Methods Population. Prospective cohort of 98 Adolescents with spinal deformities (19 males) that have been monitored with a heat sensor (Thermobrace) at least twice; 94.9% had AIS. The average monitoring period was: 591.33 +119.31 days. All patients were treated with brace according to the SpoRT concept, with a prescription from 8 to 23 hours per day; and SEAS exercises; team approach followed ...

Tremendous force is usually required to cause sternal fractures. Normally this is caused either by a direct blow to the chest or by an indirect injury from hyperflexion of the torso. A case is presented of a fracture of the manubrium sterni in a young man as a complication of body building exercises-a non-contact sport. It appears that this has not been reported before.

This paper focuses on the collaborative learning of mathematics in which learners effectively acquire knowledge of common exercises through discussion with other learners. During collaborative learning, learners sometimes cannot solve exercises successfully, because they cannot derive answers by themselves or they hesitate to propose answers through discussion. To cope with such situations, thi...

I read the review by Zemková [1], entitled Sport-Specific Balance, with great interest. This is an important research area that may contribute to a better understanding of the postural control system under various sport performance requirements. The main objectives of this review were to analyse the effects of various types of exercise on balance performance, and to provide new insights into th...

Objectives and method: As the field of applied sport psychology (ASP) is witnessing a growth in interest in professional practice, it is also faced with the challenge of developing its professional status. Taking into account the lack of research on the career development of ASP practitioners, this article reviews research and information relevant to two major career phases: a) education in pre...

These notes are written as supplements to the textbook, “Numerical Linear Algebra” by Lloyd Trefethen and David Bau, for CAAM 454/554 students. Those who are preparing for the CAAM Ph.D Qualifying exam on Numerical Analysis should do the exercises provided in these notes. We will mostly follow the notation of the book. For instance, unless otherwise specified, the norm ‖ · ‖ refers to the Eucli...

OBJECTIVE To determine factors associated with adult squash players' protective eyewear behaviours. METHODS A survey of 303 players (aged >or =18 years) was conducted at three squash venues in Melbourne, Australia over a three week period in June 2000 to obtain information about protective eyewear use. RESULTS Of 303 participants the response rate was 98.1%; 66.1% were males, with a mean ag...

ABSTRACT Introduction: The physical fitness of Chinese table tennis players is critical as the continuous development in sports technologies increases demands for during competitions. And quality a problem that cannot be ignored. Objective: Analyze energy supply characteristics and its special training methods based on sport's temporal spatial actual load. Methods: Sport performance analyzed by...

the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sport orientation and competitive anxiety in male and female athletes of team and individual sports who participated in 10th student sport olympiad (1389). the present study was descriptive and correlation method was used. for this purpose, 688 subjects (337 females and 351 males) were selected as the sample by simple random samp...