125 results match your criteria: "Hungarian University of Sports Science[Affiliation]"

A Guideline for Guidelines: A Novel Method to Assess the Helpfulness of Medical Guidelines.

J Clin Med

June 2024

Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, H-1088 Budapest, Hungary.

: The recommendations included in medical guidelines (GLs) provide important help to medical professionals for making clinical decisions regarding the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. However, there are no systematic methods to measure the helpfulness of GLs. Thus, we developed an objective assessment of GLs which indicates their helpfulness and quality.

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First aid is a key factor in preventing further deterioration in an accident, saving lives, or improving treatment in emergencies. However, the reasons behind the willingness to provide first aid are still unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the role of social problem-solving and prosocial behavior in the dimension of first aid willingness.

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The value of sport is extensively documented; however, there are still groups who do not have the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of sport due to lack of investment, particularly important for people with disabilities. A gap persists in understanding the effectiveness of inclusive sport programs in addressing equity-related targets, particularly on the effective methods of financing inclusion in sport for individuals with disabilities. Therefore, providing a platform for stakeholders to express their perspectives becomes crucial.

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Purpose: The relationship between external load and creatine-kinase (CK) response at the team/position or individual level using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) has been studied. This study aimed to compare GPS-derived and Football Movement Profile (FMP) -derived CK-prediction models for national-team soccer players. The second aim was to compare the performance of general and individualized CK prediction models.

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Introduction: Globally, from the age of 14, the dropout rate of young athletes is high in all sports games in Hungary. The reasons for dropping out are complex, however parental support is critical to succeed or continue, especially after failure or injury. The present study explored the main effects of sports injury and sport participation stage on parental involvement in sports.

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A multichannel investigation of proprioceptive accuracy.

Biol Psychol

September 2024

Institute of Psychology, Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church in Hungary, Budapest, Hungary; Ádám György Psychophysiology Research Group, Budapest, Hungary. Electronic address:

Proprioceptive accuracy (PAc), i.e., the acuity of perception of the state of different parts of the motor system, shows substantial intraindividual differences, and is often considered a general ability.

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The endothelial glycocalyx (EG), covering the luminal side of endothelial cells, regulates vascular permeability and senses wall shear stress. In sepsis, EG undergoes degradation leading to increased permeability and edema formation. We hypothesized that restoring EG integrity using liposomal nanocarriers of preassembled glycocalyx (LNPG) will restore normal venular permeability in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced sepsis model of mice.

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Aging is the greatest risk factor for numerous diseases and mortality, and establishing geroprotective interventions targeting aging is required. Previous studies have suggested that healthy dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, are associated with delayed biological aging; however, these associations depend on nationality and sex. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between dietary patterns identified through principal component analysis and biological aging in older men of Japan, one of the countries with the longest life expectancies.

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Using a curved carbon-fiber plate (CFP) in running shoes may offer notable performance benefit over flat plates, yet there is a lack of research exploring the influence of CFP geometry on internal foot loading during running. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of CFP mechanical characteristics on forefoot biomechanics in terms of plantar pressure, bone stress distribution, and contact force transmission during a simulated impact peak moment in forefoot strike running. We employed a finite element model of the foot-shoe system, wherein various CFP configurations, including three stiffnesses (stiff, stiffer, and stiffest) and two shapes (flat plate (FCFP) and curved plate (CCFP)), were integrated into the shoe sole.

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Corticomuscular and intermuscular coherence as a function of age and walking balance difficulty.

Neurobiol Aging

September 2024

Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen Medical Center, Groningen, the Netherlands; Department of Kinesiology, Hungarian University of Sports Science, Budapest 1123, Hungary; Department of Sport Biology, Institute of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary.

Article Synopsis
  • The study examined how beta-band intermuscular coherence (IMC) and corticomuscular coherence (CMC) changed with age and walking balance difficulty among younger (23 years) and older individuals (71 years).
  • Participants walked overground and on narrow beams to assess their balance and speed while measuring coherence between brain activity and leg muscle signals.
  • Results showed that walking balance decreased with difficulty for older adults, while CMC and IMC generally increased with age and walking challenge, indicating a greater reliance on neural control for maintaining balance, especially in older participants.
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Background: While the acute effects of high-load resistance training on the force generating capacity of muscles have been widely examined, limited data exist on the relationship with the force-velocity profile (FV). Evidence suggests high sensitivity of the vertical FV profile to monitor changes in the muscle's mechanical properties according to the type of the exercise protocol. However, the interpretation of the findings seems not as straightforward.

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Background: Various physical fitness qualities such as muscle strength, speed and endurance are related to soccer performance. Accordingly, the combination of strength and endurance training (i.e.

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Background: Beam walking is a new test to estimate dynamic balance. We characterized dynamic balance measured by the distance walked on beams of different widths in five age groups of healthy adults (20, 30, 40, 50, 60 years) and individuals with neurological conditions (i.e.

