Dan-Alexandru Szabo

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• Ph.D
• Associate Professor at George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Târgu Mureș

Background: It has been estimated that between 30 and 50 per cent of all injuries that take place throughout participation in a sport are the consequence of soft tissue injuries, and muscle injuries are the primary cause of physical disability. Methods: The current literature review was designed between October 2021 and April 2022, according to the...

This research aimed to introduce at least one physiotherapist in the interdisciplinary team of the schools, including teachers, doctors, dentists, psychologists, psychotherapists, and auxiliary staff, for the assessment and, if necessary, the periodic postural treatment of the students. The study included 25 students aged between 16 and 18, of whic...

p dir="ltr"> The study’s objective is to analyse and comprehend the types, frequency, and causes of paragliding pilot accidents to identify preventative and reducing measures in the future, such as a suitable physical training program designed explicitly for paragliding pilots. This study hypothesized that several factors, including the pilot’s exp...

This article aims to investigate and explore present rehabilitation technology. Through the accumulated results of this review, we will summarise the support and benefits that the emergence of technologies in medicine provides. The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate how patient rehabilitation is evolving compared to traditional rehab...

Due to the growth of sensor technology, more affordable integrated circuits, and connectivity technologies, the usage of wearable equipment and sensing devices for monitoring physical activities, whether for wellness, sports monitoring, or medical rehabilitation, has exploded. The current literature review was performed between October 2022 and Feb...

Aim/Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel Computerized System for Learning, Correction, and Evaluation in Volleyball (S.C.I.C.E.V) in enhancing the technical performance of beginner volleyball players through immediate audio and visual feedback. The purpose is to determine whether real-time, detailed feedback improves th...

Scopul acestui volum este a explora și de a cerceta cum automatizarea din zilele noastre influențează reabilitarea și recuperarea persoanelor cu diferite afecțiuni. Cu ajutorul acestui volum, prin rezultatele colectate, vom sintetiza suportul și beneficiile pe care le oferă apariția tehnologiilor în cadrul medicinei. Obiectivul principal al acestei...

Modern technologies have become indispensable in analysing sports performance and help to improve the strategies and tactics of volleyball. The study analyses the efficiency of the Romanian national volleyball team’s service reception in the CEV European Silver League 2022, using the Data Volley software. The research includes 5 played matches, fro...

This study explores the efficacy of Lean Management principles within healthcare settings, focusing on waste reduction and process efficiency. By integrating Lean methodologies, healthcare facilities aim to optimize operations and improve patient outcomes. Our analysis underscores the critical role of leadership in spearheading Lean initiatives, wh...

The purpose of this study is to refute the theory that ageing processes directly affect the nervous system and its functions. The consequences of cellular ageing include a decline in nerve cells, slowed reflexes, and atrophy in specific brain regions. Five duplicate articles were deleted from the original 49 articles from the databases above. The r...

Dear Colleagues, A paradigm shift in teaching and learning has been experienced at all educational levels due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The widespread use of online learning facilitated by educational technology, such as social media, open online courses, collaborative virtual environments, virtual classrooms, and artificial intelligence, i...

Study purpose. In physical education and sports lessons, correctly dosing effort is essential for optimising physical performance and adapting effort parameters, including breaks, in line with physiological principles. The study hypothesises that using smart-watches and mobile apps to monitor effort in middle school physical education lessons will...

Background and Study Purpose: Physical activities in the mountain environment are recognised for their multiple benefits on health, fitness levels, stress reduction and communication. The research aims to identify differences in the usefulness, effects, and affordability of trips and hiking for pre-university students. Material and Methods: The soc...

Muscle power (FxV, explosive strength or explosive power) is an element of fitness level that influences the quality and efficiency of movements. Most of the studies that address plyometrics identify the effectiveness of this method at the level of performance athletes with different specializations and muscle power requirements. We considered that...

Background and Study Aim. Explosive power is an important element of fitness levels, with fast muscle contractions being required in most physical activities. Study implements and verifies the effects of ballistic exercises with medicine balls of various weights on upper body explosive strength for non-sporting university students. Material and Met...

Background and Study Purpose. The majority of the population prefers nature activities, trips, and hiking in mountain areas due to the attractiveness of the trails and the beneficial effects. Material and Methods. The investigated group included 647 students from secondary school/336 cases and high school/311 cases. A questionnaire consisting of 23...

Volumul de față prezintă o importanță deosebită pentru domeniul balneo-fizio-kinetoterapiei, în general, și pentru recuperarea medicală, în special, atât prin suportul informațional adăugat în circuitul științific, cât și prin maniera de abordare a problematicilor supuse analizei și interpretării științifice. Scopul primei părți este de a dezvolta...

This article explores the contemporary role of culture in social and community development, emphasizing its potential to enhance quality of life. Culture serves as an expression of identity and diversity, fostering inclusivity and countering marginalization within communities. Cultural organizations, like any other, face management challenges, and...

Background Aortic dissection (AD) is a critical heart condition with potentially severe outcomes. Our study aimed to investigate the existence of a “weekend effect” in AD by examining the correlation between patient outcomes and whether their treatment occurred on weekdays versus weekends. Methods Specifically, we prospectively analysed the effect...

The study assessed the impact of core activation and toning programs on the static and dynamic balance of students with special educational needs (SEN) in middle school physical education classes. We found that over a period of 6 weeks, with 2 lessons per week, these programs led to significant improvements in the students' balance, regardless of t...

The literature focuses more on healthy students, and the methodologies for organising physical education lessons do not address in depth the problem of physically exempt students who, with time, transform from exempt students into possible patients. This research aims to develop the application "Info-Scutit-Efort" in physical educa-tion lessons to...

Background. Leadership, communities, and the individuals who produce technology all need to shift their value systems to use technology equitably and sustainably. Several examples of technology applications seek to undermine human rights, human justice, and fairness. As a result of the fact that it makes it simpler for patients to participate in th...

Background. Research into human movement dysfunction is receiving increasing attention as the proportion of older adults and the number of obese people in the world's population continues to rise. Compared to the other joints in the lower limb, the knee joint is very delicate and susceptible to injury. Knee deficits are a prevalent physical ailment...

Background. An individual's ankle range of motion varies dependent on their ADLs, geographic region, and amount of physical activity. Walking, which takes 30 degrees of movement, and descending stairs, which requires 57 degrees, do not need a large ROM. Hypothesis. We hypothesised that a floss band (F.B.) placed on the ankle joint of football playe...

Aortic dissection (AD) is a severe cardiovascular condition that could have negative consequences. Our study employed a prospective design and examined preoperative, perioperative, and postoperative data to evaluate the effects of gender on various medical conditions. We looked at how gender affected the results of aortic dissection (AD). In contra...

Prezenta carte se doreṣte a fi o contribuţie la literatura de specialitate autohtonă privind dezvoltarea calităţilor motrice ṣi învăţarea-consolidarea-perfecţionarea deprinderilor motrice din domeniul voleiului de plajă. În această carte atenţia se va concentra asupra analizei jocului de volei pe plajă ṣi implicațiile acestuia asupra dezvoltării ca...

Cartea îşi propune o abordare interdisciplinară în cunoaşterea particularităţilor dezvoltării calităţilor bio-psiho motrice în jocul de volei de plajă, cunoṣtinţe de specialitate privind pregătirea voleibaliṣtilor de plajă în ceea ce priveṣte pregătirea fizică, tehnică, tactică ṣi psihologică. Alături de dezvoltarea calităţilor bio-psiho motrice sp...

Background. The development of the nervous system is a long-term and very complex process; at birth, the cerebral hemispheres are well outlined, and the maturation process continues at an accelerated rate. In cerebral palsy, there is damage or lack of development in one or more brain areas. The term “cerebral palsy” has been around for over a centu...

Aortic dissection (AD) is a critical heart condition with potentially severe outcomes. Our study aims to investigate the existence of a "weekend effect" in AD by examining the correlation between patient outcomes and the timing of their treatment during weekdays vs weekends. Specifically, we assessed prospectively the effects of the timing of treat...

Special Issue "Physical Activities of Children and Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic". https://www.mdpi.com/journal/children/special_issues/CAP6U8LW54

Sedentarism is a very actual problem in our society, and it has an increasing rate because of the comfort that technology gives us. It can cause many health issues, starting with obesity and continuing with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, cancer, osteoporosis, musculoskeletal diseases, depression and cognitive function disorders. The objecti...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a complication that can occur after cardiac surgery and requires ongoing research in light of the exponential expansion of technological advancements and knowledge in medicine. In this study, we aim to evaluate the outcomes of treated electives of emergency aortic disease with high serum creatinine levels (SCr). Methods...

