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MEDZINÁRODNÝ KNŽNÝ VEĽTRH BIBLIOTÉKA 2017
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Foam rolling and neurodynamic mobilization: an evaluation of pain perception dynamics among powerlifters
No full textPain and injury are common problems among athletes and recreational powerlifters who perform squats, bench presses and deadlifts. Data suggests that 43.3% of powerlifters experience pain in the course of their workout session. However, little is known with regards to the use of interventions including neurodynamic mobilization and foam rolling for improving the experience of pain among powerlifters. Five female and nine male powerlifters (M age27.14, SD=2.48), with no musculoskeletal injuries in the past 6 months were tested into two groups: 1) foam rolling group (FRG; n=7) and, 2) neurodynamic mobilization group (NMG; n=7). Interventions lasted a total of four weeks for both FRG and NMG. Relative to the subjects in FRG, subjects in NMG reported less pain following the completion of interventions. Regular foam rolling tends to reduce the intensity of moderate pain. However, in contrast to foam rolling, neurodynamic mobilization results in significantly less perception of pain.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2022.8.1.2-1
Characteristics of grammar and vocational school students physical activities after returning back to schools following the fourth wave of covid-19 pandemic in eastern Slovakia
No full textTechnological advancement and globalization have brought people closer to each other than ever before. Globalization brings not only advantages, but disadvantages as well. As many times before, in 2020 humanity has experienced a global pandemic that spread from Asia to all corners of the world (Covid-19). The aim of our study was to determine, characterize and compare levels of physical activity of grammar and vocational school students during the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic in Slovakia. We obtained the necessary data through International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) that was delivered to students during the third wave of Covid-19 pandemic. Our survey group consisted of 499 from Slovakia whose age average was 17.28 1.44 from Slovakia. After reviewing the results of our survey, we have divided the participants into three different groups based on their physical activity levels and compared these groups based on their gender. We then analysed the survey from the perspective of different gender by unpaired t-test and chi square test (X2) at the level of significance p < 0.01 and p < 0.05. Male individuals of our survey group have been proven to be more active at all three levels of intensity of physical activities. When assessing moderate intensity of physical activity, the difference between the MET- minutes/week group of male and female students was the most significant one, 80%. On the other hand, the only results that have not proven to be significant on the level of significance p < 0.05, where the results of minutes of walking physical activity.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2022.8.1.24-3
The effects of walking on spinal mobility of the patient with lumbar syndrome
No full textIntroduction/Objective Lumbar syndrome often presents muscle imbalance of thelumbar and abdominal region, most often as a result of sedentary lifestyle and obesity. The aimof the study was to determine the effects of a separate and associated effect of kinesiotherapyand walking on the outcome of the rehabilitation of people with chronic lumbar syndrome andon the mobility of the lumbosacral part of the spinal column.Methods Sixty persons of both sexes, aged between 45 and 65 years, with episodes of thelumbar syndrome, were included in a three-weeks study conducted at the Institute for PhysicalMedicine and Rehabilitation "Dr Miroslav Zotović" in Banja Luka - Department VII in Slatina.For the assessment of the subjective feeling of pain, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) wasapplied, and for the mobility of the spinal column, the Schober test (SCH). During therehabilitation treatment, both groups were subjected to standard kinesiotherapy treatment, andthe experimental group to walking. Testing the effects of the applied treatments was done usingthe Repeated measure ANOVA analysis at the conclusion level p≤0.05.Results The effects of the differences in the final measurement in both subsamples were highand statistically significant in both variables in favor of the experimental group: male subsamplein the VAS variable -F1,28=30.1; p=.001 i SCH- F1,28=.27.9; p=.001; female subsample in theVAS variable - F1,28=75.2; p=.001 and variable SCH- F1,28=20.73; p=.001.Conclusion The program of kinesiotherapy in conjunction with walking, significantly improvesthe final outcome of rehabilitation in people with chronic lumbar syndrome, both in thefunctional and the subjective domain.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2021.7.2.74-8
