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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
João R Vaz

Citation names

  • Vaz, J. R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7417-B136-E481
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9691-5456
Researcher Id
AAH-7314-2019

Email addresses

  • jvaz@egasmoniz.edu.pt (Professional)
  • jprvaz@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/08/01 - 2018/07/31
Concluded
 Biomechanics (Pós-doutoramento)
University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Biomechanics, United States
2012 - 2016
Concluded
 Human Movement Sciences (Doutoramento)
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana - Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
"Adaptation of Motor Control to Training and Disuse: Contribution of Muscle Synergy Analysis and Movement Variability" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Distinção e Louvor
2009 - 2013
Concluded
 Physical Therapy (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa, Portugal
 16
2011 - 2011
Concluded
 ESMAC Basic Gait Course, 12-14 September 2011 Vienna – Austria (Curso médio)
European Society of Movement Analysis for Adults and Children, United Kingdom
2010 - 2010
Concluded
 The Dynamics of Skill Acquisition in Sports – KEITH DAVIDS (Curso médio)
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2010 - 2010
Concluded
 The Science of Coordination: Coordination Dynamics – J.A. SCOTT KELSO (Curso médio)
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2005 - 2009
Concluded
 Psychomotor Rehabilitation (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 15
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - Current Hamstrings strain injury prediction based on load sharing strategy quantifica- tion after inducing muscle fatigue
PTDC/SAU-DES/31497/2017
Principal investigator
CIPER-FMH / FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/03 - 2019 Circadian Rhythms and Human Movement Variability
UCRCA-2018
Principal investigator
University of Nebraska at Omaha, United States
Ongoing
2017/08 - 2018/07 Effects of virtual reality in human movement variability
P20GM109090
Principal investigator
National Institutes of Health, United States
 National Institutes of Health
Concluded
2016 - 2018 Contralateral effects of low intensity resistance training combined with blood flow restriction
PTDC /DTP-DES/5714/2014
Researcher
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/06 - 2013/06 Neuromuscular activity in the golf swing with implications for the practise and in the prevention of overuse injuries
PTDC/DES/105176/2008
Researcher
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Vaz, J. R.; Oliveira, R.. "Treino de força na reabilitação e prevenção de lesões". In Treino de Força, edited by Pedro Mil-Homens; Pedro Pezarat-Correia; Gonçalo Vilhena de Mendonça. Lisboa, Portugal: FMH Edições, 2018.
    Published
  2. Pezarat-Correia, P.; Silva, L.; Marta, S.; Vaz, J. R.; Castro, M.; Cabri, J. "Electromyography and the study of neuromuscular coordination: the golf swing as an example". In Research on Human Kinetics: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Alves, F.; Rosado, A.; Pereira, L.; Araújo, D.. Portugal: fmh Edições, 2018.
    Published
  3. Marta, Sérgio; Vaz, João Rocha; Silva, Luís; Castro, Maria António; Correia, Pedro Pezarat; Marta, S.; Vaz, J.R.; et al. "Study and Interpretation of Neuromuscular Patterns in Golf". In Applications, Challenges, and Advancements in Electromyography Signal Processing, 181-201. Australia: IGI Global, 2014.
    Published • 10.4018/978-1-4666-6090-8.ch008
  4. Cordovil, R.; Luz, C.; Vaz, J.; Diniz, A.; Barreiros, J.. "O sucesso nos jogos cooperativos: de “cada um por si “ a “um por todos e todos por um”". In Estudos em Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança VI, 35-39. Vila Real, Portugal: -, 2013.
    Published
  5. Moreira, I.; Vaz, J.; Duarte, R.; Pezarat-Correia, P.; Cordovil, R.. "Análise eletromiográfica e cinemática do padrão de marcha do bebé, aos 6, 9, 12 e 15 meses de idade". In Estudos em Desenvolvimento Motor da Criança VI, 117-122. Vila Real, Portugal: -, 2013.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Andrade, Ricardo Jorge Nóbrega; Freitas, Sandro; Vaz, João; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Effect of head, trunk and foot position on knee passive extension torque-angle response". Paper presented in ACSM's 60th Annual Meeting, 4th World Congress on Exercise is Medicine, Indianapolis, 2013.
