Assessment of hematological profiles of adult male athletes from two different air pollutant zones of West Bengal, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 343-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paulomi Das ◽  
Pinaki Chatterjee
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Male Athletes

scholarly journals Efficacy of Electromyographic-Biofeedback Supplementation Training with Patellar Taping on Quadriceps Strengthening in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome among Young Adult Male Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4514
Author(s):  
Asma Alonazi ◽  
Shahnaz Hasan ◽  
Shahnawaz Anwer ◽  
Azfar Jamal ◽  
Suhel Parvez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Functional Disability ◽  
Isometric Exercise ◽  
Quadriceps Strength ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Young Adult Male ◽  
Patellar Taping ◽  
Experimental Group

This study compares the effects of electromyographic-biofeedback (EMG-BF)-guided isometric quadriceps strengthening with patellar taping and isometric exercise alone in patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) among young adult male athletes. Sixty young adult male athletes with PFPS participated in the study. Participants were randomly divided into two groups: (1) EMG-BF-guided isometric exercise training with patellar taping (experimental group, n = 30), and (2) sham EMG-BF training with an isometric exercise program (control group, n = 30). Participants conducted their respective exercise programs for five days per week across four weeks. Study outcomes were pain (measured by the visual analog scale), functional disability (measured by the Kujala Anterior Knee Pain scale), and quadriceps strength (measured by an ISOMOVE dynamometer). Measurements were taken at baseline, Week 2, Week 4, and during a follow-up at Week 6. The experimental group demonstrated significantly lower VAS score at Weeks 2 and 4 compared to that of the control group (p = 0.008 and 0.0005, respectively). The score remained significantly lower at the Week 6 follow-up compared to the control group (p = 0.0005). There were no differences in knee function at Weeks 2 and 4 between the two groups (p = 0.086 and 0.171, respectively); however, the experimental group showed significantly better knee function at Week 6 compared to the control group (p = 0.002). There were no differences in quadriceps strength at Week 2 between the two groups (p = 0.259); however, the experimental group demonstrated significantly higher quadriceps strength at Weeks 4 and 6 compared to the control group (p = 0.0008). Four weeks of EMG-BF supplementation training with patellar taping demonstrated significant improvements in pain intensity, functional disability, and quadriceps muscle strength in young adult male athletes with PFPS.

Selected Isokinetic Lifting Parameters of Adult Male Athletes Utilizing Lumbar/Sacral Supports

1990 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 467-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Woodhouse ◽  
James R. K. Heinen ◽  
Lawrence Shall ◽  
Kathryn Bragg
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Male Athletes

scholarly journals Body Talk: Male Athletes Reflect on Sport, Injury, and Pain

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Young ◽  
Philip White ◽  
William McTeer
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Sport Injury ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Physical Constraints ◽  
Serious Injury ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Body Talk

This paper examines how participation in physically demanding sport, with its potential and actual injurious outcomes, both challenges and reinforces dominant notions of masculinity. Data from 16 in-depth interviews with former and current Canadian adult male athletes indicate that sport practices privileging forceful notions of masculinity are highly valued, and that serious injury is framed as a masculinizing experience. It is argued that a generally unreflexive approach to past disablement is an extraordinary domain feature of contemporary sport. The risks associated with violent sport appear to go relatively unquestioned by men who have suffered debilitating injury and whose daily lives are marked by physical constraints and pain.

Acute and chronic hyperbaric oxygen exposure in humans: effects on blood polyamines, adrenocorticotropin and β-endorphin

1993 ◽  
Vol 129 (5) ◽  
pp. 436-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amos Casti ◽  
Giancarla Orlandini ◽  
Maria G Troglio ◽  
Franco Bacciottini ◽  
Massimo Michelini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hyperbaric Oxygen ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Healthy Adult ◽  
Chronic Phase ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Oxygen Exposure ◽  
Healthy Adult Male ◽  
Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure

Plasma β-endorphin, adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) and blood polyamine (spermidine and spermine) concentrations were evaluated in healthy adult male athletes undergoing hyperbaric oxygen exposure for 10 days (2.8 atm, 100% O2, 60 min daily). In the "acute phase", corresponding to the first day of treatment, and in the "acute in the chronic phase", corresponding to the values obtained on the 5th and 10th days after 60 min of hyperbaric O2, both ACTH and β-endorphin levels increased significantly, whereas no variations were observed for polyamine concentrations. In the "chronic phase", corresponding to the basal values of the 5th and 10th days of treatment, we found a different pattern. In fact, the concentration of polyamines showed a remarkable enhancement, while ACTH and β-endorphin levels remained unchanged. No significant variations were observed during hyperbarism with air. These results demonstrate different modifications of polyamines and β-endorphin and ACTH in subjects submitted to hyperbaric oxygen exposure.

Plasma catecholamine and serum testosterone responses to four units of resistance exercise in young and adult male athletes

1998 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 413-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teemu Pullinen ◽  
Antti Mero ◽  
Ewen MacDonald ◽  
Arto Pakarinen ◽  
Paavo V. Komi
Keyword(s):  
Resistance Exercise ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Serum Testosterone ◽  
Plasma Catecholamine ◽  
Male Athletes

scholarly journals Air quality fluctuation monitoring and statistical data analysis during COVID-19 pandemic in Siliguri city, India

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bijay Halder ◽  
Jatisankar Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
World Health ◽  
Quality Data ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Health Food ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Air Quality Data

Introduction: Worldwide coronavirus created is a major problem for human health, food security, economy and many more. World Health Organisation (WHO) named this virus COVID-19. This virus is first detected in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and after that, it’s spreading over the world. Lockdown is healing the environmental condition because major Indian metropolitan cities are recovered from different pollutants. This study is to identify the air quality trend before, during and after the lockdown in Siliguri city, the third-largest city of West Bengal and this city is also a commercial and transportation hub. Materials and methods: The air quality data have been derived from West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) and proceed in MS-Office and ArcGIS 10.4. The air pollutant and week air quality data have been used for monitoring the environmental situation. Results: In this study, results show that around 70%-90% of air quality is increased during strict lockdown but again air quality is decreased after lockdown gradually. The weekly air quality graph significantly changes during lockdown but after lockdown, the graph was increased. The highest air quality shows 347 before lockdown but during lockdown it’s decreased 25 on 23-24 May 2020. After lockdown public transport, industrial area and small scale industries are reopened and again the air quality increased. The highest air quality shows 353 on 14 January 2021 during unlock 8.0. Conclusion: This pandemic taught how anthropogenic activates, like urbanization, population pressure and industrial works were endangering the environment and some caution is essential for future livelihood.

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