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Match Running Performance Profile and Heart Rate Response in Amputee Soccer Players

Foteini-Vasiliki Panagiotopoulou,
Yiannis Michailidis,
Athanasios Mandroukas,
Aris Mavropoulos,
Vasilios Tsimaras,
Pantelis T. Nikolaidis,
Kosmas Christoulas and
Thomas Metaxas

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2023, 20(14), 6357;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20146357

13 July 2023

Introduction: The purpose of this study was (a) to create a profile of the running performances of male amputee soccer players in different speed zones, (b) to investigate the relationship between heart rate (HR) and running distance in two soccer ma...

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Postural Control during Progressively Increased Balance-Task Difficulty in Athletes with Unilateral Transfemoral Amputation: Effect of Ocular Mobility and Visuomotor Processing

Michał Zwierko,
Piotr Lesiakowski and
Teresa Zwierko

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2020, 17(17), 6242;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176242

27 August 2020

This study examined postural control during single leg stance test with progressively increased balance-task difficulty in soccer players with unilateral transfemoral amputation (n = 11) compared to able-bodied soccer players (n = 11). The overall st...

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The Response of the Amputee Athlete Heart to Chronic Core Exercise: A Study on Hematological and Biochemical Parameters, and N-Terminal Pro Brain Natriuretic Peptide

Ahmet Kurtoğlu,
Nurettin Konar,
Faruk Akçınar,
Madawi H. Alotaibi and
Safaa M. Elkholi

Medicina2024, 60(5), 784;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60050784

9 May 2024

Background and Objectives: mortality and morbidity due to cardiovascular causes are frequently experienced in amputees. Research on the effects of chronic exercise on biomarkers and cardiac damage indicators in these individuals is limited. The aim o...

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4 Citations

2,225 Views

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Assessment of Pain and External Load in Amputee Football Using Digital Pain Drawing and GNSS Tracking—A Pilot Study

Jarosław Muracki,
Adam Kawczyński,
Michał Nowak,
Filipe Manuel Clemente,
Piotr Makar,
Zofia Kasińska and
Shellie Ann Boudreau

Appl. Sci.2022, 12(14), 6978;https://doi.org/10.3390/app12146978

10 July 2022

Amputee Football (AF) players move using lofstrand crutches (LC) and a single leg during training and matches, which may expose them to excessive loads. Due to a lack of scientific articles describing these issues, this pilot study aims to gain insig...

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Sports Performance Tests for Amputee Football Players: A Scoping Review

Agnieszka Magdalena Nowak,
Jolanta Marszalek and
Bartosz Molik

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2022, 19(7), 4386;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074386

6 April 2022

Background: This scoping review aims to identify sports performance tests for amputee football players and to critically analyze the methodological quality, validation data, reliability, and standardization of sport-specific tests to indicate the bes...

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