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Time characteristics of four consecutive Olympic Volleyball Games after the implementation of the new regulations
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(Kountouris, P., Aggelonidis, I., Drikos, S.). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the time characteristics four consecutive Olympic Games after the implementation of the new regulations, both in men and women. Data concerns the points and the duration of the set and the match as well and the total match duration, from…
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Coronary Heart Disease Part II: Role of Physiotherapy
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(Themistocleous, I.-C., Stefanakis, M., Douda, H.). Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of disability globally and despite the advances in clinical care and medicine, continue to be the principal cause of morbidity and mortality. Cardiac Rehabilitation is a complex intervention which requires the input of a multidisciplinary team to deliver the recommended seven core components.…
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Coronary Heart Disease Part I: Pathophysiology and Risk Factors
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(Themistocleous, I.-C., Stefanakis, M., Douda, H.). Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of disability globally and despite the advances in clinical care and medicine, continue to be the principal cause of morbidity and mortality. The process of this chronic inflammatory condition is initiated early in life by various risk factors. Atherosclerosis is believed to have…
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Physical fitness and body mass index in Greek high school students
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(Argiropoulou, E.C., Michalopoulou, M., Douda, H., Agelousis, N.). The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between performance in physical fitness tests and Body Mass Index in high school students in Greece. Participants in this study were 472 high school students, 219 boys aged 13.14±0.84 years and 253 girls aged 13.06±0.90 years. Performance…
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The Immediate Effects of a Combine Treatment Protocol with Manual Therapy and Physical Modalities on the Upper Trapezius Trigger Points in Subjects of Acute Neck Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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(Sykaras, E.). Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of two treatment protocols of manual techniques and physical modalities in subjects with active trigger point of the upper trapezius muscle. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the therapeutic combination of the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique (INIT), (manual trigger points deactivation…
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The impact of competitive and collaborative exergame play on the intrinsic motivation of undergraduate Physical Education students
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(Giannousi, M., Liakos, Ch., Marinakis, D., & Kioumourtzoglou, E.). The purpose of this study was to examine how exergames, when played in two different approaches (competitive and cooperative), affect the intrinsic motivation of undergraduate Physical Education students. Twenty-eight first-year undergraduate students at the Democritus University of Thrace were randomly divided into Xbox Kinect exercise groups…
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Knowledge of elementary school educators in Cyprus regarding developmental coordination disorder in childhood
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(Anastasiadis, M., Kourtessis, T., Zisi, V. & Kioumourtzoglou, E.). The purpose of this study was to investigate and record the knowledge of Cypriot educators, in regards to Development Disorders and Movement Coordination. According to the Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – V (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), 5-7% of school age children are directly…
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Assessment instruments on children‘s internalizing behaviour: A review of their psychometric properties, functioning and applications
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(Efstratopoulou A. M.). The study aims to summarize assessment instruments for teachers and practitioners to record externalized and internalized problems in children. The author sampled articles on children‘s psychopathology over the last twenty-five years, selected checklists and rating scales with multiple citations, and reviewed their properties. Most instruments use teachers and parent-report forms. Only a…
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Cross Cultural Adaptation and Pilot Use of the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) into Greek
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(Lampropoulou, S., Vardoulakis, S., Miraka, E., Gedikoglou, I. A. & Billis, E.). Aim and Objectives: The lack of Greek outcome measures for motor assessment of patients with stroke led to the present research with the aim to culturally translate and adapt the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS) into Greek. Method: The MAS translation and adaptation into…
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Is there a relationship between Social Physique Anxiety and parental involvement in Greek ballet dancers, rhythmic gymnastics and swimming athletes during adolescence?
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(Giannitsopoulou, E.). Women participate in different types of physical activity. Rhythmic gymnastics, swimming and ballet dance classes are usually chosen from childhood to late adolescence and parents are deeply involved in this participation and afterwards. During this developmental period, growth implies changes in body size, which cannot be controlled and these changes may be related…
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Investigation of the Relationship Between Coaching Behavior and Motivation Among Greek and Cypriot Male and Female Basketball Athletes
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(Grapsas, Ι., Bebetsos, Ε., Godolias, G. & Tsamourtzis, Ε.). The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between coaching behavior and athlete’s motivation and how this relationship affects them to factors such as sex and nationality. The Coaching Behavior Questionnaire, (CBQ Williams et al., 2003), the “Personal Questionnaire Guidelines” of Duda (1989), were…
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Empathy ability in children with motor coordination disorders
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(Efstratopoulou, M. A. & Sofologi, M.). Aim: Children with motor coordination problems are known to have emotional difficulties and poor social skills. The current study investigated whether children with poor motor abilities have poor emotion recognition skills when they are compared with typically developing children without movement difficulties. Method: For the examination of empathy ability…