22 articles in this issue
Rubia Carolina Farias Santos,Auristela Duarte Lima Moser
Elisa Isis Ferreira,Carlos Alberto Vargas Ávila,Marco Fabio Mastroeni
Introduction: Insoles are used for different purposes and they can be an additional factor aiding weight loss in obese people due to their contribution in reducing musculoskeletal pain. Objective: The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of c... see more
Marco Colomé Beck,Chaiane Facco Piccin,Luiz Carlos Alves de Oliveira,Fabrício Scapini,Reinaldo Fernando Coser Neto,Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva
Introduction: The use of non-invasive ventilation in the form of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is among the main therapeutic options for patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Yet the effects of CPAP obtained on the first night of use a... see more
Carolina Raíssa Bento Pereira da Silva,Ricardo Oliveira Guerra,Aline Medeiros Cavalcanti da Fonsêca,Andréa de Carvalho Gomes,Álvaro Campos Cavalcanti Maciel
Introduction: Changes in mobility, postural balance and muscle strength in the aging process may cause a fall in the elderly by changing or not perceived self-efficacy in preventing falls, the goal is to compare mobility, body balance and muscle performan... see more
Fabiane Maria Klitzke dos Santos,Franciely Voltolini Mendes,Simone Suzuki Woellner,Noé Gomes Borges Júnior,Antonio Vinicius Soares
Introduction: Hemiparetic Stroke patients have their daily activities affected by the balance impairment. Techniques that used visual information for training this impairment it seems to be effective. Objective: To analyze the effects of the unstable bala... see more
Eduardo Nascimento Floriano,Jacqueline Frazão Alves,Isabela Andrelino de Almeida,Roger Burgo de Souza,Gustavo Christofoletti,Suhaila Mahmoud Smaili Santos
Introduction: The dual tasks (DT) is learned during the whole life and a prerequisite in functional performance in different activities of daily living. Healthy elderly have reduced ability to perform motor activities and cognitive tasks simultaneously, c... see more
Marília Mendes do Nascimento Garcia,Jorge Roberto Perrout de Lima,José Dilermando Costa Junior,Humberto Almeida Ottoni de Luna Freire,Jaqueline de Paula Mazilão,Eduardo José Danza Vicente
Introduction: Amputations cause functional, musculoskeletal and cardiovascular alterations and, the more proximal the amputation, the larger the alterations. Objectives: To observe the effect of using lower limb prosthetics and that of gait speed on heart... see more
Márcio Rogério de Oliveira,Thiago Tadashi Inokuti,Nuno Noronha da Costa Bispo,Deise Aparecida de Almeida Pires Oliveira,Rodrigo Franco de Oliveira,Rubens Alexandre da Silva Jr
Introduction: Falls are a serious public health problem. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether elderly individuals with increased risk of falls have a postural balance deficit, evaluated using a force platform during a one-leg stance. M... see more
Diego Marmorato Marino,Kamilla Tays Marrara,Juliano Ferreira Arcuri,Cecília Candolo,Mauricio Jamami,Valéria Amorim Pires Di Lorenzo
Objective: To analyze if there is influence of body weight, body mass index (BMI), body composition, dyspnoea, grip strength and tolerance to exertion in the occurrence of exacerbation during a 12-month follow up of patients with COPD who underwent a phys... see more
Priscila Daniele de Oliveira,Célia Regina de Godoy Gomes,Rodrigo Franco de Oliveira,Deise A de Almeida Pires-Oliveira,Sonia Maria Marques Gomes Bertolini
Objective: This study has as objective to analyze the effect of joint immobilization of the soleus muscle of posterior members of rats on morphometric profile view, at periods of 21 and 45 days. Materials and methods: Ten male Rattus novergicus albinus, W... see more
Denise Hollanda Iunes,Melissa Louyse Duarte,Leticia do Vale Pereira,Murilo César do Nascimento,Valdeci Carlos Dionisio
Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) represent a significant object of study for the field of occupational health, as they can lead to absenteeism, compensation costs and different levels of functional disability. Nonetheless, ther... see more
