Publications by authors named "Elyson Adan Nunes Carvalho"
Functional vs. dual-task training effects on trunk muscle function and functional fitness in older women with and without chronic low back pain: A randomized clinical trial.
Gait Posture
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Non-specific chronic low back pain (CLBP) significantly affects women aged 40-80, with physical exercise, particularly functional training (FT) and dual-task training (DT), being essential treatment options, though their specific impacts on CLBP were previously unclear.
- A randomized clinical trial compared the effects of FT and DT on trunk function and fitness in older women with and without CLBP over 16 weeks, measuring trunk stability, strength, endurance, and overall functional fitness before and after training.
- Results indicated both training modalities improved trunk stability and strength, but FT led to a notable reduction in lateral flexor endurance in CLBP patients, while CLBP individuals showed both increases and decreases in muscle strength compared to non-CLBP
Interferential current intensity influences the hypoalgesic response in healthy subjects under mechanically-induced pain: A randomized controlled trial.
Physiother Theory Pract
October 2023
Background: Interferential current (IFC) is a non-pharmacological therapy often used to reduce pain intensity. However, there is no scientific evidence of the biological effects of the adjustment of IFC intensity of stimulation.
Objective: To investigate whether the adjustment of IFC intensity influences pain on cutaneous sensory threshold (CST), pressure pain threshold (PPT) and pain intensity in healthy subjects under mechanically induced pain.
Objective: The present study aimed to investigate if a new placebo device for interferential current (IFC) that delivers current during only the first 40 seconds of stimulation is effective at promoting adequate subject blinding.
Methods: Seventy-five subjects were recruited and enrolled into three groups: active IFC, inactive placebo, and new placebo. Pressure pain threshold (PPT), cutaneous sensory threshold (CST), and pain intensity were measured before and after the intervention.