Pilates increases resistance performance in young volleyball players.

Introduction: The aim of this work was to determine whether the Pilates method could promote changes in the activation and performance of core muscles in young volleyball players.

Method: Sixteen athletes (16.00 ± 1.

Efficacy of a program in increasing coping strategies in firefighters: randomized clinical trial.

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a program in increasing coping strategies focused on military firefighters' problems and emotions.

Method: randomized, parallel, single-masked clinical trial. The sample consisted of 51 participants in the intervention group and 49 in the control group.

Weak latitudinal gradients in insect herbivory for dominant rangeland grasses of North America.

Patterns of insect herbivory may follow predictable geographical gradients, with greater herbivory at low latitudes. However, biogeographic studies of insect herbivory often do not account for multiple abiotic factors (e.g.

Functional capacity and physical performance of community-dwelling elderly: a longitudinal study.

This study aimed to verify the occurrence of changes in the functional capacity and physical performance of community-dwelling elderly and its determining factors over a two-year period. This is a quantitative, observational and longitudinal household survey conducted in 2014 and 2016, with the participation of 380 elderly from Uberaba, Minas Gerais. The following instruments were used: The Mini-Mental State Examination and questionnaires with sociodemographic/economic, clinical and life habits data.

Increased strength of the scapular stabilizer and lumbar muscles after twelve weeks of Pilates training using the Reformer machine: A pilot study.

Objective: The aim of this work was to analyze muscle strength in Pilates novices who used the Reformer equipment during twelve training sessions.

Methods: Twenty-four healthy young female volunteers, who were non-smokers and did not exercise regularly, were split into a control group (mean age 28 ± 4 years and BMI 24.55 ± 3.

Alteration in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in dengue patients: analysis of 1,398 cases.

A study of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate during the first hour (ESR) in dengue patients would help determine how this parameter is affected by this disease, as well as whether it can be used for diagnosis. One thousand, three hundred and ninety-eight cases of dengue attended at the Dengue Treatment Center, Campos dos Goytacazes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were included. The ESR values were classified as normal or elevated and compared by gender and clinical form of the disease.