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INFLUENCE OF ACUTE PHYSICAL EXERCISE ON COGNITIVE AND MOTOR BEHAVIOR IN AN EXPE...
Furmann,Meiriélly; Rebesco,Denise Barth; Smouter,Leandro; Hosni,Andressa Panegalli; Kerppers,Ivo Ilvan; Machado-Rodrigues,Aristides M.ABSTRACT Introduction: Aging causes alterations in various executive and cognitive functions, mainly related to the incidence of dementia, especially Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several studies mention physical exercise as a preventive resource for depressive symptoms. Objective: To investigate the cognitive and behavioral alterations related to AD that are capable of slowing disease progression and its complicat...
Quality of life, school backpack weight, and nonspecific low back pain in child...
Macedo,Rosangela B.; Coelho-e-Silva,Manuel J.; Sousa,Nuno F.; Valente-dos-Santos,João; Machado-Rodrigues,Aristides M.; Cumming,Sean P.OBJECTIVES: To describe the degree of disability, anthropometric variables, quality of life (QoL), and school backpack weight in boys and girls aged 11-17 years. The differences in QoL between those who did or did not report low back pain (LBP) were also analyzed. METHODS: Eighty-six girls (13.9 ± 1.9 years of age) and 63 boys (13.7 ± 1.7 years of age) participated. LBP was assessed by questionnaire, and disabi...
Relationship between functional fitness, medication costs and mood in elderly p...
Laureano,Michelli Luciana Massolini; Martins,Raul Agostinho; Sousa,Nuno M.; Machado-Rodrigues,Aristides M.; Valente-Santos,JoãoObjective: to verify if functional fitness (FF) is associated with the annual cost of medication consumption and mood states (MSt) in elderly people. Methods: a cross-sectional study with 229 elderly people aged 65 years or more at Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Coimbra, Portugal. Seniors with physical and psychological limitations were excluded, as well as those using medication that limits performance on the t...