Responsiveness of the domain climbing up and going down stairs of the Functional Evaluation scale for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a one-year follow-up
Conclusion: Climbing up stairs should be assessed at intervals of nine months or longer, when responsiveness is moderate to high. Going down stairs should be assessed annually because moderate responsiveness was observed in this period. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Cardiovascular coupling during graded postural challenge: comparison between linear tools and joint symbolic analysis
Conclusion: Due to its peculiar features and high statistical power, JSA deserves applications to pathological groups in which the link between HP and SAP variabilities is lost or decreased due to the overall depression or impairment of the cardiovascular control. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of Multidimensional Health Locus of Control - A and General Self-Efficacy Scale in civil servants: ELSA-Brasil Musculoskeletal Study (ELSA-Brasil MSK)
Conclusion These findings support the use of the newly developed version of GSES-Brazil for the assessment of general self-efficacy of adult Brazilians. Internal consistency was lower than ideal for MHLC-A, indicating these subscales may need further refinements to provide a more psychometrically sound measure of control beliefs. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Ventilatory demand and dynamic hyperinflation induced during ADL-based tests in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients
Conclusion The TSHELF induces similar ventilatory responses to the Glittre-ADL test in COPD patients with higher ventilatory demand and DH. In contrast, the ventilatory response was attenuated in the TSHELF-M, suggesting that squatting and bending down during the Glittre-ADL test could trigger significant ventilatory overload. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Effects of a progressive resistance exercise program with high-speed component on the physical function of older women with sarcopenic obesity: a randomized controlled trial
Conclusion In this study, a progressive resistance exercise program with high-speed component was not effective for improving the physical function of older women with sarcopenic obesity. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Immediate and short-term effects of the combination of dry needling and percutaneous TENS on post-needling soreness in patients with chronic myofascial neck pain
Conclusion PENS application after dry needling treatment is more effective than dry needling alone for decreasing soreness in the short term and improving neck pain intensity immediately in patients with myofascial chronic neck pain. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Differences in pain perception, health-related quality of life, disability, mood, and sleep between Brazilian and Spanish people with chronic non-specific low back pain
Conclusion The pain perception in patients with LBP is different depending on the country. Within Spanish patients, LBP is considered a more global entity affecting multidimensional contexts. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Effects of diaphragm stretching on posterior chain muscle kinematics and rib cage and abdominal excursion: a randomized controlled trial
Conclusion Diaphragm stretching generates a significant improvement in cervical extension, right and left cervical flexion, flexibility of the posterior chain, and ribcage excursion at xiphoid level compared to a placebo technique in healthy adults. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Dynamometry for the measurement of grip, pinch, and trunk muscles strength in subjects with subacute stroke: reliability and different number of trials
Conclusion Only one trial, following familiarization, demonstrated adequate intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the portable dynamometers for the measurement of hand grip, pinch grip and trunk strength in subjects with subacute stroke. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Empirical analysis of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) using structural equation modeling
Conclusion: Some of the ICF ’ s proposed relationships across domains were confirmed, while others were not found to be significant. Our results reinforce the contextual dependency of the functioning and disability processes, in addition to putting into perspective the impact of health conditions. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
The prevention of diabetic foot ulceration: how biomechanical research informs clinical practice
Conclusion Continued work is needed to determine how to best design and integrate activity recommendations and foot-specific exercise programs into the current interprofessional paradigm for the prevention of first-time ulceration in people with Diabetes Mellitus. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - November 21, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Effects of 10,000 steps a day on physical and mental health in overweight participants in a community setting: a preliminary study
Conclusions An increase in PA by accumulating at least 10,000 steps • d – 1 over a 12-week period improves physical and mood states in sedentary, overweight individuals. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - August 22, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Health, function and disability in stroke patients in the community
Conclusion Stroke patients who used primary health-care services in Brazil have chronic disabilities and health needs that require continuous health attention from rehabilitation professionals. All of these health needs should be considered by health professionals to provide better management as part of the integral care of stroke patients, as recommended by the clinical practice guidelines for stroke rehabilitation. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - August 22, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Posture and mobility of the upper body quadrant and pulmonary function in COPD: an exploratory study
Conclusion Our findings suggest that impaired pulmonary function is associated with muscle length and mobility adaptations. Further studies are needed to understand the underlying mechanisms and clinical value of these relationships. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - August 22, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
Effects of non-invasive ventilation and posture on chest wall volumes and motion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case series
Conclusions NIV improved chest wall volumes without changing the contribution of the chest wall compartment in ALS patients. In the supine position, ALS patients had a lower contribution of the abdomen, which may indicate early diaphragmatic dysfunction. (Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia)
Source: Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia - August 22, 2016 Category: Physiotherapy Source Type: research