Review: Statistical methods for evaluating information in sports sciences through SPSS software
No full textThe international university textbook was published by Veda SAV and Academia AV ČR,which aim is to present systematic explanation and interpretation of statistical methods in sportssciences. The author explains statistical knowledge and shows the ways how to solve statisticalproblems on particular examples, result´s evaluation and interpretation of statistical analysis andgives a warning of the result´s desinterpretation. There are explanations of basic statistical terms,steps and ways of statistical ruminating, types of variables, kinds of statistical selection or range.The textbook presents required knowledge from exploratory data analysis, presents basicdescriptive characteristics of statistical signs and fields. On one hand the main emphasis is onconsistent interpretation of basic methods of inference data analysis – to estimate the parametersand find out the characteristics of signs´ division and on the other hand it deals with the statisticalways of testing.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2021.7.2.49-4
The influence of body height, body weight and body mass index on hand grip strength: a pilot study
No full textReliable and valid evaluation of hand strength is of importance in determining the effectiveness differentsports activity. During various physical and sports activities, the hands produce the appropriate muscularforce for gripping, which is manifested as the of the Hand grip strength (HGS). The force of the handgrip isrecognized as a limiting factor in all manipulative activities performed by the cranial part of the body. Thecurrent research included a sample of 16 male subjects, Body Height (BH=180.28±4.65cm); Body Weight(BW=80.05±9.96kg); Body Mass Index (BMI=24.61±2.74kg/m²) on the third year of study at the Faculty ofPhysical Education and Sports. The aim of the study was to determine the maximum isometric musclestrength of the handgrip depending on the body height, body mass and BMI of the subjects. Basic statisticalparameters, Simple regression analysis and Pearson correlation matrix were applied for data processing. Theobtained research results confirmed a statistically significant influence of Body height on HGS (Pearson rRight hand=0.526; R²Right hand=0.277; p=0.021; Pearson r Left hand =0.523; R²Left hand =0.273; p=0.023).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2021.7.2.19-3
Musculoskeletal system and physical activity in younger school age pupils
No full textThe aim of study was to find out the currentlevel of musculoskeletal system in youngerschool age pupils with intention of bodyposture and muscle balance, including thephysical activity, within physical regimen.The monitored group consisted of 90 pupilsin younger school age, of which was 51.1 %(n = 46) girls (body height 139.46 ± 3.9 cm,body weight 34.12 ± 3.1 kg) and 48.9 % (n =44) boys (body height 138.63 ± 3.8 cm),body weight 33.2 ± 2.6kg) of the town -Trenčín. The mean age of pupils was 8.67 ±0.6 in girls and 8.3 ± 0.9 in boys. In terms ofevaluation methods of selected factors,within the musculoskeletal system, weused standardized methods for physicalpractice. In order to obtain data andinformation about physical activity, weused the non-standardized survey, whichwas based on the needs of study. Theobtained results pointed to the belowfacts. Up to 48 % of girls and 50 % of boyshad poor body postures. There was nosignificant difference between genders (p >0.01). The significant difference wasbetween the genders, within the differentareas of body postures, mainly in spinecurvature (χ2 p < 0.05) and in position ofshoulders and scapulas (χ2 p < 0.05), as theboys were evaluated with points 2. Themost significant difference of shortenedmuscle groups was between the girls andboys in m. pectoralis major (χ2 p < 0.01) andm. tensor fasciae latae (χ2 p < 0.05). Wefound that in boys was dominance ofweakened muscle groups, such as m.abdominis, m. trapezius pars descendens(lower part of trapezius muscle) andfixators of scapulas (χ2 p < 0.01). Theweakening of m. gluteus (χ2 p <0.05) anddeep flexors of head and neck wascharacterized in the increased standards ingirls. On average, the girls spent 90 minutesand boys 127 minutes per week ofphysical activities, as the difference was 37minutes (χ2 p < 0.01)
