Silvia Cabral. Completed her PhD in Human Kinetics - Biomechanics (Motricidade Humana na Especialidade de Biomecânica) in 2016/12/05 at Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, and her BSc in Sports Science (Ciências do Desporto) in 2008 at Kingston University, London, UK. Currently she works as a Contracted Researcher in the Biomechanics and Functional Morphology Laboratory, within CIPER (Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana), a research centre at Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa. Her main research interests are in the Biomechanics of sports injuries, particularly from a movement analysis perspective.
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Personal identification

Full name
Silvia Arsénio Rodrigues Cabral

Citation names

  • Cabral, Silvia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5411-175F-B4A2
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5519-3506

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences - Sport and Fitness Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Degree Classification
2016/12/05
Concluded
 PhD in Human Kinetics, Biomechanics (Doutoramento)
Major in Biomechanics
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
"DEVELOPMENT OF A GLOBAL GAIT SYMMETRY SCORE USING BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado com Distinção e Louvor
2008
Concluded
 BSc Sports Science (Ciências do Desporto) (Licenciatura)
Kingston University, United States
"The effect of calf strength and flexibility on patellar tendon load during a volleyball block jump" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 First class with Honours (18)

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/02/01 - Current Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
2010/01/01 - 2021/01/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/01/01 - 2019/01/01 H2020 ALHTOUR - ASSISTED LIVING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE HEALTH TOURISM SECTOR
Twinning-692311
Researcher
Concluded
2014/02/01 - 2015/01/31 FRAILTY ASSESSMENT IN ELDERLY PEOPLE AND RISK STRATIFICATION FOR FALLS AND DISABILITY
EXPL/DTP-DES-1915-2013
Researcher
Concluded
2010/02/01 - 2013/01/31 DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL AND MODELING METHODOLOGIES FOR EVALUATING THE MECHANICAL LOAD ON THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
PTDC-DES-103178-2008
Researcher
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/02/17 - Current Using markerless motion capture for a better screening of musculoskeletal injury risk in football players
EXPL/SAU-DES/1441/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2025/01/01 - 2027/12/31 ACL-Prevent - Development of a European football knee injury awareness, prevention, and management model for youth
101184378
Invited Scientist Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/03/25 - 2024/03/24 Development of a simulation platform based in musculoskeletal models to predict recovery of gait following orthopedic interventions in cerebral palsy children.
PTDC/EMD-EMD/5804/2020
Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Unidade Local de Saúde São José EPE, Portugal

