Effects of resistance training on pain, functionality and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia: A systematic review.

Introduction: Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome characterized by constant and generalized pain associated with sleep disturbance, depression, muscle stiffness, fatigue and cognitive disorders. Among non-pharmacological treatments, physical exercise stands out as a low-cost approach.

Aim: To summarize and analyze evidence on the effects of resistance training on pain, functionality and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia.

Techniques for Registration of Myoelectric Activity of Women's Pelvic Floor Muscles: A Scoping Review.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Surface electromyography is commonly applied to measure the electrophysiological activity of the neuromuscular system. However, there is no consensus regarding the best protocol to assess pelvic floor muscles.

Methods: A scoping literature review was carried out in six databases, using MeSH descriptors.

Linking assessment instruments for brachial plexus injury to the international classification of functioning, disability and health.

Background: Brachial plexus injuries (BPI) affect not only body structure and function, but also several aspects of individual's well-being. Considering the crescent need for assessing such patients through a biopsychosocial perspective, linking meaningful concepts of BPI instruments to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) provides a useful overview of how the ICF components are contemplated on the current measurements available.

Purpose: To identify patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) specifically designed for BPI assessment and link the content with the ICF.

Physical therapeutic treatment for traumatic brachial plexus injury in adults: A scoping review.

Traumatic brachial plexus injury (BPI) is one of the most disabling injuries of the upper extremity, often requiring specialized treatment and a prolonged rehabilitation period. This scoping review was carried out to identify and describe the physical therapy modalities applied in the rehabilitation of adult individuals with BPI. Electronic databases, gray literature, and reference lists were searched, and studies meeting the following eligibility criteria were included: (a) interventions including any physical therapy modality; (b) individuals age ≥18 years old; and (c) a clinical diagnosis of BPI.

Techniques for registration of myoelectric activity of women's pelvic floor muscles: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to identify the most frequently used protocols for analyzing the myoelectric activity of the pelvic floor muscles during surface electromyography in women aged 18 years or older.

Introduction: Surface electromyography is normally used in assessment and treatment for research purposes when it is intended to quantitatively measure the electrophysiological behavior of the neuromuscular system. However, although there are internationally standardized, non-invasive assessment protocols for most muscle groups, there is no consensus for pelvic floor muscles, which makes it difficult to standardize in scientific research and clinical applicability.

Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation compared to conventional physiotherapy for adults with traumatic upper brachial plexus injury: A protocol for a randomized clinical trial.

Background: Traumatic upper plexus injury affects daily living activities performance and participation of individuals. Physical therapy treatment has a fundamental role on functional recovery, but it is still an unexplored and challenging field.

Aim: To develop a protocol to evaluate the efficacy of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) compared to conventional physiotherapy (CPT group) on functionality and quality of life.

Effect of swimming training on nerve morphological recovery after compressive injury.

Objective: This study aims to investigate morphological alterations caused by partial sciatic nerve ligation (PNL) and the efficacy of a moderate-intensity swimming training as therapeutic strategy for nerve regeneration.

Methods: A number of 30 male adult mice were equally divided in control, 14 days after PNL (PNL 14 days), 42 days after PNL (PNL 42 days), 70 days after PNL (PNL 70 days) and 5-week exercise training after 7 days post-lesion (PNL trained 35 days) groups. PNL trained 35 days group began with a 10-min session for 3 days and this time was gradually increased by 10 min every three sessions until the animals had swum for 50 min per session.

Transcranial direct current stimulation in the modulation of neuropathic pain: a systematic review.

Objective To investigate the neuromodulating effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Neuropathic Pain (NP). Method A systematic review of articles published in the past five years in MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane, Scopus, ScienceDirect, and PEDro. The search was carried out from February to May 2017 using the keywords: neuropathic pain, neuralgia, nerve pain, central pain, peripheral nerve pain, tDCS.