BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA
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The Biomechanics Research and Innovation Challenge: Development, Implementation, Uptake, and Reflections on the Inaugural Program

2024 , Celeste E. Coltman , Martina Barzan , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA , Victoria Brackley , Jaquelin A. Bousie , Julie Choisne , Laura E. Diamond , Taylor J.M. Dick , Nicole D’Souza , Samantha Fien , Alycia Fong Yan , Sheridan A. Gho , Alexandra Giraldo-Pedroza , Laura A. Hutchinson , Laura V. Hutchison , Crystal O. Kean , Maddison M. Kirk , Amy Lewis , Jayishini N. Maharaj , Nina Maher , Kerry J. Mann , Suzanne Martin , Karen J. Mickle , Azadeh Nasseri , Isobel H. Oon , Rory Purdie , Shayan L. Quinlan , Ceridwen R. Radcliffe , Suzanne J. Snodgrass , Siddharth Verma , Michelle Hall

Biomechanics as a discipline is ideally placed to increase awareness and participation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A nationwide Biomechanics and Research Innovation Challenge (BRInC) centered on mentoring and role modeling was developed to engage high school girls (mentees) and early-mid-career women (mentors) in the field of biomechanics through the completion of a 100-day research and/or innovation project. This manuscript describes the development, implementation, and uptake of the inaugural BRInC program and synthesizes the research and innovation projects undertaken, providing a framework for adoption of this program within the global biomechanics community. Eighty-seven high school girls in years 9 and 10 (age range: 14–16 y) were mentored in teams (n = 17) by women in biomechanics (n = 24). Using a design thinking approach, teams generated solutions to biomechanics-based problem(s)/research question(s). Eight key reflections on program strengths, as well as areas for improvement and planned changes for future iterations of the BRInC program, are outlined. These key reflections highlight the innovation, impact, and scalability of the program; the importance of a program framework and effective communication tools; and implementation of strategies to sustain the program as well as the importance of diversity and building a sense of community.

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SeRUN (R) study: Development of running profiles using a mixed methods analysis

2018 , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA , Jaime Leppe , Maria Cristina Di Silvestre , Jenny Setchell , Yih-Kuen Jan

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Recent Versus Old Previous Injury and Its Association with Running-Related Injuries During Competition by SeRUN® Running Profiles: a Cross-sectional Study

2018 , LEPPE ZAMORA, JAIME ESTEBAN , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA

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A 100-day mentoring program leads to positive shifts in girls’ perceptions and attitudes towards biomechanics and related STEM disciplines

2024 , Taylor J.M. Dick , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA , Celeste E. Coltman , Laura E. Diamond , Michelle Hall , Jayishni Maharaj , Crystal O. Kean , Martina Barzan , Karen J. Mickle

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ONE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP WITH HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN TRAIL RUNNERS [UN AÑO DE SEGUIMIENTO CON VARIABILIDAD DE LA FRECUENCIA CARDIACA EN TRAIL RUNNERS]

2023 , CLAUDIO ANDRES NIETO JIMENEZ , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA

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Implementation of physiotherapy telerehabilitation before and post Covid-19 outbreak: A comparative narrative between South American countries and Australia

2022 , Antonio Michell , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA , Pamela Seron , Matías Voigt , Rodrigo Cubillos , Felipe Parada-Hernández , Oscar Urrejola , Thaiana Barbosa Ferreira-Pacheco , Danilo De Oliveira-Silva , Jéssica Bianca Aily , Jorge Enrique Moreno-Collazos , Iván Darío Pinzón-Ríos , Clara Liliana Aguirre-Aguirre , Rana S Hinman , Kim L Bennell , Trevor G Russell

The continuous development in telecommunication tech­nologies has created opportunities for health professionals to optimise healthcare delivery by adopting digital tools into rehabilitation programs (i.e., telerehabilitation). These tech­nological advances, along with the demographic and social characteristics of each country, have made the implementa­tion of telerehabilitation a disparate process across regions. We have gathered the experience of four countries (Australia, Chile, Brazil, and Colombia) in two different regions (Ocea­nia and South America) to recompile the history pre- and post-Covid-19 outbreak until January of 2021, the barriers to, and facilitators of telerehabilitation, and outline the future challenges for these countries.

