Introduction: The article presents a descriptive analysis of tennis injuries among athletes participating in the Porto Open, an outside, hard court tournament encompassed within the ATP 125 category in the tennis circuit. This study aims to provide insights into injury patterns, its prevalence, and potential risk factors. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study to analyze tennis‐related injuri...
Introduction: Chronic plantar fasciosis (PF) is the leading cause of hindfoot pain in adults, and its treatment is often challenging. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection combined with plantar fascia fenestration versus ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection in the treatment of chronic PF refractory to conservative management. Materials and M...
Anthocyanins are naturally occurring polyphenols commonly found in fruits and vegetables. Numerous studies have described that anthocyanin-rich foods may play a crucial role in the prevention and treatment of different pathological conditions, which have encouraged their consumption around the world. Anthocyanins exhibit a significant neuroprotective role, mainly due to their well-recognized antioxidant and ant...
Dietary polyphenols are multi-target compounds that have been considered promising candidates in strategies for the mitigation of neurological diseases, acting particularly through reduction of microglia-driven neuroinflammation. In this study, an anthocyanin-rich extract obtained from Portuguese blueberries was subjected to a simulated gastrointestinal digestion; after chemical characterisation, the potential ...
Background: Many advances have been recently made focused on the valuable help of dietary polyphenols in chronic inflammatory diseases. On the other hand, current treatment options for intestinal bowel disease patients are unsatisfying and, for this reason, it is estimated that many patients use dietary supplements to achieve extra benefits. Aim: The aim of this work was to analyze under a mechanistic perspecti...
The potential use of polyphenols in the prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases has been extensively investigated although the mechanisms involved in cellular signaling need to be further elucidated. Cyanidin-3-glucoside is a typical anthocyanin of many pigmented fruits and vegetables widespread in the human diet. In the present study, the protection afforded by cyanidin-3-glucoside against cy...