SUMMARY: Hip joint chronic pain can severely compromise patients' life quality. Peripheral nerve blocks play an important role as diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. The aim of this work is to study the anatomy of the nerve to quadratus femoris (NQF) in view of the possibility of its percutaneous sele...
SUMMARY: During routine dissection of a left upper limb of a 68-year-old male human cadaver, an unusual muscle was observed originating from the radius and flexor retinaculum, and continued in the hypothenar region with the muscle belly of the abductor digiti minimi. We checked that it was an accessory a...
El objetivo fue analizar si el profesional de enfermería aplicaba el autocuidado en el uso del calzado en horario laboral. Es un estudio observacional, analítico, de corte trasversal con enfoque cuantitativo. La población estuvo constituida por 1.037 profesionales de Enfermería del Hospital de Clíni...
Abstract Objective: To verify the short-term influence of the kangaroo position (KP) on the electromyography activity of preterm newborns. Method: A clinical study was conducted in a kangaroo unit sector (secondary and tertiary care) in the city of Recife, Brazil, with 44 preterm infants randomized to ...
Objetivo: Verificar quais métodos de avaliação clínicos de força e potência muscular, e testes de desempenho físico funcionais estão correlacionados com o pico de torque isométrico e dinâmico dos extensores de joelho, e desenvolver equações preditivas que estimem o pico de torque isométrico ...
SUMMARY BACKGROUND: A triathlon consists of 3 modalities: swimming, cycling and running. Its higher training frequency, the environmental factors and extrinsic factors (technique and equipment) may lead to injuries. This study aimed to determine injury epidemiology in triathletes, as well as their type,...
RESUMEN: Las conexiones intertendinosas (CIT) son bandas estrechas de tejido conectivo que unen tendones adyacentes del músculo extensor de los dedos. Dichas bandas se ubican de manera superficial en el dorso del segundo, tercer y cuarto espacios intermetacarpianos (EIMC) presentando funciones important...
SUMMARY: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of stretching and therapeutic ultrasound (TUS) on desmin and laminin contents of rat muscle after contusion. Male Wistar rats (n = 35, 8-9 weeks of age, 271 ± 14g body weight) were divided into five groups: Control group (CG) (n= 03); Injured gr...
SUMMARY: Severe muscle injuries are common in accidents and have a delayed recovery of muscle integrity. In these cases, muscle suture surgery is the standard treatment. However, Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), has been widely used in orthopedic injuries due to its growth factors. Thus, the objective of the ...
