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The serratus anterior (SA) is associated with shoulder painful conditions.
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This paper reviews the anatomy, kinesiology, and pathokinesiology of the SA.
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This paper describes and illustrates exercises that specifically target the activation of the SA.
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This paper can help clinicians develop exercises that specifically challenge the SA.
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Improper activation of the trapezius is associated with abnormal scapular motions.
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This paper reviews the anatomy, kinesiology, and pathokinesiology of the trapezius.
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This paper describes and illustrates exercises that target the trapezius.
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Confidence intervals (CI) measure the uncertainty around effect estimates.
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Frequentist 95% CI: we can be 95% confident that the true estimate would lie within the interval.
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Bayesian 95% CI: there is a 95% probability that the true estimate would lie within the interval.
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Decision-making should not be made considering only the dichotomized interpretation of CIs.
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Training and education may enhance knowledge related to understanding and interpreting CIs.
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PNF training statistically improves pain intensity, disability and static balance of working-age CLBP people.
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Magnitudes of difference of outcomes between PNF training and general trunk exercises did not reach clinical important changes.
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The therapist should take into account to use these interventions in rehabilitation programme for CLBP patients.
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NMES might be used as adjuvant therapy to improve sitting and standing GMFM dimensions.
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NMES is not better than PT alone to improve GMFM walking dimension.
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Further research is still necessary to determine the precise effects of NMES on GMFM.
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Lymphedema reduces the quality of life of patients after breast cancer.
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Objective measurement of lymphedema is essential to monitor treatment.
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Circumference and costly measurements are inaccurate for irregular surfaces.
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CVV volumes were statistically equal to those of the overflow method.
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CVV volumes were closer to the actual volume of the phantom.
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Explaining pain to patients who survived cancer should be individually tailored.
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Take the patient's pain beliefs, cognitions, pain memories, social factors and dominant pain mechanism into account.
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Explaining pain implies teaching patients about the underlying biopsychosocial mechanisms of pain.
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Pain neuroscience education is a potential solution to improve pain outcome in cancer survivors, but should never be a stand-alone treatment.
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Pain neuroscience education should precede interventions such as graded activity, exercise therapy, stress management, sleep management and dietary advice.
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Less than one-third of physical therapy trials reported confidence intervals.
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The prevalence observed is lower than equivalent analyses in other disciplines.
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Analysis showed consistent increases in the proportion of trials that used confidence intervals with time.
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Dynapenia and abdominal obesity were associated with single fall.
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Dynapenic-abdominal obesity people are more likely to fall.
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Dynapenia was the unique condition associated with recurrent falls.
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Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version [SAS-SV] is now adapted into Brazilian Portuguese.
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The Brazilian version of SAS-SV has good reliability and construct validity.
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It is now possible to measure addition of smartphone use in Brazil.
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Forward head posture is not associated with muscular performance in either groups.
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Forward head posture does not explain pain and disability in CNP patients.
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The muscle size–endurance relationship is affected in CNP.
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Deep cervical muscles are selectively affected in the presence of CNP.
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HIIT can benefits the HRV, especially in healthy and MetS subjects.
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The HIIT can be used in cardiovascular rehabilitation and prevention.
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Future randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm the effectiveness of HIIT.
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The methodological quality of the studies ranged from “poor” to “good”.
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Most results of the quality of the measurement properties were considered doubtful.
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The Frenchay activities index and the Human activity profile showed the highest clinical utility scores.
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The content validity needs to be better investigated.
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Further studies with good methodological quality are required.
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Physical activity is recommended in clinical guidelines for chronic low back pain.
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Guidelines are silent in regards to which types of physical activity.
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Leisure physical activity appears to be protective to low back pain.
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Occupational physical activity appears to be harmful to low back pain.
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Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability in Brazil.
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Brazil has adopted unwarranted practices in the management of low back pain.
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Brazil faces a significant challenge with overuse of medical services for LBP.
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Tackling low back pain will require engagement of all relevant stakeholders.
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Low back pain trials are published in a variety of healthcare journals.
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The methodological quality of low back pain trials is moderate.
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55.5% of low back pain trials endorsed the CONSORT statement recommendations.
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Reporting guidelines should be strictly followed.
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Scoring methods for two lumbopelvic sensorimotor control tests were developed.
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Good to excellent reliability was found for the lateral step test scoring method.
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Fair to excellent reliability was found for the lumbopelvic position–reposition test.
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The lateral step down test can be used in clinical practice.
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The scoring method for the lumbopelvic position–reposition test needs to improve.
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Physical therapists from dermatology report having knowledge to be able to implement EBP.
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Physical therapists from dermatology believe having skills to be able to implement EBP.
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There were inconsistencies on some answers about knowledge and skills related to EBP.
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Few studies have assessed long term effects of TPDN for individuals with SAPS.
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This study assesses the value of adding TPDN to routine treatments for SAPS.
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This study assesses the effect of TPDN on subsequent healthcare utilization.
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Results from this work could inform clinical management of SAPS.