• A 47-Year Comparison of Lower Body Muscular Power in Spanish Boys: A Short Report 

      Chulvi-Medrano, Iván; Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Rial Rebullido, Tamara; Faigenbaum, Avery D.; Pombo-Fernández, Manuel (MDPI AG, 2020-08-20)
      [Abstract] Much of the evidence examining temporal trends in fitness among youth has found a decrease in measures of muscular strength and muscular power over recent decades. The aim of this study was to examine trends ...
    • A new approach to study the relative age effect with the use of additive logistic regression models: a case of study of FIFA football tournaments (1908-2012) 

      Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Matabuena, Marcos; Montero-Seoane, Antonio; Fernández Romero, Juan J. (Filipe Manuel Clemente, Instituto Politecnico de Viana do Castelo, PORTUGAL, 2019-07-16)
      [Abstract]: The relative age effect plays an important role in the pursuit of excellence, providing advantage to athletes born at the beginning of the year or near the cut-off date. This phenomenon has been observed in ...
    • An updated technical-tactical categorisation in Taekwondo: from general tactical objectives to combat situations 

      Barrientos, Mercé; Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Arriaza, Rafael; Menescardi, Cristina; Fernández Romero, Juan J. (MDPI, 2021-09-22)
      [Abstract]: Taekwondo competition underwent enormous development with the recent introduction of electronic scoring devices and rule changes. Although the competitive model of taekwondo had been previously studied, most ...
    • Application of Functional Data Analysis for the Prediction of Maximum Heart Rate 

      Matabuena, Marcos; Vidal, Juan C.; Hayes, Philip R.; Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Huelin Trillo, Fernando (IEEE-Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019-08-29)
      [Abstract]: Maximum heart rate (MHR) is widely used in the prescription and monitoring of exercise intensity, and also as a criterion for the termination of sub-maximal aerobic _tness tests in clinical populations. Traditionally, ...
    • Efecto de la carrera contínua sobre el cartílago articular de ratas jóvenes 

      Saavedra-García, Miguel A. (1998)
      [Resumen] Nuestro propósito en este trabajo será averiguar la influencia del ejercicio físico sobre el cartílago articular del cóndilo femoral interno de la rodilla izquierda de las ratas, para ello, contamos con 12 ratas ...
    • Efectos de la terapia asistida con animales en personas con daño cerebral o lesión medular 

      Ávila Álvarez, Adriana I.; Torres-Tobío, Gabriel; Villazala Roca, Octavio; López-Cortón-Facal, Ana; Viana-Moldes, Inés; Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Larrañeta-Alcalde, Lestonnac; Pérez Taboada, Luis (Fundación MAPFRE, 2013-04)
      [Resumen] Objetivo: Valorar los efectos terapéuticos obtenidos al aplicar un programa de terapia asistida con animales (TAA) en personas con daño cerebral o lesión medular. Material y método: Se realizó un estudio ...
    • Effectiveness of an occupational therapy home programme in Spain for people affected by stroke 

      Ávila Álvarez, Adriana I.; Durán-Bouza, Montserrat; Peralbo, Manuel; Torres.Parada, Manuel; Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Viana-Moldes, Inés (John Wiley & Sons, 2014-10-13)
      [Abstract] The main aim of this paper is to assess the effects of an occupational therapy home programme in Spain on 23 people who had had stroke (mean age 61.17 years). The programme was made up of a set of activities and ...
    • Skateboarding Injuries in Spain: A Web-Based Survey Approach 

      Rodríguez-Rivadulla, Adrián; Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Arriaza, Rafael (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020)
      [Abstract] Background: The inclusion of skateboarding in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games reinforces this activity as a sport. As the number of skateboarders around the world and the difficulty of skateboarding maneuvers ...
    • Ventaja de jugar en casa enl el fútbol español (1928-2011) 

      Saavedra-García, Miguel A.; Gutiérrez Aguilar, Óscar; Fernández Romero, Juan J.; Sa Marques, Paulo (Vicente Martínez de Haro, 2015)
      Pollard (1986) estableció el procedimiento para analizar la ventaja de jugar en casa, efecto que en términos anglosajones se denomina “home advantage” (HA). La HA ha sido estudiada en multitud de deportes, tanto individuales ...