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Changes in standing stability when wearing different colored glasses cannot be determined by participants' subjective preference - A crossover randomized single-blinded pilot study.

Gait Posture

July 2024

Department of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Division of Biomedical Engineering for Health and Welfare, Tohoku University Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Sendai, Japan. Electronic address:

Article Synopsis
  • - The study explored whether wearing different colored glasses (red, blue, yellow, green, or transparent) affected balance control and performance in standing positions among 13 participants.
  • - Results showed that while some measures of balance and muscle activity did differ based on glass color, the participants could not consistently identify these differences in their stability.
  • - Conclusions suggest that preference for lens color might impact balance due to psychological factors, but subjective opinions alone are not reliable for improving standing balance performance.
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After the increasingly common anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) procedure in competitive athletes, rehabilitation is crucial for facilitating a timely return to sports (RTS) and preventing re-injury. This pilot study investigates the patient-reported outcomes of postoperative rehabilitation in competitive athletes, comparing supervised rehabilitation (SVR) and home-based rehabilitation (HBR). After ACLR, 60 (out of 74 screened) athletes were recruited and equally divided into HBR and SVR groups using non-probability convenience sampling, with each group comprising 15 males and 15 females.

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Purpose: Hypertension is a major public health problem, thus, its timely and appropriate diagnosis and management are crucial for reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The aim of the new Hungarian Hypertension Registry is to evaluate the blood pressure measurement practices of general practitioners (GPs), internists and cardiologists in outpatient clinics, as well as to assess the seasonal variability of blood pressure.

Materials And Methods: Omron M3 IT devices were used during four-month periods between October 2018 and April 2023 in GP practices and in hypertension clinics.

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To investigate the geometry of the aortoiliac (AI) segment and its correlation with sex, age, and cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. Abdominal and pelvic CTA/MRA scans of 204 subjects (120 males; median age: 53 [IQR, 27-75] years) without AI steno-occlusive disease or scoliosis were retrospectively analyzed. The participants were enrolled consecutively, ensuring the representation of each age decade.

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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a mysterious lethal multisystem neurodegenerative disease that gradually leads to the progressive loss of motor neurons. A recent non-contact dying-back injury mechanism theory for ALS proposed that the primary damage is an acquired irreversible intrafusal proprioceptive terminal Piezo2 channelopathy with underlying genetic and environmental risk factors. Underpinning this is the theory that excessively prolonged proprioceptive mechanotransduction under allostasis may induce dysfunctionality in mitochondria, leading to Piezo2 channelopathy.

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Previous studies found that regular physical activity (PA) can lower the risk of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection and post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), yet its specific effects in young women have not yet been investigated. Thus, we aimed to examine whether regular physical activity reduces the number of symptoms during and after COVID-19 infection among young women aged between 18 and 34 (N = 802), in which the confounding effect of other morbidities could be excluded. The average time since infection was 23.

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Background: Providing individual- and population-level data on children's physical fitness (PF) is a crucial public health and education priority. However, few national fitness monitoring or surveillance systems are currently in practice internationally. We aim to summarize the current European PF monitoring and surveillance systems for school-aged children and to provide experience-based guidelines on how to design such systems.

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Psychological Aspects of Motocross Racing Considering Expected, Perceived, and Actual Performance.

J Sport Exerc Psychol

April 2024

Institute of Health Promotion and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Motocross racing is a seldom-researched popular extreme sport. This field research aimed to investigate feeling states, perceived arousal, anxiety, and negative and positive affect in the anticipatory and recovery race periods and their relationship to expected and perceived performance. Twenty Motocross racers completed psychometric scales before and after a national championship race.

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Whole body vibration (WBV) is a form of passive exercise that offers an alternative physical training to aged individuals with limitations in their physical and mental capabilities. The aim of the present study was to explore the therapeutic potential of five weeks of WBV on anxiety-like behaviors as well as learning and memory abilities in senescent thirty months old rats. Animals were exposed to 5 min vibration twice per day, five times per week during the five consecutive weeks.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study aimed to assess the prevalence of residual disease in congenital cholesteatomas using the Potsic staging system, with hearing improvement as a secondary focus.
  • Thirteen articles were reviewed, of which seven were analyzed, revealing no significant differences in residual disease rates across different Potsic stages after at least one year of follow-up, despite all studies having a high risk of bias.
  • The findings indicate that the Potsic staging system's effectiveness for predicting outcomes is inconclusive, highlighting the need for more focused research to obtain stronger evidence.
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Extensive research has confirmed numerous advantages of exercise for promoting brain health. More recent studies have proposed the potential benefits of lactate, the by-product of exercise, in various aspects of brain function and disorders. However, there remains a gap in understanding the effects of lactate dosage and its impact on aged rodents.

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