Effects of Different Rest Intervals between Circuit Resistance Exercises on Post-exercise Blood Pressure Responses in Normotensive Young Males
Conclusion: CRE with RI30s and RI40s between the exercises can lead to occurrence of PEH similarly in magnitude and duration. Our findings suggest a potentially positive health benefit of strength training. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - October 24, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Suprascapular Neuropathy in Collegiate Baseball Player
Conclusion: This study demonstrates a need for further investigation into the most appropriate treatment and rehabilitation of suprascapular nerve injury. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - October 9, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
A Comparative Study on Shoulder Rotational Strength, Range of Motion and Proprioception between the Throwing Athletes and Non-athletic Persons
Conclusion: The repetitive nature of overhead throwing and the high forces that it causes result in adaptive changes of the dominant extremity. Throwing can lead to mobility, strength and neural adaptation. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - October 1, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Management of Hypertrophic Burn Scar: A Comparison between the Efficacy of Exercise-Physiotherapy and Pressure Garment-Silicone on Hypertrophic Scar
Conclusion: Our study showed that physical therapy andexercise are more effective than PGT, in management of burn hypertrophic scar, hence could be an alternative in cases that conventional therapy cannot be used for any reason. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - September 29, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Biochemical Responses to Level-1 Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test in Young Tunisian Football Players
Conclusion: These findings confirm the higher metabolic demand of aerobic as well as anaerobic metabolism and reflect a significant mobilization of purine cycle during the YYIRT. The increase of muscle damage markers also reflects the higher anaerobic solicitation. From these findings, we can conclude the importance of aerobic and anaerobic metabolism during soccer-specific endurance performance (i.e. YYIRT, soccer match). (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - September 28, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Changes in Skinfold Thicknesses and Body Fat in Ultra-endurance Cyclists
Conclusion: Cycling 600 km at ∼23 km/h led to a decrease in fat mass and in all skinfold thicknesses. The largest decrease in skinfold thickness was recorded for pectoral, abdominal, and thigh site. The decrease in abdominal skinfold thickness was negatively related to cycling speed. The body seems to reduce adipose subcutaneous fat during an ultra-endurance performance at the site of the thickest skinfold. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - September 28, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Echocardiographic Findings in Power Athletes Abusing Anabolic Androgenic Steroids
Conclusion: Observed differences in diastolic size of septum and free wall is in favor of that long term abuse of anabolic steroid results in accentuation of physiologic hypertrophy due to long term sport most probably due to higher rate pressure product. Furthermore long term abuse and supra pharmacologic doses do not have significant effect in size and left ventricular function. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - September 28, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Prevalence of Fungal Skin Infections in Iranian Wrestlers
Conclusion: The prevalence of fungal skin infection in Iranian wrestlers is relatively high. Appropriate preventive measures need to be prepared and implemented to reduce incidence of FSI in wrestlers. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - September 14, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Elevated Body Mass Index and Body Fat Percentage Are Associated with Decreased Physical Fitness in Soccer Players Aged 12–14 Years
Conclusions: The strong relationship between BMI and BF suggest the further use of BMI in adolescent soccer players. The findings confirmed previous observations in the general population about the negative effect of overweight and fatness on physical fitness. The prevalence of overweightness among participants was similar with what is observed in general population. Therefore, sport participation cannot guarantee physiological body mass and body composition, and it is necessary to prescribe exercise targeting body mass and fat control. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - September 1, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Travelling Fellowship Program for Football Medicine; Report on an Experience
: Football medicine has developed in the world in recent years. AFC Medical Committee, established the idea of football medicine travelling fellowship two years ago and provided high-level healthcare services to football players in Asian countries. This is a report on my one month experience in a travelling fellowship program for football medicine which is attempting to tell the reader about the interesting event that I experienced. This course has been held between Jan 15 to Feb 10, 2012 in 3 Asian countries: Qatar, Thailand and Malysia. The experience provided me with the valuable suggestions for future travelling fellow...
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Knee Pain Following a Ski Injury
Case: A 13-year-old boy presented to the ski clinic following a fall and a possible twisting of his right knee. He was not able to bear any weight on his right leg and was experiencing pain in the medial aspect of his right knee. His past medical and surgical histories were unremarkable and he was otherwise in good health. Physical examination revealed no ecchymosis or effusion. He had moderate tenderness over the medial femoral condyle. Stress valgus test did not reveal any laxity, but caused significant pain. Plain radiography was performed (Fig. 1). (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in an Elite Female Soccer Player; What Sports Medicine Clinicians Should Know about This?
Conclusions: A female adolescent with CAH may compete at the high level of outdoor and indoor soccer. However, there are many questions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of this congenital disorder and its treatment on sports related issues. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
The Estimation of the Fat Free Mass Index in Athletes
Conclusions: The BIA device investigated in this study did not provide a valid estimate of FFMI in male and female collegiate athletes. Although there was a general tendency for the BIA to underestimate FFMI compared to DEXA, 98% of the estimates were within plus or minus 2 kg/ m2. Therefore, while slightly biased, BIA may provide a reasonable (± 2 kg/ m2) estimate of nutritional status for practitioners who are unable able to afford more expensive equipment. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Effect of Exercise Program and Calcium Supplements on Low Bone Mass among Young Indian Women- A Comparative Study
Conclusions: Exercise group showed more improvement in T-scores than calcium and control group. Exercise is important modifiable factor to improve bone accretion at this age and reduce risk of developing osteoporosis related debilitating conditions later in life. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
Monitoring Training Load and Fatigue in Rugby Sevens Players
Conclusions: These findings suggest that the short questionnaire of fatigue could be a practical and a sensitive tool for monitoring changes in training load and strain in team-sport athletes. Accordingly, the simultaneous use of the short questionnaire of fatigue along with the session-RPE method for perceived changes in training load and strain during training could provide additional information on the athletes’ status, allowing coaches to prevent eventual states of overreaching or overtraining. (Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine)
Source: Asian Journal of Sports Medicine - August 31, 2012 Category: Sports Medicine Source Type: research
