Anselmo Costa e Silva

• PhD
• Professor (Assistant) at Federal University of Para

The negative effects of mental fatigue on physical performance have been well established in different sports that require aerobic endurance, but, in this study, we investigated the impact of mental fatigue on the physical performance of paralympic (wheelchair basketball) athletes. Eleven participants completed a baseline and two experimental sessi...

Introduction Cataract remains a prevalent cause of visual impairment among the elderly, significantly increasing the risk of falls due to compromised visual function. Cataract removal surgery has been established as a means to enhance visual acuity and balance control. The advent of novel technologies, such as accelerometers integrated into smartph...

The finger tapping test (FTT) is a neuropsychological test that measures motor speed and coordination. It involves tapping a designated surface with a specific finger as quickly as possible for a certain duration. Touchscreen of smartphones has been used as interface to record the tap, what enables to extract information about the taps. The present...

It was compared smartphone-based measurements of static balance control and mobility of elderly population with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2). The present cross-sectional study investigated 73 participants grouped in a control group (n = 36) and a DM2 group (n = 37). Smartphone's built in inertial sensors were used to record inertial c...

Introdução: Desde o início da Pandemia Covid-19 vários países adotaram o isolamento social (lockdown) como medida de contenção para diminuir a propagação do vírus e reduzir o risco de sobrecarga no sistema de saúde. A prática regular do exercício físico ao longo da pandemia poderia atenuar os prejuízos do isolamento e manter a saúde mental e bem-es...

Objective To describe the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in para athletes in Brazil. Methods This is a cross-sectional study with Brazilian para athletes with physical impairments from all para sports. The data from 86 participants of both sexes (60 males and 26 females) were collected through an online survey that gathered sociodemograph...

The Timed-Up and Go (TUG) test is widely utilized by healthcare professionals for assessing fall risk and mobility due to its practicality. Currently, test results are based solely on execution time, but integrating technological devices into the test can provide additional information to enhance result accuracy. This study aimed to assess the reli...

Objective Analyze the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiometabolic parameters, and cardiorespiratory fitness to compile the most used HIIT training types in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods This is a systematic review of searches performed in the electronic databases PubMed / Medline, Science Direct, and Googl...

Objective Analyze the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiometabolic parameters, and cardiorespiratory fitness to compile the most used HIIT training types in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods This is a systematic review of searches performed in the electronic databases PubMed / Medline, Science Direct, and Googl...

Introduction Events such as the Paralympic Games leave a series of legacies in the host societies. This is also applicable to the development of associated scientific knowledge, particularly in the field of sports biomechanics. Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the Brazilian scientific production in the field of biomechanics...

Pessoas com deficiência física estão mais expostas aos perigos do sedentarismo por diversas questões. O objetivo deste artigo foi identificar os fatores funcionais e ambientais facilitadores e barreiras relacionados ao nível de atividade física de pessoas com deficiência física. Avaliamos 41 participantes em dois em centros de reabilitação e atendi...

Background SARS-CoV-2 infection can lead to a variety of persistent sequelae, collectively known as long COVID-19. Deficits in postural balance have been reported in patients several months after COVID-19 infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the static balance and balance of individuals with long COVID-19 using inertial sensors in s...

Introdução: Desde o início da Pandemia Covid-19 vários países adotaram o isolamento social (lockdown) como medida de contenção para diminuir a propagação do vírus e reduzir o risco de sobrecarga no sistema de saúde. A prática regular do exercício físico ao longo da pandemia poderia atenuar os prejuízos do isolamento e manter a saúde mental e bem-es...

This systematic review aimed to synthesize the literature on burnout and coping in athletes with disabilities and identify the psychological and physical variables associated with burnout and coping in this population. The present study was conducted in accordance with the updated PRISMA 2020 systematic review guidelines. The Scopus, PubMed/Medline...

Objective: Analyze the effects of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on cardiometabolic parameters, and car�diorespiratory fitness to compile the most used HIIT training types in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Methods: This is a systematic review of searches performed in the electronic databases PubMed / Medline, Science Direct, and G...

