Federico Genovesi

• University of Salford

Background: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, which affect millions of people worldwide, have multiple etiological factors that make an accurate diagnosis and effective treatments difficult. As a consequence, the gold standard diagnostic criteria for TMJ disorders remain elusive and often depend on subjective decisions. Aim: In this context,...

The present study aimed to investigate how playing positions differ in specific body composition variables in professional soccer players with respect to specific field zones and tactical lines. Five hundred and six Serie A and B professional soccer players were included in the study and analyzed according to their playing positions: goalkeepers (G...

The assessment of body composition over a competitive season provides valuable information that can help sports professionals to evaluate the efficacy of training and nutritional strategies, as well as monitoring athletes’ health status. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of changes in body composition and hydration status wit...

Easy-to-apply and quick methods for evaluate body composition are often preferred when assessing soccer teams. This study aimed to develop new equations for the somatotype quantification that would reduce the anthropometric measurements required by the Heath and Carter method, integrating the somatotype assessment to the bioelectrical impedance ana...

Purpose: Bioimpedance data through bioimpedance vector analysis (BIVA) is used to evaluate cellular function and body fluid content. This study aimed to (i) identify whether BIVA patters differ according to the competitive period and (ii) provide specific references for assessing bioelectric properties at the start of the season in male elite socc...

PurposeThis review provides an overview of the current knowledge of the nutritional strategies to treat the signs and symptoms related to EIMD. These strategies have been organized into the following sections based upon the quality and quantity of the scientific support available: (1) interventions with a good level of evidence; (2) interventions w...

Accident prevention is certainly the topic of greatest interest in the football medical field. Data literature reported that the risk of injuries is approximately 1000 times greater in professional football than in other occupations; for these reasons, it is very important the prevention. The costs of an accident, both in economic terms and in term...

The aim of the study was to investigate the intake percentage and the satisfaction level of some nutritional supplements used by professional soccer players. Twenty-nine professional soccer players (age: 24.6 ± 5.2 years, body weight: 79.2 ± 4.9 kg, body height: 1.83 ± 0.05 m) belonging to a team of Serie A were interviewed on: frequency of use, to...

The study of the risk factors, screening tests and especially of prevention strategies of muscle injuries is going through a period of great scientific interest, the indisputable testimony is represented by the great numbers of studies available in literature. However, some basic aspects of the problem as, in our view, the real difficult in identif...

The study of the risk factors, screening tests and especially of prevention strategies of muscle injuries is going through a period of great scientiic interest, the indisputable testimony is represented by the great numbers of studies available in literature. However, some basic aspects of the problem as, in our view, the real dificult in identifyi...

Aim. Lower limb muscle injuries are among the most common soccer injuries and account for nearly one third of all injuries in professional soccer. The four muscle groups most often involved are the flexors (37%), the adductors (23%), the quadriceps (19%), and the calf muscles (13%). Localized bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is a noninvasive...