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Efecto de la actividad física sobre el deterioro cognitivo y la demencia
Effects of physical activity on cognitive impairment and dementia

Introducción: La demencia y el deterioro cognitivo son problemas que afectan a la población, no solo al paciente, sino también al adulto mayor, su entorno familiar y social. Objetivo: Valorar la influencia de la actividad física sobre el deterioro cognitivo y la demencia. Fuente de datos: Se revis...

Home-based exercise therapy for treating non-specific chronic low back pain

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE To evaluate pain, functional capacity, and quality of life of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain, after home-based exercise therapy with different kinds of supervision. METHOD Thirty individuals of both gender, between 18 and 65 years old, performed the proposed exerci...

Entrenamiento físico de alta intensidad en maratonistas produce mayor remodelado cardíaco y reduce respuesta de estrés oxidativo

Rev. chil. cardiol; 37 (2), 2018
Resumen: Introducción: El ejercicio físico reduce la mortalidad cardiovascular y genera remodelado cardíaco. Altas cargas de entrenamiento pueden generar remodelado cardíaco adverso. Biomarcadores (BMC) de inflamación Interleukina 6 (IL-6) y de estrés oxidativo Malondialdehído (MDA), potencialmen...

Effects of high-intensity inspiratory muscle training associated with aerobic exercise in patients undergoing cabg: randomized clinical trial

Abstract Objective: Evaluate the interaction between high-intensity inspiratory muscle training (IMT) and aerobic exercise on physical capacity, respiratory muscle strength, peripheral muscle strength, and quality of life of patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: Twenty...

Oficina de expressividade vocal para pessoas idosas

A voz, nada mais é do que a necessidade de se comunicar e, quando esta encontra-se comprometida passa a interferir nas relações sociais, no quadro emocional e interação com outros sujeitos. Assim, sabendo-se da realidade do que seja uma pessoa idosa isolada e o quanto o uso da expressividade vocal p...

Ejercicio físico en pacientes con diabetes e hipertensión: prevalencia de respondedores y no respondedores para mejorar factores de riesgo cardiometabólicos

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
Background: There is a wide interindividual variability in the response to a period of exercise training. The science have reported that a minimum of participants could be non-responders for improving different health-related outcomes after training. Aim: To compare the effects of a 6-weeks exercise pro...

Combatiendo el metabolismo de las células cancerosas mediante la activación de SIRT3 y el ejercicio físico

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (6), 2018
One of the main features of cancer is the high rate of cell proliferation and growth. To do this, cancer cells need to redirect their metabolism mainly towards anaerobic glycolysis and an increased mitochondrial glutamine energy metabolism. Sirtuins are cellular proteins with regulatory functions on meta...

Relationship between availability of physiotherapy services and ICU costs

J. bras. pneumol; 44 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine whether 24-h availability of physiotherapy services decreases ICU costs in comparison with the standard 12 h/day availability among patients admitted to the ICU for the first time. Methods: This was an observational prevalence study involving 815 patients ≥ 18 yea...

Hipertensión arterial pulmonar: el entrenamiento físico como complemento de la terapia farmacológica

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (5), 2018
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is a promising therapy for Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) whose survival does not exceed 65% at five years. We performed a literature search about rehabilitation on PAH in MEDLINE, LILACS and COCHRANE databases, considering articles from 2005 to 2017. Fifteen article...