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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510081
Scott Rollo, Jill Tracey and Harry Prapavessis
Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3
Participation in sport is associated with the possibility of athletic injury. The 2013-2014 Statistics Canada Community Health Survey indicated 33.5% of injuries were a result of participation in sport and exercise. Additionally, an estimated eight million sports injuries are treated annually in Europe and over 3.3 million athletic related injuries are reported in the United States annually....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510080
Yuri A Koryak
Article Type: Research Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3
A number of studies have indicated that sudden exposure to microgravity environment causes a decrease in the tone of the skeletal muscles, reduction of muscle strength, perceptual and coordination disorders in the neuromuscular systems, shift of the spinal reflex mechanisms and degradation of joint position sense....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510079
A Step towards a Field Based Agility Test in Team Sports
David Drake, Rodney Kennedy, Jonny Davis, Matthew Godfrey, Simon MacLeod and Amy Davis
Article Type: Original Article | Indexed Archive: Volume 3
Agility perfos makinrmance tests are limited by the requirement for force plates, timing gates or expensive camera systemg application into practice challenging. The primary aim of this study was to assess the inter-rater reliability of a field based 1v1 agility test encompassing perceptual-action performance. A secondary aim was to assess the relationship between the 1v1 agility tests with a range of physical performance tests including a commonly used Y step test....
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510078
Plantar Fibromatosis: An Unusual Cause of Plantar Pain
Filipa Vieira, Clarissa Canella, Flavia Costa, Alessandro Severo and Edson Marchiori
Article Type: Case Report | Indexed Archive: Volume 3
Ledderhose's disease or plantar fibromatosis is a rare benign condition characterized by local proliferation of fibrous nodular tissue within the plantar aponeurosis. The diagnosis of this disease is based on clinical examination but imaging is often required to confirm the diagnosis or reveal alternative diagnosis. Because the cause of Ledderhose disease is still unknown....
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