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Movement Analysis in Going Up and Down Stairs and the Aggravation of Patellofem...
Pereira, PM; Duarte, J; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, JPatellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a musculoskeletal disorder in the anterior region of the knee, affecting people of different ages. When it is necessary to go up and down many stairs in a work context, there is a risk of increased wear on the knee joint and, consequently, PFPS. The main objective of this work was to identify the risk of contracting PFPS associated with the action of going up and down stai...
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Risk Factors Analysis in Selective Garbage Truck D...
Pereira, PM; Duarte, J; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, JBackground: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a disease with gradual worsening, affecting 22.7% of the general population, clinically described as a peripatellar pain aggravated when going up and/or downstairs. Objective: To identify risk factors for the emergence or aggravation of PFPS present in selective waste collection workers in their daily activity. Method: The experimental protocol first consisted ...
Prevalence of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Selective Garbage Collection Work...
M. Pereira, P; Amaro, J; Duarte, J; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, JBackground: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS) is a Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) not commonly studied in an occupational context. Its prevalence in the general population is 22.7%. There is, however, little evidence of the prevalence of PFPS in specific populations working in industry and services. In this context, this study aimed to assess the PFPS prevalence among workers in a garbage collection company. ...
Categorization of purpose and evaluation of quality of reporting in the use of ...
Santiago, R; João Santos Baptista; Torres Costa, J<jats:p>Introduction: Manual therapy (MT) is widely used by several healthcare professions to treat musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), still, there isnt enough evidence to support its choice a therapeutic approach to these disorders. Researchers have been using surface electromyography (sEMG) to understand the effects and efficiency of MT. This study aims to evaluate the current literature using sEMG to assess m...
Influence of cold thermal environment on packing workers from the frozen food p...
Zlatar, T; Barkokébas, B; Martins, L; Margarida Brito; Torres Costa, J; Vaz, M; João Santos BaptistaIn the fresh food industry the working activities are conducted in environmental temperatures from 0°C to 10°C, while in the frozen food industry usually are at temperatures below 20°C which influences the variations in core and skin body temperatures and affects the working performance, health and safety of the employees. The aim of this work is to contribute with a study on the influence of cold thermal envir...
Health effects on workers exposed to engineered nanomaterials: Short review
Pereira, A; Meira Castro, AC; Torres Costa, J; João Santos BaptistaThe huge increase in the nanotechnology industry has also resulted in an enormous growth in in the number of workers exposure to nanoparticles. Consequently, researches has been carried out regarding health and safety risks of engineered nanomaterials and the regulation of potential new hazards is a global concern. However, little is known about the impact of engineered nanomaterials in human health. This short...