Food Ration and Mental Training for the Improvement of the Free Throw Performance in Congolese Beginners Basketball Players

Objective: Through an experimental study, the present work aims at testing the effectiveness of diet and mental imagery on the success of free throw in Congolese beginners Basketball Players. Method: 45 players participated in this experimental study in Brazzaville (Congo) .These subjects were divided into 3 groups. Group I (n=15), made up of beginner Basketball players subjected to a balanced diet to the mental training and to the practice of throwing on the ground. Group II (n=15), made up of beginner basketball players from a local team subjected to mental training of the throw and food monitoring; Group III (n=15), beginner Basketball Players participating in the district competitions. The variables studied were: flexion of the legs (FL), body orientation (BO), the extension of the arms (EA), and the success of shots (SS). Results: The results indicate that the best progress was made by the players in Group I: + 67.7% for the squat, + 38% for the orientation of the body, + 45.7% for the extension of arm, and 83.7% for successful shots. Conclusion: In summary, mental rehearsal combined with a balanced diet facilitates the practice of physical and sporting activity and significantly improves learning and performance of athletes

Lymphœdème récurrent des membres inférieurs due à la station debout prolongée imposée par la machine déchiqueteuse : une observation clinique: Recurrent lower limbs edema induced by working in prolonged standing position: a clinical observation

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a major public health problem. The association of this disease with a type of profession is paradoxically rare. The authors report a case report of a woman suffering from recurrent lower limb edema due to a CVI caused by an extended standing station. The etiological investigation and management of CVI induced by working in prolonged standing position are discussed. L’insuffisance veineuse chronique (IVC) est un problème majeur de santé publique. L’association de cette maladie à un type de profession est paradoxalement rare. Les auteurs rapportent une observation clinique d’une femme souffrant des œdèmes des membres inférieurs récurrents dus à une IVC favorisée par la station débout prolongée. L’enquête étiologique et la prise en charge de cette IVC favorisée par une profession réalisée en orthostatisme sont discutées