Mansour Sahebozamani

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman · Department of Pathology of Sport

Background and Objective: The movement patterns play a key role in the incidence of non-contact ACL injuries. This study attempts to investigate the effect of the +11 program on the jump-landing pattern in female amateur soccer players. Methods: 30 female amateur soccer players were randomly divided into experimental and control groups (15 people i...

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of six-week aquatic exercise on the static and semi-dynamic balance of male patients with chronic ischemic stroke (CIS). Patients and methods: This randomized clinical trial (RCT) included a total of 36 male CIS patients (mean age 60.2±6.7 years; range, 40 to 70 years) between January 2015 an...

The aim of this study was to survey the relationship between Q-angle and non-contact injuries of lower extremity in male karate players. Out of 288 male karate players (Kumite) with black belt or higher in 6 professional karate clubs in Kerman, 45 karate players who had lower extremity injuries participated in this research. Injury data were collec...

Introduction: Heading is a technique by which a player uses an unprotected head to intentionally hit the ball and direct it during match. There are growing concerns about the negative impact of repetitive hits to head in heading skill. The present study endeavored to compare the brain volume in soccer players, futsal players, and non-athletes. This...

Purpose: Anterior cruciate ligament injury is one of the most severe knee injuries that often has a non-contact mechanism and follows an incorrect knee joint alignment. The present study aimed to compare the effect of predictable and unpredictable cutting direction on knee joint kinematics in ball and racket athletes. Methods: The present study wa...

This study was aimed to compare the knee kinematic parameters between dominant and non-dominant legs of adolescent female athletes during change of direction (CoD) in fatigued and unpredictable settings. Knee kinematic parameters on 49 athletes (mean± SD; age = 14.69 ± 0.14 years; mass = 49.05 ± 1.22 kg; height = 1.61 ± 0.08 m) during CoD before an...

Purpose: Fear of reinjury can have a devastating effect on an athlete's performance and can be a reason for an athlete to quit and compete. On the other hand, those who are more afraid of injury show greater landing error, so the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation training in fear of re-injury an...

Abstract Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dynamic neuromuscular stability (DNS) training on dynamic balance and functional disability in athletes with non-specific chronic low back pain. Materials and methods: The present study is quasi-experimental, applied with pre-test and post-test design. The sample consiste...

Few studies exist regarding the evaluating progress of interventions based on initial biomechanical profile related to ACL injury risk. The purpose of this study was to determine the differential effects of warm-up programs on landing techniques based on their pre-training LESS scores. Twenty-four elite male youth soccer players participated in thi...

Introduction: Ankle sprains are one of the most common sports injuries. This injury can affect the kinematics of the athlete's lower extremities. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effect of 6 weeks of balancing and hopping strengthening training on the kinematics of the lower extremities of athletes with functional ankle instabili...

Context There is no evidence regarding the effect of the FIFA 11+ on landing kinematics in male soccer players and also few studies exist regarding the evaluating progress of interventions based on the initial biomechanical profile. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the FIFA 11+ program on landing patterns in soccer...

Background: Exercise has been shown to be beneficial to the skeleton, in both humans and animals. This study was done to test the sex-related difference in the risk of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint and also on the subchondral bone after moderate running exercise. Materials and methods: Forty male and female Wistar rats were randomly assi...

Purpose: Sensory systems play an essential role in motor control. The lack of information about each of these systems can affect postural sway. This study aimed to assess balance recovery during the manipulation of somatosensory, visual, and vestibular systems in deaf persons. Methods: Thirty healthy and deaf subjects were selected as samples. Bala...

Purpose: The Identification of Functional Ankle Instability (IdFAI) questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to identify ankle instability, but this questionnaire is written in English and Persian speakers have difficulties in using it. Therefore, this study aimed to translate the IdFAI questionnaire in Persian and evaluate its validity and relia...

Background and aim: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common in soccer and motion patterns are believed to play a key role in the incidence of non-contact ACL injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the FIFA 11+ program on kinematical risk factors related to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and durability...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of core stability training on the Trunk Endurance of the University indoor soccer player. Twenty four subjects from Mazandaran university were voluntarily participated and randomly divided into experimental (n = 12) and control (n = 12) groups. At the onset of the study, Trunk Endurance were...

Objectives: Proprioception improvement in lower limb joints plays an important role in reducing falling risk in the elderly. Since proprioception improvement in the lower limb joints have the most relevance to better balance in the elderly, this study aimed to investigate the role of ankle and knee joint proprioception on balance improvement in the...

