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Chronic pain care must shift to a biopsychosocial model focused on functionality.
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Interdisciplinary work is essential in the management of chronic pain.
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Exercise in active coping strategy should consider psychosocial, emotional, and contextual factors.
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Physical therapy assistance during labor increases the chances of vaginal delivery.
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Physical therapy assistance during labor reduces the risk of a cesarean delivery.
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Physical therapy assistance during labor reduces the intensity of pain and maternal anxiety.
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Physical therapy assistance during labor reduces the risk of perineal laceration, and reduces the need for pharmacological analgesia.
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Outcomes of the HRET are influenced by personal characteristics.
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Female sex, higher BMI, and low activity level link to lower HRET metrics.
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Normative values may help track recovery and guide rehabilitation plans.
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Online tool for HRET estimates available at: www.achillestendontool.com/HRET.
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Exercise is a fundamental component in treating type 2 diabetes.
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The glycemic response to a single exercise session differs based on exercise type.
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Continuous aerobic exercise reduces glycemia up to 10 min after its completion.
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Interval aerobic exercise reduces glycemia up to 30 min after its completion.
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Resistance exercise reduces glycemia up to 1 min after its completion.
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We explore how fear and avoidance can be learned and lead to disability.
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We explore the fear learning theory to physical therapy clinical practice.
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We discuss behavioral frameworks to address movement-related fear and avoidance.
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We illustrate practical application through a patient case study.
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Climbing stairs was the most assessed physical function.
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Lower limb physical functions performance tests assess a limited number of activities.
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Knee OA outcome measures rarely assess challenging activities like running or jumping.
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Some issues related to the drafting of self-reported items were found.
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The Mckenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) spinal classification system consists of three main MDT syndromes and the classification OTHER.
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In reliability studies, the 10 different classifications under OTHER (e.g. spinal stenosis, chronic pain syndrome) has always been grouped together as one classification.
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In a Dutch medical centre (Rugpoli) that provides secondary and tertiary level care, the prevalence of patients classified as OTHER is 63%.
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The results showed that the reliability between experienced, highly trained MDT clinicians of Rugpoli was almost perfect.
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Physical therapists can proficiently deliver motivational interviewing (MI)
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MI produced a small increase in physical activity compared to minimal intervention.
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Usual-care physical therapy may sufficiently address health-related behaviour change.
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MI may be most beneficial for patients not actively receiving physical therapy care.
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The PIKQ-Br presented adequate measurement properties.
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Positive and moderate correlations were observed between the PIKQ-UI with 12 questions and PIKQ-UI with 10.
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PIKQ-Br demonstrated that the original instrument with 12 questions and one factor was not appropriate.
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PIKQ-Br with 10 questions and two-factor loadings showed good validity and high reliability.
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The DC/TMD was translated and adapted into Brazilian Portuguese.
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Brazilian TMD Pain Screener is valid and reliable.
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Brazilian DC/TMD Axis I is reliable for painful TMDs diagnosis.
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The IPA-Br4 has adequate test-retest reliability and internal structure.
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The IPA-Br4 can be used with adults with varied physical disabilities.
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The IPA-Br4 needs to be tested for other measurement properties.
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There is a higher prevalence of LBP among specific sociodemographic groups.
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People with LBP have worse capacity and performance levels compared to people without LBP.
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Sex, age, education, and health status were associated with capacity and performance.
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There is a need for a comprehensive biopsychosocial analysis of LBP.
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The guideline establishes a consensus on anatomical terminology, signs/symptoms, and assessment of pelvic floor (PF) muscles in women, based on a systematic literature review, involving 21 Women's Health/Pelvic Floor experts.
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Clearly defined PF terminology in Brazilian Portuguese enhances clinical and scientific discussions by eliminating ambiguity.
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The guideline is expected to be widely used from undergraduate education to the evaluation and treatment of PF dysfunctions in research and clinical practice.
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We reviewed the literature on anatomical substrates of lower limb outcome post-stroke.
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White matter pathways may help to identify outcome phenotypes post-stroke.
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Findings suggest that CST integrity is associated with lower limb strength outcome.
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Studies with longitudinal measures may identify mechanisms driving motor recovery.
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Future studies should include a range of neural tracts in addition to the CST.
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HIIT improves peak VO2 and should be considered as a component of care of patients with coronary artery disease.
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An important caveat is uncertainty and variation of actual training intensities compared to program targets.
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The superiority of HIIT over MICT in improving VO2peak disappeared when analysis was restricted to isocaloric protocols.
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The available literature lacks detailed description of mirror therapy sessions, particularly regarding the type of exercises, number of repetitions, and session content.
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Most sessions were performed daily for 15 min over one month.
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Exercises primarily consisted of motor exercises targeting the distal part of the limb.
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Physical performance is associated with different muscle variables.
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Peak torque of the hip flexors is associated with gait speed.
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Trunk muscles were associated with the main physical performance tests.
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Women with infertility benefit from exercise.
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Social media was the primary source of information for exercise.
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Barriers and facilitators to exercise must be considered by physical therapists.
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Self-reported symptom duration is not accurate in individuals with patellofemoral pain.
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Care should be taken when accurate measures of symptom duration are important.
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Techniques may be used to provide more accurate reports.