Perception of lower back pain associated with use of body armor in police officers of the countryside specialized battalion of Ceará, Brazil.

Introduction: The strict demands of the military environment, associated with the increase in violence, as well as the frequent use of body armor, can further aggravate health problems.

Objectives: To investigate the perception of police officers of the Countryside Specialized Police Battalion in relation to comfort, fatigue, and lower back pain, resulting from the use of body armor.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted with 260 male military police officers (34.

Lack of professional recognition: main reason for stress in military police.

Introduction: Military police officers play a crucial role in contemporary society, which is marked by the increase in criminality. Therefore, these professionals are constantly under pressure, both socially and professionally, so occupational stress is something present in their routine.

Objectives: To investigate the stress levels of military police officers in the municipality of Fortaleza and its metropolitan region.

Asthma control, social jetlag, and sleep impairment in high school adolescents.

Introduction: Social jetlag is associated with several negative health outcomes, but its impact on asthma control has not been previously investigated. Although impaired sleep is common in asthma, studies on the relationship between sleep quality, social jetlag and asthma control in adolescents are scarce.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between asthma control and sleep quality, sleep-wake pattern and excessive daytime sleepiness in adolescents.

Perceived barriers to physical activity during the 2nd lockdown in a northeastern state of Brazil.

Background: The practice of physical activity has been recommended during the pandemic period of COVID-19 as a way of preventing the worsening of physical and mental health. After the increase in COVID-19 cases in Brazil and the new lockdown decrees, many people have reported that they are unable to engage in physical activity during the lockdown.

Aims: The present study aimed to investigate the barriers to physical activity in the 2nd lockdown in the state of Ceará, Northeast Brazil.

Anabolic androgenic steroid-induced hypogonadism, a reversible condition in male individuals? A systematic review.

The anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) are clinically used as an androgen replacement, in hypogonadism treatment, to induce puberty, and also in the treatment of chronic degenerative diseases. The AAS use out of clinical context is becoming massively, being used merely for aesthetic reasons. AAS abuse may cause severe disarrangement on the HPG axis and generate a significant decrease in testosterone synthesis and secretion by the testes.

Sleep duration and daytime sleepiness in a large sample of Brazilian high school adolescents.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence and main factors associated with short and long sleep duration and excessive daytime sleepiness in Brazilian adolescents.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of 11.525 students of both genders, aged 14-17 years, from the public high-school system.

Disorder of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis induced by abusing of anabolic-androgenic steroids for short time: A case report.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis functionality on a bodybuilding competitioner before, during and after the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids. A young healthy man was followed up for 4 months. The subject reported his drug administration protocol through periodic interviews and performed laboratory tests to monitor the function of his hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.