Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Brazilian University Drummers and Percussionists: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: In recent years, the number of university drummers and percussionists in Brazil has been increasing. Extensive instrumental practice and repetitive rehearsals are related to the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms among many of these percussion instrumentalists (e.g.

A comparison of the effects of plyometric and virtual training on physical and functional performance: a randomized, controlled, clinical trial.

Background: This study compared the effects of plyometric training (PT) and virtual training (VT) on physical and functional performance.

Methods: Fifty-five moderately-trained women participated in this randomized, controlled, prospective study. The subjects were randomly assigned to VT (N.

Effects of the use of oral contraceptives on hip and knee kinematics in healthy women during anterior stair descent.

Purpose: Our aim was to evaluate the effects of the use of oral contraceptives (OC) on the hip and knee kinematics of healthy women during anterior stair descent.

Methods: Forty volunteers aged from 18 to 26 years were divided into two groups: 1-Group of women who had used OC for at least 3 months prior to evaluation (n = 20) and 2-Group of women who did not use OC (n = 20). The knee flexion/extension and abduction/adduction, hip flexion/extension, abduction/adduction and medial/lateral rotation excursions (degrees) were calculated for the dominant (supporting) limb during anterior stair descent.

Gender differences in lower limb kinematics during stair descent.

The purpose of this study was to compare lower limb kinematics between genders during stair descent. Fifteen females and fifteen males who were healthy and active were included in this study. The lower limb kinematics (pelvis, femur and knee) in the coronal and transversal planes were assessed during stair descent at 30°, 40°, 50° and 60° of knee flexion.

Effect of functional stabilization training on lower limb biomechanics in women.

Purpose: This study aimed to verify the effects of functional stabilization training on lower limb kinematics, functional performance, and eccentric hip and knee torques.

Methods: Twenty-eight women were divided into a training group (TG; n = 14), which carried out the functional stabilization training during 8 wk, and a control group (CG; n = 14), which carried out no physical training. The kinematic assessment of the lower limb was performed during a single-leg squat, and the functional performance was evaluated by way of the single-leg triple hop and the timed 6-m single-leg hop tests.