Abstract Aim: This study aimed to compare the effects of linear periodization (LP) and undulating periodization (UP) of strength training on acceleration in skater children. Methods: Twenty-nine girls (9.67±1.29 years-old, 34.47±8.06kg, 1.39±0.13m) were distributed into two groups: linear periodization group (LPG, n=14) and undulating periodization group (UPG, n=15). Six levels of progressive training were desi...
Mobilidade funcional é a habilidade de se locomover independentemente no ambiente, atingindo o destino desejado. Indivíduos com paralisia cerebral espástica apresentam dificuldades na mobilidade de acordo com o tipo (diplegia, hemiplegia e tetraplegia). Além disso, com o avanço da idade, indivíduos portadores de paralisia cerebral espástica apresentam deterioração nos parâmetros cinemáticos da marcha. Assim, o ...
BACKGROUND: Impairment in non-motor functions such as disturbances of some executive functions are also common events in Parkinson's disease patients. OBJECTIVE: To verify the performance of Parkinson's disease patients in activities requiring visuoconstructive and visuospatial skills. METHOD: Thirty elderly patients with mild or moderate stages of Parkinson's disease were studied. The assessment of the clinica...