promotes biomechanics education, not by determining the classroom success rate but by promoting a more homogeneous learning development of the classroom.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79961930","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":"Quiet eye studies in sport within the motor accuracy and motor error paradigms","authors":"J. Vickers","doi":"10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v15i5.267","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reveals new insights that comes from comparing quiet eye (QE) studies within the motor accuracy and motor error paradigms. Motor accuracy is defined by the rules of the sport (e.g,. hits versus misses), while motor error is defined by a behavioral measure, such as how far a ball or other object lands from the target (e.g. radial error). The QE motor accuracy paradigm treats accuracy as an independent variable and determines the QE duration during an equal (or near-equal) number of hits and misses per condition per participant, while the motor error QE paradigm combines hits and misses into one data set and determines the correlation between the QE and motor error, which is used as a proxy for accuracy. QE studies within the motor accuracy paradigm consistently find a longer QE duration is a characteristic of skill, and/or interaction of skill by accuracy. In contrast, QE motor error studies do not analyze or report the relationship between the QE duration and accuracy (although often claimed), and rarely find a significant correlation between the QE duration and error. Evidence is provided showing the absence of significant results in QE motor error studies is due to the low number of accurate trials found in motor error studies due to the inherent complexity of all sport skills. Novices in targeting skills make fewer than 20% of their shots and experts less than 40% (with some exceptions) creating imbalanced data sets that make it difficult, if not impossible, to find significant QE results (or any other neural, perceptual or cognitive variable) related to motor accuracy in sport.","PeriodicalId":91007,"journal":{"name":"Brazilian journal of motor behavior","volume":"105 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88989991","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}