KINETIC CHAIN MODIFIES MUSCLE ACTIVATION IN ADULTS WITH SHOULDER PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CROSS-OVER TRIAL.

Background: A kinetic chain approach to shoulder rehabilitation is recommended. This study aimed to compare muscle activity between the isolated external rotation exercise and an exercise incorporating a kinetic chain approach in adults with shoulder pain. It also sought to identify muscle activation differences with the same tasks between asymptomatic adults and those experiencing shoulder pain.

Mixing transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation and galvanic cutaneous stimulation to decrease simulator adaptation syndrome.

Purpose: Simulator Adaptation Syndrome arises from a perceptual discordance between expected and actual motion, giving rise to symptoms such as nausea and disorientation. This research focused on determining the benefit of Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) and Galvanic Cutaneous Stimulation (GCS), where both were applied in conjunction, as compared to their administration in isolation, to decrease Simulator Adaptation Syndrome (SAS).

Method: A driving simulation study was proposed where SAS, body balance, and driving performance were measured.

Acute effects of the short-foot exercise in runners with medial tibial stress syndrome: A quasi-experimental study.

Objectives: Analyze whether there are immediate changes in peak soleus activation and peak hindfoot eversion after short-foot exercise (SFE) in runners with medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). Secondarily, establish differences in peak soleus activation and peak hindfoot eversion between asymptomatic individuals and those presenting MTSS.

Design: Quasi-experimental study.

Facial infrared thermography as an index of social anxiety.

Previous research on physiological indices of social anxiety has offered unclear results. In this study, participants with low and high social anxiety performed five social interaction tasks while being recorded with a thermal camera. Each task was associated with a dimension assessed by the Social Anxiety Questionnaire for Adults (1 = Interactions with strangers.

Pain and Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport in Elite Volleyball Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Unlabelled: Pain is modulated by multiple factors. A relevant psychological process peculiar to athletes and which could be associated with pain is Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport (PRRS). The analysis of this association in competition context is particularly important.