Osteoartrose em joelhos como fator limitante para a qualidade de vida em idosos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Análise comparativa de variáveis biomecânicas entre as mulheres idosas caidoras e não caidoras

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Comparação da razão da taxa de desenvolvimento de força dos músculos flexores e extensores do joelho com as razões convencional e funcional em jogadores de futebol

Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Tecnologias - IBRC

Adaptações neuromusculares após um treinamento de caminhada em declive

Pós-graduação em Desenvolvimento Humano e Tecnologias - IBRC

Efeito do ultra-som terapêutico sobre o crescimento ósseo das epífises, distal do fêmur e proximal da tíbia em Rattus novegicus

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Sistema eletrônico para geração e avaliação de movimentos em paraplégicos

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Informação sensorial e controle motor em indivíduos com lesão do ligamento cruzado anterior

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Análise da influência do calço e do movimento de inclinação lateral da coluna vertebral em indivíduos com escoliose idiopática

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Impact of muscle fatigue on mechanics and motor control of walking

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Enxerto alógeno de ligamento patelar conservado em glicerina e fixado com parafusos de interferência como substituto do ligamento cruzado cranial em cães

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Effect of watergym in knee osteoarthritis

Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of watergym to alleviate knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms and improve locomotor function. Methods: Forty-two volunteers, 38 women and four men with OA, practicing watergym, divided into the following groups: beginners, intermediate, advanced, and advanced level with other physical activities in addition to watergym were included in the study. Individuals were assessed at times zero, 8 and 12 weeks, with classes lasting 45 minutes, twice a week. Function was assessed by the Aggregate Locomotor Function (ALF) score, and pain and other symptoms by the visual analogical scale (VAS) and by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire. Statistical analysis was carried out by the variance analysis for repeated measurements, followed by Tukey's method for comparison of time point means whenever required. Results: None of the tests showed a significant improvement of pain or locomotion. Conclusion: Watergym was not effective in improving symptoms and did not affect the locomotor capacity of individuals with knee OA.

Moderate intensity and volume downhill run does not impair knee joint stability at early and late phases of quadriceps/hamstrings contraction

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Contribuição da amplitude de movimento articular do joelho na marcha de crianças com paralisia cerebral espástica

Individuals with spastic cerebral palsy show muscle weakness, difficulties in the control of agonist and antagonist muscles, decreased range of motion and tonus and sensibility alterations, especially in knee joint. These problems can interfere on the performance of functional activities such gait. The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution of knee range of motion on gait of hemiplegic and diplegic children considering their asymmetries. Twelve children, 6 hemiplegics e 6 diplegics from 7 to 12 years of age (age average= 9,5 ± 1,93) took part. Spasticity was assessed by the Ashworth’s Modified Scale and the passive knee range of motion by an eletrogoniometer. The task was to walk on a walkway of 8m long, in their preferred speed, in 6 attempts, been 3 on right and 3 on left sagital planes. Eigth passive markers were bilaterally fixed for the kinematic record. Orthogonally to the walkway, two digital camcorders were assembled on the sagital plane. The fotogrametric procedures were performed by the Dvideow 6.3 software. The Matlab 7.0.1 software was used to filter and to calculate the dependent variables. The U test of Mann- Whitney found differences to the cerebral palsy type for knee extension/hiperextension (U = - 2.943; p= 0.003), knee relative angle at heel contact (U = - 5.992; p= 0.001) and knee range during stride (U = - 4.099; p= 0.001). The Wilcoxon’s test revealed differences according to the asymmetries for the hemiplegics only for the knee relative angle at heel contact (T= - 2.635; p<0.008). The contributions of passive knee range of motion, revealed by the Spearman correlations, for the more afected limb of the diplegics, showed that the knee extension/hiperextension interfere on the cadence, stride duration and step width; the knee relative angle at heel contact change the stride length and duration and cadence; and the...(Complete abstract click electronic access below)