    Published • 10.1249/01.mss.0000433639.21825.aa
  2. Cordovil, R.; Moreira, I.; Vaz, J.; Pezarat-Correia, P.. "Análise cinemática e eletromiográfica do padrão de marcha do bebé". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Nacional de Educação Física, Lisboa, 2013.
    Published
  3. Luís Silva; João R. Vaz; Sérgio Marta; Andreia de Paula; Maria António Castro; Orlando Fernandes; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Comparison between two threshold methods related-baselines for the EMG onset detection in trunk muscles during golf swing". Paper presented in 17th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Science, Bruges, 2012.
    Published
  4. Robalo, R.; Vaz, J.; Passos, P.. "A new method to assess dribbling skill in Basketball". Paper presented in 12th European Workshop on Ecological Psychology, Madrid, 2012.
    Published
  5. Neto, Tiago Gonçalves; Freitas, Sandro; Carita, Ana; Mil-Homens, Pedro; Vaz, João; Valamatos, Maria João. "Lower limb body composition is associated to passive knee flexibility and acute mechanical adaptations". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine, São Francisco, 2012.
    Published
  6. Orlando Fernandes; João Vaz; João Barreiros; Andreia de Paula; Marcelo Bigliassi; Maria António Castro. "The analysis of variability in Golf Swing using two different iron on Amateurs golfers". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  7. Orlando Fernandes; João Vaz; Maria António Castro; Alexandre Constantino; Natacha Correia; Luís Silva. "The analysis of X-Factor on golf swing using two different irons on amateurs golfers". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  8. Sérgio Marta; Luís Silva; Natacha Correia; João Vaz; Paula Bruno; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Electromyographic analysis of trunk muscles during the golf swing performed with two different clubs". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
  9. Luís Silva; Sérgio Marta; João Vaz; Andreia de Paula; Paula Bruno; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Electromyographic analysis of trunk muscles during the different phases of the golf swing". Paper presented in 16th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Science, Liverpool, 2011.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Moreira, I.; Vaz, J.; Duarte, R.; Pezarat-Correia, P.; Cordovil, R.. "EMG and kinematic analysis of infant supported walking: a preliminary study". Paper presented in XVII International Conference on Perception and Action, Lisbon, 2013.
    Published
  2. Freitas, Sandro; Neto, Tiago Gonçalves; Vaz, João; Bruno, Paula; Valamatos, Maria João; Mil-Homens, Pedro. "Influence of rest intervals on knee extension flexibility and mechanical properties". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine, São Francisco, 2012.
    Published
  3. Sérgio Marta; João Vaz; Orlando Fernandes; João Barreiros; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "EMG pattern of the dominant upper limb muscles in different variations of the golf swing: a descriptive approach". Paper presented in 15th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Science, Antalya, 2010.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Rowen, D. A.; Silva, L.; Likens, A.; Vaz, J. R.; Stergiou, N.. "Do older adults synchronize their strides to different visual stimuli?". Paper presented in 4th Annual Human Movement Variability Conference, 2019.
  2. Azevedo, A. M.; Wei, Q.; Oliveira, R.; Vaz, J. R.; Cortes, N.; Azevedo, Ana M.; Wei, Qi; et al. "Effect of two different pose estimation approaches on lower extremity biomechanics in professional dancers". Paper presented in 41st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, 2019.
    10.1109/embc.2019.8857683
  3. Azevedo, A. M.; Oliveira, R.; Vaz, J. R.; Cortes, N.. "Professional dancers shock absorption mechanism differs from non-dancers during landings". Paper presented in 29th Annual Meeting of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science, 2019.
  4. Azevedo. A. M.; Wei, Q.; Oliveira, R.; Vaz, J. R.; Cortes, N.. "Musculoskeletal computational model optimization: the critical role of markers error adjustments". Paper presented in 27th Congress International Society of Biomechanics and 43rd American Society of Biomechanics Conference, 2019.
  5. Silva, L.; Likens, A.; Rowen, D. A.; Vaz, J. R.; Knarr, B.; Stergiou, N.. "Synchronization between stride time intervals and external visual cueing". Paper presented in 27th Congress International Society of Biomechanics and 43rd American Society of Biomechanics Conference, 2019.
