The Proximal Femoral Fracture (PFF) is said to be the most serious and devastating consequence of the osteoporosis due to hospitalization and surgical treatment demand and to be able to produce functional incapacity and ...

Introduction: Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) present a decrease in peripheral muscle strength, leading to impaired mobility and increased death risk. However, there are a lack of studies that ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate onset, amplitude and ratio of electric activity of the vastus medialis oblique (VMO), vastus lateralis oblique (VLO) and vastus lateralis longus (VLL) muscle and the angle of ...

Eletromyographic evaluation of the chewing muscles is amply used in accompaniment of patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) with purpose of identifying EMG variations between symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals. ...

Bioactive materials have the ability to bond and to integrate with bone tissue by forming a biologically active bonelike apatite layer, which has chemical and structural properties equivalent to the mineral phase of living ...

Objective: To determine the effect of vibration stimuli with 100 Hz frequency, applied to the plantar region, the body balance in women aged less than 60 years. Method: We selected 30 women aged less than 60 years with ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate relative the physiological adaptation the activities of enzymes Lactate Dehidrogenase LDH (glycolytic) e Citrate Synthase CS (oxidative) and to the Anaerobic Threshold (AT), ...

The bariatric surgery has been considered an effective procedure for weight and co-morbidities reductions and consequently for the life quality improvement. However, in the same way as all surgeries, it can bring ...

The aim of this study was assess the effect of the resistance exercise in upper limb on the strength and functionality in COPD patients moderate to very severe. Methods: Twelve patients with clinical diagnosis of COPD were ...