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IntroductionDecline in muscle mass and bone density seem to be two of the most disabling side effects of menopause that negatively affect women's quality of life. Promoting physical activity protocols in the workplace can represent a focal point in the prevention and management of several diseases. The study aims to evaluate the compliance and drop-out of menopausal osteopenic women engaged in combined training performed inside and outside the workplace. Strength and balance were analyzed to evaluate the effect of this protocol on osteoporosis prevention and the risk of falling.Methods73 menopausal women were enrolled in 5 European countries. They performed 72 lessons of a combined training proposed in the working place (IW) or sport center (SC).ResultsOut of the total 39 women enrolled in the IW, 12.8% had to leave the program, while out of the 34 women enrolled in SC, 41.2% did not complete the training. According to the compliance results, 47% of women that completed the trained IW and 85% in the SC recorded high compliance (p = 0.019). Moreover, the strength of the lower limbs (p

COVID-19 significantly impacted the population by affecting physical health; social distancing and isolation influenced psychological health. This may have negative consequences, especially for older people. There is a lack of studies about the association between COVID-19 and exercise capacity among the elderly and improving quality of life after SARS-CoV-2 infection. This study aims to identify the potential sequelae of the COVID-19 disease regarding physical function and quality of life among people over 65 years old. This study recruited a total of 30 participants. A 6-minute walking test, somatic and functional measurements (including weight, height, HR, blood pressure and SpO2%) and the World Health Organisation Quality of Life—BREF Questionnaire were used to assess aerobic capacity and quality of life. Experiencing COVID-19 can negatively impact exercise capacity. The results suggest that men may have worse sequelae than women after experiencing COVID-19. The lower values of SpO2 in the COVID-19 group during the 6-MWT indicate a reduction in the gas diffusion capacity, which can be attributed to potential lung damage following having contracted the disease. Lockdown periods seem to have had a significant impact on the physical health, relationships and environment of the elderly people included in this study. We can conclude that physical effort may potentially impact exercise capacity and quality of life among post-COVID-19 elderly in a positive way, but further studies are needed to confirm its benefits.

Although there are multiple published reviews about the effects of the most common techniques, such as stretching or the use of foam roller on the range of motion (Behm et al., 2016; Wilke et al., 2020) or performance parameters (Behm & Wilke, 2019; Konrad et al., 2021), there is no analysis on the effects of medical flossing. To date, two reviews have been publishedabout effectiveness of using ankle flossing to improve dorsiflexion amplitude or jump performance (Pisz et al., 2020; Kielur & Powden, 2020). This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of medical flossing added to routine treatment in patients with epicondylitis, compared to conventional physiotherapy treatment. The study included 6 subjects who showed localized pain in the area of the lateral epicondyle exacerbated with the Cozen test. The other criteria for selecting patients were the duration of the symptoms, less than 3 months from the onset of the disease and pain intensity more than 5 on the Visual Analog scale.To monitor the evolution of the subjects involved, we used a visual analog pain scale to assess the intensity of pain at different times during the application of therapy, before and after the end of the treatment. Another tool used to measure the degree of pain and dysfunction was the PRTEE Questionnaire (Patient-Rated Tennis Elbow Evaluation). The rehabilitation program took place between August and September 2021, for 30 days, with afrequency of 3 times per week. 6 patients with lateral epicondylitis were included and medical flossing was used only in the case of 3 patients at each therapy session. The differences between groups at the time of the initial assessment, in terms of pain intensity were statistically insignificant (p=0.288, p>0.05). The results obtained in terms of decreasing pain were in favor of the use of medical flossing as an adjuvant method in specific pain existing in lateral epicondylitis. Although in both groups there was a decrease in pain after 4 weeks of treatment, the intervention group recorded significant reduced values compared to the control group (p=0.024; p

The general development of the sports world has guided researchers in sports science to study excellence in sports performance, namely, the study of the characteristics and requirements specific to each sport. However, in order to meet these requirements, each individual must have a set of specific characteristics similar to those of the group to which he/she belongs. The variables in the study are related to the psychomotor abilities and psychological aspects that could influence the overall performance of junior III handball players. The main work instruments are related to field testing and psychological characteristics measurement. For psychomotor abilities, we used means such as the TReactionCo software (eye–hand coordination), Just Jump platform (dynamic balance), Tractronix system (general dynamic coordination), and Illinois test (spatial-temporal orientation), and for the psychological characteristics, we used the Motivational Persistence Questionnaire. In addition, the result of the study is represented by new software that we created in order to better observe the level of development of these characteristics in junior handball players. From a statistical point of view, we calculated the correlations between psychomotor abilities and psychological characteristics using ANOVA in order to see field position differences and performed linear regression for the variables of this study.