Acute renal injury (AKI) is a complication that can occur after cardiac surgery, and since technological advancements and knowledge in medicine are exponentially expanding, it requires ongoing research. The study aims to evaluate the outcome of the treated electives of emergency aortic disease with high serum creatinine levels (SCr). Methods: The c...

"Introduction: AND (Algoneurodystrophy) is a neuropathic pain disease characterized by incapacitating pain, swelling, vasomotor instability, sudomotor abnormality, and impaired motor function. The pain is disproportionate to the severity of the tissue injury and lasts longer than the expected time for tissue repair. Material and method: The current...

"For the detection of the flat foot and ligament laxity, the method of visual observation of the anatomical landmarks, the planogram on paper and the test of bearing body weight were used. At the same time, to test the stability of the ankle joint, we used the unipodal test on Bosu ball, where it was measured in seconds how much the subjects manage...

Background. How patients are rehabilitated following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery has changed significantly in the last years. Clinicians have shifted from extreme immobilization and no muscle activity to minor ROM limits and rapid muscle activation after surgery. Aims. This study aims to examine the post-operative healing of anterior c...

Background. CrossFit, a sports branch based on complex exercises and functional movements performed at high intensity, formed the basis of our work, namely HIIT training (High-intensity interval training). Aims. The main objective of our study was to specify the musculoskeletal level of the human body most easily and frequently affected. An importa...

Several instructional design behaviors are carried out by department operatives in higher teaching who lack formal learning theories and instructional science training. Teachers primarily use multimedia to deliver lectures in the form of power-point presentations. Even though there is a wealth of literature on using the program correctly, there are...

"The instructional design approach should begin with requirements evaluation to evaluate the necessities of the online learning event, such as what the learner should understand and be capable of doing as an outcome of the education or understanding solution and what learners immediately understand and can perform. Instructional designers widely us...

One of the most dynamic, complete, and critical stages of human development is the shift from being a kid reliant on one's parents to be an autonomous and self-sufficient adolescent. The changes that occur over this period affect biological, physical, psychological, and behavioral aspects of behavioral functioning. The initial goal of this review w...

Adulthood is a period of development and transformation, though it may not be as dramatic as childhood and adolescence. Physical changes, for example, from youth to adolescence, are transformative. The body proliferates and develops secondary sexual characteristics as adolescence progresses. Exercise training for the elderly has been linked to a va...

The research objectives were to highlight the importance and the role of hydrotherapy and physical therapy exercises on patients with traumatic shoulder pathologies. The research was conducted on twenty subjects, aged between 34 and 71. The initial and final evaluation included active and passive spectrum of movement assessment, muscle strength ass...

The present study aimed to debate a topic less addressed by most people, which involved research on a group of 20 students from rural areas, aged 10–14 years, which consists of performing two tests, namely the Ruler drop test and the Hand-eye coordination test, which aims at the reaction speed of the dominant and non-dominant hand and also the hand...

The development of boyhood overweight is usually related to maintaining the pathophysiological state in adulthood. Childhood overweight is characterized as the abnormal buildup of body weight in adipose tissue during childhood, which harms health. Increased physical behavior appeared linked to various health benefits, ranging from improved lipid an...

Introduction The present research has highlighted the role of preoperative kinetic physical therapy in patients with complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament. Material and method The study took place at the Fizionova Medical Recovery Center in Târgu Mureș, for 12 weeks, between November 2020 and March 2021, on a sample of 20 subjects, ag...

Proper motor skill aptitude execution in childhood is critical since it empowers the advancement of other formative spaces. Besides, motor execution may too be necessary for successful life skills, such as having a physically dynamic way of life and scholastic accomplishment. Be that as it may, despite its significance, children's levels of motor s...

Currently, sports activities require a high reaction speed, coordination, and balance, highlighting the relationship between proprioceptive control, visual control, and hand-eye coordination in youth. The present research assessed the proprioceptive control, reaction speed, and lower limb balance of youth from five different schools to identify the...