The Finger Tapping Test (FTT) is a classical neuropsychological test that assesses motor functioning, and recently it has been employed using smartphones. For classical protocols, it has been observed that sex and handedness influence the performance during the test. By assessing the influence of sex and handedness on the test, it is possible to ad...

Introduction Events such as the Paralympic Games leave a series of legacies in the host societies. This is also applicable to the development of associated scientific knowledge, particularly in the field of sports biomechanics. Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the Brazilian scientific production in the field of biomechanics...

Background Step initiation involves anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) that can be measured using inertial measurement units (IMUs) such as accelerometers. However, previous research has shown heterogeneity in terms of the population studied, sensors used, and methods employed. Validity against gold standard measurements was only found in som...

The purpose of this study is to answer the following questions: What kind of evidence-based classification test is being discussed for wheelchair Paralympic sports? What kind of tool does the research use to quantify these evidence-based classification tests? A systematic review was carried out in the databases of PubMed and ScienceDirect. The main...

Background: Knowledge and understanding of the most diverse aspects surrounding the emergence of sports injuries stand out as one of the pillars for sporting success. Methods: A total of 41 athletes answered an online form based on the Sports Injury Protocol in Paralympic Sports (PLEEP) in which data on sports injuries during competition in the fir...

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify, describe and synthesize the skill tests used in wheelchair basketball. Method A systematic review was carried out in the databases: PubMed/Medline, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Web of science and Google Scholar from inception to January 2021 with up to date in January 2022. the eligibility criteria used...

Objectives The aim of this study was to identify, describe and synthesize the skill tests used in wheelchair basketball. the eligibility criteria used were Inclusion: (i) evaluation of wheelchair basketball athletes; (ii) using skill tests (defined as agility, speed, ball maneuverability, slalom, etc.) and (iii) papers needed to be written in Engli...

Background Anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) are a feedforward mechanism triggered in advance to a predictable perturbation, to help the individual counteract mechanical effects that the disturbance may cause. Whether or not this strategy is compromised in the elderly is not a consensus in the literature. Methods In this systematic review w...

Introduction: Evidence supports the importance of efficient postural control to improve performance in sports. This involves the use of strategies such as anticipatory posture adjustments and compensatory adjustments. Technology makes analysis and assessments in sports cheaper, while being valid and reliable compared to the gold-standard assessmen...

(1) Background: Tropical spastic paraparesis (TSP/HAM) associated with the T cell lymphotropic virus in type I humans (HTLV-1) is a slow, chronic, and progressive disease that causes balance changes. TSP/HAM diagnosis can be classified as probable, possible, and definite. We compared the static balance control of HTLV-1-infected patients with diffe...

Tremors are common disorders characterized by an involuntary and relatively rhythmic oscillation that can occur in any part of the body and may be physiological or associated with some pathological condition. It is known that the mass loading can change the power spectral distribution of the tremor. Nowadays, many instruments have been used in the...

Introduction Body composition assessment in cervical spinal cord injury (c-SCI) individuals is important to monitor the fat free-mass (FFM) loss, due to immobilization, or gain, due to exercise practice. Single frequency bioelectrical impedance analysis (SF-BIA) is low in cost, simple and easy. Objectives The aims of this study are: to evaluate th...

Background: Football for athletes with cerebral palsy (CP) also involves the functional classification of players based upon the degree and form of the athlete’s physical functionality. The aims of the cross-sectional study were: (a) to evaluate the validity of the side-stepping jump and split jump tests in CP football athletes and; (b) to analyse...

Introdução: O futebol para atletas com paralisia cerebral (PC) também envolve a classificação funcional dos jogadores com base no grau e forma de funcionalidade física do atleta. Os objetivos do estudo transversal foram: (a) avaliar a validade dos testes de salto lateral e salto dividido em atletas de futebol CP e; (b) analisar as diferenças dessa...

Background: When performing motion analysis using sensors, the signal often comes with noise and it is necessary to use filters to exclude unwanted frequencies. For this reason, the objective of this work was to carry out a systematic review on the filters used in data recorded from smartphone applications for static and dynamic balance assessment....

Falls represent a public health issue around the world and prevention is an important part of the politics of many countries. The standard method of evaluating balance is posturography using a force platform, which has high financial costs. Other instruments, such as portable devices and smartphones, have been evaluated as low-cost alternatives to...

Background: Sports injuries have physical and psychological effects that negatively affect sports performance. Although there are data available on sports injuries in wheelchair basketball, some aspects need to be clarified, such as the location, mechanisms and risk factors for injury, which are not well described due to variations and/or a lack of...

The evaluation of anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) requires high-cost and complex handling systems, only available at research laboratories. New alternative methods are being developed in this field, on the other hand, to solve this issue and allow applicability in clinic, sport and hospital environments. The objective of this study was to...

Introduction: Gastrointestinal cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer worldwide. Surgical treatment interferes with functioning and increases the length of hospital stay. However, studies have shown that early mobilization reduces the length of hospital stay. Objectives: Determine the cardiovascular safety and intensity of an adapted protocol...

Objective: To identify what has been published regarding the use of the KTK test in recent years to assess children's motor coordination, and secondarily analyze the relationship between motor coordination, anthropometry, and performance. Methods: A systematic review was carried out in the PubMed and Scielo databases, using the search strategy (tes...

A lack of glycemic control and diabetes are risk factors for complications related to COVID-19, and social isolation can hinder adherence to physical activity. Thus, this study sought to assess the impacts of social distancing on the practice of physical activity of individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). This was a transversal study carr...

This systematic review aimed to identify nutritional interventions and supplements that improve the performance for wheelchair athletes. Intervention trials involving high-performance wheelchair athletes were analyzed, including those that comprised a nutritional intervention, defined as any intervention related to food, beverages, and supplementat...

This study aims to evaluate whether the photoplethysmography technique (PPG) can be used as an instrument to assess heart rate variability (HRV) parameters in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). Twenty-one subjects (2 tetraplegic, 18 paraplegic and 1 diplegic) participated in the study (37.5 ± 12.3 years, 58.8 ± 15.7 kg and 160.0 ± 21.4 cm)....

We investigated the impact of visual impairment on balance control. We measured the center of pressure (COP) between the two feet and plantar surface pressures on each foot in 18 normal-sighted participants and compared their data with measures from 18 legally blind participants, either acquired or congenital. Pressures were measured in open- and c...

Objectives: (1) To assess the effects of a conventional, delayed physiotherapy protocol used by Ischemic Stroke (IS) and Hemorrhagic Stroke (HS) post-stroke patients, in their electromyographic activation patterns during hemiparetic gait; and (2) to study whether this protocol may improve the functional abilities in this population. Methods: This i...

Abstract Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with postural control impairments and is highly prevalent in elderly people. The objective of this study is to verify whether anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) and compensatory postural adjustments (CPAs) are affected by CLBP in elderly people by assessing their postural control during a se...

Background: Jumps are important evaluation tools for muscle strength and power and for interlimb asymmetries. Different jump tests are well related to athletic performance, prediction of injury risk, and common motor gestures of several sports such as soccer. Low-cost mobile applications (apps) have gained popularity for this measure. The authors...

The aim of this study is comparing the accuracies of machine learning algorithms to classify data concerning healthy subjects and patients with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), toward different time window lengths and a number of features. Thirty-two healthy subjects and eighteen patients with PD took part on this study. The study obtained inertial record...

Background and objective: Post-exercise hypotension, the reduction of blood pressure after a bout of exercise, is of great clinical relevance. Resistance exercise training is considered an important contribution to exercise training programs for hypertensive individuals and athletes. In this context, post-exercise hypotension could be clinically re...