  6. Silva, L.; Likens, A.; Rowen, D. A.; Vaz, J. R.; Knarr, B.; Stergiou, N.. "Multifractal analysis of visually cued stride intervals". Paper presented in 27th Congress International Society of Biomechanics and 43rd American Society of Biomechanics Conference, 2019.
  7. Likens, A.; Silva, L.; Rowen, D. A.; Vaz, J. R.; Stergiou, N.. "Multifractal correlation reveals variation in complexity matching across metronome types". Paper presented in 27th Congress International Society of Biomechanics and 43rd American Society of Biomechanics Conference, 2019.
  8. Vaz, J. R.; Rowen, D. A.; Stergiou, N.. "Circadian rhythms and stride-to-stride fluctuations: is there a connection?". Paper presented in 2018th Research and Creative Fair, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2018.
  9. Azevedo, A. M.; Oliveira, R.; Vaz, J. R.; Cortes, N.; Azevedo, Ana M.; Oliveira, Raul; Vaz, Joao R.; Cortes, Nelson. "The biomechanical pattern of multidirectional single-leg landing in professional dancers and non-dancers". Paper presented in American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting, 2018.
    10.1249/01.mss.0000538504.30337.b9
  10. Rowen, D. A.; Vaz, J. R.; Stergiou, N.. "Fractal scaling of visual metronomes affects cortical hemodynamics". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Human Movement Variability Conference, 2018.
  11. Vaz, J. R.; Kent, J.; Stergiou, N.. "Altered gait variability does not affect heart rate dynamics in young adults". Paper presented in 3rd Annual Human Movement Variability Conference, 2018.
  12. Rowen, D. A.; Vaz, J. R.; Knarr, B.; Stergiou, N.. "Walking with visual cueing affects cortical hemodynamics.". Paper presented in 42nd American Society of Biomechanics Conference, 2018.
  13. Azevedo, A. M.; Oliveira, R.; Vaz, J. R.; Cortes, N.. "Landing biomechanics differ between professional dancers and non-dancers: experimental and preliminary modeling approaches". Paper presented in 42nd American Society of Biomechanics Conference, Rochester, 2018.
  14. Olstad, B. H.; Grydeland, M.; Vaz, J. R.; Zinner, C.; Cabri, J.; Kjendlie, P.. "Muscle activation of world-class breaststroke swimmers". Paper presented in 20th Annual Congress of the European Congress of Sport Science, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Sandro R. Freitas; Bruno Mendes; Telmo Firmino; José Pedro Correia; Erik E. M. C. Witvrouw; Raúl Oliveira; João R. Vaz. "Semitendinosus and biceps femoris long head active stiffness response until failure in professional footballers with vs. without previous hamstring injury". European Journal of Sport Science (2021): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2021.1910347.
    10.1080/17461391.2021.1910347
  2. Dinis, Ricardo; Vaz, João R.; Silva, Luís; Marta, Sérgio; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Electromyographic and kinematic analysis of females with excessive medial knee displacement in the overhead squat". Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 57 (2021): 102530. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102530.
    10.1016/j.jelekin.2021.102530
  3. Paulo D. G. Santos; João R. Vaz; Paulo F. Correia; Maria J. Valamatos; António P. Veloso; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Intermuscular Coordination in the Power Clean Exercise: Comparison between Olympic Weightlifters and Untrained Individuals—A Preliminary Study". Sensors (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/s21051904.
    10.3390/s21051904
  4. João R. Vaz; Tiago Neto; José Pedro Correia; Jorge Infante; Sandro R. Freitas. "Regional Differences in Biceps Femoris Long Head Stiffness during Isometric Knee Flexion". Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 6 1 (2021): 18-18. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk6010018.
    10.3390/jfmk6010018
  5. Vaz, João R.; Knarr, Brian A.; Stergiou, Nick. "Gait complexity is acutely restored in older adults when walking to a fractal-like visual stimulus". Human Movement Science 74 (2020): 102677. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2020.102677.
