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Edson Soares da Silva

Researcher at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Publications -  24
Citations -  1013

Edson Soares da Silva is an academic researcher from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. The author has contributed to research in topics: Preferred walking speed & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 19 publications receiving 500 citations. Previous affiliations of Edson Soares da Silva include Karolinska Institutet.

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Gait parameters of Parkinson's disease compared with healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors systematically reviewed observational and clinical trials (baseline) studies examining differences in gait parameters between Parkinson's disease (PD) in on-medication state and healthy control.
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Effects of Nordic walking training on quality of life, balance and functional mobility in elderly: A randomized clinical trial

TL;DR: The hypothesis that untrained elderly training Nordic walking for eight weeks will show higher improvements on the functional mobility, quality of life and postural balance than that training without poles was not supported.
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Gait and functionality of individuals with visual impairment who participate in sports.

TL;DR: Individuals with VI who participate in disability sports, as goalball and football, walk with similar self-selected walking speeds as active sighted individuals, but have slightly worse static balance and fear of falling.