Objective: to evaluate the acute adverse effects and comfort of the diving mask interface as a ventilatory support strategy during non-invasive ventilation. Methodology: Clinical, experimental and descriptive study, carried out in the laboratory of the Clinical Research Unit, of the Federal University of Ceará, in the period of June and July 2020. Twelve healthy volunteers were studied. A single-limb circuit no...
Patient-v entilator asynchrony (PVA) is a mismatch between the patient, regarding time, flow, volume, or pressure demands of the patient respiratory system, and the ventilator, which supplies such demands, during mechanical ventilation (MV). It is a common phenomenon, with incidence rates ranging from 10% to 85%. PVA might be due to factors related to the patient, to the ventilator, or both. The most common PVA...
The present study aimed to assess the relationship between shoulder pain and weight of shoulder bags in young women. Cross-sectional study conducted with 316 women aged 18-35 years from February 2013 to July 2014. A questionnaire was used to collect demographic data and information on physical activity, sleeping habits, presence of pain and its characteristics, use of bags, and percentage of bag weight–body wei...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a preventable and treatable respiratory disease characterized by the presence of chronic airflow obstruction. The Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a program of inter/multidisciplinary care with actions planned in order to enable the user to optimize autonomy for activities of daily living, improving the quality of life and the physical and social performance. Thus, thi...
The use of laser therapy is one of the most effective tools in the prevention and treatment of skin ulcers. It is an effective treatment choice because it potentiates the trophic regenerative, anti inflammatory, and painkiller effects. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of low level laser therapy in treating induced cutaneous ulcers in rats. An experimental study using 12 female Wistar rats (Rattus no...
Introduction: The evaluation of the strength of respiratory muscles is the key to weaning from mechanical ventilation. Objective: To assess respiratory muscle strength in patients undergoing prolonged mechanical ventilation pre and post extubation. Methods: Field research, descriptive, observational and longitudinal with a quantitative approach, conducted carried out from August to November 2009, in the Intensi...
Objective: Does passive stretching before and after strength training effect the flexibility of the hamstrings in people who work out? Design: 40 healthy student volunteers, ranging in age from 18 to 35 years old, who work out were randomly divided into four groups, with group A stretching before and after working out, group B stretching just before working out, group C stretching only after working out, and gr...
OBJECTIVE: Identify the benefits of a geriatric physical therapy program in the promotion of health and quality of life of seniors. METHODS: This is a descriptive, exploratory and longitudinal study. The study sample consisted of 12 elderly participants in a rehabilitation program for period exceeding three months. We used an evaluation questionnaire prepared by the researcher and the scale of Activity of Daily...
With the advent of ever increasing technology, the imaging techniques have been improved in order to provide more information about the various types of diseases. Currently, the electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is one such promising techniques that act incorporating the dynamic image to the study of regional lung ventilation. The TIE has advantages because it is a noninvasive technique and allowing its use...
Obtaining a good patient-ventilator synchrony is one of the biggest challenges in the management of mechanical ventilation (MV). Pressure support ventilation (PSV) is a ventilator mode widely used in the MV weaning process. Proportional assist ventilation (PAV) is a mode of ventilator support in which the ventilator generates assistance proportional and instant to the efforts of the patient. Digital Auto-TrakTM...