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Cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of the psychometric properties of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index questionnaire in Spanish (UWRI-S)

2022 , JOSEFINA BUNSTER GUZMAN , María Jesús Martínez , MANUEL VICENTE MAURI STECCA , LEPPE ZAMORA, JAIME ESTEBAN , Evan O. Nelson , Bryan Heiderscheit , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA

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Carga de entrenamiento y variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca en una exposición aguda a la hipoxia hipobárica: Estudio de caso

2023 , Claudio Nieto-Jiménez , A. Espinoza-Salinas , Diego Valenzuela Pérez , Raimundo Sánchez , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA

Aim: To analyze the control of training load for an acclimatization strategy employed by two amateur athletes (female and male) prior to a successful ascent to 5460 meters. Methodology: Baseline heart rate variability (HRV) measurements were taken for 195 consecutive days. Four blood samples were taken the week before the main event (Pre), pre-ascent (Pre A), post-ascent (Post A), and one-week post-ascent (Post C). Results: Daily morning HRV recordings were useful for monitoring the state of sympathetic-parasympathetic balance in mountaineers prior to tackling training sessions. Both subjects had increased leukocytes and neutrophil levels, exhibiting variations over 60% between pre-A and post-B conditions. Erythrocytes, hematocrit, and haemoglobin decreased after acute exposure to 5460 m, coinciding with changes in platelet levels between both subjects (-3% and -51%). Conclusions: Daily morning and 5-min HRV recordings are a useful way for monitoring the state of sympathetic-parasympathetic balance. Significant changes were observed in some white blood cells. Objetivo: Analizar el control de la carga de entrenamiento en la estrategia de aclimatación empleada por dos atletas amateur (mujer y hombre) antes de una ascensión exitosa a 5460 metros. Metodología: Durante 195 días consecutivos se realizaron mediciones basales de variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca (VFC). Se obtuvieron cuatro muestras de sangre durante la semana previa al evento principal (Pre), inmediatamente antes de la ascensión (Pre A), después (Post A) y una semana de recuperación (Post C). Resultados: Los registros diarios de VFC matutinos parecen ser una forma útil para monitorizar el estado de equilibrio simpático-parasimpático en montañistas antes de abordar las sesiones de entrenamiento. Se observó que ambos sujetos aumentaron sus niveles de leucocitos y neutrófilos exhibiendo variaciones sobre 60% entre las condiciones pre A y post B. Eritrocitos, hematocrito y hemoglobina presentaron tras la exposición aguda a 5460 m disminuciones, lo que coincide con las diferencias porcentuales en plaquetas entre ambos sujetos (-3% y -51%). Conclusiones: Los registros diarios de VFC matutinos y de 5 minutos de duración parecen ser una forma útil para monitorizar el estado de equilibrio simpático-parasimpático. Se observaron cambios significativos en algunas células de la serie blanca.

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Soleus muscle and Achilles tendon compressive stiffness is related to knee and ankle positioning

2022 , Carlos Cruz-Montecinos , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA , Nicolás Acevedo-Valenzuela , Kevin Cares-Marambio , Alejandro Bustamante , Benjamín Guzmán-González , Claudio Tapia-Malebrán , Rodolfo Sanzana-Cuche , Joaquín Calatayud , Guillermo Méndez-Rebolledo

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The Biomechanics Research and Innovation Challenge: Development, Implementation, Uptake, and Reflections on the Inaugural Program

2024 , Celeste E. Coltman , Martina Barzan , BESOMI MOLINA, MANUELA , Victoria Brackley , Jaquelin A. Bousie , Julie Choisne , Laura E. Diamond , Taylor J.M. Dick , Nicole D’Souza , Samantha Fien , Alycia Fong Yan , Sheridan A. Gho , Alexandra Giraldo-Pedroza , Laura A. Hutchinson , Laura V. Hutchison , Crystal O. Kean , Maddison M. Kirk , Amy Lewis , Jayishini N. Maharaj , Nina Maher , Kerry J. Mann , Suzanne Martin , Karen J. Mickle , Azadeh Nasseri , Isobel H. Oon , Rory Purdie , Shayan L. Quinlan , Ceridwen R. Radcliffe , Suzanne J. Snodgrass , Siddharth Verma , Michelle Hall

Biomechanics as a discipline is ideally placed to increase awareness and participation of girls and women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A nationwide Biomechanics and Research Innovation Challenge (BRInC) centered on mentoring and role modeling was developed to engage high school girls (mentees) and early-mid-career women (mentors) in the field of biomechanics through the completion of a 100-day research and/or innovation project. This manuscript describes the development, implementation, and uptake of the inaugural BRInC program and synthesizes the research and innovation projects undertaken, providing a framework for adoption of this program within the global biomechanics community. Eighty-seven high school girls in years 9 and 10 (age range: 14–16 y) were mentored in teams (n = 17) by women in biomechanics (n = 24). Using a design thinking approach, teams generated solutions to biomechanics-based problem(s)/research question(s). Eight key reflections on program strengths, as well as areas for improvement and planned changes for future iterations of the BRInC program, are outlined. These key reflections highlight the innovation, impact, and scalability of the program; the importance of a program framework and effective communication tools; and implementation of strategies to sustain the program as well as the importance of diversity and building a sense of community.

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