The study emphasized the necessity of kinesiology and biomechanical movement analysis in today's physical education, kinesiotherapy, and sports. Our experiment observed a biomechanical motion configuration of semi-squat knee flexion, vertical position, angle, speed, and acceleration. The Kinovea software, version 0.9.3, is utilized as a study tool...

The aim of this research is to identify and analyse the causes that have influenced the total number of student places and career paths of graduates of a sports-program high school. In this sociological research, the case study method was used, which had in the foreground the Sports Program Suceava High school, from Romania. The sampling comprised...

In the literature of recent years, the notion of tactics is considered as an integral part of the notion of strategy. According to some authors: strategy and tactics are considered synonyms, and differences occur in team sports where tactics are part of the strategy. This defining link is also found in Pribram K., in "psychology, strategy and tacti...

The syllabuses for "Theoretical Sports Training", lower cycle of high school, propose the design of learning contents from the perspectives that are focused on sports specific competences. The examination of these curriculum documents has led to the conclusion that it is necessary to (re)set the competences and contents on more accurate settings th...

Background. A balanced lifestyle has long been synonymous with physical activity. Unfortunately, nowadays, there is a decline in physical activity due to the advancement of technology and the economy, the installation of sedentarism, which implicitly contributes to a reversal of physical development and metabolic changes. Aims. The research aimed t...

"ABSTRACT. Introduction: Calcium tendinopathy of the shoulder is a familiar, unpleasant situation distinguished by calcium buildups in rotating tendons. Current assumptions suggest that these calcifications might originate from a cellular-involved procedure in whom, following a calcium sedimentation phase, calcifications are suddenly re-orbited. Ob...

During the assessment process diachronically conceived in the initial, dynamic, and final stages, data recording is often performed by instrumental measurement using the goniometer. In Romania, the logistics equipment-hardware and software-has a very low or even absent incidence in the conceptual and applicative design of kinetic rehabilitation pro...

Sports anthropometry techniques and procedures have been developed over numerous studies and applied in research related to physical or biological anthropology. The purpose of our study was to provide some individual reference anthropometric values in terms of body height and weight, age, the highest points reached by the use of both hands in attac...

The article focuses on two groups of children with scoliosis deficiency, first group, the experimental group, with whom we worked with kinesiotherapy programs and the second group, the control group, that work only with physiotherapy programs. The method used for assessing the scoliosis deficiency was the medical examination of specialists and the...

Purpose The following research highlighted the importance of the TECAR therapy in recovering after anterior cruciate ligament surgery in performance athletes. Methods The study took place at Fizionova Medical Recovery Center in Targu Mures, on a period of 6 weeks between 24.01.2020 and 07.03.2020, on a sample of 10 subjects with anterior cruciate...

The research highlighted the importance of kinesiology and biomechanical analysis of movement in nowadays sports performance. Our case study followed a biomechanical structure of movement of forearm flexion and extension regarding angle, angular velocity, angular acceleration, tangential velocity, centripetal acceleration, resultant acceleration. A...

Background. Eye-hand coordination refers to the capacity to use the vision skill to guide hand movements and is vital not only in sports activities but also in everyday life and jobs. Aims. Our investigation tried to identify statistically significant variations between 110 children, aged 10-11 years old, from five different schools in Targu Mures-...

The quality of medical and rehabilitation services is a constant topic of debate. Health service quality is defined as the degree and direction of discrepancy between patients' perceptions and expectations. The present study is a conclusive direct investigation that aims, among other things, to record the differences between private and public reha...

The following research highlighted the importance of TECAR therapy in recovering after anterior cruciate ligament surgery at performance athletes. The study took place at Fizionova Medical Recovery Center in Targu Mures, on a period of 6 weeks between 24.01.2020-07.03.2020, on a sample of 10 subjects with anterior cruciate ligament surgery (5 subje...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of two coping mechanisms, namely Acceptance and Planning, in stress management among medical students. Methods: This research included two groups, a target group consisting of medical students (N = 100; Mage = 22.34) and a control group which was composed of physical education and sports...

Introduction: Health level of youth population has become an increasing problem highlighting that the dysfunction that appears at this age can be a real problem at adult age, so preventing malfunctions at young age can contribute later at adult age. Objectives: The present study examined the level of health and development of students that practice...