    10.1016/j.humov.2020.102677
  6. Paulo D. G. Santos; João R. Vaz; Paulo F. Correia; Maria J. Valamatos; António P. Veloso; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Muscle Synergies Reliability in the Power Clean Exercise". Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 5 4 (2020): 75-75. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfmk5040075.
    10.3390/jfmk5040075
  7. João R. Vaz; Nick Stergiou; Ana Diniz; Ricardo Dinis; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Postural control is altered in females with excessive medial knee displacement". Sports Biomechanics (2020): https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2020.1767187.
    Published • 10.1080/14763141.2020.1767187
  8. Vaz, Joao R.; Rand, Troy; Fujan-Hansen, Jessica; Mukherjee, Mukul; Stergiou, Nick. "Auditory and Visual External Cues Have Different Effects on Spatial but Similar Effects on Temporal Measures of Gait Variability". Frontiers in Physiology 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2020.00067.
    10.3389/fphys.2020.00067
  9. Gomes, J; Neto, T; Vaz, J.R.; Schoenfeld, B.J.; Freitas, S. R. "Is there a relationship between squat depth, ankle flexibility, and achilles tendon stiffness?". Sports Biomechanics 4 (2020): 1-14. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32022631.
    Accepted • 10.1080/14763141.2019.1690569
  10. Ramos, G.; Vaz, J. R.; Mendonça, G. V.; Pezarat-Correia, P.; Rodrigues, J.; Alfaras, M.; Gamboa, H.. "Fatigue Evaluation through Machine Learning and a Global Fatigue Descriptor". Journal of Healthcare Engineering 2020 (2020): 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/6484129.
    10.1155/2020/6484129
  11. Eddo, O.; Ludwick, J.; Lindsey, B.; Vaz, J. R.; Martin, J.; Caswell, S.; Cortes, N.. "Unilaterally implemented trunk modification associated with asymmetrical increase in spinal load". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52 5S (2020):
    Accepted
  12. McCrory, S.; Cortes, N.; Biscardi, L.; Ghoddosi, N.; Semedo, V.; Reis, J.F.; Vaz, J. R.. "Walking to a fractal-like stimulus does not affect cardiorespiratory function". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 52 5S (2020):
    Accepted
  13. Azevedo, Ana M.; Oliveira, Raúl; Vaz, João R.; Cortes, Nelson. "Foot modeling affects ankle sagittal plane kinematics during jump-landing". Journal of Biomechanics 96 (2019): 109337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109337.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109337
  14. Neto, Tiago; Freitas, Sandro R.; Andrade, Ricardo J.; Vaz, João R.; Mendes, Bruno; Firmino, Telmo; Bruno, Paula M.; Nordez, Antoine; Oliveira, Raúl. "Shear Wave Elastographic Investigation of the Immediate Effects of Slump Neurodynamics in People With Sciatica". Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jum.15144.
    10.1002/jum.15144
  15. Martins, Elisabete; Cordovil, Rita; Oliveira, Raul; Pinho, Joana; Diniz, Ana; Vaz, Joao R.. "The Immediate Effects of a Dynamic Orthosis on Gait Patterns in Children With Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: A Kinematic Analysis". Frontiers in Pediatrics 7 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2019.00042.
    10.3389/fped.2019.00042
  16. Dias, Amândio; Redinha, Luís; Vaz, João R.; Cordeiro, Nuno; Silva, Luís; Pezarat – Correia, Pedro. "Effects of occlusal splints on shoulder strength and activation". Annals of Medicine (2019): 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2019.1566766.
    10.1080/07853890.2019.1566766
  17. Freitas, Sandro R.; Antunes, André; Salmon, Pierre; Mendes, Bruno; Firmino, Telmo; Cruz-Montecinos, Carlos; Cerda, Mauricio; Vaz, João R.. "Does epimuscular myofascial force transmission occur between the human quadriceps muscles in vivo during passive stretching?". Journal of Biomechanics 83 (2019): 91-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.11.026.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.11.026
  18. Neto, Tiago; Freitas, Sandro R.; Andrade, Ricardo J.; Vaz, João R.; Mendes, Bruno; Firmino, Telmo; Bruno, Paula M.; Nordez, Antoine; Oliveira, Raúl. "Noninvasive Measurement of Sciatic Nerve Stiffness in Patients With Chronic Low Back Related Leg Pain Using Shear Wave Elastography". Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 38 1 (2019): 157-164. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jum.14679.
