Relationship between Asymmetry Profiles and Jump Performance in Youth Female Handball Players.

The relationships between asymmetries and performance or the identification of the asymmetry profile that has been routinely studied during jumping tests are largely derived from male-only and small sample size studies. Therefore, the aims of this study were: 1) to evaluate the magnitude and the direction of jump asymmetries (vertical and lateral) in three different age groups of adolescent female handball players, and 2) to identify the effect of asymmetry between limbs on jump performance in the three age groups. One hundred and eighty-five adolescent female handball players (age: 14.88 ± 1.49 years) were distributed in three groups: U14, U16 and U18 and performed two tests to assess jumping ability which were the single leg countermovement jump (SL-CMJ) and the single leg hop lateral (SL-HL). The magnitude of asymmetry in the SL-CMJ test (10.80%) was higher compared to that of the SL-LH test (6.47%), and there were no significant differences between particular categories. The direction of asymmetry represented by the Kappa values showed "poor" and "fair" levels of agreement in U14 and U16 categories, which means that asymmetries rarely favored the same side during each jumping test, but in contrast, in the U18 category the Kappa value result was "slight". There were significant correlations between SL-CMJ jumping asymmetries and jumping performance in the U18 category (r = 0.31 to 0.49). These data indicate that in order to identify the player's asymmetry profile, we need to consider the magnitude and the direction of different tests which will help better understand the natural deficits, contextualize them and consider appropriate training interventions for the reduction of inter-limb asymmetries.

Neuromuscular and Biomechanical Jumping and Landing Deficits in Young Female Handball Players.

Neuromuscular and biomechanical imbalances that exist in jumping and landing actions should be examined in order to intervene to decrease the risk of ACL injury. The main aim of this study was to analyse and compare, by chronological age, jumping and landing deficits in young female handball players using the Tuck Jump Assessment (TJA). A secondary aim was to relate the qualitative asymmetry values detected using the TJA to the quantitative asymmetry values detected starting from the single leg countermovement jump (SL-CMJ). Sixty-one young female handball players (age: 14.3 ± 1.5 years) were distributed into three groups: U12, U14 and U16 and performed the TJA test and the single leg countermovement jump (SL-CMJ). The female U12 category players obtained the highest scores in the TJA and there were significant differences between the U12 (12.11 ± 1.97) and U14 (10.89 ± 1.74) categories (p = 0.017; ES = 0.374). In the U12 category, the female players presented larger interlimb asymmetry magnitudes in the SL-CMJ test; they also obtained higher scores in the qualitative criteria of the TJA test that referred to asymmetry (r = 0.43; p = 0.027). The analysis of the jumping and landing pattern using TJA allowed us to identify that the lower extremity valgus at landing, foot contact timing not equal and landing contact noise are the main biomechanical deficits in young female handball players. Furthermore, the asymmetry values assessed qualitatively (TJA) are associated with the asymmetry values assessed quantitatively (difference in jump achieved with each limb in the SL-CMJ test) in younger categories.

Feasibility Assessment of the Let's Walk Programme (CAMINEM): Exercise Training and Health Promotion in Primary Health-Care Settings.

Exercise is related to many individual health outcomes but impact evaluations of exercise programmes are seldom conducted. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of an exercise prescription intervention in primary health-care settings (CAMINEM Programme) located in two socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods. The CAMINEM was a pragmatic-driven intervention with opportunistic recruitment. It followed the 5As framework for health promotion and also the exercise training principles. Feasibility was evaluated using the RE-AIM framework (Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance). Patients with non-communicable chronic diseases participated in a 12-month home-based moderate-intensity exercise program, counselled by exercise physiologists. Participants were grouped according to their physical activity behaviour at baseline and 6-month adherence. CAMINEM reached 1.49% (n = 229) of the eligible population (N = 15374) and included a final sample of 178. Health outcomes for adhered participants followed positive patterns. Non-adhered participants visited their practitioner more compared to adhered participants. Thirty-three practitioners (40%) referred patients. Nurses referred four times more than physicians (81% and 19% respectively). The delivery of exercise prescriptions proved to be easy to complete and record by participants as well as easy to monitor and adjust by the exercise physiologists. One out of four participants adhered during the 12-month intervention. This intervention has been feasible in primary care in Catalonia, Spain, to safely prescribe home-based exercise for several conditions.

Translation into Spanish and proposal to modify the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS) version 12

OBJECTIVE: To publish the Spanish translation of version 12 of the sports injury classification system called Orchard Sports Injury Classification System and propose a modification to include a numerical code which reflects the impact of the injury on sports functionality. METHOD: The members of the working group on the epidemiology of sports injury, of the Group for the Study of the Muscle-Tendon System (GESMUTE), and of the Spanish Society of Sports Traumatology (SETRADE), carried out a bibliographical review on the epidemiological classification systems of injuries, three face-to-face consensus meetings and various online pieces of work, following the DELPHI work methodology. RESULTS: The Spanish translation of version 12 of the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System is fully accessible and free of charge at: https://gesmute.es/traduccion-espanola-osics-12/The current project proposes to add, at the end of the current coding system of version 12, a numerical code (0: No Functional impairment; 1: Limits Sports Activity; 2: Prevents Sports Activity; 3: Limits Daily Life Activities), to indicate any functional repercussions caused by the injury. CONCLUSIONS: We present the Spanish translation of version 12 of the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System. We propose as an improvement the inclusion of functionality criteria in sports injury classifications; more specifically, our proposal could be an improvement to the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System version 12

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Traducción al español y propuesta de modificación de la clasificación de lesiones deportivas Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS) Versión 12 / Translation into Spanish and proposal to modify the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS) Version 12 / Tradução para o espanhol e proposta de modificação do Sistema de Classificação de Lesões Esportivas Orchard (OSICS) Versão 12

