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Effectiveness of MetWLPro, a tailored metabolic weight loss program in overweig...
Linhares, Rui; Pinho, Francisco; Machado, MarisaBackground: Obesity is a progressive and relapsing chronic disease with serious health consequences and is recognized as a major global public health concern. In Europe, over half of the adult population is classified as overweight, with obesity rates around 17%—a figure consistent with data from Portugal. Achieving and maintaining weight loss (WL) remains a significant challenge. First-line interventions such ...
A comprehensive understanding of postural tone biomechanics: intrinsic stiffnes...
Pinho, Liliana; Freitas, Marta; Pinho, Francisco; Silva, Sandra; Figueira, Vânia; Ribeiro, Edgar; Sousa, Andreia S. P.; Sousa, Filipa; Silva, AugustaTo analyse the relationship between traditional stiffness and muscle antagonist coactivation in both stroke and healthy participants, using linear and nonlinear measures of coactivation and COP during standing, stand-to-sit, and gait initiation. Participants were evaluated through a cross-sectional design. Electromyography, isokinetic dynamometer, and force plate were used to calculate coactivation, intrinsic a...
Clinical measures for tone assessment in adults with central nervous system dis...
Pinho, Liliana; Silva, Sandra; Freitas, Marta; Figueira, Vânia; Pinho, Francisco; Cunha, Christine; Sousa, Andreia S. P.; Sousa, Filipa; Silva, AugustaAssessment of muscle tone in a clinical setting is important for the physiotherapist to better analyse and establish appropriate treatments for CNS disorders. This study aims to review and summarise how to assess changes in tone in the context of adult rehabilitation. Secondarily, this study aimed to identify the central nervous system disorders, the respective variable/concept under study, and the testing proc...
Biomechanical assessment methods used in chronic stroke: A scoping review of no...
Freitas, Marta; Pinho, Francisco; Pinho, Liliana; Silva, Sandra; Figueira, Vânia; Vilas-Boas, João Paulo; Silva, AugustaNon-linear and dynamic systems analysis of human movement has recently become increasingly widespread with the intention of better reflecting how complexity affects the adaptability of motor systems, especially after a stroke. The main objective of this scoping review was to summarize the non-linear measures used in the analysis of kinetic, kinematic, and EMG data of human movement after stroke. PRISMA-ScR guid...
European Portuguese version of the Mini-BESTest: a cross-cultural adaptation an...
Freitas, Marta; Pinho, Francisco; Cruz-Martins, Natália; Pinho, Liliana; Silva, Sandra; Figueira, Vânia; Vilas-Boas, João Paulo; Silva, AugustaThis study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the Mini-BESTest into European Portuguese and to evaluate its psychometric properties in individuals with sensorimotor impairments. A cross-sectional cross-cultural adaptation and validation study was conducted according to the COSMIN guidelines and the STROBE statement. The study included 100 participants with sensorimotor impairments who were able to wa...
Wearables for monitoring and postural feedback in the work context: A scoping r...
Figueira, Vânia; Silva, Sandra; Costa, Inês; Campos, Bruna; Salgado, João; Pinho, Liliana; Freitas, Marta; Carvalho, Paulo; Marques, JoãoWearables offer a promising solution for simultaneous posture monitoring and/or corrective feedback. The main objective was to identify, synthesise, and characterise the wearables used in the workplace to monitor and postural feedback to workers. The PRISMA-ScR guidelines were followed. Studies were included between 1 January 2000 and 22 March 2023 in Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese without geographica...
Medidas de avaliação motora em indivíduos após AVC nas fases aguda e sub-aguda ...
Freitas, Marta; Pinho, Francisco; Pinho, Liliana; Figueira, Vânia; Silva, Sandra; Sousa, Andreia S.P.; Silva, AugustaEnquadramento: : As alterações biomecânicas nos indivíduos após Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) podem ser avaliadas em contexto clínico, com recurso a testes e escalas validadas, ou em contexto laboratorial através de uma análise instrumentada quantitativa e objetiva.. Objetivo: Identificar e sumariar os instrumentos de avaliação, e respetivas tarefas motoras, utilizados na análise do movimento humano, nas fas...
Interlimb coordination during double support phase of gait in people with and w...
Couto, Ana G. B.; Vaz, Mário A. P.; Pinho, Liliana; Félix, José; Moreira, Juliana; Pinho, Francisco; Mesquita, Inês; Mesquita Montes, AntónioThis study aims to identify differences between participants with and without stroke regarding the ipsilesional and contralesional lower limbs kinematics, kinetics, muscle activity and their variability during double support phase of gait. Eleven post-stroke and thirteen healthy participants performed 10 gait trials at a self-selected speed while being monitored by an optoelectronic motion capture system, two f...
Repeatability and temporal consistency of lower limb biomechanical variables ex...
Couto, Ana G. B.; Vaz, Mário A. P.; Pinho, Liliana; Félix, José; Moreira, Juliana; Pinho, Francisco; Mesquita, Inês AlbuquerqueReliable biomechanical methods to assess interlimb coordination during the double-support phase in post-stroke subjects are needed for assessing movement dysfunction and related variability. The data obtained could provide a significant contribution for designing rehabilitation programs and for their monitorisation. The present study aimed to determine the minimum number of gait cycles needed to obtain adequate...
Medidas de avaliação motora em indivíduos após AVC nas fases aguda e sub-aguda ...
Freitas, Marta; Pinho, Francisco; Pinho, Liliana; Figueira, Vânia; Silva, Sandra; Sousa, Andreia; Silva, AugustaAs alterações biomecânicas nos indivíduos após Acidente Vascular Cerebral (AVC) podem ser avaliadas em contexto clínico, com recurso a testes e escalas validadas, ou em contexto laboratorial através de uma análise instrumentada quantitativa e objetiva. Identificar e sumariar os instrumentos de avaliação, e respetivas tarefas motoras, utilizados na análise do movimento humano, nas fases aguda e subaguda recente,...