    10.1002/jum.14679
  19. Vaz, J. R.; Groff, B. R.; Rowen, D. A.; Knarr, B. K.; Stergiou, N.; Vaz, J.R.; Groff, B.R.; Rowen, D.A.; Knarr, B.A.. "Synchronization dynamics modulates stride-to-stride fluctuations when walking to an invariant but not to a fractal-like stimulus". Neuroscience Letters 704 (2019): 28-35. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063719875&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Accepted • 10.1016/j.neulet.2019.03.040
  20. Azevedo, Ana M.; Oliveira, Raúl; Vaz, João R.; Cortes, Nelson. "Professional Dancers Distinct Biomechanical Pattern during Multidirectional Landings". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/mss.0000000000001817.
    10.1249/mss.0000000000001817
  21. Mendes, Bruno; Firmino, Telmo; Oliveira, Raúl; Neto, Tiago; Infante, Jorge; Vaz, João R.; Freitas, Sandro R.. "Hamstring stiffness pattern during contraction in healthy individuals: analysis by ultrasound-based shear wave elastography". European Journal of Applied Physiology 118 11 (2018): 2403-2415. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00421-018-3967-z.
    10.1007/s00421-018-3967-z
  22. Mendonca, Goncalo V.; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro; Vaz, João R; Silva, Luís; Heffernan, Kevin S.. "Impact of Aging on Endurance and Neuromuscular Physical Performance: The Role of Vascular Senescence". Sports Medicine 47 4 (2017): 583-598.
    Published • 10.1007/s40279-016-0596-8
  23. Casanova, Nuno; Reis, Joana F.; Vaz, João R; Machado, Rita; Mendes, Bruno; Button, Duane C.; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro; Freitas, Sandro R. "Effects of roller massager on muscle recovery after exercise-induced muscle damage". Journal of Sports Sciences 18 (2017): 1-8.
    Published • 10.1080/02640414.2017.1280609
  24. Neto, Tiago; Freitas, Sandro R; Andrade, Ricardo J.; João Gomes; Vaz, João R; Mendes, Bruno; Telmo Firmino; Antoine Nordez; Oliveira, Raul. "Sciatic nerve stiffness is not changed immediately after a slump neurodynamics technique". Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal 7 3 (2017): 583-583.
    Published • 10.11138/mltj/2017.7.3.583
  25. Belo, David; Rodrigues, João; Vaz, João R; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro; Gamboa, Hugo. "Biosignals learning and synthesis using deep neural networks". BioMedical Engineering OnLine 16 1 (2017): 115-115X.
    Published • 10.1186/s12938-017-0405-0
  26. Vaz, J. R.; Martins, E.; Cordovil, R.; Oliveira, R.; Pinho, J.; Vaz, J. R.. "The Immediate Effects of Therasuit® on the Gait Pattern of a Child with Unilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy". Journal of Pediatric Neurological Disorders 3 1 (2017):
    Published
  27. Correia, José Pedro; Oliveira, Raul; Vaz, João Rocha; Silva, Luís; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Trunk muscle activation, fatigue and low back pain in tennis players". Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 19 4 (2016): 311-316.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jsams.2015.04.002
  28. Vaz, João R; Olstad, Bjørn Harald; Cabri, Jan; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro; Hug, François. "Muscle coordination during breaststroke swimming: Comparison between elite swimmers and beginners". Journal of Sports Sciences na (2016): 1-8.
    Published • 10.1080/02640414.2016.1143109
  29. Gonçalo Vilhena Mendonça; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro; Vaz, J. R.; Silva, Luís; Almeida, Isabel D.; Heffernan, Kevin S.. "Impact of Exercise Training On Physiological Measures of Physical Fitness in the Elderly.". Current Aging Science 9 x (2016): 1-20. http://www.eurekaselect.com/141475/article.
    Published • 10.2174/1874609809666160426120600
  30. Marta, Sérgio; Silva, Luís; Vaz, João R; Castro, Maria António; Reinaldo, Gustavo; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Electromyographic Analysis of the Lower Limb Muscles in Low- and High-Handicap Golfers". Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport x (2016): 1-7.
    Published • 10.1080/02701367.2016.1177634
  31. Olstad, Bjørn Harald; Vaz, João Rocha; Zinner, Christoph; Cabri, Jan M.H.; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik. "Muscle coordination, activation and kinematics of world-class and elite breaststroke swimmers during submaximal and maximal efforts". Journal of Sports Sciences 35 11 (2016): 1107-1117.
    Published • 10.1080/02640414.2016.1211306
  32. Szychlinska, Marta; Castorina, Sergio; Lorenzetti, Silvio; Di Giunta, Angelo; Vaz, J. R.; Dickin, Clark; Vaz, João. "The “Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology" Journal Club Series: Highlights on Recent Papers in Joint Biomechanics of Running". Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology 1 3 (2016): 276-281. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfmk1030276.
    Published • 10.3390/jfmk1030276
  33. Olstad, Bjørn Harald; Zinner, Christoph; Vaz, João Rocha; Cabri, Jan M. H.; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik. "Muscle Activation in World Champions, World-Class and National Breaststroke Swimmers". International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance 6 (2016): 1-27.
    Published • 10.1123/ijspp.2015-0703
  34. Mendonca, G.; Vaz, João R; Pezarat-Correia, P.; Fernhall, B.. "Effects of Walking with Blood Flow Restriction on Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption". International Journal of Sports Medicine na (2015): na-na.
    Published • 10.1055/s-0034-1395508
  35. Freitas, S.; Vaz, João R; Bruno, P.; Andrade, R.; Mil-Homens, P.. "Stretching Effects: High-intensity & Moderate-duration vs. Low-intensity & Long-duration". International Journal of Sports Medicine 37 03 (2015): 239-244.
    Published • 10.1055/s-0035-1548946
  36. Pezarat-Correia, P.; Fernandes, O.; Vaz, João R; Dias, A.. "Postural Control Evaluation During Upright Stance: Effect of a Special-Designed Shoe". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 47 5S (2015): 309-314.
    Published • 10.1249/01.mss.0000466047.89452.7e
  37. Silva, Luís; Vaz, João Rocha; Castro, Maria António; Serranho, Pedro; Cabri, Jan; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Recurrence quantification analysis and support vector machines for golf handicap and low back pain EMG classification". Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 25 4 (2015): 637-647.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.04.008
  38. Marta, Sérgio; Silva, Luís; Vaz, João Rocha; Castro, Maria António; Reinaldo, Gustavo; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Electromyographic analysis of lower limb muscles during the golf swing performed with three different clubs". Journal of Sports Sciences 34 8 (2015): 713-720.
    Published • 10.1080/02640414.2015.1069376
  39. Freitas, Sandro R; Vaz, João R; Gomes, Luis; Silvestre, Rui; Hilário, Edgar; Cordeiro, Nuno; Carnide, Filomena; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro; Mil-Homens, Pedro. "A New Tool to Assess the Perception of Stretching Intensity". Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 29 9 (2015): 2666-2678.
    Published • 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000926
  40. Andrade, R. J.; Freitas, S. R.; Vaz, J. R.; Bruno, P. M.; Pezarat-Correia, P.. "Provocative mechanical tests of the peripheral nervous system affect the joint torque-angle during passive knee motion". Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports na (2014): n/a-n/a.
    Published • 10.1111/sms.12250
  41. Freitas, Sandro R; Vaz, João R; Bruno, Paula M; Valamatos, Maria João; Andrade, Ricardo J.; Mil-Homens, Pedro. "Are Rest Intervals Between Stretching Repetitions Effective to Acutely Increase Range of Motion?". International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance na (2014): na-na.
    Published • 10.1123/ijspp.2014-0192
  42. Freitas, Sandro R; Vilarinho, Daniel; Vaz, João Rocha; Bruno, Paula M; Costa, Pablo B.; Mil-Homens, Pedro. "Responses to static stretching are dependent on stretch intensity and duration". Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging 8 (2014): n/a-n/a.
