J Sport Med Phys Fit
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J Sport Med Phys Fit · Oct 2016
Review Meta AnalysisUltrasonography for meniscal injuries in knee joint: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
The aim of the paper is to systematically review the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for meniscal injuries in knee joint. ⋯ We found the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography for meniscal injuries was good. No evidence showed MRI had better accuracy than ultrasonography diagnosis. We recommend ultrasonography should be routinely used for evaluation of meniscal injuries in knee joint.
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J Sport Med Phys Fit · Jul 2016
Review Meta AnalysisThe effect of the Pilates method on the physical conditioning of healthy subjects: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
Physical conditioning consists of a variety of health-related attributes and Pilates exercises are described as a form of this conditioning. The objective of this systematic review was to determine the effect of the Pilates method on health and ability outcome of the physical conditioning of healthy individuals. ⋯ The results indicate the Pilates exercises performed on the mat or apparatus 2 to 3 times a week, for 5 to 12 weeks, improves abdominal muscular endurance (on average, 10 more abdominals curls in 1-minute sit-up test) for both genders, when compared to no exercises.
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J Sport Med Phys Fit · Jun 2016
Review Meta AnalysisEffect of exercise on depression in university students: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of exercise on depression in university students. ⋯ Exercise may be an effective therapy for treating depression in university students. However, further clinical studies with strict design and large samples focused on this specific population should be warranted in the future.
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J Sport Med Phys Fit · Mar 2016
Observational StudyCardiovascular effects, body composition, quality of life and pain after a Zumba® fitness program in Italian overweight women.
The aim of this paper was to investigate the cardiovascular effects, body composition, quality of life and pain after a 12-week Zumba fitness program in a group of overweight women through an observational study, community physical activity program involving twenty-seven overweight women (38.9±9.7 years). ⋯ Results demonstrate that Zumba fitness can be an effective way to obtain beneficial health effects and that it can also be recommended for overweight women.
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Amputation in athletes has a substantial impact on lifestyle and sporting activity, as well as self-perception and quality of life. The impact of limb loss on athletic ability will vary depending on the cause of amputation and the anatomical location of the amputation. The use of sporting activity for rehabilitation of amputees was first introduced in 1944 at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. ⋯ This can cause subsequent degenerative changes within the remaining joints on the amputated limb as well as the contralateral limb. Factors affecting return to sporting activity are multivariate and inter-related, including patient factors, surgical factors, nature and level of the sporting activity and prosthetic factors. The authors review current literature, detail predictive factors of return to sport and the physical and psychosocial impact on patients following limb amputation.