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Proprioceptive training as a strategy to improve balance in individuals’ post-s...

Introduction – Balance disorders are responsible for more than half of all stroke consequences. That is why it is still very important to investigate the best intervention strategy for this kind of disorder according to the most recent evidence. Although proprioceptive training is considered a valid type of training in post-stroke individuals, its contribution to improving balance remains to be clarified. Aim –...

Treino propriocetivo como estratégia de intervenção para melhoria do equilíbrio...

Introdução – As alterações no equilíbrio correspondem a mais de metade das consequências provocadas pelo AVC, por isso, continua a ser de extrema importância investigar qual a melhor estratégia de intervenção nestas alterações de acordo com a atual evidência. Apesar de o treino propriocetivo ser considerado um treino válido em indivíduos pós-AVC, o seu contributo para a melhoria do equilíbrio nestes indivíduos ...

Therapeutic importance of exercise in neuroplasticity in adults with neurologic...

Neuroplasticity is an essential mechanism by which the nervous system shapes and adapts according to functional requirements. Evidence suggests that physical exercise induces a cascade of cellular processes that favors brain plasticity. The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin closely linked to neuroplasticity that can be increased due to exercise. To verify the effects of therapeutic exer...

Respiratory function tests in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: the role of maxima...

Background: Pulmonary function tests are routinely used to measure progression in ALS. This study aimed to assess the change of various respiratory tests, in particular maximal voluntary ventilation (MVV), which evaluates respiratory endurance. Methods: A group of 51 patients were assessed 3 times (T1, T2, T3, separated by 5.4 months), including slow (SVC) and forced vital capacity (FVC), forced expiratory volu...

Neuromodulation of lower limb motor pathways with trans-spinal direct current s...

Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation : Modelling the spinal electri...

Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation of the lumbar and sacral spina...

Objective: Our aim was to perform a computational study of the electric field (E-field) generated by transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) applied over the thoracic, lumbar and sacral spinal cord, in order to assess possible neuromodulatory effects on spinal cord circuitry related with lower limb functions. Approach: A realistic volume conductor model of the human body consisting of 14 tissue...