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Lesiones musculares deportivas: correlación entre anatomía y estudio por imágenes

Rev. chil. radiol; 24 (1), 2018
Un gran segmento de la población participa en actividades deportivas. Las lesiones musculares corresponden a aproximadamente un tercio de las lesiones deportivas. Las demandas recreacionales y profesionales de la sociedad moderna exigen un diagnóstico precoz y preciso, para un adecuado tratamiento y se...

Associations among body composition, inflammatory profile and disease extent in ulcerative colitis patients

Summary Objective: The aim of our study was to assess body composition status and its association with inflammatory profile and extent of intestinal damage in ulcerative colitis patients during clinical remission. Method: This is a cross-sectional study in which body composition data (phase angle [PhA]...

Cardiac and Musculoskeletal Responses to the Effects of Passive and Active Tilt Test in Healthy Subjects

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (1), 2018
Abstract Background: Maintenance of orthostatism requires the interaction of autonomic and muscle responses for an efficient postural control, to minimize body motion and facilitate venous return in a common type of syncope called neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS). Muscle activity in standing position may ...

Prevalência e fatores associados à sarcopenia, dinapenia e sarcodinapenia em idosos residentes no Município de São Paulo - Estudo SABE

Rev. bras. epidemiol; 21 (supl.2), 2018
RESUMO: Objetivo: Estimar a prevalência e os fatores associados à sarcopenia, dinapenia e sarcodinapenia em idosos residentes no município de São Paulo. Métodos: Estudo transversal de base populacional envolvendo 1.168 idosos pertencentes à terceira onda do Estudo SABE (Saúde, Bem-Estar e Enve...

Sericin and swimming on histomorphometric parameters of denervated plantar muscle in Wistar rats

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective To analyze the combined effects of the silk protein sericin and swimming exercise on histomorphometry of the plantar muscle in Wistar rats. Methods Forty adult rats were randomly allocated into 5 groups comprising 8 animals each, as follows: Control, Injury, Sericin, Swim, and Swim p...

Cryotherapy: biochemical alterations involved in reduction of damage induced by exhaustive exercise

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (11), 2018
When exercises are done in intense or exhaustive modes, several acute biochemical mechanisms are triggered. The use of cryotherapy as cold-water immersion is largely used to accelerate the process of muscular recovery based on its anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. The present study aimed to stu...

Fasting: a major limitation for resistance exercise training effects in rodents

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
Protocols that mimic resistance exercise training (RET) in rodents present several limitations, one of them being the electrical stimulus, which is beyond the physiological context observed in humans. Recently, our group developed a conditioning system device that does not use electric shock to stimulate...

Adductor pollicis muscle thickness and prediction of postoperative mortality in patients with stomach cancer

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Malnutrition is very prevalent in patients with gastric cancer and increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) appears as an important objective, quick, inexpensive and noninvasive measure to assess the muscle compartment Aim: To compare...

Desgarro del recto abdominal en jugadores de selección nacional masculina de voleibol. Serie de casos y revisión de la bibliografía

Introducción: El recto abdominal (RA), es un musculo par, acintado, que tiene como principales funciones la flexión del tronco y la estabilidad del Core. Su desgarro se asocia al deporte de elite y lanzadores, mayormente vinculado con el tenis y su servicio según publicaciones. En voleibol se repiten ...