Is physical exercise effective in improving pain, functional mobility and quality of life in individuals with hip osteoarthritis? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of physical exercise and its implications on pain, functional mobility (FM) and quality of life (QoL) in individuals with isolated hip osteoarthritis (HO).

Design: Intervention systematic review.

Literature Search: Pubmed, Embase, CINAHL, CENTRAL (Cochrane) and PEDro were searched for studies evaluating the effect of exercise on pain, FM and QoL in people with HO from the first publication until August 2022.

Pressure Pain Threshold Protocols With Pressure Algometer in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The pressure pain threshold is commonly employed to assess pain in various conditions. Despite its widespread use, the measurement of pressure pain thresholds is not consistently described across studies. Therefore, this review aimed to systematically examine the evidence regarding the assessment of pressure pain thresholds in patients with low back pain, including the protocols and body sites employed.

Evaluation of the Training Session in Elite Paralympic Powerlifting Athletes Based on Biomechanical and Thermal Indicators.

Background: Paralympic powerlifting (PP) is performed on a bench press, aiming to lift as much weight as possible in a single repetition.

Purpose: To evaluate thermal asymmetry and dynamic force parameters with 45 and 80% 1 Repetition Maximum (1 RM) in PP athletes.

Methods: Twelve elite PP male athletes were evaluated before and after a training session regarding skin temperature (thermography) and dynamic force indicators (Average Propulsive Velocity-MPV, Maximum Velocity-VMax, and Power).

Assessment of Dynamic Knee Valgus between Lateral Step-Down Test and Running in Female Runners with and without Patellofemoral Pain Using Two-Dimensional Video Analysis.

Dynamic knee valgus (DKV) is a frontal plane knee kinematic alteration that has been associated with patellofemoral pain (PFP) in female runners. DKV is commonly assessed in clinical practice by measuring frontal plane knee projection angle (FPPA) during squat tests. However, it remains unclear whether the DKV observed in these tests is similar to or correlates with that observed during running in female runners.

Neurodynamic exercises provide no additional benefit to extension-oriented exercises in people with chronic low back-related leg pain and a directional preference: A randomized clinical trial.

Background: Chronic low back-related leg pain may involve mixed pain mechanisms. A strategy to address both neuropathic and nociceptive pain symptoms would be combining treatments.

Objective: To assess the effects of adding neurodynamic exercises to extension-oriented exercises in patients with chronic low back-related leg pain and a directional preference.

Limited Mobility to the Bed Reduces the Chances of Discharge and Increases the Chances of Death in the ICU.

Background: Progressive mobility in the ICU has been recommended; however, the definitions of low, moderate, and high mobility in the ICU still diverge between studies. Therefore, our objective was to classify the mobility of the sample from verticalization and active withdrawal from the bed, and from that, to analyze the chances of discharge, death, and readmission to the ICU.

Materials And Methods: This is an observational and retrospective study that consults the medical records of individuals admitted to the ICU of the University Hospital of Sergipe (HU/SE) between August 2017 and August 2018.

Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on functional exercise capacity in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on functional capacity of patients in the immediate postoperative period of cardiac surgery.

Design: A prospective, randomized controlled trial.

Setting: A cardiac surgery specialist hospital in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.

Corticosteroid injection or dry needling for musculoskeletal pain and disability? A systematic review and GRADE evidence synthesis.

Background: Corticosteroid injection and dry needling have been used in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions, but it is unclear which intervention is the most effective. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of corticosteroid injection and dry needling for musculoskeletal conditions at short-, medium-, and long-term follow-up.

Methods: Electronic databases were searched up to 31 October 2021.

Do patients with low back pain and central sensitization have differences in physical fitness?

Introduction: Low back pain is one of the main musculoskeletal complaints, and may be associated with central sensitization (CS). The physical capacity of patients with low back pain and CS is not very clear.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, with 92 patients divided into two groups according to their risk of CS.

The Management between Comorbidities and Pain Level with Physical Activity in Individuals with Hip Osteoarthritis with Surgical Indication: A Cross-Sectional Study.

: The degenerative pathology of the hip joint appears in young age groups, related to fem-oroacetabular impingement, and in advanced age, due to other inflammatory causes, with greater potential for severity in the presence of comorbidities. : To evaluate the participation of the main causes of osteoarthritis in relation to physical activities, s Body Mass Index (BMI) and television time (TV). : 54 patients with surgical indication treated at an orthopedic referral university hospital were stratified into groups (Impact: I, Osteonecrosis/rheumatic: II, Infectious/traumatic: III), and the influence of comorbidities on physical activity performance, relative to BMI and TV time.

Physiological and Biochemical Evaluation of Different Types of Recovery in National Level Paralympic Powerlifting.

