简介:Inrecentyears,theassessmentofproprioceptivefunctionhasreceivedincreasedattentioninclinicalandmotorskillresearch.Thisisnotsurprisinggiventhegrowingbodyofscientificevidenceontheimportanceofproprioceptiveinformationforcontrollingnearlyallfacetsofhumanmovement;fromstandingtoperforminghighlyskilledmovementpatterns
简介:WehavecarefullyreadDr.Yuandhiscolleagues'~1reviewonthemechanismofhamstringmusclestraininjuryinsprinting.Thereisnodoubtthattheyhavedonealotworkinthisfield.Theirviewsarebasedon3piecesofevidence.First,observationsfrominsituanimalmodelssuggestthatmusclestraininjuriesarehighlyassociatedwitheccentriccontractions.Second,themagnitudeofmusclestrain,ratherthantheforce,is
简介:Deareditor,Intheircomment,Kreweretal.1arguethatbeforeselectingaspecificmethodforassessingproprioception,itisessentialtoconsiderwhichcomponentofproprioceptionistobeassessed.Theyalsonotethatthereisnosinglemethodforassessingallaspectsofthevariousproprioceptivesenses,becausetheneurophysiologicalprocessesunderlyingproprioceptivefunction
简介:WehavecarefullyreadthedescriptionoftheproposedmechanismsofhamstringmusclestraininjurybyLiuetal.1andnoticedthattheysuggestthathamstringstraininjuriesmaybeassociatedwithextensivemuscleforceandoccurduringtheearlystancephaseofsprintingwhenthehamstringsarethoughttoworkconcentrically.Wedidnotfindanyevidenceinourextensiveliteraturereviewtosupportthisparticular
简介:Inarecentpaper,Donaldsonetal.~1arguedthatlowerextremityinjuriescanbeprevented.Evidence-basedsportsinjurypreventiveexerciseprogramsusuallyhavelimitedimpactonpublichealthbecausetheyarenotwidelyadoptedorsustainedintoregulartrainingroutines.Onereasonforthisisthattheinterventionprogrammaynotseemrelevantforthespecific
简介:TherecentpublicationbyChekroudetal.inLancetPsychiatryfocusesontherelationshipbetweenphysicalexerciseandmentalhealth.Mentalhealthisdefinedasoptimalpersonalfunctioning"resultinginproductiveactivities,fulfillingrelationshipswithotherpeople,andtheabilitytoadapttochangeandtocopewithadversity".(p.4)Recently,mentalhealthhasnolongerbeendescribedasadichotomousstatebutasacontinuum,withpersonalmentalstatesrangingfromhighlyfunctionaltomentallyill.