Despite the success of the FIFA 11+ programme in preventing injury, convincing coaches and players to do these exercises is diffi cult only in order to prevent injury, unless the programme can be shown to have a positive and direct impact on the performance. Th is study aims to investigate the eff ect of the FIFA 11+ programme on vertical jump perf...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common in soccer and motion patterns are believed to play a key role in the incidence of non-contact ACL injuries. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the FIFA 11+ program on the landing patterns during the real-world scenario and the effect sustainability in young male elite soccer p...

BACKGROUND: Aquatic exercise has been suggested for the old age people, to perform a secure activity, less predisposition to falls and with good condition to treatment, and it has been the critical issue for investigations regarding balance recovery in this population. This study investigated the effects of 8 weeks aquatic exercise on postural cont...

Background Runners and team players frequently use motorized treadmill to impose exercise stress. On the other hand, some studies showed that running may lead to knee osteoarthritis (OA). The current study aimed at comparing the effects of running on inclined treadmill on the occurrence of knee joint OA between male and female rats with the same ag...

Aim: The effect of 10-week core stability training (CST) program on balance in women with relapsing-remitting Multiple Sclerosis (MS) according to Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score. Methods: Sixty-nine MS women were randomly assigned into two groups as the intervention group and the control group. These groups were categorized into t...

Background and purpose: Previous research has shown that improving lower extremity muscle strength plays an important role in prevention of falls in older people. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the changes of lower extremity muscle strength and postural control ability in elderly after a hydrotherapy program. Mate...

Background and Objective: Non-specific chronic low back pain (NSLBP) is the most common type of chronic lower back pain. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of 8 weeks of core stability exercises via Swiss ball and Sling on pain and quality of life in women with NSLBP. Materials and Methods:The subjects participated voluntarily (n=32, A...

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of deep aquatic exercises on balance among elderly men. Methods & Materials Thirty elderly men voluntarily participated in this experiment. Subjects were randomly divided into two equal groups including experimental and control groups. The experimental group participated in a deep...

Background and Objective: Shoulder impingement syndrome is one of the most common causes of pain in shoulder joint. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 8-week corrective exercises on shoulder pain and joint position sense in females with functional impingement syndrome. Materials and Methods: For this purpose, 24 female students...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common in soccer players and have serious sequelae. Detecting a proper tool for identifying soccer players at higher risk of ACL injury is a critical step toward deployment of effective ACL injury-prevention programs. Twenty-eight male soccer players performed controlled drop vertical jump and soccer-sp...

Introduction Chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP) may lead to functional impairment and physical disability. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of selective Pilates (SP) and extension-based (EB) exercises on pain, lumbar spine curvature, lumbar forward flexion range of motion (ROM), and physical disability in such individuals. Ma...

Background and Objective: Change in balance recovery strategy is one of the risk factors for falls in the elderly. The aim of this study was to answer the question whether the transfer of balance recovery strategy from ankle to hip joint in elderly is affected by natural increase of kyphosis with aging or not. Materials and Methods: In this study,...

Background and aim: Earlier studies have reported that vision plays a major role in postural control; however the role of vision on balance recovery strategies has not been studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of visual information on selected balance recovery strategies. Materials and methods: For this purpose 15 elderly men...

Background and Objective: Balance disorders are a common problem in patients with MS. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of selected Tai Chi exercises and core stabilization exercises on balance in multiple sclerosis patients with an emphasis on Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) Materials and Methods: In this clinical tria...

Background and purpose: There are conflicting results in the literature about the relationship between anthropometric factors and postural stability of people. No study has investigated the role of anthropometric changes in the variation of balance recovery mechanisms. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between anthropometric facto...

Back ground: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of deep aquatic exercises on lower body strength and balance among elderly men. Methods: Thirty elderly men over 65 years old were randomly divided into two equal groups including experimental and control groups. Experimental group participated in a deep aquatic exercise program...

Background and purpose: Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP) is associated with decreased lumbar Multifidus (LM) muscle cross-sectional area (CSA) and Transverse abdominis (TrA) muscle strength which highly predispose the person to recurrent occurrence of disease. We compared the Pilates (PL) and McKenzie (MK) methods on LM CSA and TrA streng...

چکیده مقاله: ضعف تعادل از جمله عوامل خطرزای افتادن، آسیب دیدگی و یا حتی مرگ سالمندان به شمار می رود نظر به اهمیت تعادل در سلامت سالمندان، این تحقیق با هدف بررسی و ارتبط سنجی بین افزایش قدرت اندام تحتانی و بهبود تعادل ایستا سالمندان مرد بعد از اعمال پروتکل 8 هفته ای هیدروتراپی در قسمت عمیق استخر انجام شد.30 مرد سالمند 60 تا 70 ساله، به طور داوطلبانه...

