Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of four weeks supplementation of   vitamin C on serum levels of total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde among inactive   men after an eccentric exercise.   Materials and Methods: Twenty non-athletic healthy volunteer men (24 ± 1.6 years old,   22.59 ± 2.62 body fat percentage and 48.96 ± 3.58 mL/kg/min maximum oxygen uptake) ...

BACKGROUND Sports activities were thought to be the major cause of meniscus injury in both men and woman, but our observations of non-athletic females show that the cause of meniscus injury was unrelated to any type of sports activity. OBJECTIVES This study revealed squat winnowing to be a major cause of meniscus injury in non-athletic females. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective study ...

Although several studies showed the positive effects of exercise and physical activity on health and well-being for individuals with ID, there is a lack of information about the influence of sport specialization on fitness and health components. Therefore, the aims of this study were to assess: (a) physical fitness of athletes with intellectual disability (ID) compared with individuals included...

one of the methods to recognize national background and roots, also to maintain historical and cultural nature is to study different dimensions of physical, martial and athletic activities in ancient iran. the aim of the present study was to identify different sport fields and equipment in ancient iran using content analysis of nine versions of ferdowsi’s “shahnameh” and related literature. als...

The management of recalcitrant patellar tendinopathies in the athletic population can be vexing to both the surgeonand patient. To date the majority of treatments for this disease pathology are non-surgical in nature. When surgicalintervention is required, open debridement and/or tendon take-down with repair has been necessary. We proposea novel technique for the treatment of insertional patell...

The study examines moderating role of gender in the relationship between athletics’ self-efficacy and their athletic performance. sample comprised adolescent 30 male athletes female aged 16 to 18 years. Research tools included Self-efficacy measure performance measure. Results revealed significant effect influencing performance, favouring superiority. Boosting morale is needed disregarding cult...

CONTEXT Previous researchers have demonstrated that male and female athletes feel more comfortable with treatment by a same-sex athletic trainer for sex-specific injuries and conditions. OBJECTIVE To address football players' comfort with care provided by same-sex and opposite-sex athletic trainers for sex-specific and non-sex-specific injuries and conditions through the lens of role congruit...

substance abuse, violation and sexual behavior are the main reasons of fatality in adolescents and the youth. most risky behaviors including cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and unsafe sexual contacts occur under the age of 18. traditionally, sport is regarded as a means to encourage and develop healthy behaviors and a factor to protect and prevent risky behaviors. the present study studied 406 stude...