Effects of pilates exercises on strength, endurance and muscle power in older adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction: Pilates exercises have been used by the older adults and have shown potential to improve some components of physical fitness.

Objective: To verify the effects of Pilates on strength, endurance and muscle power in older adults.

Methods: The searches were performed in the databases: PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, LILACS and PEDro until September 2022, without filters that limited the date of publications or language.

Comparative analysis of pelvic floor muscle training and Pilates in managing urinary incontinence among postmenopausal women: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction And Hypothesis: This study is aimed at comparing the effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and Pilates on the improvement of urinary incontinence (UI), strength, and endurance of the pelvic floor muscles (PFMs), and the impact of UI on the quality of life in postmenopausal women.

Methods: Forty postmenopausal women were randomly divided in to two groups: PFMT (n = 20) and Pilates (n = 20). The participants were followed for 12 weeks, three times a week on nonconsecutive days.

Addressing the Operational Challenges for Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation.

The traditional model of rehabilitation services includes clear requirements for provision of services in the acute inpatient rehabilitation setting. However, there are fewer guidelines on the frequency and duration of rehabilitation services beyond the acute setting. Recent research has suggested that neurorehabilitation interventions that are provided frequently enough upon discharge from acute inpatient rehabilitation to facilitate repeated practice and feedback improve long-term stroke outcomes.

Computational fluid dynamics in abdominal aorta bifurcation: non-Newtonian versus Newtonian blood flow in a real case study.

Hemodynamic in abdominal aorta bifurcation was investigated in a real case using computational fluid dynamics. A Newtonian and non-Newtonian (Walburn-Schneck) viscosity models were compared. The geometrical model was obtained by 3D reconstruction from CT-scan and hemodynamic parameters obtained by laser-Doppler.

Measuring health-promoting behaviors: cross-cultural validation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II.

Purpose: Individual lifestyles have emerged as valuable health constructs. This study aims to psychometrically test the Portuguese (European) version of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II.

Methods: After an adequate linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II scale, their psychometric properties were assessed (N = 889) by Cronbach's alpha and confirmatory factor analysis.