Effect of application of the thoracoabdominal rebalancing (TAR) method in moderate premature children: randomized and controlled clinical trial.

Objective: To analyze the effect of the thoracoabdominal rebalancing (TAR) method on respiratory biomechanics, respiratory discomfort, pain sensation, and physiological parameters in moderate preterm newborns, compared to a control group.

Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in a neonatal intensive care unit. The evaluation included: Neonatal Infant Pain Scale, physiological parameters, Silverman-Andersen score, and biomechanics (thoracic cirtometry and Charpy angle).

Effect of kinesio-taping on the acute phase of the post-operative reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament: A randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: Evaluate the Kinesio taping (KT) effects on reducing pain and edema on postoperative (PO) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Design: Controlled and randomized clinical study.

Settings: Individuals of both sexes, aged 18-45, underwent ACL reconstruction were randomized into intervention (IG; n = 19) and control (CG; n = 19) groups.

Self-care associated with home exercises in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to verify self-care guidelines together with lower limb home exercises alter ankle and foot plantar pressure and alignment in patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM) measuring health and sociodemographic factors. The health factors analyzed were sensitivity and circulation aspects, risk rating, and neuropathy symptom score, ankle and foot alignment (photogrammetry), plantar pressures, and postural stability (baropodometry) before and after administering these guidelines and home exercises in 97 patients type 2 DM during 10 months. The self-care guidelines and exercises changed the forefoot alignment (Right Foot - Initial vs Final, p = 0.

Evaluation of maximum respiratory pressures in chronic renal patients at the pre and post hemodialysis moment.

Introduction And Objective: Maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures (PImax and PEmax) are used to assess the integrity of respiratory muscles by measuring their strength. The aim of this study was to assess the immediate influence of hemodialysis (HD) on respiratory muscle strength by measuring PImax and PEmax, investigating the integrity of that musculature and/or the presence of muscular weakness.

Method: A prospective, crosssectional study was carried out on a convenience sample of 35 patients with chronic kidney disease (26 men and 9 women; mean age, 51.