5 articles in this issue
Ugo Carraro
In the autumn of 2019, the 2020 Padua Muscle Days (PMDs) were planned to be held from March 18 to March 21, 2020. The program listed Scientific Sessions to occur over three full days at either Padova University or the Hotel Augustus on Euganei Hills (Pado... see more
Caterina Tramonti, Siria Di Martino, Angela Fogia, Carmelo Chisari
Muscle weakness and fatigue represent frequent disabling symptoms for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. We evaluated the effects of an intensive task-oriented circuit training (TOCT) on perceived fatigue, muscle strength and changes in motor performance f... see more
Mohsen Khosravi
Recent studies have revealed that physical activity significantly reduces the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection by strengthening the immune system. Also, regular physical activity can reduce the risks of developing physical and mental ... see more
Nadezhda V Solov'eva, Ekaterina V Makarova, Irina V Kichuk
The authors propose term “coronavirus syndrome” for the mental disorder that is a psychical response to the global problem of COVID-19 pandemic. This syndrome will affect up to 10% of the population and we could already observe acute stress reactions to t... see more
Francesco Coscia, Paola V. Gigliotti, Saadsaoud Foued, Alexander Piratinskij, Tiziana Pietrangelo, Vittore Verratti, Igor Diemberger, Giorgio Fanò-Illic
Global Proprioceptive Resonance (GPR) is a recently developed approach conceived to solicit the various cutaneous mechanoreceptors, through application of mechanical multifocal vibration at low amplitude and at definite body sites, limiting the stimulatio... see more