Road to Tokyo Paralympic Games: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mood States of Brazilian Para Athletes.

Context: The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the world of sports due to the imposed quarantine and the postponement of regional, national, and international sporting events, which affected physical, socioeconomic, and psychological aspects of athletes. Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate changes in the mood state profile of Brazilian Para athletes at 2 different time points during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically during their qualification for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Design: This study used a longitudinal study design.

Does tele-exercise training for tetraplegia meet the spinal cord injury-specific physical activity guidelines? A 7-month longitudinal study.

Introduction: Tele-exercise, defined as an intervention that offers physical training provided remotely, represents an alternative for remote care during social isolation and the absence of in-person interventions, considering the difficulties of regular exercise engagement in tetraplegia. The current study aimed to examine whether tele-exercise training in individuals with tetraplegia meets the recommendations proposed by the spinal cord injury (SCI)-specific guidelines, and the adherence.

Methods: Twenty SCI tetraplegia performed tele-exercise training.

Cross-Cultural Translation and Adaptation of the Perceived Recovery Status Scale to Brazilian Portuguese.

Context: One of the primary training variables, although often overlooked, is recovery level achieved before starting subsequent training sessions. To find a more practical measurement that is consonant with the daily training routine, the Perceived Recovery Status (PRS) scale is proposed. In this perspective, the present study aimed to translate and culturally adapt the PRS scale into Brazilian Portuguese.

Force-velocity relationship in Paralympic powerlifting: two or multiple-point methods to determine a maximum repetition.

Background: Due to the absence of evidence in the literature on Paralympic Powerlifting the present study investigated various methods to assess bench press maximum repetition and the way each method influences the measurement of minimum velocity limit (MVT), load at zero velocity (LD0), and force-velocity (FV).

Objective: To evaluate the precision of the multi-point method using proximal loads (40, 50, 60, 70, 80, and 90% of one repetition maximum; 1RM) compared to the four-point method (50, 60, 70, and 80% of 1RM) and the two-point method using distant loads (40 and 80% and 50 and 80% of 1RM) in in the MVT, LD0, and FV, in bench press performed by Paralympic Powerlifters (PP).

Methods: To accomplish this, 15 male elite PP athletes participated in the study (age: 27.

Can Post-Exercise Hemodynamic Response Be Influenced by Different Recovery Methods in Paraplegic Sportsmen?

Post-exercise hypotension is of great clinical relevance and also in sports training settings, as recovery speed is important. The aim of this study was to compare the influence of different recovery methods on post-exercise hemodynamic response. Twelve male paraplegic sportsmen (25.

Predictive factors for return to work or study and satisfaction in traumatic brachial plexus injury individuals undergoing rehabilitation: A retrospective follow-up study of 101 cases.

Background: An important focus of rehabilitation is thereturn to the meningful occupations which may include work and school activities.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate predictive factors for return to work/study in traumatic brachial plexus injury patients undergoing rehabilitation and to investigate the level of satisfaction with treatment.

Study Design: Retrospective observational study with at least 1 year of follow-up.

Validation of the Repetitions in Reserve Rating Scale in Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes.

The present study aimed to validate the perceived exertion scale based on the repetitions in reserve (RIR) of Paralympic Powerlifting (PP) athletes. Twenty-one PP athletes were assessed in the one-maximum repetition test (1RM) of the bench press exercise, maximum repetition strength tests with loads corresponding to 90, 85, 80, and 75% of 1RM, and 4-repetitions strength tests (4-repST) with 100, 90, 85, 80, and 75% of the 1RM. The RIR scale was assessed after each set of the 4-repST and compared to the 1RM and maximum strength tests.

Static and Dynamic Strength Indicators in Paralympic Power-Lifters with and without Spinal Cord Injury.

Background: In Paralympic powerlifting (PP), athletes with and without spinal cord injury (SCI) compete in the same category. Athletes with SCI may be at a disadvantage in relation to the production of muscle strength and the execution of motor techniques.

Objective: To analyze the indicators force, dynamic and static, at different intensities, on performance in athletes with and without SCI.

Evaluation of Strength and Muscle Activation Indicators in Sticking Point Region of National-Level Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes.