Background: Compared to the great volume of studies focusing on children and adolescents without intellectual disability, research regarding body mass index among young populations (13–17 years old) with intellectual disability is scarce, mostly when we refer to the comparisons between various degrees of intellectual disability and gender. Methods: The purpose of this study was to assess a series of morphofunctional parameters among children with and without intellectual disability to characterise the morphofunctional normality and its perturbations. Within the study, we included 101 subjects from several educational institutions, distributed on five groups, by their gender and degree of intellectual disability. Results: The average values of body mass index exceed the values recommended by the WHO among all the five groups (boys and girls with and without intellectual disabilities) prone to obesity. Upon analysing the values of BMI by gender and type of intellectual disability, we note that the prevalence of obesity among boys is 28.07% (BMI > 24), while 19.29% are overweight (BMI ranging between 21.5 and 24). Conclusions: The prevalence of excess weight and obesity among persons with intellectual disabilities was similar among the male and female subjects. It shows an increasing trend by age.

The fact that one of the pillars of a good health is optimal nutrition. For this reason, knowing what, how, when and how much to eat becomes a fundamental question. Starting from this reality, we wished to design a study that would highlight the way in which young people feed themselves and their sources of information on this topic. The study included 164 subjects from high-school (79) and university (85), aged between 17 and 27 years old. In the present paper we will show some of the results we have achieved by applying a survey on the subject on nutrition that we had created ourselves. The survey included 15 questions that aimed to take a look at what the nutritional intake of the subjects was made up of, as well as the frequency with which certain food groups were included in each subject’s weekly diet. The results pointed out a clear necessity for a better education regarding nutrition among young people, and also the need for the creation of certain programs that would better explain to youth groups which types of foods are better consumed frequently and which ones should be eaten in moderation, or rarely, or never. The survey also pointed out that the current main source of information on this subject for the young subjects is the internet – which is perhaps unsurprising, as we live in a very modern high-tech age, but which raises the further question of the quality of the web sites that young people use in order to extract their information; as we know, the internet is both a place for scientific exchanges, but also for simple opinions expressed on popular blogs by people with no scientific or rigorous education on the subject. The survey also revealed that girls are more interested in receiving or researching information regarding nutrition than boys. Educaţia alimentară a tineretului – element de bază a unei stări de sănătate optime. Este binecunoscut faptul că unul dintre pilonii stării de sănătate este alimentația optimă. Din acest considerent a ști ce, cum, când și cât să mănânci devine fundamental. Pornind de la această realitate, am dorit să realizăm un studiu prin care să punem în evidență modul în care tinerii se alimentează, precum și de unde își iau ei informațiile legate de alimentație. Studiul a cuprins 164 subiecți din mediul preuniversitar (79) și universitar (85), cu vârste între 17 și 27 de ani. În cadrul materialului de față prezentăm o parte din rezultatele obținute prin aplicarea unui chestionar propriu privind alimentația: chestionarul a cuprins 15 întrebări care au vizat modul în care este configurată rația alimentară a celor intervievați. Rezultatele trimit la necesitatea realizării unei educații alimentare, și evident, la elaborarea unor programe prin intermediul cărora să li se explice tinerilor ce alimente este util să consume frecvent, moderat, rar sau să excludă din alimentație. Chestionarul a revelat de asemenea faptul că la momentul actual principala sursă de informație a tinerilor pe subiectul nutriției este internetul – ceea ce poate nu este surprinzător, în condițiile în care trăim într-o perioadă foarte modernă și dezvoltată tehnologic, dar aceasta ridică o întrebare suplimentară legată de calitatea site-urilor web de pe care tinerii își extrag informațiile; după cum știm cu toții, internetul este atât o platformă pentru un schimb de informații științifice, cât și un loc pentru păreri exprimate pe bloguri populare de către persoane fără o educație riguroasă sau o formare științifică pe această temă. Chestionarul a mai arătat de asemenea faptul că fetele sunt mai interesate în a primi sau a căuta informații pe tema nutriției decât băieții. Cuvinte cheie: alimentație optimă, clase de alimente, stare de sănătate, tineri