Background and Aims: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the scientific framework of studies related to martial arts injuries and to provide a comprehensive review of the previous studies. Materials and Methods: The search for articles was performed in specialized databases and 17 articles were selected based on the inclusion and exclu...

Background and Objective: Aging has been associated with deterioration in postural control, which manifests itself by an increase in postural sway. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between postural sway parameters and used balance recovery strategies in older people in response to sudden perturbations. Materials and Methods...

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Background & Aims: Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders with various conservative therapeutic methods for its management. The aim of this study was to investigate national research regarding the effects of conservative treatment methods of PFPS. Methods: The review process was performed using the k...

Purpose: Running at high speed and sudden change in direction or activity stresses the knee. Surprisingly, not many studies have investigated the effects of sprinting on knee's kinetics and kinematics of soccer players. Hence, this study is aimed to investigate indices of injury risk factors of jumping-landing maneuvers performed immediately after...

Purpose: To determine the more effective ankle brace (lace-up or Aircast ankle brace) at providing dynamic postural control in volleyball players with unstable ankle under functional fatigue conditions. Methods: Subjects of this study participated in 3 separate testing sessions and did not use or used a different brace at each session i.e. no brace...

Background and Aim: Although it is obvious that physical fatigue leads to impaired balance in healthy athletes, it is still a question that how does functional fatigue can affect balance in athletes with ankle instability. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the effects of functional fatigue on dynamic and static balance index in athle...

Background: The glenohumeral joint becomes dislocated more than any other major joint because it maintains a wide range of motion and its stability is inherently weak. The most common complication following acute initial shoulder dislocation is recurrent dislocation or chronic instability. Imbalance of strength and range of motion in individuals w...

Background: We aimed to determine the effect of resistance and endurance training on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in elderlies. Methods: Four-five elderly men were divided in three equal matched groups, resistance training (RTG), endurance training (ETG) and control (CG) groups. Resistance training and endurance training groups performed...

Introduction: Loss of strength and muscle mass with aging is well known problem which is associated with loss of functional ability. Reduced quadriceps muscle strength is a predictor of falls and fear of falling in elderly. Due to the importance of quadriceps muscle strength in aged people, this study was aimed to investigate the effect of seated l...

Abstract Introduction: Loss of strength and muscle mass with aging is well known problem which is associated with loss of functional ability. Reduced quadriceps muscle strength is a predictor of falls and fear of falling in elderly. Due to the importance of quadriceps muscle strength in aged people, this study was aimed to investigate the effect of...

Background & Aims: Balance is one of the most essential elements of physical activities and an important factor in sport skills. Vision plays a paramount role in the processing and integrating other sensory inputs for controlling balance and selecting equilibrium strategy. The purpose of this research was to examine the effect of an eight-week core...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was investigate the effect of Neoprene, lace-up and Aircast ankle orthosis on balance indexes of volleyball players with unstable ankle degree I and II. Materials and Methods: Thid article is original. Fifteen men volleyball players with unstable ankle grade I and II were recruited (18-23 years). They had at...

Until now on based of Kendall and his colleagues assumptions believed was a weakness in muscles of lumbar – pelvic belt or imbalance in the muscles of this area may be pelvic turn or deviations arc back to be followed(Kendall.2005). But recent researches have doubt about the true of this subject Bickham, 2000& Youdas, 2006). So the purpose of this...

on based of Kendall and his colleagues assumptions believed was a weakness in muscles of abdomen and femur extensor will be cause of pelvic anterior turn and also increase of lumbar arc (Kendall, 2005).But recent researches have doubt about the true of this subject the purpose of this study was to Comparison powers of couple force of anterior & pos...

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine changes in sole arch index and their effects on non-contact lower-extremity injury rates among male karateka. Materials and Methods: forty-five male karateka with knee or ankle injuries were chosen from 288 male athletes attending 6 athletic clubs in Kerman-Iran. Injury-related data were collec...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of static, dynamic, and the combination of static and dynamic stretching within a pre-exercise warm-up on the Illinois agility test (IAT) in soccer players. Nineteen professional soccer players (age = 22.5 ± 2.5 years, height = 1.79 ± 0.003 m, body mass = 74.8 ± 10.9 kg) were tested for agility p...