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Wheelchair basketball players with shoulder pain get localized pain sensitivity.
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Basketball players without shoulder pain had similar pressure pain sensitivity.
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Elite wheelchair basketball players with shoulder pain get active trigger points.
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The referred pain elicited by active trigger points reproduced shoulder pain.
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Basketball players without shoulder pain get similar latent trigger points.
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Migraine is associated with high levels of disability and comorbidities.
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Disability levels can be influenced by the presence of aura and migraine chronicity.
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Manual and exercise therapy aim to reduce musculoskeletal pain and sensitization.
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Balance and vestibular rehabilitation is suggested to enhance function and reduce dizziness.
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Patients may benefit from physical examination and tailored treatment paths including education.
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HRV is used to assess cardiac autonomic modulation.
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HRV is useful to assess the effect of physical exercise programmes.
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What are the common shortcomings of using the HRV methodology?
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What are the recommendations of using HRV collection and analysis methods?
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Checklist regarding the use of the HRV collection and analysis methodology.
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This study investigated the influence between pelvis–trunk–shoulder.
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Active reduction of anterior pelvic tilt decreased trunk extension.
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Active reduction of anterior pelvic tilt increased lower trapezius activity.
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The LCADL%total reflected better outcomes for COPD when compared to LCADLtotal.
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The 28% cut-off point for LCADL has clinically relevant discriminatory power.
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The LCADLtotal may compromise the interpretation of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program effects.
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The bridge test with knee extension is a valid test to measure core stability.
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Trunk rotators strength predicts the performance during this test.
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Hip extensors and internal rotators strength can also predict the performance during the test.
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Addressing these muscles might be important in people with poor performance during the bridge test.
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Measurement properties of most physical activity questionnaires have not been fully tested.
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Construct validation and reliability of most physical activity questionnaires are not acceptable.
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Methodological quality of most studies were considered poor.
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Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome patients had losses in hip muscle strength.
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Flexion and rotation movements are reduced in FAI syndrome patients.
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Reduced hip strength and motion should be considered during rehabilitation programs.
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There was a large effect of BTI combined with other strategies on postural control at short-term.
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Combining BTI with other intervention may enhance effects on postural control in young CP patients.
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Due to the very low quality of the current evidence, caution is needed.
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Three quarters of acute hip fracture patients were able to fully adhere with an Early Inpatient Exercise Program (EIEP).
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Living at home, absence of disability/cognitive impairment and comorbidities before an acute hip fracture is associated with Early Inpatient Exercise Program adherence.
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Early Inpatient Exercise Program adherence is an independent predictor of one-year survival in patients with acute hip fracture in community dwelling.
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Aging reduces rib cage contribution and increase abdominal contribution.
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Aging increases end-inspiratory and end-expiratory chest wall volumes.
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Sitting position might benefit patients who present reduced tidal volume.
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Posture influences all variables of breathing pattern and chest wall motion, except respiratory rate and duty cycle.
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Women present higher thoracic contribution to the tidal volume.
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It is important to evaluate dynamic balance ability during fall risk assessment.
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The Mini-BESTest was the strongest individual predictor of falls in PD.
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Individuals with scores less than 21.5/28 had 70.7% greater chance of falling.
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Overall confidence of reviews of exercise for low back pain was very low.
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Higher confidence was found in Cochrane reviews and reviews with registered protocol.
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Confidence in the results is important to generate unbiased clinical recommendations.
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Education, joint stabilization, and myofascial release were most used for patellar tendinopathy rehabilitation.
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Quadriceps eccentrics, education, joint stabilization and lumbo-pelvic stabilization and hamstrings stretching were frequently used for patellar tendinopathy prevention.
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Brazilian physical therapists consider pain, function and functional test results to discharge an athlete.
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Our results revealed an inconsistency between interventions used in clinical practice and interventions recommended by the best available evidence.