Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

As a faculty member and investigator at the Exercise and Health Department of the Faculty of Human Movement, Dr. António Rosado is involved in a series of studies related to the development of models and methods in the field of sport pedagogy and sport psychology. This work was funded by internal grants and also by grants from the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT). Considering Sport Pedagogy, António Rosado has been involved as researcher in a series of funded studies in the fields of Coach and Teacher Education, Supervision, Athlete Long-Term Development, Comprehension, Retention and Persuasion of Pedagogical Instructions, Personal and Social Skills Development, Inclusion and Sport Education. In the area of Sport Psychology is involved with the studies of Emotional intelligence, Resilience and Mental Toughness, Team Cohesion and Mental Skills Development, namely in the validation of assessment tools. He is currently supervising several funded postdoctoral, doctoral and master thesis.

Research on self-regulation and motivational processes underlying volitional physical activity and eating behaviors, and on developing and testing interventions aimed at lifestyle changes.

Academic degree

• PhD in Human Kinetics, speciality in Biomechanics
• Master in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
• Degree in Physiotherapy

Lecturing activities

• Human Movement Sciences
• Movement Rehabilitation
• Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy

Research interests

• Three-dimensional modeling of trunk.
• Locomotion and other daily living activities biomechanical patterns in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.
• Biomechanical prognostic factors for function and pain levels in Chronic Low Back Patients.

Lecturing Activities

Functional screening an exercise prescription in special populations (postural and functional imbalances). Group and individual physical fitness methodology

Research interests

Research focused on the elderly population and the risk of falling within the following aspects:

Design and implementation of exercise program centered on fall risk factors – posture, balance, lower limb strength and power and gait pattern. Pedography assessment to characterize of the magnitude and distribution of plantar pressure associated with gait in elderly. Characterization of physical activity level, perceived health, functional status and it’s relationship to the occurrence of falls in this population.

Address

Estrada da Costa, 1499-002
Cruz Quebrada - Dafundo

Phone

+351 214 149 145

+351 214 149 237

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Academic degree

Degree in Sports Sciences

Current position

Lecturing activities

Research interests

• Musculoskeletal modeling
• Symmetry
• Biofeedback