Background: The sticking region is considered an intervening factor in the performance of the bench press with high loads.

Objective: To evaluate the strength indicators in the sticking point region in Powerlifting Paralympic athletes.

Methods: Twelve Brazilian Powerlifting Paralympic athletes performed maximum isometric force (MIF), rate of force development (RFD), time at MIF, velocity, dynamic time in sticking, and surface electromyography in several distances from the bar to the chest.

Motor cortical excitability behavior in chronic spinal cord injury neuropathic pain individuals submitted to transcranial direct current stimulation-case reports.

Introduction: Increased excitability of the motor cortex through transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has been described as a non-pharmacological strategy for the treatment of Spinal Cord Injury neuropathic pain (SCINP). It is also believed that the ability to enhance motor cortex excitability (MCE) could be impaired within chronic SCINP individuals. The following case reports describe the MCE behavior in individuals with chronic SCINP submitted to electrical non-invasive neuromodulation.

Performance Differences Between the Arched and Flat Bench Press in Beginner and Experienced Paralympic Powerlifters.

Neto, FR, Dorneles, JR, Luna, RM, Spina, MA, Gonçalves, CW, and Gomes Costa, RR. Performance differences between the arched and flat bench press in beginner and experienced Paralympic powerlifters. J Strength Cond Res 36(7): 1936-1943, 2022-The present study aimed to verify the differences of the total load, trajectory of the barbell in the sagittal plane, and mean velocity of the barbell between the arched and flat techniques of the bench press in beginner (BG) and experienced (EG) Paralympic powerlifters.

Case report - Gluteal hematoma in two spinal cord patients on enoxaparin for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: evidence needed for a wiser choice.

Introduction: Acute spinal cord injury is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. Low-molecular-weight heparins are first-line medications for both the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism. Pharmacological prophylaxis may be indicated for high-risk patients and low-risk patients may be managed with non-pharmacological measures.

Comparison of two pharmacological prophylaxis strategies for venous thromboembolism in spinal cord injury patients: a retrospective study.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To compare the cost and incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and bleeding between two different VTE pharmacological prophylaxis strategies in individuals with spinal cord injury: one based on motor impairment (Protocol 1) and the other based on time from the lesion and presence of associated risk factors for VTE (Protocol 2).

Setting: A tertiary rehabilitation hospital in Brazil.

The addition of three new items in the Adapted Manual Wheelchair Circuit improves the discrimination between different levels of spinal cord injury.

: To determine whether the inclusion of three additional items improved the discriminative capacity of the Adapted Manual Wheelchair Circuit (AMWC). : Cross-sectional study. : A total of 126 men (median age 28.

Cross-validity of one maximum repetition predictive equation for men with spinal cord injury.

The study aimed to test the cross-validation of a specific one maximum repetition (1RM) predictive equation based on the 4- to 12-maximum repetition test (4-12RM) for men with spinal cord injury (SCI). Cross-sectional study. Rehabilitation Hospital Network.

Cross-cultural validation of a Brazilian version of the adapted manual wheelchair circuit (AMWC-Brazil).

: To translate, culturally adapt and validate the Adapted Manual Wheelchair Circuit (AMWC) into Brazilian-Portuguese. : Cross-sectional study. : Sixty-six men (median age of 30.

Validity of one-repetition maximum predictive equations in men with spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objectives: The study aimed (a) to test the cross-validation of current one-repetition maximum (1RM) predictive equations in men with spinal cord injury (SCI); (b) to compare the current 1RM predictive equations to a newly developed equation based on the 4- to 12-repetition maximum test (4-12RM).

Setting: SARAH Rehabilitation Hospital Network, Brasilia, Brazil.

Influence of Relative Strength on Functional Independence of Patients With Spinal Cord Injury.

Objective: To investigate the influence of strength values and fat mass on functional independence of men with different spinal cord injury (SCI) levels.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Hospital network.

Validity of heart rate indexes to assess wheeling efficiency in patients with spinal cord injuries.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To validate heart rate (HR) indexes for the evaluation of energy expenditure during wheelchair propulsion in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: SARAH Rehabilitation Hospital Network-Brasilia, Brazil.