Publications by authors named "Caroline Motta"
Article Synopsis
- - COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can lead to severe respiratory problems and has been shown to affect the central nervous system (CNS), with the virus found in the brain and cerebrospinal fluid of patients.
- - The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is believed to be the main pathway for SARS-CoV-2 to infect the brain, but the full details of how the virus interacts with the neurovascular units (NVU) in the CNS remain unclear.
- - Age and underlying health conditions are significant risk factors for severe COVID-19 outcomes, prompting discussions on how mitochondrial dysfunction might contribute to inflammation and potential drug therapies to improve neurological health in older patients.
Background: Studies have grouped different overhead sports and evaluated together the isokinetic strength of shoulder internal (IR) and external (ER) rotator muscles. However, muscular adaptations could be a consequence of the specific sport, and some strength imbalance between these muscles may exist as a consequence of the muscular demand unique to the sport. Therefore, grouping different overhead sports together may not be adequate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF: As a consequence of years of soccer training and sexual maturation, there is an increase in lower body muscle mass and strength especially in the knee extensors and flexors muscles. In this context, the lack of knee joint stability, resulting from strength imbalance between knee extensor and flexors muscles, has been associated with knee injuries. The aim of this study was to compare the knee flexor and extensor muscle peak torque, average power, contralateral deficit, conventional and functional balance ratios of female soccer players from different age groups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Constantly varied functional movements performed at high intensity (FMHI) is a type of strength and general conditioning program that has gained widespread popularity in recent years. The very intense exercises performed with lower and upper limbs may create muscular asymmetry or imbalance between agonist and antagonist muscles, and therefore the characterization of isokinetic muscle strength, side-to-side difference, and balance ratios for lower and upper limbs may contribute to a better understanding of the modality characteristics.
Objective: To evaluate the knee and shoulder strength of FMHI athletes of both sexes.