Introduction: Calcium tendinopathy of the shoulder is a familiar, unpleasant situation distinguished by calcium buildups in rotating tendons. Current assumptions suggest that these calcifications might originate from a cellular-involved procedure in whom, following a calcium sedimentation phase, calcifications are suddenly re-orbited. Objectives: T...

The investigation started from the need to find the level of bio-motor and health development in our Gymnasium School “Unirea” from Târgu Mureş. The research was also focused on discovering the children with BMI problems and finding the link between obesity and apparition of flat feet, spin and knee deficiencies. The methods of research were mainly...

The research focused on analysing the parameters of attack and defence at high-level volleyball game in the Final Four Women CEV Champions League. The methods for analysing the results were Student t, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon Test.The results of the investigation showed that significant statistical differences were found between the total numbers...

The research followed the idea of observing and assessing the level of physical and functional development of children from the primary school level. The experiment sample was formed from 46 students from 2 nd and 3 rd grade from Gymnasium School "Unirea" from Târgu Mureş, with aged between 8.00 ± 0.3086, 22 males and 24 females. The study used mos...

Throughout the centuries, the humankind has been driven towards knowledge. Therefore, people have taken interest in how the human mind interacts with the body. Nowadays, this relation is better understood than any time before. Child development must work as a symbiosis between the psychic and physical aspects. Latency of one of these elements may l...

Background. Physical education in school is a crucial activity in establishing a well-balanced and harmonious body from young children to teenagers, developing motor skills, personality traits and building strong and durable relationships. One of the most important motor skills developed in physical education, in school, is the combination of speed...

Background. Volleyball has developed into one of the fastest, strongest and spectacular sports nowadays, improving the speed of the game, strength of attacks and long rallies with a good defence technique. Statistics are often used for an objective analysis of volleyball parameters, coaches seeking to improve weaker aspects of the game and find new...

Nowadays video games and IT are main sources of information and spending free time for more and more adolescents creating dependence and being highlighted as a risk factor regarding physical inactivity and obesity. New trends and research found a way to change 180 degrees the negative view of sedentary video games and mixt up video games with sport...

Background : Volleyball game has developed and spread all over the world being more and more spectacular and dynamic. The importance of an objective analysis of the game has become decisive for obtaining the victory, and the statistical analysis of the specific parameters such as serve receiving, serves, points obtained, blocks can influence the re...

Introduction: The motor quality speed is not just how quickly someone can run, but is, under the influence of their acceleration, maximal speed of the human movement The human movement speed requires a very good level of strength and power, but also depends on the body weight and resistance The body’s ability to accelerate (speed) is one of the mai...

Our research started from the idea that swimming activity can help in reducing the sedentary among youth and having a positive impact on the bio-motor result of children highlighted through the comparative analyzer of anthropometric indices from our sample and also keeping them away from physical deficiency such as spine and knee deficiency and als...

The purpose of the study is to value the statistical information provided by the Click&Scout software to increase the efficiency of CSU Medicina Tîrgu Mureş's performance during the second part of the 20162017 National Volleyball Championship. All the analyses that we use for this research are made with statistical software Click & Scout, based on...

By prophylactic kinesiology, we understand all the methods and means specific to kinesiology, which are aimed at maintaining and strengthening health, and the word "prophylactic" refers to using all necessary ways to prevent the aggravation or occurrence of functional and morphological complications or the pathologies of a chronic disease. The stud...

The knee represents that part of the lower limb where the calf-thigh bonding mechanism occurs and has a complex functionality. The knee joint should be mobile and supple to allow flexion and extension of the lower limb. It must also be very stable, since its role is to support all body weight. In this paper, we performed two studies. The first retr...

Abstract: Our study focused on the importance of using dynamic games on learning basic technical elements in volleyball and their influence on anthropometric development in children. The research had two groups of pupils, the first-the experimental group consisted of 20 pupils aged between 10 and 12, 12 boys and 8 girls, a group with which we worke...

The aim of the research consists in using the statistical information offered by the software Click and Scout during a volleyball game, or from a longer period, which may facilitate the provision of technical and tactical information about the efficiency in attack of the opposite players.

Abstract. In nowadays performance volleyball, even at the children level, besides the motor skill needed for a good evolution and in proper conditions of the game and the basic motor qualities like speed, strength, coordination or endurance, other combined motor qualities or less followed for developing, as it is agility or balance, can make the di...