Salivary Markers Responses in the Post-Exercise and Recovery Period: A Systematic Review.

The use of saliva to monitor immune and hormonal responses in training, competitions, and during recovery is an easy and non-invasive alternative means of collecting samples compared to serum collection. Saliva can provide insight into a number of interesting biomarkers such as cortisol, testosterone, immunoglobulins, alpha-amylase, and melatonin, among others. High-intensity and exhaustive exercises, such as training or competition, provide variations in immune, protein and hormonal markers.

['Family health' multiprofessional teams: a reflection on the physiotherapist's role].

This article is intended to contribute for the debate instituted about the composition of 'Family Health' teams. It must be understood as a reflection about the possibility of integrating the physiotherapist to those teams, aiming to present some aspects of the profession that might potentially improve the outcomes of primary health care. On this study, we analyze the legal documents that approve the rules for qualifying professional physiotherapists.