Browsing by Subject "physical therapy"

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    • Adaptação cultural e análise da confiabilidade da versão brasileira da Escala de Equilíbrio Pediátrica (EEP) 

      Ries, Lílian Gerdi Kittel; Michaelsen, Stella Maris; Soares, Patrícia S. A. [UNIFESP]; Monteiro, Vanessa Costa [UNIFESP]; Allegretti, Kátia Maria Gonçalves [UNIFESP] (Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, 2012-06-01)
      BACKGROUND: The Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) was developed from a modified version of the Berg Balance Scale aiming to obtain a balance scale more appropriate for the child population. OBJECTIVES: To adapt the PBS into ...

    • Avaliação antropométrica e musculoesquelética de pacientes com síndrome de Marfan 

      Cipriano, Graziella França Bernardelli [UNIFESP]; Brech, Guilherme Carlos; Peres, Paulo Alberto Tayar [UNIFESP]; Mendes, Cássia Claudino [UNIFESP]; Cipriano Junior, Gerson [UNIFESP]; Carvalho, Antonio Carlos [UNIFESP] (Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, 2011-08-01)
      BACKGROUND: Marfan syndrome (MS) is an autosomic dominant condition of the connective tissue that involves the ocular, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. MS is caused by mutations in the fibrillin-1 gene, leading ...

    • Chest physical therapy is effective in reducing the clinical score in bronchiolitis: randomized controlled trial 

      Gomes, Evelim Leal de Freitas Dantas; Postiaux, Guy; Medeiros, Denise Rolim Leal de; Monteiro Soares, Kadma Karenina Damasceno [UNIFESP]; Sampaio, Luciana Maria Malosa; Costa, Dirceu (Associacao Brasileira Pesquisa Pos-graduacao Fisioterapia-abrapg-ft, 2012-05-01)
      Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of chest physical therapy (CP) in reducing the clinical score in infants with acute viral bronchiolitis (AVB). Methods: Randomized controlled trial of 30 previously healthy infants ...

    • Collagen Changes and Realignment Induced by Low-Level Laser Therapy and Low-Intensity Ultrasound in the Calcaneal Tendon 

      Wood, Viviane T. [UNIFESP]; Pinfildi, Carlos E.; Neves, Marco A. I.; Parizoto, Nivaldo A.; Hochman, Bernardo; Ferreira, Lydia M. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010-08-01)
      Background and Objective: the treatment of calcaneal tendon injuries requires long-term rehabilitation Ultrasound (US) and low-level laser therapy (LLLT) are the most used and studied physical agents in the treatment of ...

    • Determination of anaerobic threshold through heart rate and near infrared spectroscopy in elderly healthy men 

      Reis, Michel Silva; Berton, Danilo Cortozi [UNIFESP]; Arena, Ross; Catai, Aparecida Maria; Neder, Jose Alberto [UNIFESP]; Borghi-Silva, Audrey (Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, 2013-10-01)
      BACKGROUND:Aging leads to low functional capacity and this can be reversed by safe and adequate exercise prescription. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to identify the anaerobic threshold (AT) obtained from the V-slope ...

    • Differences in muscle strength after ACL reconstruction do not influence cardiorespiratory responses to isometabolic exercise 

      Andrade, Marilia dos Santos [UNIFESP]; Lira, Claudio Andre Barbosa de; Vancini, Rodrigo Luiz [UNIFESP]; Nakamoto, Fernanda Patti [UNIFESP]; Cohen, Moises [UNIFESP]; Silva, Antonio Carlos da [UNIFESP] (Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, 2014-05-16)
      Objectives: To investigate whether the muscle strength decrease that follows anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction would lead to different cardiorespiratory adjustments during dynamic exercise.Method: Eighteen ...

    • Efeito do ultrassom e do dexapantenol na organização das fibras colágenas em lesão tegumentar 

      Guimarães, Gustavo Narvaes; Pires-de-Campos, Maria Silvia Mariani; Leonardi, Gislaine Ricci [UNIFESP]; Dib-Giusti, Helena Hanna Kalil; Polacow, Maria Luiza Ozores (Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia, 2011-06-01)
      OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of ultrasound (US), dexpanthenol (d-P) and a combination of these treatments (US+d-P) on collagen fiber organization in tegumentary lesions in rats by birefringence analysis. METHODS: Wistar ...

    • Efeitos da estimulação espacial dinâmica da fáscia (eedif) em pacientes com distrofia muscular de duchenne 

      Martin, Marilene Marfin [UNIFESP] (Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), 2016-03-08)
      Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a recessive X-linked disease, due to changes in the dystrophin gene, affecting males. It is characterized by progressive muscle weakness, joint retractions, loss of ambulation, and early ...

    • Effect of a single session of transcranial direct-current stimulation on balance and spatiotemporal gait variables in children with cerebral palsy: A randomized sham-controlled study 

      Grecco, Luanda A. C.; Duarte, Natalia A. C.; Zanon, Nelci [UNIFESP]; Galli, Manuela; Fregni, Felipe; Oliveira, Claudia S. (Associacao Brasileira Pesquisa Pos-graduacao Fisioterapia-abrapg-ft, 2014-09-01)
      Background: Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) has been widely studied with the aim of enhancing local synaptic efficacy and modulating the electrical activity of the cortex in patients with neurological ...

    • Effect of Low Level Laser Therapy (830 nm) With Different Therapy Regimes on the Process of Tissue Repair in Partial Lesion Calcaneous Tendon 

      Oliveira, Flavia Schlittler [UNIFESP]; Pinfildi, Carlos Eduardo [UNIFESP]; Parizoto, Nivaldo Antonio; Liebano, Richard Eloin [UNIFESP]; Bossini, Paulo Sergio; Garcia, Elvio Bueno [UNIFESP]; Ferreira, Lydia Masako [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-04-01)
      Background and Objective: Calcaneous tendon is one of the most damaged tendons, and its healing may last from weeks to months to be completed. in the search after speeding tendon repair, low intensity laser therapy has ...