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Total sacrectomy rehabilitation: Implementation of the international classifica...
Lopes, Alfredo A.; Mesquita, Inês; Torres, Rui; Torres, Rui; Lopes, Alfredo; Mesquita, InêsThis study aims to outline an evaluative diagnostic process and intervention for a patient who underwent total sacrectomy based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) model. A 70-year-old male with a history of an aggressive sacral chordoma experiencing intense pain, constipation, and polyuria without the sensation of bladder filling, underwent a total sacrectomy. Two e...
Manual dexterity and palmar grip strength of ipsilesional upper limb of post-st...
Lopes, Alfredo; Alves, Katia; Fiúza, Carolina; Mesquita, InêsStroke is the most common cause of long-term disability in adults and the motor impairment is the most common deficit. More than 80% of stroke patients experience acute motor dysfunction of the contralesional upper limb (UL), which becomes chronic for more than 40% of the patients
The influence of upper limb immobilization on lower limb muscular activity duri...
Leal, Viviana; Ventura, Liliana; Lopes, Alfredo; Mesquita, Inês; Torres, Rui; Castro, MarceloThe aim of this study was to compare the magnitude and pattern of lower limb muscular activity during the sit-to-stand (STS) task with and without upper limb immobilization. The activity of six muscles from each lower limb (Rectus Femoris, Vastus Medialis, Biceps Femoris, Tibialis Anterior, Gastrocnemius Medialis and Soleus) were recorded while 19 young healthy participants performed the STS task with and witho...
The acute effect of cryotherapy on muscle strength and shoulder proprioception
Torres, Rui; Silva, Filipa; Pedrosa, Vera; Ferreira, João; Lopes, AlfredoA common intervention used by clinicians, cryotherapy poses several benefits in managing acute injuries. However, cooling muscle tissue can interfere with muscular properties and the sensory-motor system. The aim of this study was analyse the influence of cryotherapy with a crushed-ice pack on shoulder proprioception concerning joint position sense, force sense, the threshold for detecting passive movement, and...
Force irradiation effects during upper limb diagonal exercises on contralateral...
Abreu, Rosa; Lopes, Alfredo; Pinheiro De Sousa, Andreia Sofia; Pereira, Soraia; Castro, Marcelo P.The aim of this study was to explore the force irradiation effects of upper limb isometric diagonal exercises on shoulder muscle activities. Interactions among diagonal directions, contraction intensities (moderate and maximum) and sex were assessed. Thirty healthy subjects (11 males) performed isometric unilateral diagonal exercises based on proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique in an isokinetic ...
Preoperative pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in Portuguese a...
Flores, F.; Cavaleiro, J.; Lopes, Alfredo; Ribeiro, F.; Oliveira, A.Carta enviada ao editor da revista Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition). Idiopathic scoliosis is a 3-dimensional deformity of the spine, with direct effects on the thoracic cage, characterized by the lateral displacement (greater than 10◦) and rotation of vertebral bodies during periods of rapid somatic growth.1 Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is found between the age of 10 and skeletal mat...
A influência da imobilização do joelho na cinemática do membro contralateral
Santos, M.; Lopes, Alfredo; Mesquita, I.; Crasto, CarlosA marcha é influenciada por um conjunto multifatorial resultante da interação ou do processo de organização própria de sistemas neurais e mecânicos. Estes sistemas estão envolvidos no controlo de movimentos rítmicos durante a locomoção originando padrões complexos e variáveis, permitindo um trabalho diferencial dos músculos dos membros inferiores em extensão e outro em flexão, refletindo-se numa maior dominânci...
Association between birth weight and neuromotor performance: a twin study
Lopes, Alfredo; Tani, Go; Katzmarzyk, Peter; Thomis, Martine; Maia, JoséThe development of neonatal intensive care has led to an increase in the prevalence of children with low birth weight and associated morbidity. The objectives of this study are to verify (1) The association between birth weight (BW) and neuromotor performance? (2) Is the neuromotor performance of twins within the normal range? (3) Are intra-pair similarities in neuromotor development of Monozygotic (MZ) and Dis...
Intervenção do Fisioterapeuta na (dis)função respiratória em Pediatria - da com...
Tomé, David; Carvalho, Isabel; Ferraz, Catarina; Abreu, Paulo; Almeida, Sandrine; Ferreira, João José Pinto; Alexandrino, Ana Silva; Costa, DanielEste seminário pretendeu actualizar o estado da arte na abordagem da (dis)função respiratória da criança, uma vez que, nesta área, o fisioterapeuta amplificou os limites de actuação, para além do modelo biomédico. Num dos extremos encontra-se a intervenção comunitária, cujo modelo propicia a educação e promoção de saúde, privilegiando estratégias que capacitem o cuidador; no outro extremo inclui-se a intervençã...
A marcha: a influência do Gerador de Padrão Central
Lopes, AlfredoA marcha é influenciada por um conjunto de factores que resultam da interacção e organização própria de sistemas neurais e mecânicos, entre os quais, da dinâmica músculo-esquelética, da modulação pelos centros nervosos superiores, pela modulação aferente e é, também, assumida como sendo controlada pelo Gerador de Padrão Central (GPC), que se define como um programa central baseado num circuito espinal geneticam...