Mauro Gonçalves

• Abstract

  Aging causes physiological and functional changes and declines, which can compromise autonomy and mobility, increasing the risk of falls. Functional balance tests, such as the Berg Balance Scale, Time Up and Go, as well as other dynamic balance and agility tests, are used to estimate the risk of falls. However, other parameters obtained in the force platform (PF) may reveal biomechanical …

  Effect of balance trainning on the fall risk index in elederly: Comparison of two different device, AP.R
• 33rd International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports, AR.EXT

• Abstract

  The ankle sprain injuries during ankle inversion corresponding to the most common injuries in basketball. Representing approximately 45,9% of the causes which impede to returning the athletes to the competition for a week or more. For this reason, the use of bracing has been described as a preventive measure to avoid the ankle sprains injuries in the athletes of basketball. The aim of thi…

  Ankle bracing: effect on dynamometric and electromyographic variables during basketball simulation, AP.R

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• Abstract

  The vibrating rod training has shown positive effects in young individuals, in the strength, power and muscle activation, however, studies investigating these effects in older individuals are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study is to analyze the effect of a training protocol with vibrating rod on biomechanical parameters of strength, power and muscle activation in physically active o…

  Effects of age and a balance training with vibrating rod in motor response and biomechanical parameters of muscle strength and power of the hip, knee and ankle in older women, BP.DR

• Abstract

  The decline in muscle strength in the elderly mainly affects the lower limbs and is related to greater functional demand for the execution of daily tasks, which may represent a risk for this population. The gait is the activity of daily living longer run, considering the condition of a higher incidence of falls in the elderly. When performed in conjunction with another task, such as in th…

  FUNCTIONAL DEMAND AND BIOMECHANICAL VARIABLES DURING GAIT ASSOCIATED WITH CROSSING THE STREET IN ELDERLY WITH REDUCED MOBILITY., BP.MS

• Abstract

  Taekwondo (TKD) is an Olympic modality which the round-house-kick (RHK) is the principal movement of attack and counterattack. Although the competitive ranking and the technical speed can be considered as performance measurements in TKD, the scientific actual literature appoint to the importance of coordinative variables (concentration, range of motion and motor consistence) and of explos…

  Neuromuscular and kinematic parameters of performance in Taekwondo kick, BP.DR

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• Abstract

  Aging process is related to motor and sensorial changes that could compromise the ability to perform complex motor tasks and are associated to a high incidence of falls in older adults. Thus, daily activities challenges during walking, could represent a potential risk to fall for old population. Cross the street with security is specially hard to old adults, because the sensorial-motor ch…

  Biomechanical risks during simulated street crossing in older adults, BE.EP.DR