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- Immediate effects of Global Active Stretching on strength and flexibility: Randomised controlled trialPublication . Rodrigues, Elisa; Pontes, A. R.; Brochado, G.; Bessa, Isabel; Carvalho, Paulo; Crasto, CarlosGlobal Active Stretching is a relatively recent yet little studied stretching method. It differs from the most popular methods by targeting muscle chains and integrating stretching with muscle contractions, which may eventually avoid the post-stretching reduction of strength that occurs in other methods. To verify the immediate effects of Global Active Stretching on muscle strength and flexibility in individuals with short hamstrings. A single-blind randomised controlled trial was carried out on 30 volunteers with more than 20° in the active knee extension test, randomly assigned to three groups: the experimental group (Global Active Stretching exercise); the placebo group (Global Active Stretching initial position without stretching); and the control group (lying down). The active knee extension and fingertip-to-floor tests assessed hamstring and posterior chain flexibility. Hamstring and quadriceps strength were assessed using the peak torque evaluation in the Biodex System 4PRO®. Assessments took place before and immediately after the 15-minute intervention. The ANOVA and the paired t test were used (α = 0.05). The experimental group had a significant increase in flexibility in both the fingertip-to-floor test (8.3 cm) and the active knee extension test (6.3°) when compared to the placebo and control groups (p < 0.05), while no differences in strength were observed (p > 0.05). Global Active Stretching immediately increased hamstring flexibility without significantly reducing muscle strength. Thus, individuals seeking to enhance their short-term flexibility can benefit from this programme in a single session without compromising performance.
- Incapacidade funcional cervical, lombar e membros superiores em funcionários do Grupo CESPUPublication . Silva, R.; Sousa, G.; Brochado, G.; Rocha, P.; Coelho, A.; Lopes, S.As Lesões Músculo-Esqueléticas Relacionadas com o Trabalho foram consideradas pela Organização Mundial de Saúde como uma doença de saúde pública. Estudos realizados até ao momento indicam que a tendência da prevalência de incapacidades associadas a estas lesões, venha a aumentar nos próximos anos sendo que, as regiões anatómicas que reportam sintomatologia associada ao trabalho e que por sua vez poderá criar incapacidade para o indivíduo são, a região cervical, região lombar e membro superior. Destas três regiões referidas é consensual que a região lombar é aquela com maior prevalência de sintomatologia.
- Level of physical activity and body image in Portuguese and French students, 1st year of PhysiotherapyPublication . Baptista, A.; Costa, A.; Martins, J.; Simões, D.; Brochado, G.; Lopes, SofiaAdolescents have a physiological need to move, therefore physical activity should be encouraged at an early age. In young adults, there are also various physical and psychological transformations. Associated with these transformations, there is a will to fit in the patterns of society’s beauty and, sometimes, a consequent bodily dissatisfaction. Thus, it is necessary to encourage physical activity, for its benefits.
- Level of physical activity of the Portuguese and French students in physiotherapy coursePublication . Costa, A.; Baptista, A.; Martins, J.; Brochado, G.; Simões, A.; Lopes, SofiaPhysical activity (PA) comprises any kind of energetic expenditure above the stationary level and it is associated to the well being, life quality and health enhancement. Nowadays, he practice of PA is tending to decrease among university students. It is imperative that those students have the base concepts of PA and healthy habits so that they can alert and modify the community habits and mindsets in the future.
- Physical activity level in Physical Therapy studentsPublication . Martins, J.; Costa, A.; Baptista, A.; Brochado, G.; Simões, G.; Lopes, SofiaPhysical activity is defined as any body movement that requests energy expenditure. The practice of physical activity allows to reinforce and increase the capacity of muscular-skeletal response and an improvement of physical aptitude. Currently, has been verified that university students have been decreasing healthy lifestyles and increasing their degree of sedentary lifestyle. Thus, it’s essential the Higher Education Institutions present themselves as a way to promote the practice of physical activity and contemplating it in the basic formation.