Publications by authors named "Viviane De Menezes Caceres"
Is Kinesio taping acutely effective for peripheral tissue perfusion in women with mild to moderate chronic venous insufficiency? A randomized controlled trial.
J Bodyw Mov Ther
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- *Methods: The trial involved 59 women, split into a KT group and a control group, who had their muscle blood perfusion measured using near-infrared spectroscopy before and after applying the tape, with statistical analysis to compare results.
- *Results: While there were no significant differences in blood oxygen levels or deoxygenated hemoglobin between the KT and control groups, the KT group showed a notably larger decrease in certain measurements, suggesting potential clinical relevance despite the lack of statistical significance.
Aims: The ideal dosing weight metric for enoxaparin remains elusive. Dosing remains focused on actual body weight, which may inadvertently increase the risk of bleeding in those with obesity, or ideal weight, which may underdose those with obesity. Our aim was to determine the optimal obesity-adjusted enoxaparin dosing weight.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Persistent and significant swallowing impairment can occur in individuals with dementia. Determining prognosis and establishing realistic goals of care in this population is complex and comfort feeding may be recommended. This study aimed to establish evidence relating to patient outcomes following recommendation of comfort feeding to aid informed decision making.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To investigate the associations between physical activity (PA) intensities, sedentary behavior (SB), and blood pressure (BP) in adolescents, according to sex.
Method: This cross-sectional study involved 95 male and female adolescents aged 15-18 years. Accelerometry was used to measure time spent in light-intensity PA (LPA), moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA), and vigorous PA, and SB.
Introduction: Since Prinzmetal first described a 'variant' form of angina pectoris, with predominantly resting episodes of pain and cyclic severity variations, it has gradually become apparent that this clinical presentation is caused by episodes of coronary artery spasm (CAS) involving focal or diffuse changes in large and/or small coronary arteries in the presence or absence of 'fixed' coronary artery stenoses. However, most clinicians have only limited understanding of this group of disorders.
Areas Covered: We examine the clinical presentation of CAS, associated pathologies outside the coronary vasculature, impediments to making the diagnosis, provocative diagnostic tests, available and emerging treatments, and the current understanding of pathogenesis.
Background: Few studies have investigated the relationship between physical activity (PA) of low intensity and duration with quality of life (QoL) among individuals at risk or with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Objectives: To investigate whether PA of different intensity and duration moderates the relationship between CVD and its risk factors (obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidaemia) and QoL in adults.
Methods: Population-based cross-sectional studies using data from the EpiFloripa Cohort Study (Southern Brazil; n = 1,220, 38.