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  1. Effectiveness of Wearable Devices for Posture Correction: A Systematic Review of Evidence from Randomized and Quasi-Experimental Studies

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  2. Influence of Jump and Ball Release Parameters on Shooting Accuracy in Basketball Under Varying Constraints

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  3. Comparative Analysis of Pressure Platform and Insole Devices for Plantar Pressure Assessment

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  4. Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the Portuguese population's physical activity

    Article • Retos, March 2025, Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF)

    Professor Maria António Castro

  5. Effect of Preventive Exercise Programs for Swimmer’s Shoulder Injury on Rotator Cuff Torque and Balance in Competitive Swimmers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Article • Healthcare, March 2025, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  6. Effects of Music on Muscle Strength Production in the Older Adults

    Article • January 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  7. Abdominal wall muscle ultrasound assessment and level of experience in Pilates - an exploratory study

    Article • Retos, October 2024, Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF)

    Professor Maria António Castro

  8. Electromyographic activity of shoulder muscles on two preventive exercise programmes for swimmer’s shoulder: elastic band versus weight

    Article • Sports Biomechanics, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  9. Physical Activity and Psychosocial Outcomes in Adults with Achondroplasia: An Exploratory Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, August 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  10. Postural Control and Muscle Activity during Dual-Task in Young Adults

    Article • Behavioral Sciences, May 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  11. Visual Fixations in Basketball Shooting: Differences between Shooting Conditions

    Article • Applied Sciences, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  12. The Effect of Acute Physical Fatigue on Information Processing, Pain Threshold and Muscular Performance

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  13. Unveiling the Chaos in Postural Control in Adults with Achondroplasia

    Article • Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology, February 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  14. Methodology and Experimental Protocol for Studying Learning and Motor Control in Neuromuscular Structures in Pilates

    Article • Healthcare, January 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  15. Validação de um questionário sobre o autoconhecimento e perceção dos estudantes de fisioterapia relativos à utilização de inteligência artificial em sala de aula e prática clínica: protocolo de estudo

    Article • RevSALUS - Revista Científica da Rede Académica das Ciências da Saúde da Lusofonia, January 2024, Rede Academica das Ciencias da Saude da Lusofonia

    Professor Maria António Castro

  16. Movement variability in Pilates: a scoping review

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, September 2023, Frontiers

    Professor Maria António Castro

  17. Influence of cognitive and motor tasks using smartphone during gait: EMG and gait performance analysis – Dual-task study

    Article • Human Movement Science, June 2023, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  18. Muscular and Prefrontal Cortex Activity during Dual-Task Performing in Young Adults

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  19. The Effect of Ice on Shoulder Proprioception in Badminton Athletes

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  20. Effects of Different Basketball Shooting Positions and Distances on Gaze Behavior and Shooting Accuracy

    Article • Applied Sciences, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  21. Effects of Motor Task Difficulty on Postural Control Complexity during Dual Tasks in Young Adults: A Nonlinear Approach

    Article • Sensors, January 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  22. A Study on Trapezius Thermal Mapping in the Context of Supermarket Cashier Work

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  23. Acute Effect of Myofascial Release on Muscle Activation of Snatch Movement

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  24. An Analysis Based on Non-linear Fractal Dimension of the Center of Pressure

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  25. An Electromyographic Analysis of Shoulder Muscles in Scapular Punches Exercise in Swimmers

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  26. Difference in the Electromyographic Activity of Serratus Anterior Between Two Preventive Exercise Programs for Swimmer’s Shoulder: Elastic Band Versus Weight

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  27. Effect of Basketball Shooting Distance on Muscle Recruitment of the Shooting Arm

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  28. Effect of Physiotherapy on Pelvic Floor Myoelectric Activity in Patients with Chronic Pelvic Pain

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  29. Effects of Different Cognitive Tasks on the Excursion of the Center of Pressure and Prefrontal Cortex Activity—Dual-Task Study

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  30. Electromyography Analysis of Rectus Femoris and Biceps Femoris Muscles Activation in Adults with Achondroplasia

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  31. Evaluation of the Ground Reaction Force in Basketball Shooting, with and Without Opposition

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  32. Flat-Footed Subjects: Non-linear Analysis of Center of Pressure

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  33. Myoelectric Activity of the Upper Limb with and Without Compression Garment When Throwing and Receiving a Ball

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  34. Static Postural Control of the Ankle During the Leg Stance Test in Subjects with and Without Chronic Ankle Instability

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  35. Towards Approximate Entropy Analysis of Center of Pressure Characteristics in Flatfoot Subjects

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  36. Walking While Typing on a Smartphone—Muscle Activity Analysis

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  37. The Role of Sleep Quality and Physical Activity Level on Gait Speed and Brain Hemodynamics Changes in Young Adults—A Dual-Task Study

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, November 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  38. Relationship between physical activity level and sleep quality with postural control and hemodynamic response in the prefrontal cortex during dual-task performance

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, October 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  39. sEMG Analysis of Upper Limb Muscles during Backhand Smash Using Badminton Rackets of Different Stiffness

    Article • Applied Sciences, September 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  40. Standing Posture in Motor and Cognitive Dual-Tasks during Smartphone Use: Linear and Nonlinear Analysis of Postural Control

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  41. The effect of the motor dual-task on static and dynamic postural control and classification of the motor task difficulty - Systematic Review

    Article • Retos, July 2022, Federacion Espanola de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educacion Fisica (FEADEF)

    Professor Maria António Castro

  42. Efficacy of Pilates in Functional Body Composition: A Systematic Review

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  43. Differences in postural control between healthy and subjects with chronic ankle instability

    Article • Physical Therapy in Sport, July 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  44. Influence of Cognitive Task Difficulty in Postural Control and Hemodynamic Response in the Prefrontal Cortex during Static Postural Standing

