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Fisioterapia respiratória em cirurgia bariátrica: procedimentos de avaliação e intervenção
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-05-16)
Obesity, considered a worldwide epidemic, causes serious damage to health, especially to the respiratory function. These changes are caused by the extra adipose tissue in the chest wall and abdominal cavity of obese patients, ...
Internações hospitalares e mortalidade por fratura de fêmur em idosos na rede pública de saúde do Brasil entre 1992-2008: modelos de previsão, sazonalidade e relação com variáveis meteorológicas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-07-29)
Introduction. There is a lack of information on epidemiological trends and seasonal variation relating to femoral fractures among elderly people in Brazil. This study had the aims of examining the historical series of ...
Influência do peso adicional nos chutes de lactentes de um a quatro meses de vida
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-02-22)
This study aimed to describe the method used for the kinematic analysis of kicking movements in infants and to determine the effect of additional weighting in the pattern of the kicking movements of infants in the first ...
Efeitos da fisioterapia nos programas de atenção no processo de envelhecimento sobre qualidade de vida e parâmetros físicos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-02-03)
Different programs adapted to the elderly have been proposed in order to assist and promote healthy aging, including physical therapy interventions. The effects of these programs on the participants quality of life and ...
Efeito da modulação laser de baixa intensidade na regeneração de tendões de ratos jovens e adultos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-07-15)
Aging is an important factor related to the predisposition to tendon degeneration, pathological and delayed tissue repair. Several physical therapy modalities are used to promote acceleration and improvement of tendon ...
Efeito da transecção do ligamento cruzado anterior na expressão de genes de atrofia no músculo quadríceps de ratos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-11-28)
The quadriceps muscle weakness and atrophy after the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, is present before and after its reconstruction, and are important limitations that restrict the return of subjects to activities ...
Efeito da inflamação articular sobre o músculo esquelético: avaliação morfológica e molecular
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-11-29)
The joint inflammation is a frequent cause of activity limitation in daily life of the population. Usually, this condition also affects the muscles that are functionally related to the inflamed joint. The possible relationship ...
Efeitos de um programa de treinamento físico no equipamento elíptico sobre a capacidade funcional e qualidade de vida em pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica: um estudo piloto
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-04-11)
Objective: To verify the effects of a physical training program on an elliptical trainer on quality of life and on the six-minute walk test (6MWT) and the cardiopulmonary test (CPT) performances in individuals with chronic ...
Biomarcadores do metabolismo da cartilagem e sua relação com as alterações morfológicas, inflamatórias e funcionais: um estudo sobre a lesão condral secundária em joelhos humanos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-02-28)
Osteoarthritis (OA), a degenerative joint disease, is one of the most frequent causes of pain in the musculoskeletal system and of the inability to work in Brazil and the world. It is a multifactor, chronic disease, leading ...
Registros de movimentos do pescoço: estado da arte, validação e aplicação e avaliação durante o trabalho de técnicos de enfermagem
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2011-06-09)
Neck pain has been highly prevalent among workers. In occupational settings physical risk factors, especially posture, are considered fundamental in neck pain development. However, neck posture and movements have not been ...