FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN PATIENTS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.

Unlabelled: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disabling inflammatory disease that makes walking and activities of daily living difficult. This condition can reduce functional capacity and increase the risk for surgery.

Objective: To know the functional capacity of patients with KOA evaluated by the six-minute walk test (6MWT).

EXERCISES AND NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRIC STIMULATION FOR MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH: CLINICAL TRIAL.

Objective: The extrinsic muscles, such as the posterior tibialis and long flexor of the hallux and the intrinsic of the foot, are part of the active subsystem of the central system of the foot and play an essential role in the control of the medial longitudinal arch resulting from difficulty in contracting the muscle, neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) becomes a resource combined with strengthening and recommended for rehabilitation. T this work aims to evaluate the effectiveness of NMES associated with exercise in deforming the medial longitudinal arch.

Methods: This is a randomized blind clinical trial.

SUBTALAR JOINT IN NEUTRAL AND RELAXED POSITIONS FOR EVALUATION OF MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH.

Objective: The medial longitudinal arch is the main structure of load bearing and shock absorption of the foot. The evaluation of medial longitudinal arch, such as the navicular height, the medial longitudinal arch angle and the Feiss line should be performed with the subtalar joint in the neutral and relaxed position. Our study analyzed the correlation between the measurements of the subtalar joint in neutral and relaxed positions during the evaluation tests of the medial longitudinal arch.

The effect of a single high velocity low amplitude hip mobilization on strength in subjects with knee injuries.

Background: Manual therapy have been used as a disinhibitory intervention to increase muscle activation before performing functional tasks that are limited by weakness. Knee injuries are commonly associated with weakness in quadriceps and gluteus. Currently, there is no evidence to support anecdotal experience that a hip distraction mobilization improves muscle performance in subjects with knee injuries and lower extremity weakness.

Pulsed shortwave treatment in women with knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Background: Several forms of conservative treatment have been the focus of many recent studies in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Among these techniques, the application of pulsed shortwave (PSW) treatment has been widely used, but the optimal dose and application time have not been well established. Objective The purposes of this study were: (1) evaluate the effect of PSW treatment in different doses and (2) to compare low-dose and high-dose PSW groups with control and placebo groups.

A new method for hemorrhoid surgery: intrahemorrhoidal diode laser, does it work?

Objective: This study aimed to describe the clinical results of intrahemorrhoidal application of a diode laser.

Background Data: Hemorrhoids are a common source of pain, and no surgical technique achieves a painless outcome. Endovascular laser therapy for varicose veins as described in an experimental study is a method that could be used in the treatment of hemorrhoids, but there are few clinical trials described in the literature.