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... implantação do primeiro programa de Mestrado em Fisioterapia do país na Universidade Federal de. São Carlos[r] ... See full document

... Anthropometric data from the sample (n=50) were: age between 19 and 25 years (X = 21.5 years; SD = 1.5), corporal mass between 41.5 and 92 kg (X = 60.8 kg; SD = 11.3), height between 1.48 and 1.99 (X = 1.67 m; SD = 0.10) ... See full document

... Therefore, angle of peak torque measures obtained through analysis of the torque-angle curve were used in studies that investigated the effects of interventions such as muscle strengthen[r] ... See full document

... It is worth pointing out the importance of the results of investigations that mimic clinical conditions. For such, at the present study, no skin treatment with the objective to remove partially the corneous strata at the ... See full document

... Conclusion: The results found in this study confirm the reproducibility of the six-minute walk test and the sensitivity that this test has for evaluating the performance and functional c[r] ... See full document

... Objective: To compare the results from fingertip-to-floor and straight leg raise tests by means of photogrammetry, investigate the concordance of hip angle findings between the two tests and evaluate the intra and ... See full document

... Either healthy individuals or patients with Parkinson Disease took more time to complete the task associated with cognitive demands.. This decrease in performance with increased movement[r] ... See full document

... Thus, since the patellofemoral force is greater on the condition in which the knee trespasses the ankle and that, in this condition, it seems to occur a greater torque on the hip joint, [r] ... See full document

... Healthy middle-aged individuals presented alteration on autonomic modulation of the heart rate, demonstrated by a HRV decrease, which was not minimized in a significant way by the applie[r] ... See full document

... This injury characteristic may explain the fact that the group analyzed after 3 days presented greater incidence of injured fibers signs, since the analyses of the muscles were made duri[r] ... See full document

... at UFRN, with the postgraduate Physical Therapy program at the Federal University of São Carlos,. and with other academic units within UFRN, such as with the Departments of Production En[r] ... See full document

... The third part is the most original part of the questionnaire. First, the subject is asked to describe the pain spontaneously. Then, a set of 68 possible words to describe the pain is read aloud by the interviewer to the ... See full document

... Biochemical experiments on purified actin and myosin from young (4 - 12 months) and aged (27 - 35 months) rats show a decrease in two parameters of the actomyosin ATPase, V max (activit[r] ... See full document

... Method: Forty volunteers were randomly included in one of four groups (n=10): 1) control group; 2) stretching group, using a sustain-and-relax technique on the hamstring muscles, for two[r] ... See full document

... 17. Paschoal MA, Petrelluzzi KFS, Gonçalves NVO. Estudo da Variabilidade da Freqüência Cardíaca em Pacientes com Doença Pulmonar Obstrutiva Crônica. Rev Ciénc Méd. 2002;11:27-37. 18. Scalvini S, Porta R, Zanelli E, ... See full document

... Results: The individuals presented mean values that were similar for right and left knees in static recordings of the sagittal and frontal planes (difference of approximately 0.5º). Howe[r] ... See full document

... During ER, it was observed that the torque plateau that occurred in the middle of the ROM was maintained because of the antagonistic behavior of the WMMA and the resultant ER force. Since the ER peak torque occurred when ... See full document

... Discussion: Current scientific research, and the subsequent reevaluation of the functional effects of impairments following an upper motor neuron lesion, is leading to a changing focus i[r] ... See full document

... In the present study, the rapid restoration of the intervertebral discs obtained under the condition of 60% of body weight indicated that this traction load is more indicated for partici[r] ... See full document

... The situation investigated pointed towards the need to prepare an information support instrument for the parents of preterm infants. It was found that this was one of the requests from the professionals who deal daily ... See full document