    Published • 10.1111/cpf.12186
  43. Silva, Luís; Castro, Maria António; Marta, Sérgio; José Almeida; Vaz, João R; Pezarat-Correia, P.; Jan Cabri; Vaz, J. R.. "Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Portuguese Survey of musculoskeletal conditions, playing characteristics and warm-up patterns of golfers". Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation NA (2014): NA-NA.
    Published • 10.3233/BMR-140582
  44. Neto, Tiago; Freitas, Sandro; Vaz, João; Silva, Analiza; Mil-Homens, Pedro; Carita, Ana Isabel. "Lower limb body composition is associated to knee passive extension torque-angle response". SpringerPlus 2 1 (2013): 403-403.
    Published • 10.1186/2193-1801-2-403
  45. Ruivo, R.M.; Pezarat-Correia, P.; Carita, A.I.; Vaz, J.R.. "Reliability and validity of angular measures through the software for postural assessment. Postural Assessment Software". Rehabilitación 47 4 (2013): 223-228.
    Published • 10.1016/j.rh.2013.07.002
  46. Freitas, Sandro R; Vaz, João R; Bruno, Paula M; Valamatos, Maria J; Mil-Homens, Pedro. "Comparison of different passive knee extension torque-angle assessments". Physiological Measurement 34 11 (2013): 1483-1498.
    Published • 10.1088/0967-3334/34/11/1483
  47. Mendonca, Goncalo V.; Vaz, João R; Teixeira, Micael S.; Grácio, Telma; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Metabolic cost of locomotion during treadmill walking with blood flow restriction". Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging n/a (2013): n/a-n/a.
    Published • 10.1111/cpf.12098
  48. Marta, Sérgio; Silva, Luis; Vaz, João; Bruno, Paula; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Electromyographic Analysis of Trunk Muscles during the Golf Swing Performed with Two Different Clubs". International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching 8 4 (2013): 779-788.
    Published • 10.1260/1747-9541.8.4.779
  49. Silva, Luís; Marta, Sérgio; Vaz, João; Fernandes, Orlando; Castro, Maria António; Pezarat-Correia, Pedro. "Trunk muscle activation during golf swing: baseline and threshold". Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 23 5 (2013): 1174-11.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jelekin.2013.05.007
  50. Pedro de Medeiros; Orlando Fernandes; João Vaz; Pedro Pezarat-Correia. "Characterization Of The Electromyographic Activity Of Ten Muscles Participants In Four Different Pullover Exercises". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 44 5S (2012): 304-304.
    Published • 10.1249/01.mss.0000417529.22755.ed
  51. Pedro Pezarat-Correia; Luís Silva; João Rocha Vaz; Sérgio Marta; Maria António Castro; Andreia de Paula; Orlando Fernandes. "Threshold for EMG Onset Detection of Trunk Muscles In Golf Swing". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 44 5S (2012): 575-575.
    Published • 10.1249/01.mss.0000417529.22755.ed
  52. Tiago Neto; Sandro R. Freitas; João R. Vaz; Ana Isabel Carita; Maria João Valamatos; Pedro Mil-Homens. "Lower Limb Body Composition Is Associated To Passive Knee Flexibiilty And Acute Mechanical Adaptations". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 44 5S (2012): 596-596.
    Published • 10.1249/01.mss.0000417529.22755.ed
  53. Sandro R. Freitas; João R. Vaz; Tiago Neto; Paula Bruno; Maria João Valamatos; Pedro Mil-Homens. "Influence Of Rest Intervals On Knee Extension Flexibility And Mechanical Properties". Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 44 5S (2012): 305-305.
    Published • 10.1249/01.mss.0000417529.22755.ed
Activities

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2020 - Current 8th International Conference on Sports Science and Research and Technology Support
2018 - Current 5th International Conference on Sports Science and Research and Technology Support
2018 - Current 6th International Conference on Sports Science and Research and Technology Support
2021/11 - 2021/11 XI Congresso Nacional de Fisioterapeutas (National Congress of Physiotherapy)
Distinctions

Award

2019 Menção Honrosa | Prémios Ciências do Desporto
2018 UCRCA Faculty Grant Award
Office of Research and Creative Activity, Portugal

Other distinction

2009 Bolsa de Integração na Investigação (BII/UNI/0447/SAU/2008)
CIPER-FMH / FCT, Portugal