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Efeitos da fisioterapia na função pélvica e qualidade de vida em mulheres co...
Matos, Elisabete; Pires, T; Santos, Fátima; Pires, Patrícia Maria Rodrigues Pereira; Viana, Sara; Viana, RuiIn recent years, pelvic floor physiotherapy, namely pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) has shown a high importance in women with urinary incontinence (UI), optimizing pelvic function and quality of life (QoL). Objective: Evaluate the effects of pelvic floor physiotherapy on pelvic function and QoL in women with UI. Methods: Computerized search in the databases Pubmed, Scopus, and Web of Science, using the comb...
Efeitos motores da eletroestimulação transcraniana por corrente contínua associ...
Horing, Maria Julia Oliveira Caldeira; Festas, Clarinda; Viana, Rui; Santos, Fátima; Santos, Ana Filipa; Santos, Ana FilipaA paralisia cerebral (PC) é uma das causas mais frequente de disfunções motoras, cognitivas, comunicativas e comportamentais em crianças, originando limitações nas suas vidas. A eletroestimulação transcraniana por corrente contínua (tDCS) é uma técnica nãoinvasiva que emprega uma corrente elétrica de baixa intensidade para modulação dos neurônios cerebraise pode ser aliada a fisioterapia.O objetivoda pesquisa f...
Les effets de la kinésithérapie respiratoire chez les adultes obèses avant et a...
Silva, Cristina de Oliveira e; Abreu, Verónica; Festas, Clarinda; Vilarinho, Rui; Viana, Sara; Viana, RuiLa chirurgie bariatrique a été largement utilisée comme stratégie pour la perte de poids rapide chez les individus obèses et en surpoids. Mais, comme toute intervention chirurgicale, elle comporte un risque de complications. Cette revue visait à examiner les effets de la kinésithérapie respiratoire sur la fonction pulmonaire et la qualité de vie des patients obèses avant et après la chirurgie bariatrique. Cette...
What is the relationship between inspiratory muscle training and performance an...
Santos, José; Viana, Rui; Alexandrino, AnaInspiratory muscle training has an important role in sports performance. Scientific evidence suggests the coadjuvation of sports performance competition training with association of training of the inspiratory muscles alongside the use of a threshold. The purpose of this review is to summarize and assess the scientific evidence about optimizing respiratory biomechanics in specific sports.
Ergonomic study of a support interface for the Therapheet device in the rehabil...
Colim, Ana S.; Pereira, Ana; Seabra, Eurico; Rodrigues, Maria; Viana, RuiObjective: To analyzed and verify the usability and ergonomic adaptability of a medical device, as well assess its functionality for the purposes of tibiotarsal rehabilitation. Background: Therapheet is a device that uses pneumatic technology to perform tibiotarsal joint rehabilitation exercises in passive mode. This device still has many limitations, has it does not have a suitable chair, nor a proper foot and...
Performance evaluation of the BioBall device for wrist rehabilitation in adults...
Silva, Bárbara; Amorim, Ana Rita; Faria, Valdemar Filipe Leiras; Seabra, Eurico; Silva, Luís F.; Braga, A. C.; Viana, RuiThe BioBall device, developed for wrist function rehabilitation, allows the execution of movements with a greater level of control. A component was added to make it possible to read the range of motion of the patient’s wrist. Thus, this project came up intending to evaluate the performance and suitability of the BioBall device for wrist function rehabilitation. To this end, a technical evaluation was performed ...
Dynamic changes of the pelvic floor in elite athletes of different sports
Pires, Telma; Patrícia, Pires; Moreira, Helena; Gabriel, Ronaldo; Fan, Yida; Moutinho, Osvaldo; Viana, Sara; Viana, RuiIntroduction: One of the functions of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) is to support the pelvic organs and continence. This continence mechanism tends to change when PFM are exposed to high-impact exercises. Objetives: To describe the dynamic changes in the pelvic floor (PF) in elite nulliparous athletes. Methods: Translabial two and three-dimensional ultrasound was used to assess PF anatomy and function in athle...
Study and analysis of a new device for the rehabilitation of the tibiotarsal joint
Cruz, Ana; Cunha, Beatriz; Pereira, Ana; Rodrigues, Maria; Seabra, Eurico; Silva, Luís F.; Colim, Ana S.; Viana, RuiIntroduction: Currently, there are several types of devices and techniques for the rehabilitation of the tibiotarsal joint. However, complete and effective rehabilitation still falls short of expectations, since the existing devices are not adaptable to the level of torque and the number of repetitions and sessions to be performed, as these depend on each patient and on the stage at which he is finds. Objetives...
Study and Analysis of a New Device for the Rehabilitation of the Tibiotarsal Joint
Cruz, Ana; Cunha, Beatriz; Pereira, Ana; Rodrigues, Maria; Seabra, Eurico Augusto; Silva, Luís; Colim, Ana; Viana, RuiIntroduction: Currently, there are several types of devices and techniques for the rehabilitation of the tibiotarsal joint. However, complete and effective rehabilitation still falls short of expectations, since the existing devices are not adaptable to the level of torque and the number of repetitions and sessions to be performed, as these depend on each patient and on the stage at which he is finds. Objetives...
Study and Analysis of a New Device for the Rehabilitation of the Tibiotarsal Joint
Cruz, Ana; Cunha, Beatriz; Pereira, Ana; Rodrigues, Maria; Seabra, Eurico Augusto; Silva, Luís; Colim, Ana; Viana, RuiIntroduction: Currently, there are several types of devices and techniques for the rehabilitation of the tibiotarsal joint. However, complete and effective rehabilitation still falls short of expectations, since the existing devices are not adaptable to the level of torque and the number of repetitions and sessions to be performed, as these depend on each patient and on the stage at which he is finds. Objetives...