Obesity has been identified as an important risk factor in the development of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, the mechanism of this relationship is still not well described. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the motor function of the esophagogastric junction (EGJ) in obese and its relationship with GERD. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out between October 201...
The aim of this study was to conduct a literature review on the usefulness of aerobic exercise in pulmonary rehabilitation. This is an exploratory study of literature through the electronic databases Medline, Lilacs, Scielo, Pubmed and Google Scholar, published between 1996 and 2012, conducted during the period February to May 2012 with the following keywords: COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation, aerobic exercises, ...