Imagery can be defined as the ability to represent and rehearse in the mind behaviors related to a given situation. The Sport Imagery Questionnaire was developed to measure the frequency of imagery use among athletes. The present study aimed to adapt and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of this instrument. Study 1 appraised content validity using five sport scien...

The objective of the study was to determine whether repetitive hits to the head at a subclinical level are associated with structural and functional brain abnormalities and whether these effects are influenced by high levels of fitness associated with intense physical activity. Seventy-two college students were recruited: 24 nonathletic, 24 athletes practicing a varsity contact sport, and 24 at...

Objective Athletes anticipating sport competition regularly experience distinct emotional and physiological responses as a result of the expected psychosocial and physical stress. Specifically, cortisol, an indicator of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activation, prepares the athlete for the psychological and physiological demands of competition. The objective of this meta-analysis is to an...

Dynamic stability is an essential physical component for team sport athletes. Certain Functional Movement Screen (FMS) exercises (deep squat; left- and right-leg hurdle step; left- and right-leg in-line lunge [ILL]; left- and right-leg active straight-leg raise; and trunk stability push-up [TSPU]) have been suggested as providing an indication of dynamic stability. No research has investigated ...

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...

BACKGROUND Road running is a growing sport. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of sports-related dermatoses among road runners. METHODS Cross-sectional study of 76 road runners. Assessment was performed by means of a questionnaire, interview, and clinical examination. The chi-square and linear trend tests were used for analysis. RESULTS Most athletes were men (61%), aged 38±11 years, ...

dental injuries and associated side effects are one of the most important concerns in oral health. Traumatic dental injuries may occur due to several factors, the most important of which is sport. Thus, the current study was conducted to analyze the athletes’ awareness of dental injuries among different sports in Kermanshah in 2014.In this descriptive-cross sectional study,120 athletes (60 men ...