Background: Since patient's prognosis after stroke depends on its severity, brain location, and type early intervention is strongly recommended. Objective: We aimed to determine whether it is still possible to improve balance in chronic patients, who suffered Intracerebral Hemorrhagic Strokes (ICHS) or Ischemic Strokes (IS), after later interven...

Objetivo: Explicar se a acelerometria pode avaliar o nível de atividade física em indivíduos com lesão medular completa, esclarecer o uso de filtros para tratar dados do acelerômetro e demonstrar as equações usadas para estimar o gasto energético. Metodologia: Foi realizada revisão sistemática da literatura nas bases de dados PubMed e Science Direc...

Objetivo: Investigar o efeito de um microciclo habitual de CrossFit® em indicadores da carga interna de treinamento. Materiais e Métodos: Participaram do estudo 9 indivíduos com média de idade de 28,5±3,4 anos e tempo de prática na modalidade de 12±5,3 meses. Frequência cardíaca de repouso (FCrep), variabilidade da FC, testes físicos e o perfil de...

This systematic review aimed to investigate emerging methods used to quantify gait parameters in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in everyday environments. The StArt computational tool automatically screened the following databases: ACM, Engineering Village, IEEE, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science from inception to June 2018. Studies reporting the...

Balance disorders have been poorly investigated and somewhat neglected in people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, especially in children, whose have intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors that may compromise the balance. To evaluate the foot plantar pressures and the balance in children with acquired immunodeficiency. We recruited 53 c...

Background: Vertical jumps can be used to assess neuromuscular status in sports performance. This is particularly important in Cerebral Palsy Football (CP Football) because players are exposed to high injury risk, but it may be complicated because the gold standard for assessing jump performance is scarce in field evaluation. Thus, field techniques...

Neste estudo caracterizamos a pré-disposição ao estado de fluxo durante a prática esportiva em 15 atletas do sexo masculino de basquetebol em cadeira de rodas. Para isto, foi utilizada a “Escala de Predisposição ao Fluxo” e a análise de dados foi realizada por meio de estatística descritiva e análise de correlação para estabelecer a relação entre a...

The aim of this study was to compare the expression of serum microRNAs (miRNAs) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) [athletes (SCI-A) and sedentary (SCI-S)] and able-bodied (AB) individuals, and investigate the relationship of miRNAs with carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and serum oxidized LDL-cholesterol (oxLDL) among SCI subjects. S...

BACKGROUND Vertical jumps can be used to assess neuromuscular status in sports performance. This is particularly important in Cerebral Palsy Football (CP Football) because players are exposed to high injury risk, but it may be complicated because the gold standard for assessing jump performance is scarce in field evaluation. Thus, field techniques,...

Objective: To investigate the relationship of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and cardiac structure and function with adipocytokines in sedentary (S-SCI) and physically-active (PA-SCI) subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI). Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Academic medical center. Participants: Forty-one SCI men (1...

Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) is often associated with reductions in left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. Impairments in sympathetic activity and activation of the renin-angiotensin system are reported in SCI individuals and may hypothetically be implicated in this association. Hence, the present study verified the relationship between thes...

The aim of this study was to verify the relationship between body composition and motor performance in Wheelchair Handball players (WH). Overall, 21 athletes composed the sample (13 males and 8 females). To analyze motor performance, the following tests were used: ball driving, block performance, 20 m velocity and zigzag agility for individuals on...

The Wheelchair Handball is opportunity of sport practice to people with physical disabilities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and the reliability of a battery of skills tests to assess skills of wheelchair handball athletes. 29 physical disable athletes were assessed by the following tests: accuracy of passes, performance of blo...

Objective To investigate the longitudinal effects of Wheelchair Rugby (WR) training on body composition of tetraplegic subjects. Design Subjects were evaluated at baseline (T1) and after WR training (T2). Setting Faculty of Physical Education Settings. Participants Thirteen tetraplegic individuals (26.6±6.0 years). Interventions Four sessions...

