Journal Information
Issue
portada-S1413355521X0007XVol. 26. Issue 1.
(1 January 2022)
Introducing article numbering to Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy
Juliana Trajano
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100409
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Editorial
Statistical inference through estimation: Recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors
Mark R. Elkins, Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Arianne Verhagen, Monika Grygorowicz, Anne Söderlund, Matthieu Guemann, Antonia Gómez-Conesa, Sarah Blanton, ... Umer Sheikh
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100387
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Open Article
Systematic review
Benefits and harms of non-surgical and non-pharmacological management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Karen Bolton, Jason A Wallis, Nicholas F Taylor
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100383
Highlights

  • Exercise programs and rigid bracing reduce pain in people with vertebral fractures.

  • Exercise and bracing may not increase activity or quality of life after vertebral fracture.

  • Exercise is not associated with harm after vertebral fracture.

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Patients should not rely on low back pain information from Brazilian official websites: A mixed-methods review
Raiany Pires Santos, Thamires Prazeres Alonso, Igor Macedo Tavares Correia, Leandro Calazans Nogueira, Ney Meziat-Filho, Felipe J.J. Reis
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100389
Highlights

  • Patients should not rely on low back pain information from Brazilian official websites.

  • The Brazilian official websites do not follow the recommendations from clinical practice guidelines.

  • Brazilian official websites show low credibility standards and inaccurate information about low back pain.

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Masterclass
Shared decision making and physical therapy: What, when, how, and why?
Tammy Hoffmann, Mina Bakhit, Zoe Michaleff
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100382
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    Shared decision making helps to translate evidence into practice.

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    It can improve communication and accuracy of intervention expectations.

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    Physical therapists are ideally positioned to practice shared decision making.

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    Shared decision making is a skill that should be taught to clinicians.

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    Strategies to increase its uptake are required at multiple levels.

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Original research
“A journey to learn about pain”: the development and validation of a comic book about pain neuroscience education for children
Felipe Reis, Tonya Mizell Palermo, Louise Acalantis, Leandro Calazans Nogueira, Ney Meziat-Filho, Adriaan Louw, Kelly Ickmans
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:348
Highlights

  • Pain is a common problem in the field of pediatrics.

  • To date, pain education resources for young children are lacking.

  • A comic book about pain education can be a useful method to present pain concepts to children.

  • Pain education can contribute to changing children's maladaptive beliefs and behaviors.

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Misconceptions of physical therapists and medical doctors regarding the impact of lifting a light load on low back pain
Joséphine Rialet-Micoulau, Valoris Lucas, Christophe Demoulin, Laurent Pitance
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100385
Highlights

  • Beliefs that some strategies to lift a light load may be harmful are common among health care professionals, particularly medical students and doctors.

  • The majority of qualified physical therapists are aware that all strategies used to lift a light load are safe.

  • Taking a pain education course positively impacts physical therapists’ attitudes and beliefs.

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Trajectories of pain and disability in older adults with acute low back pain: Longitudinal data of the BACE-Brazil cohort
Juscelio Pereira da Silva, Fabianna Resende de Jesus-Moraleida, Diogo Carvalho Felício, André Gustavo Pereira de Andrade, Daniele Sirineu Pereira, Manuela Loureiro Ferreira, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100386
Highlights

  • The general course of acute low back pain does not reflect the aging heterogeneity.

  • Older adults with acute low back pain have varied pain and disability trajectories.

  • Complete recovery trajectories and persistent severe trajectories were identified.

  • Worse biopsychosocial health was associated with persistent severe trajectories.

  • Specific clinical care for different courses of low back pain can be implemented.

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Evaluation of the female pelvic floor with infrared thermography: a cross sectional study
Halana Karolina Vicente da Silva, Maria Clara Eugênia Oliveira, Edson Silva-Filho, Adriana Gomes Magalhães, Grasiela Nascimento Correia, Maria Thereza Albuquerque Barbosa Cabral Micussi
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100390
Highlights

  • Infrared thermography (IRT) is a noninvasive tool that can assess the pelvic floor (PF) muscles.

  • IRT detected changes in colors percentage at rest and during PF muscles contraction.

  • There is a strong correlation between vaginal manometry and temperature of PF.

  • IRT is a promising new method to assess the PFM.

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Hip external rotation isometric torque for soccer, basketball, and volleyball athletes: normative data and asymmetry index
Luciana De Michelis Mendonça, Natália Franco Netto Bittencourt, Roberta Lima Freire, Vinicius Castro Campos, Thiago Vinícius Ferreira, Paula Lanna Silva
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100391
Highlights

  • Normative hip external rotation (ER) torque values were based on 451 athletes.

  • Between-limb asymmetry in hip ER torque was higher in basketball athletes.

  • Soccer athletes have greater hip ER torque than basketball and volleyball athletes.

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Photobiomodulation therapy applied during an exercise-training program does not promote additional effects in trained individuals: A randomized placebo-controlled trial
Aryane F. Machado, Ernesto Cesar P. Leal-Junior, Natanael P. Batista, Rafael M.C.P.P. Espinoza, Rodolfo B.R. Hidalgo, Flavia A. Carvalho, Jéssica K. Micheletti, Franciele M. Vanderlei, Carlos Marcelo Pastre
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100388
Highlights

  • No evidence was found that photobiomodulation applied during combined training promote any additional effects.

  • Participants already adapted to a specific stimulus or previously trained do not benefit from the use of photobiomodulation for recovery.

  • Photobiomodulation was not superior to placebo and control on functional, clinical, and systemic outcomes.

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The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has better free full-text access than PubMed: An observational study
Anne M. Moseley, David Fernández Hernando, Bruno T. Saragiotto, Saurab Sharma, Elisa Maharjan, Mark R. Elkins
Braz J Phys Ther. 2022;26:100392
Highlights

  • Full-text access is essential for evidence-based practice.

  • Free full text is available for 51% (95% CI: 44, 58) of articles in PEDro.

  • PEDro provides 4% better access (95% CI: 1, 7) to free full text than PubMed.

  • Free full-text access via PEDro did not change with year or location.

  • A PDF locator website increased access to free full text by 9% (95% CI: 6, 14).

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Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy