scholarly journals Integrative flexibility training to improve joint mobility and range of movement in jazz dancing girls

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-447
Author(s):  
Natanael Cervantes Hernández ◽  
Liliana Aracely Enríquez del Castillo ◽  
Luis Alberto Flores Olivares ◽  
Ramón Candia Luján ◽  
Susana Domínguez Esparza
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Professional Sports ◽  
Joint Mobility ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Passive Stretching ◽  
High Effect ◽  
Flexibility Training ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Physical Capacities

Flexibility is one of the physical capacities associated with improved performance in jazz dancers girls. However, jazz training being a complex physical activity is not only based on flexibility training, it also focuses on the development of motor skills, technique, posture, and rhythm. Therefore, it is important to demonstrate whether a passive stretching training, with minimum frequency, generates favorable results on flexibility. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of flexibility training on active and passive range of motion (ROM), as well as joint mobility in girls jazz dancers by chronological caracterizar la muestra age group. 30 jazz dancers with an average age of 8.5 ± 1.6 years with no more than four years practicing professional sports practice, enrolled in an integrative flexibility training program developed once a week for 12 weeks, and were assessed for active and passive hip joint mobility through goniometry in conjunction with six flexibility tests. There was an increase in all flexibility variables with a moderate size-effect, except for the joint ROM in active and passive left abduction and active right flexion, which had a high effect. In conclusion, training focused on static exercises can be considered an effective strategy to develop ROM, because it's possible to increase flexibility and stretch in lower extremities with a frequency of once a week in jazz dancing girls.

scholarly journals Anaerobic fitness of a Sample of Omani Children: Age group from 9-13 years

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hisham Ahmed Moheeb ◽  
Mansoor Al-Tauqi ◽  
Khalifa Bin Mubarak Al Jadeedi
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Anaerobic Capacity ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Fourth Group ◽  
The Third ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Steady Rate ◽  
Capacity Level ◽  
Vertical Jumping

This study aimed to identify the anaerobic capacity level of a sample of Omani children. The sample included 197 children between the ages of 9 to 13 years. The Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST) was used. The sample was divided into five groups. The first group comprised the nine-year olds (19 children), the second group comprised the ten-year olds (22 children), the third group comprised the eleven-year olds (52 children), the fourth group comprised the 12-year olds (43 children), and the fifth comprised the 13-year olds (61 children). The results showed that the anaerobic capacity level improved during the stages of growth. The level of improvement achieved in 13-year old children was the highest compared to the other age-groups (P S 0.000). This improvement was not at a steady rate. It occurred through booms that coincided with growth which appears in practice through the evolution of not only the level of values on the amount of effort, but also in the level of some related motor skills. It showed a positive correlation between the values of the anaerobic capacity level, the time of running 100 meters and vertical jumping (p S 0.01). Accordingly, this phase can be considered one of those booms. Key words: anaerobic capacity, (Running-based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST), Omani children, the 100 meters running, vertical jumping.

scholarly journals O APRIMORAMENTO DAS CAPACIDADES FÍSICAS VELOCIDADE, POTÊNCIA E AGILIDADE ATRAVÉS DO TREINAMENTO DE FLEXIBILIDADE

2019 ◽  
pp. 156-170
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Power Performance ◽  
Jump Test ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Long Jump ◽  
Flexibility Training ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Physical Capacities

The objective of this research was to analyze whether flexibility training can improve agility, speed, and power performance, during physical education classes or not. This is a quantitative, descriptive and field research, with 5th grade students duly enrolled at Prof.ª Hilda Romazini Melo School, União da Vitória- PR, in the year 2018. In order to perform the study, the students were divided into two different samples, sample A for the experimental group, which did flexibility training for 8 weeks, and sample B, control group, both of them did the pre and post test of the physical capacities. In order to collect data, pre and post-tests were performed for each physical capacities analyzed: square agility test, to measure agility, Wells Bank to measure flexibility, 20-meter test to measure speed and Long Jump test to check power. Furthermore, it was observed that the training improved besides the flexibility, the power of the students in 100%. Nevertheless, it was possible to realize that the training helped the students to keep the speed and it is not possible to say whether the training benefits the agility of students or not. Thus, the research leaves the suggestion of giving sequence to its elaboration, since this subject, has extreme relevance and should gain prominence in Physical Education and related areas.

scholarly journals An Observational Tool to Assess Activity Limitation in Ambulatory People with Cerebral Palsy When Performing Motor Skills

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1896
Author(s):  
Alba Roldan ◽  
José M. Sarabia ◽  
Guillermo Gómez-Marcos ◽  
Raul Reina
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
System Level ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
Level I

Ratios of physical activity and sports participation in people with cerebral palsy (CP) are still low compared with people without a disability. For an adequate and useful practice, physical activity professionals should understand how different types of CP profiles constrain the performance of motor skills that are required during sports practice. This study aims to develop an observation-based assessment tool to evaluate activity limitations in individuals with a moderate level of CP when performing skills requiring jumping, sprinting, change of direction, coordination, and balance. Nineteen observers with different backgrounds from five world regions were recruited for this study, with accredited experience classifying/observing para-athletes with CP. All observers watched videos of 20 international para-athletes with different CP profiles (bilateral spasticity, athetosis/ataxia, unilateral spasticity; all Gross Motor Function Classification System level I) performing 16 motor tasks, and their observations were recorded throughout an ad-hoc data collection instrument. A total of 6080 units of qualitative information were recorded for data analysis. An observation-based tool with qualitative descriptors is derived from data analyses, describing how coordination and balance affected mainly in those with dyskinesia/ataxia, range of movement in those with diplegia, and asymmetries in those with hemiplegia. This tool would help sports practitioners and physical educators to better understand how different CP profiles constrain the performance of motor skills.

scholarly journals Increased participation and improved performance in age group backstroke master swimmers from 25–29 to 100–104 years at the FINA World Masters Championships from 1986 to 2014

SpringerPlus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara M. Unterweger ◽  
Beat Knechtle ◽  
Pantelis T. Nikolaidis ◽  
Thomas Rosemann ◽  
Christoph A. Rüst
Keyword(s):  
Age Group ◽  
Improved Performance

scholarly journals Face and construct validity of TU-Delft epidural simulator and the value of real-time visualization

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nenad Zivkovic ◽  
Ganapathy van Samkar ◽  
Henning Hermanns ◽  
Philipp Lirk ◽  
Markus W Hollmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Epidural Needle ◽  
Procedure Time ◽  
Total Procedure Time ◽  
Prior Use ◽  
The Face ◽  
Real Time Visualization ◽  
Improved Performance

Background and objectivesLearning epidural anesthesia traditionally involves bedside teaching. Visualization aids or a simulator can help in acquiring motor skills, increasing patient safety and steepening the learning curve. We evaluated the face and construct validity of the TU-Delft Epidural Simulator and the effect of needle visualization.MethodsSixty-eight anesthesiologists, anesthesia residents, and final-year medical students tested the epidural simulator. Participants performed six epidural simulations with and six without needle visualization. We tested face validity on a Likert scale questionnaire. We collected data with the simulator software (spinal taps, dura contacts, bone contacts, attempts, and time) and tested for correlation with the performer’s experience (construct validity). A visualization aid was tested in a randomized crossover design.ResultsFace validity as rated by the participants was above average, with a mean of 3.7 (2.0–4.8) on a 5-point scale. Construct validity was indicated by significantly more spinal taps (0.4 [0–4) vs 0.07 [0–2], p=0.04) and more dura contacts (0.58 [0–6] vs 0.37 [0–3], p=0.002) by the inexperienced group compared with the expert group. The visualization aid improved performance by reducing the number of bone contacts and the number of attempts, and by decreasing the procedure time. Prior visualization training reduced the total procedure time from 279 s (69–574) to 180 s (53–605) (p=0.01) for the “blind” procedure.ConclusionsThe TU-Delft Epidural Simulator is a useful tool for teaching motor skills during epidural needle placement. Prior use of a visualization tool improves performance even without visual support during consequent simulations.

Transfer of Motor Learning in a Visuomotor Tracking Task for Healthy Old and Young Adults

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 247-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Lutz ◽  
Mike Martin ◽  
Lutz Jäncke
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Motor Learning ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Tracking Error ◽  
Tracking Task ◽  
The Other ◽  
Relative Reduction ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Visuomotor Tracking

Using a continuous bimanual tracking task with three different movement speeds, we examined motor learning and transfer in older adults. Three groups of subjects within each age group learned only one particular trajectory during training of 40 trials, while the other two trajectories were not practiced during this period. Motor learning (measured as absolute and relative reduction in tracking error) was identified in all subjects. The most important finding was that motor learning was present even for the trajectories that were not practiced to almost the same degree as for practiced trajectories and motor skills for visuomotor tracking show the same amount of improvement and transfer in young and older adults.

Effect of a Single Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy Treatment on Extensibility of the Hamstrings

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Martínez-Rodríguez ◽  
Olalla Bello ◽  
Isabel Yañez-Brage
Keyword(s):  
Knee Extension ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Deep Tissue ◽  
Outcome Measurements ◽  
Tissue Heating ◽  
Passive Stretching ◽  
Before And After ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Subjective Level ◽  
Shortwave Diathermy

Context:Lack of extensibility of the hamstrings is manifested by a restricion of knee extension range of motion.Objective:To quantify the effect of a single pulsed shortwave diathermy treatment on extensibility of the hamstrings.Participants:Twenty volunteers with tight hamstrings (< 150° of active knee extension).Intervention:Subjects were randomly allocated to receive either a pulsed shortwave diathermy treatment (experimental group) or a simulated pulsed shortwave diathermy treatment that did not produce a deep tissue heating effect.Main Outcome Measurements:Measurements of active and passive range of movement were recorded before and after the treatment, as well as the subjective level of discomfort perceived during the passive stretching.Results:No statistically signifcant differences were found.Conclusion:A single pulsed shortwave diathermy treatment, without stretching, did not increase hamstring extensibility.

scholarly journals Examining the Hand in the Video Consultation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Welle ◽  
Stefan Täger ◽  
Roslind Karolina Hackenberg ◽  
Alexander Markowetz ◽  
Frank Alexander Schildberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Medical History ◽  
Motor Skills ◽  
Hand Surgery ◽  
Online Video ◽  
Direct Examination ◽  
Range Of Movement ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Video Consultation ◽  
And Function

Abstract Background Video consultations could support patient care in hand surgery during social distancing in the COVID-19 era. According to the literature, images of hand and fingers can support telediagnosis in hand emergencies. We present this feasibility study on online video consultation in hand surgery. Methods A structured examination was designed to query the medical history and examine motor skills, sensitivity, strength and function tests of the hand. Thirty examinations on both hands were carried out by online video consultation, then in direct contact and compared with each other. Results With 4560 evaluated range of movement of the hand and finger joints, there was a high correlation between the measurement methods of R = 0.995 (p < 0.0001, confidence interval 0.9946 – 0.9954). In the video-based examination, 84.6% of the measured values showed a deviation of less than 5° compared to the direct examination, 92.8% less than 10° deviation. Good accordance was also found in the patientʼs medical history. An estimating examination of sensitivity, function and strength during video examination is feasible with simple auxiliary aids. Deficits are evident in the detection of scars, in function tests and the absence of haptic findings. Conclusion Online video consultation allows hand examination with sufficient documentation of hand and finger movements (range of motion) and proper evaluation of symptoms. It cannot replace direct examination but complement patient care in hand surgery even beyond the current COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN CASE BASE MEASLES SURVEILANCE DI KABUPATEN KARAWANG TAHUN 2014

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Saleh Budi Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Case Fatality ◽  
Age Group ◽  
District Health ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Elimination Phase ◽  
Measles Elimination ◽  
Laboratory Confirmation ◽  
Case Base ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
Improved Performance

Abstrak : Campak merupakan penyakit yang sangat dimungkinkan untuk dilakukan eradikasi, dengan melalui tahapan reduksi dan eliminasi. Saat ini Indonesia telah mencanangkan tahapan eliminasi campak dengan menerapkan Case Base Measles Surveilance (CBMS) untuk memonitor perkembangan kasusnya. Studi ini bertujuan untuk memberikan gambaran perkembangan penyakit campak khususnya di wilayah Kabupaten Karawang. Desain studi deskriptif dengan analisis deskriptif data Case Base Measles Surveilans Dinas Kesehatan Kabupaten Karawang Tahun 2014. Sebanyak 109 kasus yang tercatat dalam CBMS, 48 kasus (43,6%) berhasil dikonfirmasi laboratorium. dengan 24 kasus (48%) positif campak dan 10 kasus (31%) positif rubella. Insiden Komulatif kasus campak sebesar 10 case / 1.000.000 penduduk dengan angka discarded kasus sebesar 4 case /1.000.000 penduduk. Kasus campak positif terdistribusi pada kelompok umur 1-4 tahun (45,8%) dan umur 5-9 tahun (37,5%). Kasus rubella positif terdistribusi pada kelompok umur 5-9 tahun (85,7%). 70% kasus campak positif bergabung dalam kelompok nol dosis dan tidak tahu status imunisasinya. Kabupaten Karawang belum mencapai taraf status eliminasi campak oleh karena angka insidens kasus yang masih tinggi, dengan sebagian besar kasus campak positif tidak diimunisasi. Selain itu, kasus rubella juga menunjukkan proporsi yang tidak sedikit. Kinerja surveilans CBMS dinilai masih belum optimal, mengingat discarded kasus campak masih dibawah 5/1.000.000 penduduk. Peningkatan kinerja surveilans campak harus terus dilakukan dengan melakukan konfirmasi laboratorium kasus campak klinis sebanyak mungkin. Abstract: Measles eradication is possible to be done, by going through the stages of reduction and elimination. Currently, Indonesia has launched a measles elimination phase by applying the Case Base Measles Surveillance (CBMS). This study aims to provide an overview of the development of measles in Karawang District of Indonesia.Descriptive studies using CBMS Data of Karawang District Health Office in 2014. A total of 109 patients recorded CBMS, 48/109 patient (43.6%) confirmed by the laboratory, with 24/48 patient (48%) positive measles and 10/48 patient (31%) positive rubella, Case Fatality Rate (CFR) = 0%. Cumulative Incidence of measles cases = 10 per 1,000,000 population, number of discarded = 4 per 1.000.000 population.Distributed positive measles patient in the age group 1-4 years (45.8%) and the age of 5-9 years (37.5%). Distributed positive rubella cases in the age group 5-9 years (85.7%). 70% positive measles patients joined the zero-dose group and do not know their immunization status. Karawang district has not reached the level of measles elimination status, with the majority of positive measles cases were not immunized. Rubella cases also showed an increased proportion. CBMS surveillance performance is still considered optimal, considering discarded measles cases still below 5 / 1,000,000 population. Improved performance of measles surveillance should be carried out by the discovery of cases and laboratory confirmation of clinical measles cases as much as possible.

scholarly journals Explanatory factors of the psychomotor development of infants aged 1-24 months in N'Djamena (Chad)

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 019-026
Author(s):  
Silé Souam Nguélé ◽  
Haoua Démadji Béléti ◽  
Djidita Hagré Youssouf ◽  
Kanezouné Gongnet ◽  
Ildjima Ousmane Kadallah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychomotor Development ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Feeding Mode ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Gross Motor Skills ◽  
Explanatory Factors

Introduction: Psychomotor development (PMD) reflects the cerebral maturation through sensory, motor and psychological acquisitions of an individual. Its evaluation allows an early diagnosis of delays in order to take care of them. The objective of this study was to determine the profile and explanatory factors of PMD of infants in N'Djamena. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the “Notre Dame des Apôtres” Hospital in N'Djamena. It involved 428 infants aged 1 to 24 months received in preventive consultation between October 2017 and June 2018. The Denver II scale was used for the assessment of PMD. Data were analyzed with SPSS 21.0 software. Results: the sex ratio was 1.06. The most represented age group was under 3 months (35.5%). The items of gross motor skills were 95% completed, fine motor skills 93.8%, language 84.6% and sociability 68.8% at the 90th percentile. Development was advanced in 56.8% normal in 32.1% and delayed in 2.1%. Statistically significant differences in PMD were observed according to age group (p= 0.000), vaccination status (p= 0.002), feeding mode (p= 0.000), maternal exchange (p= 0.000) and pregnancy follow-up (p= 0.03). Conclusion: The psychomotor development of N'Djamenese infants is similar to that of other African children, although some variations are noted. It is influenced by certain factors related to the infant and the mother.

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