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Advances in Assessment of Physical Performance

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2024 | Viewed by 1736

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Dr. Elena Amaricai

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Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Research Center for Assessment of Human Motion, Functionality and Disability, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
Interests: pediatric rehabilitation; scoliosis; plantar pressure assessment; stabilometry; functional capacity assessment; quality of life
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Dr. Roxana Ramona Onofrei

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Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Research Center for Assessment of Human Motion, Functionality and Disability, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
Interests: balance assessment; dual-task performance; injury prevention; sports rehabilitation
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Dr. Oana Suciu

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Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Research Center for Assessment of Human Motion, Functionality and Disability, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
Interests: orthopedic rehabilitation; gait analysis; plantar pressure assessment; quality of life; patient reported outcomes
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Dr. Alexandru Florian Crisan

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Department of Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine and Rheumatology, Research Center for Assessment of Human Motion, Functionality and Disability, “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, 300041 Timisoara, Romania
Interests: respiratory functional assessment; respiratory muscles assessment; respiratory muscle training; CPET; geriatrics; balance impairment; chronic respiratory diseases; pulmonary rehabilitation

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Physical performance is an essential part of everyday functioning, ranging from activities of daily living to more complex actions that require a combination of skills. The assessment of physical performance is of interest for both patients who follow rehabilitation programs and healthy subjects. Physical performance evaluation in sports is mandatory for reaching the best competitional results in a safe and efficient way.

Nowadays, assessment tools include modern technological devices that are continually expanding. These equipment and software offer valuable objective data for both rehabilitation (in case of patients’ assessment) and sports teams. The assessment of physical performance is significant because it offers the possibility to adapt the rehabilitation program or to tailor specific training activities for athletes.

Dr. Elena Amaricai
Dr. Roxana Ramona Onofrei
Dr. Oana Suciu
Dr. Alexandru Florian Crisan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • gait
  • running
  • jumping
  • muscular strength
  • cardiopulmonary exercise testing
  • technologies
  • equipment
  • software

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Validation of a Simple Device for the Evaluation of Ankle Plantar- and Dorsi-Flexor Forces Consistent with Standard Clinical Evaluations
by Giulia Rogati, Paolo Caravaggi, Andrea Martelli, Roberta Fognani, Alberto Leardini and Massimiliano Baleani
Appl. Sci. 2024, 14(6), 2461; https://doi.org/10.3390/app14062461 - 14 Mar 2024
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Measuring the forces produced at the ankle joint is critical to diagnose musculoskeletal pathologies. In standard clinical practice, ankle force is often assessed through manual joint manipulation and visual observation. This study introduces a simple apparatus, the Ankle Force Transducer (AFT), based on [...] Read more.
Measuring the forces produced at the ankle joint is critical to diagnose musculoskeletal pathologies. In standard clinical practice, ankle force is often assessed through manual joint manipulation and visual observation. This study introduces a simple apparatus, the Ankle Force Transducer (AFT), based on a uniaxial load cell capable of measuring ankle forces in conditions consistent with clinical evaluations. The AFT can be placed at the extremity of any examination couch to measure ankle forces in plantarflexion and dorsiflexion. The repeatability of the AFT was assessed in 30 healthy subjects across three sessions and in two knee postures. One patient with foot-drop condition was evaluated using the same apparatus. The intra-session coefficient of variation for plantarflexion and dorsiflexion forces was around 5% and 8%, respectively. The dominant leg exhibited greater forces than the non-dominant one, and the fully extended knee resulted in significantly larger forces with respect to the flexed knee (p < 0.001). The foot-drop patient showed a 90% reduction in dorsiflexion force in the affected limb. The AFT appears to be a user-friendly tool used to measure ankle forces, which has the potential to provide more repeatable and objective measurements of ankle forces with respect to operator-dependent evaluations. Full article
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Does Exercise Testing with Arm Crank Ergometer Substitute for Cycle Ergometer to Evaluate Exercise Capacity?
by Miwako Deguchi, Hisayo Yokoyama, Nobuko Hongu, Atsuya Toya, Takahiro Matsutake, Yuta Suzuki, Daiki Imai, Yuko Yamazaki, Masanori Emoto and Kazunobu Okazaki
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(23), 12926; https://doi.org/10.3390/app132312926 - 03 Dec 2023
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Using the upper limbs to test cardiopulmonary exercise can be a useful option in the case of individuals who are unable to pedal a bicycle due to lower limb injury or disability. We evaluated whether exercise testing with the upper limbs can be [...] Read more.
Using the upper limbs to test cardiopulmonary exercise can be a useful option in the case of individuals who are unable to pedal a bicycle due to lower limb injury or disability. We evaluated whether exercise testing with the upper limbs can be used equivalently to that of the lower limbs in assessing exercise capacity. Nine collegiate rowers and eight collegiate cyclists underwent incremental exercise testing with an arm crank ergometer (ACE) and cycle ergometer (CE). Heart rate (HR) and oxygen uptake (VO2) were monitored throughout the tests. Segmental muscle mass and flow-mediated dilation of brachial artery were measured to assess the training status of the upper limbs. The muscle mass of the brachium, upper limb, and trunk were greater in the rowers than in the cyclists (p < 0.05). The correlations between HR and VO2 was significantly different depending on exercise modalities, ACE and CE, in both groups (p < 0.001). The estimated maximal VO2 using the correlation formula and age-predicted maximal HR was significantly lower in the exercise testing group with ACE than in the group with CE in rowers and cyclists (41.7 ± 7.3 vs. 52.6 ± 8.6 mL/kg/min, p = 0.010 and 35.5 ± 14.2 vs. 50.4 ± 13.4 mL/kg/min, p = 0.011, respectively). The results suggested that exercise capacity assessed by exercise testing with ACE is underestimated, regardless of the training status of the upper limbs. Further research is needed to verify factors which affect the correlations between HR and VO2 during upper- and lower-limb exercise. Full article
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