FABREX: A NEW CLINICAL TEST FOR DIAGNOSIS GLUTEAL TENDINOPATHY.

Objective: This study aims to describe a simple and accurate semiological method executing a specific maneuver with the lower limb to direct the semiological investigation towards the tendinopathies in the gluteus medius and minimus.

Methods: Fifty patients participated in the study, with a mean age of 44.1 ± 13 years, with persistent pain on the side of the hip for more than three months.

[Nursing staff as therapeutic companions in a psychosocial care center].

The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of nurses in relation to the therapeutic accompaniment provided at a Psychosocial Care Center in the Municipality of Campinas, SP. The methodology consisted of documental research and recorded semi structured interviews. It was verified that the nurses' performance was not based on any psychoanalytical theory and that they often used subjective strategies to handle situations that arose during therapeutic activities.