Background: Recovery from training is vital as it ensures training and performance to continue at high intensities and longer durations to stimulate the body and cause further adaptations.

Objective: To evaluate different methods of post-workout recovery in Paralympic powerlifting athletes.

Methods: Twelve male athletes participated (25.

The Influence of Clinical, Functional, and Psychosocial Factors on Walking Time in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether clinical, functional, and psychosocial factors are associated with walking time in patients with chronic low back pain.

Methods: This study included patients aged ≥18 years with low back pain for at least 3 months who visited our outpatient clinic between October 2017 and February 2018. We used the following scales/questionnaires: International Physical Activity Questionnaire for self-reported walking time, Numerical Pain Rating Scale for pain intensity, self-report assessing symptom duration, Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire for disability, Patient-Specific Functional Scale for function, Pain Catastrophizing Scale for pain catastrophizing, and screening questions to assess depression and anxiety.

Do the commonly used standard questionnaires measure what is of concern to patients with low back pain?

Objective: Evaluate whether questionnaires identified all the self-reported patient outcomes raised in focus groups.

Design: Mixed methods research combined with qualitative analysis of focus groups.

Settings: Physical therapy clinic in a teaching hospital in Brazil.

Effects of Exercise Training Combined with Virtual Reality in Functionality and Health-Related Quality of Life of Patients on Hemodialysis.

The progression of chronic kidney disease can directly affect patient's health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Exercise training is a good option to reverse the impacts caused by the disease. To escape from the monotonous routine and stimulate further practice, the therapist should consider making physical activity more playful.

Assessment of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Physical Activity Levels, and Quality of Life in Stratified Groups up to 10 Years after Bariatric Surgery.

Obesity is a highly prevalent chronic metabolic disease, with an increasing incidence, and is currently approaching epidemic proportions in developing countries. Ouraim was to evaluate the activity levels, quality of life (QoL), clinical parameters, laboratory parameters, and cardiometabolic risk factors afterbariatric surgery (BS). We classified78 patients who underwentBS into four groups, as follows: Those evaluated 1-2 years after BS (BS2), 2-4 years after BS (BS4), 4-6 years after BS (BS6), and 6-10 years after BS (BS+6).

Ambulation capacity and functional outcome in patients undergoing neuromuscular electrical stimulation after cardiac valve surgery: A randomised clinical trial.

Background: Early mobilization and physical exercise are considered fundamental components in cardiovascular surgery rehabilitation; however, occasionally they are inadequate for inhibiting functional decline. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a promising tool in cardiovascular rehabilitation; however, to date, no randomized clinical trial has measured the effects of NMES on functional capacity and quality of life in patients who undergo routine cardiac surgery with a short intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of NMES on walking ability, muscle strength, functional independence, and quality of life in cardiac valve surgery patients in the immediate postoperative period.

Respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function in children with rhinitis and asthma after a six-minute walk test.

Objective: Rhinitis and asthma decrease quality of life. Few studies have assessed the performance of children with asthma or rhinitis under submaximal exercise. We evaluated maximal respiratory pressures, spirometric parameters, and ability to sustain submaximal exercise in these children before and after the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), compared to healthy children.

Is the WHO disability grading system for leprosy related to the level of functional activity and social participation?

To investigate the relationship between the WHO disability grading system for leprosy with the limitations to perform daily functional activities and the decrease in social participation in participants with leprosy. Participants with a diagnosis of leprosy were recruited at the dermatology ambulatory clinic of the University Hospital of Sergipe. In order to investigate the association of WHO disability grading system for leprosy with activities of daily living measured with the Screening Activity Limitation and Safety Awareness (SALSA) scale and with the social participation (P-scale), we performed an analysis with the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Spearman coefficient.

Evaluation of peripheral muscle strength of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery: a longitudinal study.

Introduction: Peripheral muscle strength has been little explored in the literature in the context of cardiac rehabilitation.

Objective: To evaluate the peripheral muscle strength of patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery.

Methods: This was a longitudinal observational study.

Acute effects of physiotherapeutic respiratory maneuvers in critically ill patients with craniocerebral trauma.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of physiotherapeutic respiratory maneuvers on cerebral and cardiovascular hemodynamics and blood gas variables.

Method: A descriptive, longitudinal, prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial that included 20 critical patients with severe craniocerebral trauma who were receiving mechanical ventilation and who were admitted to the intensive care unit. Each patient was subjected to the physiotherapeutic maneuvers of vibrocompression and increased manual expiratory flow (5 minutes on each hemithorax), along with subsequent airway suctioning with prior instillation of saline solution, hyperinflation and hyperoxygenation.