Browsing by Subject "muscle strength"
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Avaliação da força muscular respiratória em crianças e adolescentes com sobrepeso/obesos
(Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2008-06-01)OBJECTIVE: Evaluate respiratory muscle strength in overweight/obese children and adolescents. METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled patients between four and 15 years old, classified according to the National Center ...
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Avaliação da qualidade de vida, força muscular e capacidade funcional em mulheres com fibromialgia
(Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2011-08-01)OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of life, muscle strength and functional capacity in women with fibromyalgia (FM). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study carried out with 31 female volunteers (age range, 35 to 60 ...
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Efeitos da vibração mecânica de corpo inteiro sobre parametros neuromusculares e funcionais em mulheres osteopênicas na pós-menopausa
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-10-25)Mechanical loading stimulation of bone with physical exercise has been described in the literature as an important non-pharmacological method to prevent and develop the musculoskeletal system. Mechanical stimulation with ...
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Efeitos de um programa de treinamento concorrente na força muscular, de idosos com hipertensão arterial sistêmica e diabetes mellitus tipo ii: estudo clínico controlado, randomizado e cego
(Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2015-03-30)Background: Hypertension (SAH) and Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Type II, are chronic diseases with high prevalence rates in the elderly population. The Competitor Training (CT) consists of muscular and aerobic endurance exercise. ...
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Evaluation of factors associated with chronic low back pain in hemodialysis patients
(Karger, 2008-01-01)Background/Aims: Low back pain is a common and disabling symptom that has not been properly studied in hemodialysis patients. the aim of this study was to evaluate factors associated with chronic low back pain in these ...
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Evaluation of pelvic floor muscle strength and its correlation with sexual function in primigravid and non-pregnant women: A cross-sectional study
(Wiley, 2018)AimsWe aimed to compare pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength and sexual function in primigravid and non-pregnant women and compare PFM strength between those who exhibited and did not exhibit sexual dysfunction. MethodsA ...
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Evidence-based non-skeletal actions of vitamin D
(Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, 2010-03-01)Vitamin D is a major regulator of mineral homeostasis through its action in the kidney, intestine, bone and parathyroid glands. On these tissues, its active form, calcitriol, acts by binding to a specific nuclear receptor ...
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Experience in Resistance Training Does Not Prevent Reduction in Muscle Strength Evoked by Passive Static Stretching
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2013-08-01)Serra, AJ, Silva Jr, JA, Marcolongo, AA, Manchini, MT, Oliveira, JVA, Santos, LFN, Rica, RL, and Bocalini, DS. Experience in resistance training does not prevent reduction in muscle strength evoked by passive static ...
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Isokinetic knee muscle strength profile in brazilian male soccer, futsal, and beach soccer players: a cross-sectional study
(Amer Physical Therapy Assoc, 2017)Background: Anterior cruciate ligament injury is higher in soccer athletes as compared to athletes of other sports. Risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury include low knee hamstring/quadriceps strength ratio ...
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Reference values for concentric knee isokinetic strength and power in nonathletic men and women from 20 to 80 years old
(J O S P T, Alliance Group Communications, 1999-02-01)Study Design: A prospective, controlled, randomized study.Objective: To establish reference Values for prediction of concentric isokinetic knee strength and power in a sample of nonathletic men and women.Background: Adequate ...
