Publications by authors named "Maximiliano E Arlettaz"

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted global healthcare systems. Vaccination is an effective strategy to battle the disease. Policies and distribution frameworks have varied widely across countries.

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Objective: The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) is a movement analysis tool proposed to identify the risk of anterior cruciate ligament injuries, very useful for injury prevention. The aim of this study is to review the variants of the LESS, their normative scores and the differences according to sex and sport practiced.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases were searched from inception to October 19, 2023.

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Background: The barbell back squat is one of the most performed exercises, being important for the strengthening of lower limbs and trunk. Recently, it has become popular to train under different conditions of footwear or without it, and some investigations have analyzed the changes that this brings, with some contradictions in this regard. The purpose of this study was to analyze the kinematic variations under different shoe conditions (running shoes, barefoot and barefoot with heel raised) in the back squat in female university athletes.

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Physical activity (PA) is recognized as a protective factor for health. Despite the importance that has been given to health differences in recent decades, strong inequities still persist. This article examines the inequities in the levels and barriers to PA in Argentina.

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