INTRODUCCIÓN: La rehabilitación y las acciones de terapia física se han ido adaptando a la era de la telesalud, permitiendo aumentar la accesibilidad y mejorar la continuidad de la atención en poblaciones con discapacidades y alejadas geográficamente. En la actualidad, y debido a expansión de la in...
ABSTRACT Objectives: compare an accelerated physiotherapeutic protocol to a conventional physiotherapeutic protocol in total hip arthroplasty patients. Methods: a randomized double blinded clinical trial performed from August 2013 to November 2014. Forty-eight patients diagnosed with hip osteoarthrit...
Abstract Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare vascular malformation characterized by capillary malformation, venous malformations, and soft tissue or bone hypertrophy that affect the extremities in most cases. Knee or hip arthropathy are common associated conditions and cause serious disability. We...
Resumo O linfedema é uma condição crônica que afeta negativamente a função e a qualidade de vida. Atualmente, não existe tratamento definitivo. Todavia, algumas opções foram propostas para amenizar suas consequências. Entre elas, destaca-se a terapia complexa descongestiva (TCD), que se configu...
Abstract Aims: To investigate the effects of an exercise program with action observation versus conventional physical therapy on upper limb functionality in chronic stroke subjects. Methods: In this controlled clinical trial, thirty-five stroke patients were divided into two groups, experimental group,...
Abstract Aims: To analyze the effects of physical therapy procedures in reducing acute pain in runners. A second aim was to investigate the impact of weather conditions on the number of physical therapy visits during the Ultramarathon Rio24 h. Methods: This retrospective study was performed at the Phys...
Abstract Background: EpiFibro (Brazilian Epidemiological Study of Fibromyalgia) was created to study patients with fibromyalgia (FM). Patients were included since 2011 according to the classification criteria for FM of the American College of Rheumatology of 1990 (ACR1990). Objective: To analyze the th...
Abstract Introduction: Pre-eclampsia is a disorder that may occur during pregnancy but is still unknown and / or multifactorial causes. Objective: To verify whether physical exercise and metformin may be helpful in preventing preeclampsia. Method: This is a systematic review of the literature in PubMe...
