Dental notation: Mental gymnastics

Gymnastics as a Factor in the Treatment of Mental Retardation

The relation of muscular activity to mental development, recognized as it has been from the very beginning of modern psychology, teaches us that kinesthetic, i. e., motor, images are more important than visual or auditory images, and that a greater part of the sensations bringing about mental development are excited through motor activities. This is a fundamental truth, and the leaders of to-da...

Baby Gymnastics

Dental anomalies in mental patients.

Fifty-three patients were examined for dental abnormalities at an institution specializing in care of the mentally deficient in Bauru, São Paulo State. The incidence of teeth with abnormal morphology, mainly second molars with an abnormal number of cusps, was extremely high. Enamel hypoplasia was frequently found in anterior teeth, and the percentage of fractured maxillary incisors was signific...

Rotational Preference in Gymnastics

In gymnastics, most skills incorporate rotations about one or more body axes. At present, the question remains open if factors such as lateral preference and/or vestibulo-spinal asymmetry are related to gymnast's rotational preference. Therefore, we sought to explore relationships in gymnast's rotation direction between different gymnastic skills. Furthermore, we sought to explore relationships...

Modeling a Springboard in Gymnastics

For development and optimization of elements in gymnastics` vault, the knowledge of the angular momentum, take-off velocity and thus the forces on the springboard are of interest. A multi-body model was developed for the determination of forces. The following article describes the creation of a springboard model and therefore the identification and evaluation of physical parameters acting durin...