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Children with cerebral palsy have variable degrees of respiratory muscle weakness.
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IMT improves respiratory muscle strength, trunk control and exercise capacity in these children.
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IMT also improves daily living activities and quality of life.
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Most of the studies included in this review showed adequate methodological quality.
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There is information only on the reference values for muscle strength measured with dynamometers/myometers.
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The meta-analysis provided reference values for the strength of 14 muscle groups.
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Both TENS and IFC have been indicated to reduce pain intensity.
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TENS and IFC have similar effects on pain intensity.
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Physical therapists could choose either TENS or IFC and expect similar treatment effects.
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Hip muscle weakness in PFP patients may be consequence and not the cause of pain.
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Pain and disability may not be associated with kinematics after treatment.
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Hip muscle weakness may have no causal relationship with dynamic knee valgus.
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The mechanical factors that may impair the management of PFP are likely to be overestimated.
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PFP patients should be treated on a biopsychosocial approach.
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The Brazilian versions of ACL-RSI and ACL-QoL were translated and culturally adapted.
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The Brazilian ACL-RSI and ACL-QoL demonstrated adequate measurement properties.
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The Brazilian ACL-RSI and ACLQoL are useful outcomes for clinical and research.
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Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the MNSI into Brazilian Portuguese were performed.
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Excellent reliability and internal consistency, as well as good agreement, were observed.
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The results indicate reasonable construct validity and excellent association between the MNSI and Neuropathy Disability Score.
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Training of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) is essential in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions.
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Only women who are able to contract the PFM are eligible for PFM training.
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There is no consensus as to the best method to facilitate PFM contraction.
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Vaginal palpation with posterior pelvic tilt and vaginal palpation showed the larger effect to facilitate a PFM contraction.
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There was significant improvement among all of the groups in UI and the largest changes were respectively noted in the PG, PTG, ESG and CG.
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Physical therapist's perception regarding therapeutic patient-centred relationship.
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Improve understanding patients’ contextual factors and features of physical space.
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Patient-centred relationship depends on professional, patient's attitudes and context.
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AM-PAC evaluate mobility, daily activity and applied cognition, according to ICF.
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The translation process followed the procedures of specific guidelines.
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The Brazilian version maintains the original meaning of the AM-PAC items.
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Short forms of the AM-PAC/Brazil showed satisfactory reliability indices.
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Boys develop more pronounced isometric muscular strength starting at 10 years of age and it peaks at 14 and 15 years.
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The Handheld dynamometer has excellent inter-rater reliability and an intra-rater agreement for all muscle groups tested.
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The development of muscle strength for the Brazilian population is similar to that observed in the northern hemisphere.
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We investigated the effective exercise intervention period in patients.
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Exercises performed for 8 weeks after postoperative intervention improved outcome.
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The effective pre-postoperative exercise period before discharge weren’t identified.
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It is commonly believed that hip dysfunctions have been responsible for PFP onset.
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Several forms of treatment (HE, QE and SE) can be effective in decreasing PFPS pain.
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Only interventions with strengthening exercises were able to change movement patterns.
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More effective rehabilitation programs should focus on the deficits presented by individuals in their initial evaluations.
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Eccentric training strengthens the quadriceps muscle.
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Eccentric training increases muscle thickness and fascicle length.
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NMES do not change adaptations to eccentric training in healthy subjects.
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Lower limb and trunk muscle strength are associated with comfortable/maximum gait speed in patients with sub-acute stroke.
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Non-paretic dorsiflexors and left trunk lateral flexors predict comfortable/maximum gait speed in sub-acute stroke.
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The effects of strengthening in these muscles on post-stroke gait speed need more investigation.
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Inspiratory loaded breathing (ILB) modifies chest wall volumes in patients with heart failure (HF).
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ILB associated with diaphragmatic breathing (ILBdi) increases abdominal volume in these patients.
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Chest wall tidal volume and breathing pattern variables are similar between ILB and ILBdi.
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Prevalence of knee OA in former athletes was 30.0% (95% CI 20.0 to 40.0%).
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Low-quality evidence suggests that this is likely to change with high-quality studies.
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Diagnostic criteria for knee OA and sport modality may impact on estimated prevalence.
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Hammock positioning can be considered a safe method for very low birth weight positioning.
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Hammock positioning may induce sleep thus reducing the stress level in preterms.
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Hammock positioning keeps the vital signs stable.
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Hammock positioning does not cause pain.
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The set of tests presented good reliability for the lumbopelvic region.
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Reference values may contribute for clinical practice assessments.
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SEM, TEM and MDC values confirm the set of tests’ usage in clinical practice.