Physical activity, sitting time, neck disability and posture in workers using visual display terminals (VDT).

Background: Musculoskeletal pain represents a major public health problem. Workers who use visual display terminals (VDT) have suffered an increase in neck pain in recent decades.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between physical activity (PA), sitting time, posture, and neck disability in a population of employed adults who use a computer at work.

Effects of Copenhagen Adduction Exercise on Muscle Architecture and Adductor Flexibility.

Groin injuries are one of the most prevalent in sports, especially due to the hip adductor muscles’ weakness, which is considered as a risk factor. The Copenhagen adduction exercise (CAE) has been demonstrated to increase the strength of adductor muscles, but its effects on the architectural characteristics and flexibility of the adductors has been little studied. The aim of the present study was to analyse the impact on the muscular architecture and flexibility of the adductor musculature after 8 weeks of CAE-based training and after 4 weeks of subsequent detraining.

Impact of High-Intensity Interval Training on Body Composition and Depressive Symptoms in Adults under Home Confinement.

The home confinement derived from the COVID-19 pandemic has led to drastic changes in people’s habits. This situation has influenced their eating, rest, physical activity and socialization patterns, triggering changes in their mental stability. It was demonstrated that physical activity is beneficial for people’s physical and mental health.

[Pain and cervical disability among public workers who use data visualization display terminals].

Work-related neck/shoulder disorders are considered an important health issue. This study is aimed at establishing the pain and cervical disability patterns of workers with visual display terminals, as well as at determining the factors that mostly affect the onset of a new episode of back pain. A descriptive, correlational study was carried out on a sample of 88 workers who use visual display terminals, of the Ministry of Health (Xunta de Galicia).

Effects of the Functional Heel Drop Exercise on the Muscle Architecture of the Gastrocnemius.

Context: The architectural characteristics of a muscle determine its function.

Objective: To determine the architectural adaptations of the lateral gastrocnemius (LG) and medial gastrocnemius (MG) muscles after a functional eccentric strength training protocol consisting of heel drop exercises, followed by a subsequent detraining period.

Design: Pretest and posttest.

Bibliometric analysis of the body posture in relation to visual display terminals (VDTs).

Background: In modern society, there is an increase both in the demand and the duration of computer work. Failure to correct body posture while using the computer has become a serious health hazard.

Objective: To identify global trends in research related to body posture and visual display terminals (VDTs) using a bibliometric approach.

Anthropometric Profile in Different Event Categories of Acrobatic Gymnastics.

There is a specific anthropometric profile for each sport, which may be differentiated even in relation to the position, role or event category within each sport discipline. However, there are few studies on acrobatic gymnastics, and the goal of this work was to determine the anthropometric profile depending on the event category, as well as factors that predisposed to performance in these categories. The sample consisted of 150 gymnasts from Spain, divided into 8 groups according to the event category and the role played.

Anthropometric profile of elite acrobatic gymnasts and prediction of role performance.

Background: This study is aimed at determining the anthropometric profile of acrobatic gymnasts, differentiating on the basis of their role.

Methods: The sample consisted of 150 gymnasts (129 women and 21 men) from throughout Spain. The anthropometric measurements were taken according to the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK) procedures.

[Psychometric validation of the Spanish version of the scale properties Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) measuring physical exercise habits].

Background: The measurement of physical activity habits is especially important in the evaluation of the consequences of chronic diseases. The study tries was to validate to the context Spanish the scale Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) of 12 items for to measure the habit strength.

Methods: The psychometric properties of SRHI were analyzed realizing a analysis statistical of the items, an factorial analysis and an estimation of the reliability coefficient via Cronbach alpha.