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Total sacrectomy rehabilitation: Implementation of the international classifica...

This 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...

Efemeridade e efemérides: a curadoria do Po-Ex.Net como desafio e comemoração

Effect of Kinesio® taping on static and dynamic balance after anterior cruciate...

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture is one of the most common knee injuries among athletes (Evans and Nielson, 2022). ACL reconstruction is, in general, the solution for the rupture of ACL; the torn ligament is replaced with a tissue graft from another surrounding functional structure of the knee (Rochmania et al., 2012). The functional changes that occur after ACL reconstruction comprise deficits of muscl...

The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of t...

Pilates exercise may complement traditional pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The objective was to analyze the effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to a three-month pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with COPD. Thirty-five participants with COPD (GOLD B) were assigned to the intervention (n=14) or control (n=21) group. Both groups ...

Home-based rehabilitation maintenance with or without an exercise-based pilates...

Pilates exercise may complement pulmonary rehabilitation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to improve Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs). To investigate the effects on PROMs after incorporating a six-month Pilates exercise maintenance program compared to a home-only exercise program. A total of 32 participants with COPD (GOLD B) were assigned to either the intervention group (n = 14) or the...

Overcoming Divides: Electronic Literature and Social Change. Book of Abstracts.

Book of abstracts for the 2023 annual conference and media arts show of the Organization for Electronic Literature (ELO). Jointly organized by ELO and the Center for Portuguese Literature at the University of Coimbra (CLP), this event was held from July 12 to 15. Abstracts of papers, panels, artworks, performances and workshops bear witness to a critical digital media approach to social and environmental issues...

Editorial - Salette Tavares: "Vocação de ser itinerante"

Narrativas digitais — teorias, crítica(s), resultados: introdução

Editorial

Manual but not instrument-assisted cervical manipulation reduces pain and disab...

There is limited evidence comparing the effects of manual and instrumented-assisted manipulations among adults with neck pain. Our purpose was to determine the effects of a multisession regime of manual and instrument-assisted cervical manipulation on pain, disability, perception of change, and muscle properties in subjects with nonspecific neck pain. We conducted a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled ...