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Principles of Neural Science

This review provides the reader with the up-to-date evidence-based basis for prescribing exercise as medicine in the treatment of 26 different diseases: psychiatric diseases (depression, anxiety, stress, schizophrenia); neurological diseases (dementia, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis); metabolic diseases (obesity, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, polycystic ovarian syndrome, type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes); cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure, cerebral apoplexy, and claudication intermittent); pulmonary diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, cystic fibrosis); musculo-skeletal disorders (osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis); and cancer. The effect of exercise therapy on disease pathogenesis and symptoms are given and the possible mechanisms of action are discussed. We have interpreted the scientific literature and for each disease, we provide the reader with our best advice regarding the optimal type and dose for prescription of exercise.

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Exercise as medicine – evidence for prescribing exercise as therapy in 26 different chronic diseases

The Brush Foundation studies on human growth and development, begun in 1931 and terminated in 1942, have been intensively reviewed and studied by Dr Greulich and Miss Pyle in the formulation of this Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist Serial radiographs of from 2 to 20 hand-films made at successive examinations of each of 1000 boys and girls made up the radiographic material Standards were selected that were judged to be the most representative of the central tendency or anatomic mode of each chronologic age group from birth through 18 years

Radiographic Atlas of Skeletal Development of the Hand and Wrist

Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance

Published version made available following 12 month embargo from the date of publication [12 Feb 2015] according to publisher policy. Accessed 10/03/2015. Published version available from 13 February 2016.

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Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation

https://www.scielo.br/pdf/clin/v65n7/a05v65n7.pdf

Postural assessment software (PAS/SAPO): Validation and reliabiliy.

https://www.revistas.usp.br/clinics/article/download/18523/20586

Segmental stabilization and muscular strengthening in chronic low back pain: a comparative study

The present study aimed to update the literature review on the prevalence of fibromyalgia published in 2006. A bibliographical survey was carried out from 2005 to 2014 in the MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase, LILACS and SciELO databases and 3274 records were identified. Five researchers selected the studies, following the inclusion criteria: studies that obtained the prevalence of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia studies in associated diseases were excluded. When screening by title and abstract, 2073 irrelevant articles were excluded. The full texts of 210 articles were evaluated for eligibility and this review included 39 studies, described in 41 articles. The selected studies were grouped into four categories: (A) prevalence of fibromyalgia in the general population; (B) prevalence of fibromyalgia in women; (C) prevalence of fibromyalgia in rural and urban areas; (D) prevalence of fibromyalgia in special populations. The literature shows values of fibromyalgia prevalence in the general population between 0.2 and 6.6%, in women between 2.4 and 6.8%, in urban areas between 0.7 and 11.4%, in rural areas between 0.1 and 5.2%, and in special populations values between 0.6 and 15%. This literature review update shows a significant increase in fibromyalgia prevalence studies in the world. The new 2010 American College of Rheumatology criteria have not been widely used yet and the COPCORD (Community-oriented program for control of Rheumatic Diseases) methodology has increased the quality of studies on the prevalence of rheumatic diseases in general.

https://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbr/v57n4/0482-5004-rbr-57-04-0356.pdf

Prevalence of fibromyalgia: literature review update.

Resumo O presente estudo teve como objetivo atualizar a revisao de literatura sobre a prevalencia da fibromialgia (FM) publicada em 2006. Foi feito levantamento bibliografico do periodo de 2005 a 2014 nas bases de dados Medline, Web of Science, Embase, Lilacs e SciELO e identificaram‐se 3.274 registros. Cinco pesquisadores selecionaram os estudos, de acordo com os criterios de inclusao: estudos que obtiveram a prevalencia da FM. Foram excluidos estudos da FM em doencas. Na triagem pelo titulo e resumo, foram excluidos 2.073 artigos irrelevantes. Foram avaliados quanto a elegibilidade os textos completos de 210 artigos, incluiram‐se nesta revisao 39 estudos, descritos em 41 artigos. Os estudos selecionados foram agrupados em quatro categorias: a) prevalencia da FM na populacao em geral; b) prevalencia da FM em mulheres; c) prevalencia da FM em areas rurais e urbanas; d) prevalencia da FM em populacoes especiais. A literatura aponta valores de prevalencia da FM na populacao em geral entre 0,2 e 6,6%, em mulheres entre 2,4 e 6,8%, nas areas urbanas entre 0,7 e 11,4%, nas rurais entre 0,1 e 5,2% e em populacoes especiais entre 0,6 e 15%. Esta atualizacao de revisao de literatura mostra um aumento expressivo de estudos de prevalencia da FM ao redor do mundo. Os novos criterios do Colegio Americano de Reumatologia de 2010 foram ainda pouco usados e a metodologia Copcord (Programa Orientado para a Comunidade para Controle de Doencas Reumaticas) aumentou a qualidade dos estudos de prevalencia de doencas reumaticas em geral.

A prevalência de fibromialgia: atualização da revisão de literatura

OBJETIVO: Desenvolver uma versao transcultural do Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ) para a populacao brasileira e analisar sua validade e eficacia quando aplicado em pacientes com fibromialgia. PACIENTES E METODOS: Participaram do estudo 44 pacientes com fibromialgia (FM), diagnosticados segundo os criterios do American College of Rheumatology (ACR), 1990. Baseados nas orientacoes de Guillemin et al(22), foram convidados quatro professores de lingua inglesa, um reumatologista e dois fisioterapeutas. O procedimento seguiu as etapas: traducao inicial por dois professores de ingles, avaliacao das duas traducoes para uma versao unica, versao para a lingua inglesa por dois professores de ingles nativos, reuniao de consenso com dois professores de ingles, reumatologista e fisioterapeutas para versao teste, avaliacao da equivalencia cultural, versao final, avaliacao da confiabilidade e reprodutibilidade. A versao teste foi aplicada em 20 pacientes com FM, tendo em todas as questoes o item "nao-aplicavel". Substituicao de possiveis questoes com mais de 15% de respostas "nao-aplicavel" por outras de mesmo conceito, resultando na versao final. Aplicacao dessa versao em 24 pacientes com FM por dois avaliadores que fizeram a entrevista no mesmo dia com intervalo de uma hora e, apos um periodo de sete dias da primeira avaliacao, o questionario foi reaplicado pelo primeiro avaliador. RESULTADOS: Na aplicacao da versao teste nao houve questoes com mais de 15% de respostas "nao-aplicavel". Sendo assim, nao foi mudado o texto para a versao final. Porem, houve dificuldade de compreensao das escalas visuais analogicas (questoes 4 a 10). Com isso, foram acrescidas "carinhas" nos dois extremos: a esquerda uma "carinha" feliz e a direita, uma infeliz. Esse processo deu origem a versao final. Na avaliacao da confiabilidade, os resultados do avaliador 1 (primeira e segunda aplicacao) e do avaliador 2 foram comparados, bem como as duas aplicacoes do avaliador 1. Ambas demonstraram que nao houve diferenca entre os dois avaliadores no que diz respeito a aplicacao do questionario. A comparacao entre os avaliadores foi feita com base nas medias globais. Os valores de p foram todos superiores a 10%, indicando que nao houve evidencia de diferencas significantes entre aplicacoes dos questionarios nos mesmos pacientes. CONCLUSAO: A versao brasileira do FIQ, o QIF, mostrou ser um instrumento valido e confiavel para medir a capacidade funcional e o estado de saude de pacientes brasileiros com FM.

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Amélia Pasqual Marques

Papers

Postural assessment software (PAS/SAPO): Validation and reliabiliy.

Segmental stabilization and muscular strengthening in chronic low back pain: a comparative study

Prevalence of fibromyalgia: literature review update.

A prevalência de fibromialgia: atualização da revisão de literatura

Validação da versão brasileira do Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ)