Publications by authors named "F Sartorio"
Introduction: Hand grip strength (HGS) is an important measure in a physiotherapy assessment and for this purpose it is necessary to have valid and reliable instruments to measure it. In this study we aimed at investigating the reliability, validity, and agreement of the new hand-held dynamometer NOD (OT-Bioelettronica, To-Italy) compared to Jamar® hydraulic dynamometer (JD), the gold standard.
Methods: Fifty healthy subjects were selected; 9 trials for the dominant hand and 9 trials for the non-dominant hand were administrated to each of them: 3 trials of HGS with the JD in rung #3, 3 trials with the JD-adapted-grip (like the NOD one), and 3 trials with NOD.
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- The study investigates the long-term effects of rehabilitation on Parkinson's disease patients years after undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
- It analyzed data from 47 patients (22 with DBS and 25 without) participating in a four-week rehabilitation program that included various exercises.
- Results showed that patients with DBS had significant improvements across multiple measures of mobility and function, highlighting the positive impact of rehabilitation, but no significant differences were found between the two groups.
Objective: To assess the construct validity, responsiveness and minimal important difference of the cumulated ambulation score in patients with hip fracture in sub-acute rehabilitation facility.
Design: Observational, prospective, monocenter, cohort study.
Setting: Rehabilitation Institute.
Objective: Scar adherence due to a pathological healing process can cause physical and psychological disturbance. Soft tissue mobilisation (STM) techniques are widely used to treat and prevent scar adherence, but little is known on their effects. We aimed to analyse the effect of STM in patients with subacute post-surgical scar adhesions affecting the extremities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: the relationship between physical exercise and gut microbiota has opened new therapeutic frontiers for many inflammatory diseases. However, there is still a lot of uncertainty about how to administer exercise.
Objectives: to review the literature to bridge this gap and examine the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and microbiota.