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The UHCL Health and Human Performance Institute (HHPI) is a research, education and high-performance

05/03/2024

This may be the coolest picture I have ever seen - Corey Twine (a.k.a - the SHOP King) doing his thing. Incredible event and monumental effort by CT in putting together an incredible line-up and pulling off a fantastic event - Thank you to KBR the University of Houston- Clear Lake for the support and again to CT for being the boots that were ALWAYS on the ground.

04/11/2023

Time is running out and space is filling up! Only about 6 days left to register! Join the conversation https://Inkd.in/ gTfcpw2V

03/21/2023

On April 27-29, the Health and Human Performance Institute at UHCL will be having the Spaceflight Human Optimization and Performance Summit (SHOP-23). Join us in Houston, TX for exciting lectures and discussions led by world-renowned speaker with the following topics: strength and conditioning, sport science, physical therapy, athletic training, nutrition, psychology and other related disciplines in a forum to discuss the physical readiness of astronauts for extended duration space flight. Opportunity to gain valuable continuing education credits and/or professional development. Visit our website at UHCLHHPI for more information. For updates, follow the UHCL Health and Human Performance Institute on
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01/30/2023

Exciting details on the Spaceflight Summit hosted a and sponsored by . The National Strength and Conditioning Association ( ) approved 1.2 CEU(s) in category A for certified individuals attending this event. uhcl.edu/hhpi/shop-23/

08/09/2022

Resistance Training and it’s many benefits.

It improves muscucloskeletal mass, assists in the prevention of type 2 diabetes, enhances bone development, reverses specific aging factors, and enhances cardiovascular health.

Where to start? As per ACSM recommendations, begin with two to three non consecutive days on major muscle groups. You can start with 2-4 sets for each major muscle group.

American College of Sports Medicine. ACSM’s Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. 8th ed. Philadelphia (PA): Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; 2010. p. 71.

Westcott, W. L. Resistance training is medicine: effects of strength training on health. Current sports medicine reports, 11(4), 209-216.

08/03/2022

Memory loss and exercise

New research is hinting that even mild exercise can help older Americans with mild memory problems.

In a recent study conducted by Dr. Laura Baker, a neuroscientist at Wake Forest School of Medicine, 300 sedentary subjects with hard to spot memory challenges-also called mild cognitive impairment (sometimes a precursor to Alzheimer’s) were assigned to aerobic and the other half to a flexibility/stretching program. After a year, cognitive testing showed neither group worsened NOR did the brain scans show shrinkage. When compared to another study where subjects had no exercise, the results showed a significant cognitive decline.

Exercise promotes blood flow to the body, but also the the brain; hence, why it is crucial to exercise at an intensity where heart rate is increased along with blood flow. Use exercise as a preventative measure and make it a lifestyle.

08/01/2022

Meet one of our HHPI Research Assistant Karishma Patel!
Karishma has been attending the University of Houston – Clear Lake for two years where she has been working on her Master of Science in Exercise and Health Sciences with a concentration in Clinical Exercise Physiology. She will graduate from UHCL with her Masters degree in the Summer of 2022 and is planning on becoming a licensed Physical Therapist in the US! Before coming to UHCL, Karishma received her Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy. She has been a member of the Health and Human Performance Institute for a year now. What’s her favorite part about working with the HHPI? She loves being able to work with such an extremely driven and fun team of co-workers!
Fun Fact! Karishma has previously worked as a Physical Therapist in India and has published research in the Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research!
To learn more about Karishma and other members of our team visit:

https://www.uhcl.edu/hhpi/about/personnel

We hate to see you leave soon Karishma but we know you will do amazing things!

07/25/2022

Effects of Core Instability Strength Training on Trunk Muscle Strength, Spinal Mobility, Dynamic Balance and Functional Mobility in Older Adults

What makes older adults prone to falling as compared to young adults?
Balance control and losses in strength/power. Age-related postural misalignment, balance deficits and strength/power losses are associated with impaired functional mobility and an increased risk of falling in seniors.

Therefore, it is crucial to implement a program with core instability strength training (CIT) that involves exercises that are challenging for both trunk muscles and postural control.

Thirty-two older adults were randomly assigned to an intervention group that conducted a 9-week progressive CIT or to a control group. Age-related deficits in measures of trunk muscle strength, spinal mobility, dynamic balance and functional mobility can be mitigated by CIT. This training regimen
could be used as an adjunct or even alternative to traditional balance and/or resistance training.

One way to test for balance disorders due to vestibular, vision, or somatosensory issues is using our CDP-Computerized Dynamic Posturography.

Reference:
Granacher, U., Lacroix, A., Muehlbauer, T., Roettger, K., & Gollhofer, A. (2013). Effects of core instability strength training on trunk muscle strength, spinal mobility, dynamic balance and functional mobility in older adults. Gerontology, 59(2), 105–113.

07/20/2022

Parkinson’s Disease- a neurodegenerative disease.

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) occurs due to the degradation of neurons present in substantia nigra and straital pathway. PD is characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms such as rigidity, bradykinesia, resting tremor, autonomic and cognitive dysfunctions, sleep disorders, and sensory disturbances.

In recent years, virtual reality (VR) as a therapeutic tool has become a new topic in neurorehabilitation research. From the perspective of kinematics learning, VR provides a possibility for high-intensity, task-oriented and multi-sensory feedback training, which can promote patients’ visual, auditory and tactile input.

In one systematic review, total of 555 patients with PD in 16 studies suggested that rehabilitation training based on VR technology is likely more effective than conventional training in improving PD patients’ balance function mobility, step and stride length, quality of life and neuropsychiatric symptoms. As the patients gets visual and auditory feedback he can improve the ability of the brain to perceive, process and integrate information, so that patients can better maintain balance, improve step and stride length and control posture.

Here at Health and Human Performance Institute we use VR for different neurodegenerative diseases and traumatic brain injury training.

07/19/2022

Relationship between muscle loss (sarcopenia) and bone loss (osteoporosis).

Osteoporosis was defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 1994 as a bone mineral density of less than 2.5 standard deviations below the sex-specific young adult mean and this characterisation has been adopted globally.
Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are common in older age and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Where as they are associated with menopause in older women, bone density reduces after menopause and that is the main factor for osteoporosis.

Studies have proved that Strength training and weight bearing exercises are best way to fight osteoporosis and helps in living healthy and active lifestyle.

07/15/2022

Musculoskeletal loss and Inactivity

Inactive adults experience loss of muscle mass, reduced resting metabolic rate, increased fat accumulation, bone loss, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and other chronic diseases.

Just how much? Between 3-8% each decade after age 30 and 5-10% each
decade after age 50!

Slide 3 shows recommendations for strength training. (NSCA)

Westcott, Wayne L. PhD. Resistance Training is Medicine. Effects of Strength Training on
Health. Current Sports Medicine Reports: July/August 2012 - Volume 11 - Issue 4 - p 209- 216. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31825dabb8

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Tuesday	8am - 5pm
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Thursday	8am - 5pm
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