Impact of Adapted Sports Activities on the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Subjects With Spinal Cord Injury

Quality reporting of carotid intima-media thickness methodology; Current state of the science in the field of spinal cord injury

“…Based on our search strategy and as shown in Table 2, the majority of the published literature was cross-sectional in nature (10/12), [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] with two prospective observational studies. 24,25 The majority of studies have small sample sizes, with three notable exceptions with samples of more than 100 individuals with SCI. The majority of studies (9/12; 75%) examined among individuals with chronic SCI (≥2 years).…”

“…(2015) 24 Paim et al 19 Rowley et al (2012) 20 Schmidt-Trucksass et al (2000) 21 Szlachcic et al (2014) 22 Thijssen et al (2012) 25 Wang et al Matos-Souza et al 24 Paim et al 19 Rowley et al 20 Schmidt-Tucksass et al 21 Szlachcic et al 22 Thijssen et al 25 Wang et al 23 Percentage of studies reporting quality methods…”

“…Eleven of twelve studies (92%) specified that cIMT was measured between the leading edges of the media-adventitia and intima-lumen interfaces, [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]24,25 as recommended by both consensus papers. The specific CCA wall and side used were more variable, with ten of twelve (83%) [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]24 and six of twelve (50%) [15][16][17][18][19]23 studies reporting methods aligning with guidelines, respectively. Ultrasound equipment specifications including mode, transducer type and frequency were reported in eight of twelve studies (67%).…”

“…Ultrasound equipment specifications including mode, transducer type and frequency were reported in eight of twelve studies (67%). [15][16][17][18][19][20]22,24 Three of the remaining four studies also reported specifications regarding the ultrasound equipment, but provided frequency ranges that straddled the minimum requirement provided by the ASE and MCAB statements. 14,23,25 One study did not specify that B-mode ultrasound was used.…”

A Produção Científica Sobre O Jiu-Jítsu: Análise Dos Artigos, Teses E Dissertações Publicados Entre 1996 E 2016

“…* Quatro trabalhos, sendo três artigos e uma dissertação relacionados à "fisiologia do exercício" contribuíram também com análises técnicotáticas em situação de combate. ** O único trabalho que investigou o jiu-jítsu no contexto do esporte adaptado foi desenvolvido por Matos-Souza et al (2016), com o objetivo de avaliar o impacto da prática do esporte adaptado (jiu-jítsu, rúgbi, basquetebol e tênis) no quadro de aterosclerose em sujeitos com lesão na medula espinhal. Dada à abrangência da área de investigação dos esportes adaptados, é importante sinalizar que o referido trabalho se situa na subárea biodinâmica, tendo a fisiologia como disciplina de estudo.…”