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New findings of terrestrial arthropods from the Azorean Islands

The knowledge on taxonomic diversity of arthropods is key to better understanding the biodiversity patterns and processes and guiding sustainable conservation strategies and practices. In the Azores, terrestrial arthropods are relatively well-inventoried following the publication of comprehensive checklists that have been regularly updated. Nevertheless, every year, new species are found as a result of new arri...

THE EFFECTS OF ANKLE TAPING ON PROPRIOCEPTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Objectives: to look for the evidence to support or challenge the use of ankle taping as a prophylactic measure or in the treatment of ankle injuries was undertaken. Methods and Material: The literature search was carried out using three databases: PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (Pedro) and the Cochrane Library. The search was limited to articles published from 1985 to 2005 in the English language. The ...

Differences in postural control between healthy and subjects with chronic ankle...

Introduction: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is characterized by the occurrence of repetitive inversion mechanisms of the ankle, resulting in numerous ankle sprains. CAI occurs in approximately 70% of patients with a history of a lateral ankle sprain. Many causes of functional ankle instability have been postulated and include deficits in proprioception, impaired neuromuscular-firing patterns, disturbed balanc...

O Ombro

Neste capítulo pretende-se fazer uma análise funcional ao complexo articular do ombro (CAO), numa perspetiva quer da fisiologia articular quer da cinesiologia. O ombro e a cintura escapular, que, em conjunto, formam este complexo articular, são constituídos por várias articulações (glenoumeral; acromioclavicular; externocondroclavicular) e por duas interfaces (escapula-torácica e supraumeral-subacromial), que t...

The immediate effects of a dynamic orthosis on gait patterns in children with u...

This study analyzes the immediate effects of wearing a Therasuit on sagittal plane lower limb angular displacements during gait in children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (US-CP). Seven participants (median age = 7.00 years; ranging from 5.83 to 9.00 years) with US-CP, levels I and II of the Gross Motor Function Classification System, were assessed with kinematic gait analysis in three different conditi...

Physical fights involvement in school setting and adolescents’ behaviours : hig...

Aim: To analyse gender differences and associations regarding physical fights and their relationship with other health compromising behaviours. Methods: Participants consisted of 5,423 Portuguese adolescents in the context of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children/World Health Organization study. Independent Chi-Square, Independent Sample T-tests were used to analyse the relationship between physical figh...

Hamstring muscles volume of elite football athletes assessed using magnetic res...

Hamstring stiffness pattern during contraction in healthy individuals: analysis...

Purpose To assess the stiffness of hamstring muscles during isometric contractions in healthy individuals, using ultrasoundbased shear wave elastography to (1) determine the intra- and inter-day assessment repeatability, (2) characterize the stiffness of semitendinosus (ST) and biceps femoris long head (BFlh) along the contraction intensity, and (3) characterize stiffness distribution among the hamstring muscle...

Noninvasive measurement of sciatic nerve stiffness in patients with chronic low...

Objectives—The purpose of this study was to determine whether sciatic nerve stiffness is altered in people with chronic low back–related leg pain by using shear wave elastography. Methods—In this cross-sectional study, the sciatic nerve shear wave velocity (ie, an index of stiffness) was measured in both legs of 16 participants (8 with unilateral low back–related leg pain and 8 healthy controls). Sciatic stiffn...

The use of a dynamic orthosis in a child with unilateral spastic Cerebral Palsy...

Hemiplegia is a form of spastic Cerebral Palsy in which one side of the body is affected, resulting in an atypical body posture and abnormal gait patterns. The purpose of this case-report was to provide a descriptive analysis of the immediate effects of a dynamic orthosis, the TheraSuit® (TS), in gait kinematics. A 5.88 years old child with left spastic hemiplegia, level II (GMFCS) and gait classification type ...