Publications by authors named "Patricia P B Henrique"
Exergame and/or conventional training-induced neuroplasticity and cognitive improvement by engaging epigenetic and inflammatory modulation in elderly women: A randomized clinical trial.
Physiol Behav
January 2023
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess how exergaming (EXE) and conventional therapy (CON) affect brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), inflammatory markers, and epigenetic changes in healthy elderly women, as well as their cognitive performance.
- - Twenty-two elderly women were split into two groups for a 6-week intervention, analyzing blood samples and cognitive tests before and after the sessions.
- - Both EXE and CON were found to enhance cognitive performance, improve inflammatory profiles, boost BDNF levels, and alter histone acetylation in the participants, suggesting these methods could help promote cognitive health in older adults.
Kinesiotherapy With Exergaming as a Potential Modulator of Epigenetic Marks and Clinical Functional Variables of Older Women: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.
JMIR Res Protoc
October 2021
Background: Kinesiotherapy is an option to mitigate worsening neuropsychomotor function due to human aging. Moreover, exergames are beneficial for the practice of physical therapy by older patients. Physical exercise interventions are known to alter the epigenome, but little is known about their association with exergames.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stroke is a major cause of motor incapacity in adults and the elderly population, requiring effective interventions capable of contributing to rehabilitation. Different interventions such as use of exergames are being adopted in the motor rehabilitation and balance area, as they act as motivating instruments, making therapies more pleasurable.
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exergame on patients' balance and upper limb motor function after stroke.