Carmem Lia Martins Moreira,Ana Cristina Bohrer Gilbert,Maria Angélica de Faria Domingues Lima,Maria Helena Cabral de Almeida Cardoso,Juan Clinton Llerena Jr
Introduction: Individuals with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have bone fragility and osteopenia which cause fractures, mobility restriction and pain. Objective: This article examines a physiotherapy experience with people diagnosed with OI in an OI referen... see more
Vanessa Patrícia Soares de Sousa,Silvia Oliveira Ribeiro,Carla Monique Ribeiro de Aquino,Elizabel de Souza Ramalho Viana
Introduction: Pregnancy is characterized by several changes in her body. These changes contribute to the emergence of low back pain, which may influence the quality of sleep during pregnancy. Objective: To compare the quality of sleep among pregnant women... see more
Denise Vasconcelos Fernandes,Fhelício Sampaio Viana,Jefferson Paixão Cardoso
Introduction: Cephalgia or cephalalgia is one of the most common symptoms in the general population. Objective: To compare the efficacy of physical therapy modalities, through manual therapy and the effect of Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for te... see more
Priscilla Geraldine Wittkopf,Fernando Luiz Cardoso,Fabiana Flores Sperandio
Introduction: Recent studies with Physiotherapy students pointed out for attitudes and conflicting perceptions on their learning process during the phase that precedes the clinical practice. One of those aspects is the human sexuality that appears in the ... see more
Dirciane Stieven de Oliveira,Gisele Oltramari,Rodrigo Costa Schuster,Daniel Tiago da Costa de Oliveira
Introduction: The aging process produces functional and structural deficits in the body, among these changes we highlight the changes in balance. Objective: This study aims to compare the computed photogrammetry and accelerometer to assess static balance ... see more
Edivã Bernardo da Silva,Alessandro dos Santos Pin,Manoel da Silva Filho
Introduction: Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) can be used to improve the quality of life of both healthy and diseased subjects, including the elderly, who suffer muscular weakness due to aging, leading to an impairment in functional capaci... see more
Janaina Vasconcelos Rocha,Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha,Wisla Keile Medeiros Rodrigues,Paulo Fonseca Valença Neto,Lélia Renata Carneiro Vasconcelos
Introduction: The guided interventions in drug therapies contribute to the effectiveness of health promotion in the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an action grounded in physical activity in heath state of users i... see more
Valéria Sovat de Freitas Costa,Hudday Mendes da Silva,Elioenai Dornelles Alves,Patrick Ramon Stafin Coquerel,André Ribeiro da Silva,Jônatas de França Barros
Introduction: Individuals with Down syndrome may have decreased respiratory muscle strength due to hypotonia, a common characteristic in this population. Objective: To analyze the effects of a hippotherapy program on respiratory muscle strength in individ... see more
Ricardo Martins de Souza,Bianca Kirchner,André Luiz Félix Rodacki
Introdução: O envelhecimento causa modificações musculares que influenciam negativamente a capacidade funcional dos idosos na locomoção, em especial durante a transposição de superfícies inclinadas. Essas mudanças geram redução da performance, diminuindo ... see more
Alex de Andrade Fernandes,Cristiano Diniz da Silva,Israel Teoldo da Costa,João Carlos Bouzas Marins
Introduction: Soccer is among the sports with the highest injury rate. A group of international experts from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association — FIFA’s Medical Assessment and Research Centre — have developed the “FIFA 11+”, a warm-up p... see more
Julia Fabres do Carmo,Renato Lirio Morelato,Hudson Pereira Pinto,Elizabete Regina Araujo de Oliveira
ntroduction: Stroke is the most common cause of disability in Western countries, yet there is no consensus in the literature on how to measure and describe disability from stroke. Objective: To conduct a systematic literature review on disability in strok... see more