Hospital Garcia de Orta EPE, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 Performance em Expansão Tecnológica
PTDC/ART-PER/31263/2017
Researcher
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Centro Interdisciplinar de Estudo da Performance Humana
UID/DTP/00447/2019
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro Interdisciplinar de Performance Humana, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Cabral, Silvia; Cabral, Silvia. "Gait Symmetry Measures and their Relevance to Gait Retraining". In Handbook of Human Motion, 429-447. Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-30808-1_201-1
Conference abstract
  1. Veloso, António; Cabral, Silvia; Brito, J. "On field assessment of elite goalkeepers’ movement strategies for penalty kicks in football". Paper presented in 16th International Symposium in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2019.
  2. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António. "Normalizing joint moments during stair ascent in older adults: a comparison of two methods". Paper presented in XXVII Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2019.
  3. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia. "Comparação de dois tipos de normalização dos parâmetros cinéticos avaliados durante a marcha em idosos". Paper presented in 8o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2019.
  4. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António P.. "The effects of normalization on ground reaction forces and joint moments during gait in elderly subjects". Paper presented in 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2018.
  5. Veloso, António; Cabral, Silvia; João, Filipa. "Joint moment contributions to forward and upward acceleration of body CG are affected by the foot to ground contact model". Paper presented in International Foot and Ankle Biomechanics Meeting, 2018.
  6. Cabral, Silvia; Fernandes, Rita; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Selbie, W.S.; Veloso, António. "The impact of joint kinematics reliability on the intersession agreement and reliability of global gait symmetry indices". Paper presented in XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2017.
  7. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António. "Stair descent transitions in the elderly: correlations between lower limb joint impulses, cadence, balance level and age". Paper presented in XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2017.
  8. Cabral, Silvia; Fernandes, Rita; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Selbie, W.S.; Veloso, António. "Concordância e fiabilidade de índices globais de simetria – influência da fórmula matemática". Paper presented in 7o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2017.
  9. João, Filipa; Bagão, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António. "Variabilidade do padrão de marcha em crianças saudáveis: definição da norma". Paper presented in 7o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2017.
  10. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António. "Subida de escadas em idosos: correlação com idade, aptidão funcional e cadência". Paper presented in 7o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2017.
  11. Cabral, Silvia; Resende, R.A.; Clansey, A.C.; Selbie, W.S.; Veloso, António. "Desenvolvimento de uma medida global de assimetria da marcha". Paper presented in 6o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2015.
  12. Cabral, Silvia; Selbie, W.S.; Fernandes, Rita; Yázigi, F.; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Armada-da-Silva, Paulo; Espanha, Margarida; Veloso, António. "Differences In Global Gait Asymmetry Between Knee Osteoarthritis Patients And Healthy Adults". Paper presented in XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2015.
  13. João, Filipa; Bagão, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Veloso, António. "Estimation of lower limb muscle forces in children’s gait". Paper presented in XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2015.
  14. João, Filipa; Veloso, António; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Martins, Rodrigo Brandão; Bagão, Vera; Escalda, Carolina; et al. "A análise por aceleração induzida na interpretação de diferentes padrões de marcha em crianças com paralesia cerebral". Paper presented in 6o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2015.
  15. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Kepple, Thomas M.; Cabral, Silvia; João, Filipa; Veloso, António. "As estratégias adoptadas por idosos durante a subida e a descida de escadas: uma análise de aceleração induzida". Paper presented in 6o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2015.
  16. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Kepple, Thomas M.; Cabral, Silvia; João, Filipa; Veloso, António. "The influence of functional fitness level on the strategies adopted by the elderly to accelerate the body upwards during stair ascent". Paper presented in XXV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2015.
  17. Cabral, Silvia; Resende, R.A.; Clansey, A.C.; Selbie, W.S.; Veloso, António. "Development of a global gait asymmetry score". Paper presented in 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2014.
  18. João, Filipa; Veloso, António; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Martins, Rodrigo Brandão; Bagão, Vera; Escalda, Carolina; et al. "Does induced acceleration analysis contribute to the interpretation of different gait patterns in children with cerebral palsy?". Paper presented in ESMAC 23th Annual Meeting, 2014.
  19. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António. "Lower limb joint moments during stair ascent in older adults with different functional fitness levels". Paper presented in ESMAC 23th Annual Meeting, 2014.
  20. Veloso, António; Cabral, Silvia; João, Filipa; Moniz-Pereira, Vera. "Subject-specific musculoskeletal model to estimate muscle contribution to the acceleration phase of the sprint". Paper presented in 7th World Congress of Biomechanics, 2014.
  21. Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; João, Filipa. "Joint moment synergies in sports revealed by induced accelerations". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2013.
