AIM Rehabilitation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) requires a careful choice from among the possible treatments, such as bracing and exercises, according to the patient's needs. According to the literature, there is little evidence regarding the efficacy of these rehabilitation instruments. During the past few years, a full series of studies has been carried out to investigate their ef...

Coledam DHC, Paludo AC, Oliveira AR, Dos-Santos JW. Dynamic exercise versus tag game warm up: the acute effect on agility and vertical jump in children. J. Hum. Sport Exerc. Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 243-253, 2012. Although dynamic and stretching exercises have been widely investigated, there is little information about warm up performed by tag games. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to veri...

There is scant literature where applied sport scientists have considered first hand experiences preparing professional boxers for world title bouts. The present submission reflects more than 10 years of applied experience working with professional boxers, residing in Canada. What follows is a composite of sequential steps that ownership and coaching staff of one Canadian management group have t...

BACKGROUND/AIM Concussion is a common injury in sport. Most individuals recover in 7-10 days but some have persistent symptoms. The objective of this study was to determine if a combination of vestibular rehabilitation and cervical spine physiotherapy decreased the time until medical clearance in individuals with prolonged postconcussion symptoms. METHODS This study was a randomised controlle...

The article is a research into psychological and pedagogic support of sportsmen aged 18–25 years old, with taking account the gender factor, at stages training strength exercises. It states methods psychical reserves mobilization different psychophysical types sportsmen, aimed process efficiency increase in order to reach high results during competitions. Introduction. based methodic classical ...

This article examines the evolving historiography of ‘sport’ vis-à-vis British Society Sports History (BSSH), as per fluid and shifting definitions what term means. It begins by discussing broad themes within previous UK sport. Afterwards, it roughly quantifies content articles BSSH’s journal The Historian/Sport in during period 1993–2021, with an emphasis on sporting forms emerging trends. Fin...

The paper refers to the history of Olympic art competitions which at one point were part Games competitions. In that vein, author analyzes Canadian short story Hockey Night in Canada, written by Diane Schoemperlen, is inspired sport as other sports stories are but, a matter fact, does not have much do with hockey. illustrates how domestic objects could be turned into and they help Schoemperlen ...

Acquired brain impairments are responsible for cognitive dysfunctions that affect daily life activities. Promoting cognitive exercise through ecologically-based interactive media such as virtual reality is an emerging option. Although the first step towards ecological ways to stimulate cognitive functions has been given, assessment still relies on non-ecological measures such as pencil-and-pape...