Objective: To investigate the effects of physical exercise on muscle function of the knee, pain and quality of life in postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: An electronic search was conducted of ...

Background: Office work is associated with prolonged awkward postures, overloading body structures when associated with improper ergonomic conditions, and may be associated with musculoskeletal disorders. Effective ...

The Motor Activity Log (MAL) assesses the spontaneous use of the affected upper limb during daily activities in real environments in after hemiparetic individuals stroke, reflecting their functional ability. There have ...

Identifying predictive factors of patellofemoral pain (PFP) prognosis is important for clinical decision making. Although previous systematic reviews have identified some predictive factors of a poor prognosis, they included ...

Introduction: Patients on mechanical ventilation (MV) in the ICU have acquired muscle weakness. Therefore, the transition from MV to spontaneous breathing should be initiated as soon as possible, and it is important to ...

Rationale and Objective: This study objective to verify whether there is an association between functional performance, quadriceps muscle strength and endurance, and fatigue with the length of hospitalization, duration of ...

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 ...

There was evaluated the influence on quality of life and its physical parameters correlation of the elderly during the first term of São Carlos Open University of the Third Age (named UATI) and Geriatric Revitalization ...

It is known that practicing regular exercises promotes several benefits to elderly individuals. However, no studies have assessed the effects of activity on obstacle negotiation with this population. Therefore, the objective ...