Sports, Health, and Societal Impact: Benefits, Risks, and Gender Considerations
ITEM 10: Sports and Health
The objective of sport is to encourage optimal health. The precautionary principles regarding the negative impact of sport on health are:
- Medical check prior to exercise.
- Stop at the onset of aches and pains.
- Focus on enjoyment rather than the result.
- Comply with safety measures.
- Avoid reckless actions.
- Avoid arguments, excessive competition, and violence.
- Consult with an expert regarding diet or alternative activities for health.
- Form an adjusted image of oneself that implies
Curricular Adaptations for Visually Impaired Students
Item 17: Curricular Adaptations for Visual Impairment
At school today, the concept of Special Educational Needs (SEN) shifted from a deficit model focused solely on difficulties to an interactive model considering the student’s needs and the educational response’s adjustment. Understanding the characteristics of students with visual impairment (VI) and their educational needs across all development areas is crucial to provide adequate resources.
The integration of students with VI requires resources
Read MoreHandball Fundamentals: Drills and Techniques
Handball Fundamentals: Drills and Techniques
Grip
Hilt – This involves handling the ball with one hand, using the distal phalanges of the five open fingers and the palm in a slightly concave shape.
Remarks: The fingers should cover the largest possible surface of the ball. They must exert pressure to keep it secure. The pressure exerted by the thumb is crucial.
Front Grip – Always use both hands, parallel and slightly concave, facing forward. One-handed reception is also commonly used by athletes.
Read MoreMotor Control Theories: A Comprehensive Analysis
Theory Overview:
Motor Control Theories
Reflex Theory
Reflections are the building blocks of complex behavior, working together or in sequence to achieve a common purpose. The conception of a reflex requires three structures: a receiver, a conductive pathway, and an effector.
Limitations: Reflexes cannot be considered the basic unit of behavior; a sequence of reflexes does not explain the ability to produce movement.
Clinical Implications (CI): A patient’s motor behavior should be interpreted in terms
Read MoreAnatomy of the Human Joints and Ligaments
Joints and Ligaments of the Human Body
Spine and Head
Joints of the Spine with the Head
Occipital Joint
Connects the occipital bone’s condyles with the atlas’s articular processes. Reinforced by the capsule and ligaments.
Atlantoaxial Joint
Comprises two joints:
- Atlantoaxial (connects the articular processes of the atlas and axis)
- Atlanto-odontoid (connects the atlas’s outer arch to the axis’s dens)
These joints are reinforced by ligaments.
Spinal Joints
Joints of the Vertebral Bodies
Cartilaginous joints formed
Read MoreSpinal Deviations, First Aid, and Musculoskeletal Injuries
Spinal Deviations
Kyphosis
Kyphosis is characterized by an excessive outward curve of the spine, resulting in a rounded upper back (hump).
Hyperlordosis
Hyperlordosis is a pathologically accentuated physiological lumbar lordosis, or an excessive inward curve of the spine.
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a lateral deviation of the spine, often caused by hereditary factors or poor posture.
Vertebral Column
The vertebral column, or spine, is composed of 33 vertebrae and forms our principal structural support, enabling
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