Impact of swing on the foot arch
No full textSwing is consider across his simpliness ascomplex exercise, which brings a lot ofbenefits. How swing effects the arch of footis according to available resources littleexplored area. With weakened muscles,the arch decreases (flattening) even duringthe standing, resting phase. According toHoke, no mechanism can replace thefunction m. posterior tibialis, m. tibialisanterior a m. flexor hallucis longus whilemaintaining the arch. The researchs showsthat the occurrence of flat and high footcan be considered serious even in theyounger population, which formed asample in our research. Improper archingof the foot arch can also result in incorrectposture. That is why we decided in ourresearch to focus on this possible effect ofthe kettlebell swing exercise. The main aimof our research was to find out the effect ofthe swing exercise on the arch of the footand how a possible change in the footprinttaken by the podoscope will show. Onresearch has participated 16 respondents,most of them active sportsmen. Arch offoot was evaluated befor beginning of sixweeks cycle of doing swing exercises threetimes per week and after at the end of thecycle by podoscope. The pictures capturedby podoscope were evaluated byChippaux-Smirak index, whichcharacterized level of arch. After the anlysisof results has been shown statisticalyimportant effect of swing on arch of foot.In flat foot has been shown effect ofincreasing its arch and at high arch hasbeen shown the oposite effect decreasingits arch. Partial aim was to find out thesubjective feelings of the respondents afterthe end of testing, where lots ofrespondents experienced improvements indifferent eras. These findings by ourresearch are opening the use of swing evenas possible tool fot therapy or preventionof problems with foot arches
Changes in the activity of selected muscles during deep squat correction
No full textBackground: Deep squatting, as part of postural ontogenesis, is an integral part ofevery athlete's training. Squats performed with the correct kinesiological pattern canensure optimal loading of the musculoskeletal system, affect the function of thediaphragm and thus breathing in addition to positively affect the pelvic floor muscles.On the contrary, in the case of insufficient coordination, we can detect a failure in thestabilization of individual segments.Aim: The aim of the study was to find out the difference in the quality of muscleinvolvement in two variants of squats. The first squat was natural for an athletewithout the intervention of a therapist, and in the second one we tried to adjust theindividual segments biomechanically correctly.Methods: The group included 20 athletes, with an average age of 21.85 years. Themeasurement took place in the MSC Dukla Banská Bystrica building at a uniformtime from 10:00AM to 12:30PM. We used a biomedical telemetry system withsurface EMG. M. biceps femoris, m. semitendinosus, m. vastus medialis and m.erector spinae were measured.Results: The activity of the muscles on the back of the thigh showed lower averagevalues after squat correction by physiotherapist instructions (significant in one case).Differences in activity of all muscles: m. biceps femoris dx (p = 0.16005), sin (p = 0,00268), m. semitendinosus dx (p = 0.838), sin (p = 0.0852). m. vastus medialis dx (p= 0.35), sin (p = 0.0066), m erector spinalis dx (p = 0.118), sin (p = 0.0632).Conclusion: Our measurements showed that the correction of individual segments tothe correct biomechanical position was statistically confirmed in two cases (vastusmedialis sin. and m. biceps femoris sin.), But from a practical point of view werecorded a positive effect on average muscle activity. and overall squat executionefficiency.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24040/sjss.2021.7.1.37-4
Role of the outdoor sports in the Hungarian every-day P.E, recreation and tourism
No full textIn Hungary, with the introduction of every day physical education, ashortage of human resources and sports infrastructure has emerged. Inthe high school curriculum there is a high number of outdoor sports thatcan help solve the infrastructural problem. Outdoor sports can play animportant role in developing the ability of middle school students inpreventing and developing healthy lifestyles. The article describes thenational P.E.curriculum the opportunities for outdoor sports education inconnection with high scool. the benefits of outdoor sports are presented.By analyzing international literature, good practice is presented andanalyze