Reliability of point-of-care ultrasound for measuring quadriceps femoris muscle thickness.

Background: Point-of-care ultrasound can be used to assess muscle thickness. However, its reliability has not been fully evaluated.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the intrarater and inter-rater reliability of point-of-care ultrasound for the estimation of quadriceps and rectus femoris thickness in patients from a rehabilitation setting.

Handheld dynamometer reliability to measure knee extension strength in rehabilitation patients-A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: The Handheld Dynamometer (HHD) has the potential to overcome some of the logistic and economic limitations of isokinetic dynamometers for measuring knee extension muscle strength. However, its reliability has not been fully assessed. The purpose of this study is to measure intra and inter-rater reliability of HHD for knee extension strength in patients receiving rehabilitation treatment, as well as to understand in which conditions is the reliability higher.

Botulinum Toxin Type A Injection in the Treatment of Postparetic Facial Synkinesis: An Integrative Review.

This study aimed to review the recent literature about botulinum toxin type A treatment patterns, including muscle targets, doses, duration of effect, adverse effects, and clinical outcomes in patients with postparetic synkinesis. A bibliographic research of studies published in the last 10 yrs was carried out on PubMed database, using the medical subject heading terms: botulinum toxin and synkinesis. English-language cohort studies or randomized controlled trials about botulinum toxin type A treatment on patients with postparetic synkinesis were eligible for inclusion.

Facemasks during aerobic exercise: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation programs during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Introduction And Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, among the safety measures adopted, use of facemasks during exercise training sessions in cardiac rehabilitation programs raised concerns regarding possible detrimental effects on exercise capacity. Our study examined the cardiorespiratory impact of wearing two types of the most common facemasks during treadmill aerobic training.

Methods: Twelve healthy health professionals completed three trials of a symptom-limited Bruce treadmill protocol: Without a mask, with a surgical mask and with a respirator.

Facemasks during aerobic exercise: Implications for cardiac rehabilitation programs during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Introduction And Objectives: During the COVID-19 pandemic, among the safety measures adopted, use of facemasks during exercise training sessions in cardiac rehabilitation programs raised concerns regarding possible detrimental effects on exercise capacity. Our study examined the cardiorespiratory impact of wearing two types of the most common facemasks during treadmill aerobic training.

Methods: Twelve healthy health professionals completed three trials of a symptom-limited Bruce treadmill protocol: Without a mask, with a surgical mask and with a respirator.

Setting health priorities in a community: a case example.

Objective: To describe the methodology used in the process of setting health priorities for community intervention in a community of older adults.

Methods: Based on the results of a health diagnosis related to active aging, a prioritization process was conceived to select the priority intervention problem. The process comprised four successive phases of problem analysis and classification: (1) grouping by level of similarity, (2) classification according to epidemiological criteria, (3) ordering by experts, and (4) application of the Hanlon method.