OBJETIVO: dar a conocer la traducción al español de la Versión 12 del sistema de clasificación de lesiones deportivas denominado Orchard Sports Injury Classification System y proponer una modificación del mismo para incluir un código numérico que refleje la repercusión de la lesión en la funcionalidad deportiva. MÉTODO: los miembros del grupo de trabajo sobre la epidemiología de la lesión deportiva, del Grupo de Estudio del Sistema Músculo-Tendón, de la Sociedad Española de Traumatología del Deporte, llevaron a cabo una revisión bibliográfica sobre los sistemas de clasificación epidemiológica de las lesiones, tres reuniones presenciales de consenso y diversos trabajos en línea, siguiendo la metodología de trabajo DELPHI. RESULTADOS: La traducción al español de la versión 12 del sistema Orchard Sports Injury Classification System está accesible de forma completa y gratuita en: https://gesmute.es/traduccion-espanola-osics-12/. Se propone añadir, al final de la codificación actual de la versión 12, un código numérico (0: Sin afectación Funcional; 1: Limita Actividad Deportiva; 2: Impide Actividad Deportiva; 3: Limita Actividades Vida Cotidiana), para indicar la repercusión funcional que produce la lesión. CONCLUSIONES: presentamos la traducción al español de la versión 12 del sistema de clasificación de lesiones Orchard Sports Injury Classification System. Proponemos como mejora la inclusión de criterios de funcionalidad en las clasificaciones de lesiones deportivas, nuestra propuesta podría suponer una mejora al Orchard Sports Injury Classification System versión 12

OBJECTIVE: to publicize the Spanish translation of Version 12 of the sports injury classification system called Orchard Sports Injury Classification System and to propose a modification to include a numerical code that reflects the impact of the injury on sports functionality. METHOD: the members of the working group on the epidemiology of sports injury, of the Study Group of the Muscle-Tendon System, of the Spanish Society of Sports Traumatology, carried out a bibliographic review on the epidemiological classification systems of injuries, three face-to-face consensus meetings and various online works, following the DELPHI work methodology. RESULTS: The Spanish translation of version 12 of the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System is accessible completely and free of charge at: https://gesmute.es/traduccion-espanola-osics-12/. It is proposed to add, at the end of the current coding of version 12, a numerical code (0: No Functional impairment; 1: Limits Sports Activity; 2: Prevents Sports Activity; 3: Limits Daily Life Activities), to indicate the functional repercussion that produces the injury. CONCLUSIONS: We present the Spanish translation of version 12 of the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System. We propose as an improvement the inclusion of functionality criteria in sports injury classifications, our proposal could be an improvement to the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System version 12

OBJETIVO: apresentar a tradução em espanhol da versão 12 do sistema de classificação de lesões esportivas, denominado Orchard Sports Injury Classification System, e propor uma modificação para incluir um código numérico que reflita o impacto da lesão na funcionalidade esportiva. MÉTODO: os membros do grupo de trabalho sobre epidemiologia da lesão esportiva, do Grupo de Estudo do Sistema Músculo-Tendão, da Sociedade Espanhola de Traumatologia Esportiva, realizaram uma revisão bibliográfica sobre os sistemas de classificação epidemiológica das lesões. , três reuniões de consenso presenciais e vários trabalhos on-line, seguindo a metodologia de trabalho DELPHI. RESULTADOS: A tradução para o espanhol da versão 12 do Sistema de classificação de lesões esportivas da Orchard pode ser acessada completamente e gratuitamente em: https://gesmute.es/traduccion-espanola-osics-12/ Propõe-se adicionar, ao final da codificação atual da versão 12, um código numérico (0: Sem comprometimento funcional; 1: Limita a atividade esportiva; 2: Impede a atividade esportiva; 2: Impede a atividade esportiva; 3: Limita a atividade diária), para indicar a repercussão funcional que produz a lesão. CONCLUSÕES: Apresentamos a tradução em espanhol da versão 12 do Orchard Sports Injury Classification System. Propomos como melhoria a inclusão de critérios de funcionalidade nas classificações de lesões esportivas; nossa proposta poderia ser uma melhoria na versão 12 do Orchard Sports Injury Classification System

Determination of functional fitness age in women aged 50 and older.

BACKGROUND: The construction of useful and attainable indicators of fitness assessment deserves special attention in clinical practice. We aimed to construct an indicator of the functional fitness age (FFA) of women aged 50 and older by an equation using fitness outcomes and its correlation with chronological age (CA) and to analyze the external validity of our results by comparing our sample to others. METHODS: Participants (n = 459, age: 70.3 ± 7.9 years, mean ± SD) were evaluated using the Senior Fitness Test battery. We applied a multiple regression and a subsequent Holt's exponential smoothing to analyze the outcomes. RESULTS: We obtained a statistically significant expression of F(6, 452) = 328.384; p < 0.0005 in which the coefficients of the equation explain 81% of variability (R 2 corrected = 0.813). The equation correlates fitness assessment in women aged 50 and over with regards to CA: FFA = 40.146 + 0.350 × CS (stand) - 0.714 × AC (rep) - 0.110 × ST (step) - 0.177 × CSR (cm) - 0.101 × BS (cm) + 8.835 × FUG (s) where CS means chair stand test, AC means arm curl test, ST means 2-min step test, CSR means chair sit-and-reach test, BS means back scratch test, FUG means 8-foot up-and-go test. We compared this index with percentiles distribution from our sample and from other studies. CONCLUSION: We suggest the use of FFA as a valid indicator of fitness in adult and senior women as well as a useful motivational tool to undertake exercise programs.