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Postura, movimento e dor: epistemologias

Do Corpo/“Espírito” enquanto imediaticidade nada poderia ser dito; para isso seria preciso o ato mefistofélico do pensamento, suposta liberdade racional a atentar a divisão, sem a qual não seria possível colocar a filosofia numa posição que, de ora em diante, será o próprio movimento. A analogia é uma necessidade, atendendo à permuta incessante entre Fisioterapia e Filosofia, com o propósito de ver a Unidade na...

Exploring the Relationship Between Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch (Tripela Sport...

Our aim in this study was to analyze associations between the two manipulative tests of the Motor Competence Assessment (MCA) battery and the Wall Drop Punt Kick & Catch (WDPK&C) motor task. One hundred and twelve early adolescents (60 boys; 52 girls; M age = 12.67, SD = 1.78 years) participated. Overall, strong correlations were found between the WDPK&C and the MCA manipulative tests, either separately (r = .8...

Probe-based metagenomic pathogen detection: advancing laboratory capacity for c...

Probe-based pathogen enrichment, followed by NGS, is a promising tool for complex diagnosis, overcoming traditional challenges of shotgun metagenomics, namely small microbial/human genetic material ratio and demanding computational resources. Here, we assessed the combined detection performance of two Illumina probe-based panels, the Respiratory and the Urinary Pathogen ID panels (RPIP and UPIP), using 99 clini...

Reproducibility of Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch Test over a period of two weeks

This study sought to assess the reliability of a manipulative eye–segmental (hand and foot) coordination task, known as the Wall Drop Punt Kick and Catch test (WDPK&C), over a period of two weeks. A total of forty-one children and adolescents, comprising 18 boys and 23 girls, with an average age of 10.2 years (SD = 1.62), were recruited for the assessment. Participants were given 30 seconds to execute as many b...

Viral genetics and transmission dynamics in the second wave of mpox outbreak in...

In-shoe plantar pressure measurement technologies for the diabetic foot: A syst...

Introduction Loss of cutaneous protective sensation and high plantar pressures increase the risk for diabetic foot patients. Trauma and ulceration are imminent threats, making assessment and monitoring essential. This systematic review aims to identify systems and technologies for measuring in-shoe plantar pressures, focusing on the at-risk diabetic foot population. Methods A systematic search was conducted acr...

Segmentation of the bone structure from MRI Knee Joint - A use case

Manual and automatic segmentation techniques can be applied to DICOM medical images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to extract certain structures, such as soft tissues, but the precise extraction of bone structures may be limited. This study studies these types of knee bone tissue segmentation on MRI, to avoid the need to resort to computed tomography (CT) for obtaining the desired bone structures. Manual...

Advancing the understanding of pupil size variation in occupational safety and ...

Pupil size can be used as an important biomarker for occupational risks. In recent years, there has been an increase in the development of open-source tools dedicated to obtaining and measuring pupil diameter. However, it remains undetermined determined whether these tools are suitable for use in occupational settings. This study explores the significance of pupil size variation as a biomarker for occupational ...

Plantar pressure thresholds as a strategy to prevent diabetic foot ulcers: A sy...

Background The development of ulcers in the plantar region of the diabetic foot originates mainly from sites subjected to high pressure. The monitoring of these events using maximum allowable pressure thresholds is a fundamental procedure in the prevention of ulceration and its recurrence. Objective The aim of this review was to identify data in the literature that reveal an objective threshold of plantar press...

Conceito de pressão variável para prevenção ativa da ulceração no pé diabético

(Introdução) O pé diabético é uma designação usada para diversos problemas nos pés causados por complicações da diabetes, como neuropatia e doença vascular periférica, que aumentam o risco de lesão, infeção, ulceração e amputação. A pressão plantar elevada dentro do sapato é um fator de risco para lesões (Schaperetal, 2024). Soluções como palmilhas para monitorizar a pressão plantar e sapatos para aliviar a pre...