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Impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 sobre o tratamento medicamentoso dos pacientes com doença arterial periférica: um estudo observacional transversal

Resumo Contexto A pandemia do Coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) tem afetado negativamente o comportamento da população. Nesse contexto, o impacto da pandemia da COVID-19 no tratamento medicamentoso dos pacientes com doença arterial periférica (DAP) e claudicação intermitente (CI) permanece obscuro. Ob...

Intervención de caminata para empleados sedentarios: efecto sobre la autorregulación y la auto eficacia

Pensar mov; 18 (2), 2020
Resumen Se diseñó una intervención de caminata de 10 semanas para examinar cómo la actividad física afecta la autorregulación y la autoeficacia en empleados sedentarios. La intervención fue realizada con 68 participantes, asignados a tres grupos al azar: caminata intermitente, caminata continua o ...

A mixed-methods evaluation of a group based trail walking program to reduce anxiety in cancer survivors

Appl. cancer res; 40 (), 2020
Background: Cancer survivorship results in an increased number of physical and psychosocial health issues. Engaging in physical activity in natural environments is often thought of as restorative. Despite the potential benefits of engaging in physical activity in natural environments there are no sustain...

Good practices in the recovery of ambulation in octogenarian women with hip fractures

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Determine good recovery practices for ambulation of octogenarian women after hospital discharge after being operated on for hip fracture. METHODS: Prospective study during the second half of 2019, with 192 women (85.95 ± 5.1 years) with hip fracture. A medical history, fracture type...

Does the Presence of Clubfoot delay the Onset of Walking?

Abstract Objective Congenital clubfoot (PTC) is a congenital orthopedic condition often requiring intensive treatment; little is known about the impact of such treatment on motor development. The present study assessed whether gait development is later in patients with PTC treated with the Ponseti metho...

Capacidad cardiopulmonar en sujetos sanos medida por método directo y prueba de campo

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (4), 2020
Resumen La prueba de caminata de seis minutos se ha aplicado generalmente en enfermos, y algunos estudios han propuesto modelos para predecir el consumo máximo de oxígeno. Nuestro objetivo fue elaborar una ecuación para predecir el consumo máximo de oxígeno en la prueba de caminata de seis minutos p...

Can simple and low-cost motor function assessments help in the diagnostic suspicion of Duchenne muscular dystrophy?

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 96 (4), 2020
Abstract Objective: Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an X-linked genetic disease, leads to progressive muscle weakness mainly in the lower limbs. Motor function tests help to monitor disease progression. Can low-cost, simple assessments help in the diagnostic suspicion of Duchenne muscular dystrophy? The au...

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Modifies the Movement of the Rearfoot, but It Does Not Alter Plantar Pressure Distribution

Abstract Objective To compare the plantar pressure distribution and the kinematics of the rearfoot on the stance phase of subjects with or without patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS). Methods A total of 26 subjects with PFPS and 31 clinically healthy subjects, who were paired regarding age, height and ...

Paciente con amputación transfemoral derecha, clavo gamma y síndrome hemimotor derecho: valoración y manejo del proceso de protetización

Introducción: la decisión de protetizar a un paciente amputado depende de: la etiología, nivel de amputación, uni o bilateralidad, comorbilidades, soporte sociofamiliar, capacidad funcional y motivación del paciente. Observación clínica: varón, 83 años, diabético, cardiopatía...