    Article • Applied Sciences, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  45. Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise in Musculoskeletal Risk Factors Related to Swimmer’s Shoulder

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  46. Impact of Flexibility on Vertical Jump, Balance and Speed in Amateur Football Players

    Article • Applied Sciences, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  47. Perception of the Special Troops (Commando) Soldiers Regarding Physical Fitness, Motor Control and Psychological Skills

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  48. Hand-arm vibration assessment in badminton athletes during three different movements using two rackets

    Article • International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, March 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  49. Benefits of Pilates in the Elderly Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Article • European Journal of Investigation in Health Psychology and Education, February 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  50. Gait characteristics in people with diabetes classified in risk categories 0 and 2 of the IWGDF - International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot

    Article • Revista Portuguesa de Endocrinologia Diabetes e Metabolismo, January 2022, Sociedade Portuguesa de Endocrinologia Diabetes e Metabolismo

    DAVIDE CARVALHO, Professor Maria António Castro

  51. Golf-Putting Performance in Skilled Golfers at Different Distances to the Hole

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  52. 105 Balance control in chronic ankle instability and healthy subjects: traditional analysis of centre of pressure displacement and nonlinear analysis of its variability

    Article • November 2021, BMJ

    Professor Maria António Castro

  53. 221 Injuries in Portuguese recreational surfers

    Article • November 2021, BMJ

    Professor Maria António Castro

  54. 210 Injury prevention strategies in Portuguese youth soccer: perceptions of U14 male practitioners

    Article • November 2021, BMJ

    Professor Maria António Castro

  55. Analysis of induced vibrations to the hand-arm system during badminton practice

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  56. Correlation between different tests to diagnose flatfoot condition

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  57. Hand-arm vibration in the pass and reception on basketball

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  58. Impact of the racket type on the upper limb muscle activity during badminton smash

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  59. Muscle activity of gastrocnemius in running with and without ball in basketball

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  60. Muscle activity of the biceps and triceps brachii in basketball

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  61. Relationship between various tests to diagnose bilateral neutral foot subjects

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  62. The effect of the smartphone use on gait velocity

    Article • October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  63. Editorial: Physical Activity: An Optimizer of the Neurophysiological System?

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, September 2021, Frontiers

    Dr Rodrigo Ramírez-Campillo, Dr. Mauricio Garzon, Professor Maria António Castro

  64. Gait Kinematics Analysis of Flatfoot Adults

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  65. Postural Control and Sleep Quality in Cognitive Dual Tasking in Healthy Young Adults

    Article • J — Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal, July 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  66. Correlation between Different Methods to Diagnose Foot Posture Condition

    Article • J — Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal, June 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  67. A Pilot Study of Game Design in the Unity Environment as an Example of the Use of Neurogaming on the Basis of Brain–Computer Interface Technology to Improve Concentration

    Article • NeuroSci, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  68. Gastrocnemius Activation throughout the Competitive Season in Athletes of Different Experience Levels

    Article • Applied Sciences, January 2021, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  69. Plantar Pressure Evaluation during the Season in Five Basketball Movements

    Article • Applied Sciences, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  70. Dynamics of the Prefrontal Cortex during Chess-Based Problem-Solving Tasks in Competition-Experienced Chess Players: An fNIR Study

    Article • Sensors, July 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  71. Heart and Brain Responses to Real Versus Simulated Chess Games in Trained Chess Players: A Quantitative EEG and HRV Study

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Professor Maria António Castro

  72. Psychophysiological stress response of adolescent chess players during problem-solving tasks

    Article • Physiology & Behavior, October 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  73. HOW IMPORTANT IS KNEE POSITION ON LANDING FOR ANKLE SPRAIN?

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, February 2017, BMJ

    Professor Maria António Castro

  74. Subjects with temporomandibular joint disc displacement do not feature any peculiar changes in body posture

    Article • Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, January 2017, Wiley

    Professor Maria António Castro, Professor Daniele Manfredini

  75. Active Ageing and Physical Activity

    Article • January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  76. Electromyographic Analysis of the Lower Limb Muscles in Low- and High-Handicap Golfers

    Article • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, May 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  77. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese survey of musculoskeletal conditions, playing characteristics and warm-up patterns of golfers

    Article • Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, December 2015, IOS Press

    Professor Maria António Castro

  78. Recurrence quantification analysis and support vector machines for golf handicap and low back pain EMG classification

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, August 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  79. Electromyographic analysis of lower limb muscles during the golf swing performed with three different clubs

    Article • Journal of Sports Sciences, July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Maria António Castro

  80. A Proposal for Detection and Estimation of Golf Putting

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Micael S. Couceiro, Professor Maria António Castro

  81. Mathematical Methods in Engineering

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Jose Tenreiro Machado, Professor Maria António Castro

  82. Trunk muscle activation during golf swing: Baseline and threshold

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  83. Electromyography variables during the golf swing: A literature review

    Article • Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  84. Abst D-FreeCommPosters

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, May 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Maria António Castro

  85. Ankle sprain influence on inter-joint coordination during jump of basketball players

    Article • Gait & Posture, November 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  86. BIOMECHANICAL ANALYSIS OF AN INCITING EVENT OF ANKLE SPRAIN IN BASKETBALL PLAYERS

    Article • Journal of Biomechanics, July 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  87. Biomechanical analysis of an inciting event of ankle sprain on basketball players

    Article • Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Maria António Castro

  88. Kinematic and electromyographic behaviour of injured and healthy ankles of basketball players during the jump to an unstable board

    Article • Journal of Biomechanics, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Maria António Castro

  89. Study and Interpretation of Neuromuscular Patterns in Golf

    Article • IGI Global

    Professor Maria António Castro