  22. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António. "Comparison of global and segment optimization on joint moment estimation during stair ascent and descent in the elderly". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium in Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2013.
  23. Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; João, Filipa; Veloso, António. "Hip and ankle moment synergies during a sprint block start". Paper presented in XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2013.
  24. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António. "The influence of joint constraints in joint moments estimation during level walking in the elderly". Paper presented in XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2013.
  25. João, Filipa; Veloso, António; Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Kepple, Thomas M.. "Lower limb moments of force contribution in hopping exercise". Paper presented in XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2013.
  26. Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; João, Filipa; Veloso, António. "Joint moment sinergies in sports revealed by induced accelerations". Paper presented in 11th International Symposium, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2013.
    Published
  27. Cabral, Silvia; Thomas M. Kepple; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; João, Filipa; Veloso, António P.. "Hip and ankle joint moment sinergies during a sprint block start". Paper presented in XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Natal, Rio Grande do Sul, 2013.
    Published
  28. João, Filipa; Veloso, António P.; Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Thomas M. Kepple. "Lower limb moments of force contribution in hoping exercise". Paper presented in XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, Natal, Rio Grande do Sul, 2013.
    Published
  29. Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António; Moniz-Pereira, Vera. "Use of Induced Power Analysis to Understand Relative Joint Moment Contribution in a Martial Arts Kick". Paper presented in 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2011.
  30. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António. "Lower Limb Joint Moments Contributions to Forward Progression During Gait in the Elderly". Paper presented in 23rd Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, 2011.
  31. Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António; Moniz-Pereira, Vera. "Análise da Potência Induzida nas Artes Marciais". Paper presented in 4o Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, 2011.
  32. Cabral, Silvia; João, Filipa; Amado, Sandra; Veloso, António. "Contribution of Trunk and Pelvis Rotation to Punching in Boxing". Paper presented in 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, 2010.
Conference paper
  1. Pedro, Bruno; Cabral, Silvia; Lara, Jerusa P.R. ; Veloso, António. Corresponding author: Pedro, Bruno. "CONTRIBUTION TO THE RACKET HEAD VELOCITY IN THE TENNIS FOREHAND DRIVE BETWEEN INTERMEDIATE AND HIGH-PERFORMANCE PLAYERS". Paper presented in XXIX Congress of International/Japanese Society of Biomechanics - ISB/JSB2023, Fukuoka, 2023.
    Published
  2. Pedro, Bruno; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António. Corresponding author: Pedro, Bruno. "UPPER LIMB KINETICS BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT STANCES IN A TENNIS FOREHAND DRIVE: A PRELIMINARY STUDY". Paper presented in 40th International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference, Liverpool, UK: July 19-23, 2022, Liverpool, 2022.
    Published
  3. Mateus, Rodrigo Bonacho; Cabral, Silvia; Chris Richter; Andrew Franklyn-Miller; Veloso, António. Corresponding author: Mateus, Rodrigo Bonacho. "COMPARISON OF INDIVIDUAL MUSCLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO GROUND REACTION FORCES DURING JUMP AND CHANGE OF DIRECTION TESTING AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION". Paper presented in 40th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Liverpool, 2022.
  4. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António P.. "Influência dos modelos cinemáticos nos momentos de força dos membros inferiores gerados por idosos durante a locomoção". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Espinho, 2013.
    Published
  5. Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; João, Filipa; Veloso, António P.. "Contribuição dos momentos de força dos membros inferiores para a aceleração do centro de massa na partida de blocos". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Espinho, 2013.
    Published
  6. João, Filipa; Veloso, António P.; Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Thomas M. Kepple. "Contribuição dos momentos de força do membro inferior no salto unilateral (hoping)". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Espinho, 2013.
    Published
  7. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António. "Alterações do padrão da marcha do idoso por análise de aceleração induzida". Paper presented in 4º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Coimbra, 2011.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Carvalho, Andreia; Vanrenterghem, Jos; Cabral, Silvia; Assunção, Ana; Fernandes, Rita; Veloso, António; Moniz-Pereira, Vera. "Markerless three-dimensional gait analysis in healthy older adults: test–retest reliability and measurement error". Journal of Biomechanics 174 (2024): 112280. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112280.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.112280
  2. Joana Barreto; Rui Henriques; Sílvia Cabral; Bruno Pedro; César Peixoto; António Veloso. "Movement Prototypes in a Complex Teamgym Gymnastics Technique on the Vaulting Table and Their Relationship with Judges’ Scores". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23063240.
    10.3390/s23063240
  3. Silvia Cabral; Rita Fernandes; William Scott Selbie; Vera Moniz-Pereira; António P. Veloso. "Reliability of a Global Gait Symmetry Index Based on Linear Joint Displacements". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app122412558.
    10.3390/app122412558
  4. Pedro, Bruno; João, Filipa; Jerusa Lara; Cabral, Silvia; João Carvalho; Veloso, António. "Evaluation of Upper Limb Joint Contribution to Racket Head Speed in Elite Tennis Players Using IMU Sensors: Comparison between the Cross-Court and Inside-Out Attacking Forehand Drive". Sensors 22 3 (2022): 1283-1283. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s22031283.
    10.3390/s22031283
  5. Sara Alberto; Cabral, Silvia; João Proença; Filipa Pona-Ferreira; Mariana Leitão; Raquel Bouça-Machado; Linda Azevedo Kauppila; et al. "Validation of quantitative gait analysis systems for Parkinson’s disease for use in supervised and unsupervised environments". BMC Neurology 21 1 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12883-021-02354-x.
    10.1186/s12883-021-02354-x
  6. Joana Barreto; César Peixoto; Sílvia Cabral; Andrew Mark Williams; Filipe Casanova; Bruno Pedro; António P. Veloso. "Concurrent Validation of 3D Joint Angles during Gymnastics Techniques Using Inertial Measurement Units". Electronics 10 11 (2021): 1251-1251. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics10111251.
    10.3390/electronics10111251
  7. Pedro, Bruno; Cabral, Sílvia; Veloso, António Prieto. "Concurrent validity of an inertial measurement system in tennis forehand drive". Journal of Biomechanics 121 (2021): 110410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110410.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110410
  8. Vieira, Filomena; Macedo, O; João, Filipa; Cabral, Silvia; Cunha, C; Veloso, António. "Is the dynamic plantar pressure distribution profile altered in cerebral palsy football players? – Work in Progress". Gait & Posture 73 S1 (2019): 454-455. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.07.291.
  9. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Kepple, Thomas M.; Cabral, Silvia; João, Filipa; Veloso, António. "Joint moments’ contributions to vertically accelerate the center of mass during stair ambulation in the elderly: An induced acceleration approach". Journal of Biomechanics 79 (2018): 105-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.040.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.07.040
  10. Joao, F.; Bagao, V.; Cabral, S.; Veloso, A.. "P 153 - Variability of gait parameters in children: The importance of normative data establishment". Gait & Posture 65 (2018): 488-489. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.074.
    10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.074
  11. Silvia Cabral; Rita Fernandes; W.Scott Selbie; Vera Moniz-Pereira; António P. Veloso. "Inter-session agreement and reliability of the Global Gait Asymmetry index in healthy adults". Gait & Posture 51 (2017): 20-24. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.gaitpost.2016.09.014.
    10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.09.014
  12. Cabral, S.; Resende, R.A.; Clansey, A.C.; Deluzio, K.J.; Selbie, W.S.; Veloso, A.P.. "A global gait asymmetry index". Journal of Applied Biomechanics 32 2 (2016): 171-177. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962891340&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1123/jab.2015-0114
  13. Resende, R.A.; Kirkwood, R.N.; Deluzio, K.J.; Cabral, S.; Fonseca, S.T.. "Biomechanical strategies implemented to compensate for mild leg length discrepancy during gait". Gait and Posture 46 (2016): 147-153. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84961627372&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.03.012
  14. Moniz-Pereira, V.; Cabral, S.; Carnide, F.; Veloso, A.P.. "Sensitivity of joint kinematics and kinetics to different pose estimation algorithms and joint constraints in the elderly". Journal of Applied Biomechanics 30 3 (2014): 446-460. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907401005&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1123/jab.2013-0105
  15. João, F.; Veloso, A.; Cabral, S.; Moniz-Pereira, V.; Kepple, T.. "Synergistic interaction between ankle and knee during hopping revealed through induced acceleration analysis". Human Movement Science 33 1 (2014): 312-320. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894464701&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.humov.2013.10.004
  16. Kim, Wangdo; Veloso, Antonio; Araújo, Duarte; Machado, Maria; Vleck, Veronica; Aguiar, Liliana; Cabral, Silvia; Vieira, Filomena. "Haptic Perception-Action Coupling Manifold of Effective Golf Swing". International Journal of Golf Science 2 1 (2013): 10-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/ijgs.2.1.10.
    10.1123/ijgs.2.1.10
  17. Cabral, Silvia; Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Veloso, António P.. "JOINT MOMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO FORWARD AND UPWARD ACCELERATION IN A SPRINTING BLOCK START". Journal of Biomechanics 45 (2012): S631. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70632-2.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70632-2
  18. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena; Veloso, António P.. "GAIT ANALYSIS IN THE ELDERLY: AN INDUCED ACCELERATION APPROACH". Journal of Biomechanics 45 (2012): S229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70230-0.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70230-0
  19. Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António; Moniz-Pereira, Vera. "Relative joint moment contribution to the power generated in a martial arts kick – influence of skill level". Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences 11 s2 (2011): 841-844.
  20. Moniz-Pereira, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Carnide, Filomena. "Using induced accelerations to analyze gait in the elderly". Portuguese Journal of Sport Sciences 11 s2 (2011): 539-542.
Newspaper article
  1. João, Filipa; Bagão, Vera; Cabral, Silvia; Veloso, António. "Variability of gait parameters in children: The importance of normative data establishment.", Gait&Posture , 2018, 65, doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.074.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.07.074

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - Current Development of a field protocol for the ecological assessment of anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors
Supervisor
 Human Kinetics (PhD)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Portugal

Other distinction

2017 Honour Mention for the Best Theoretical Paper Award