O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar o perfil somatotípico e a composição corporal de atletas da seleção brasileira de futebol de 5. Participaram 23 atletas do sexo masculino. Todos foram submetidos à avaliação antropométrica e em seguida foram feitos os cálculos de índice de massa corporal (IMC), percentual de gordura corporal (%GC), somatório de...

Objective To determine whether regular performance of adapted sports is associated with long-term changes in carotid atherosclerosis of SCI subjects. Design Prospective observational study. Setting Academic medical center. Participants Seventeen men with chronic (>1 year) SCI and no preserved motor function below the injury level were evaluated...

Football 5-a-side; Training; Periodization; Assessment.

The objective of this study is to identify the basic concepts that contribute to the development of Wheelchair Handball (WCH), in view of the need to establish guidelines which could guide the principles of specific training of this modality. The text is divided in three areas: the principles of the WCH, potential practioners and the context of the...

Dissertação de mestrado O handebol em cadeira de rodas (HCR) é uma modalidade cuja prática competitiva foi iniciada recentemente no Brasil (CALEGARI, 2010). A avaliação motora tem um papel importante no treinamento desportivo e é necessária a criação de instrumentos para avaliação. O presente estudo tem por objetivo validar a bateria de testes de h...

The wheelchair rugby (WR) is a paralympic Sport played by people with physical disabilities and its growth is related to university participation. This study described the WR development at university, through a case study at Physical Education College of Unicamp. The WR is related to learning, researching and extension; due the contact with the sp...

O presente estudo teve por objetivo mostrar um perfil antropométrico e de composição corporal de atletas de Futebol Sete Paraolímpico. Participaram do estudo 18 atletas integrantes da seleção brasileira de Futebol Sete Paraolímpico. Para a avaliação de composição corporal foram coletados dados de massa corporal, estatura e pregas cutâneas. A idade...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and the reliability of skills battery test’s to wheelchair handball. Participated in this study 29 physical disabilities’s athletes executed the following Tests: accuracy of passes, performance of block, ball conduction and 20 meters speed. The results indicate that the test’s the 20 meters spe...

Subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) exhibit impaired left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, which has been reported to be attenuated by regular physical activity. This study investigated the relationship between circulating matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) and echocardiographic parameters in SCI subjects...

Introdução: O Handebol em Cadeira de Rodas-HCR4 é uma modalidade baseada no Handebol de areia, são oito jogadores por equipe, sendo quatro titulares. O jogo é disputado em dois sets de 10 minutos e em caso de empate no set, prorroga-se o tempo até o gol de ouro, em caso de empate de sets joga-se um set desempate de 5 minutos. (CALEGARI et al., 2010...

Previous reports have indicated that subjects with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) exhibit increased cardiovascular risk compared to able-bodied individuals. This study investigated the relationship between plasmatic oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL), matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) levels and vascular...

Subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) have been reported to present impaired left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in comparison with able-bodied ones. The present study investigated the effect of regular physical activity on the cardiac structure and function of SCI subjects. Fifty-eight SCI men [29 sedentary (SCI-S) and 29 athletes (SCI-A)] a...

Abstract This study aimed to review in current literature methods and variables of maximal oxygen consumption, aerobic power and aspects related to aerobic capacity in people with spinal cord injury. The survey was through the Sciverse -website with the following terms: Spinal Cord Injury, quadriplegia, paraplegia crossed with physical endurance,...

Objective The present study aimed to analyze the effect of 16 weeks of training on the parameters of physical fitness and body composition in athletes of the Brazilian 5-a-side football team. Method The sample consisted of six athletes – four outfield players with functional classification B1 and two goalkeepers without visual impairment –, all...

O presente estudo teve por finalidade estimar a potência aeróbia em atletas com LME praticantes de RCR, correlacionar os níveis de VO2máx com a classificação funcional (CF) dos atletas e analisar o comportamento da FC antes e pós-teste. A amostra foi composta por 10 atletas com LME, do sexo masculino e idade média de 29,6±6,5anos. Os atletas foram...