The Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy (BJPT) is the official publication of the Brazilian Society of Physical Therapy Research and Graduate Studies (ABRAPG-Ft). It publishes original research articles on topics related to the areas of physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences, including clinical, basic or applied studies on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of movement disorders.
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Low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with disability in Brazil.
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Brazil has adopted unwarranted practices in the management of low back pain.
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Brazil faces a significant challenge with overuse of medical services for LBP.
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Tackling low back pain will require engagement of all relevant stakeholders.
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WBV alone showed limited evidence compared to minimal intervention.
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Additional effect of WBV seems to decrease deficiencies and activity limitations.
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New expensive interventions need to be followed by scientific evidence.
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Very-low to low quality of evidence suggests caution in recommending WBV.
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Therapists in the hospital should assess functioning to develop the rehabilitation plan.
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The use of the ICF contributes to a standardized documentation and communication.
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The relevant ICF categories for inpatient physical therapy care are identified.
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The use of the selected categories enables the practical application of the ICF.
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Knee extensor muscle strength indicates global lower-limb strength following a stroke.
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The use of a single measure of muscle strength can reduce assessment burden.
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MST statistical analyses’ results are similar to those seen when using a dynamometer.
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MST can be used to assess lower-limb strength post-stroke.
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Handheld dynamometer may be considered valid for scapular protraction strength test.
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The best correlation with the gold standard occurs with subjects tested seated.
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Handheld dynamometer tends to overestimate the peak force.
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The GT3X®ActiGraph accelerometer does not provide valid measures of energy expenditure in individuals with chronic stroke.
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The Google Fit® smartphone application does not provide valid measures of energy expenditure in individuals with chronic stroke.
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Objective measures of energy expenditure of stroke individuals are necessary.
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Physical activity monitors should be created based upon group-specific equations.
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Magnetic therapy as a novel alternative treatment is suitable for managing LBP. Its advantage over the standard pharmacological intervention is due to fewer side effects.
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Previous studies reflect that there is still a gap in selecting the optimum parameters of pulsed electromagnetic field for treating acute and chronic nonspecific LBP. Many studies used high intensity and frequency of the PEMF, while others applied low parameters of the PEMF. While this study used 50Hz frequency, with low intensity of 20Gauss.
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The dose of with 50Hz and 20Gauss seems to be useful.
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Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version [SAS-SV] is now adapted into Brazilian Portuguese.
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The Brazilian version of SAS-SV has good reliability and construct validity.
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It is now possible to measure addition of smartphone use in Brazil.
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Physical activity is recommended in clinical guidelines for chronic low back pain.
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Guidelines are silent in regards to which types of physical activity.
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Leisure physical activity appears to be protective to low back pain.
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Occupational physical activity appears to be harmful to low back pain.
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We studied the likely mediator between pain catastrophizing and pain worsening.
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This relationship was mediated by disability and muscle weakness.
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Cognitive intervention for disability and muscle strengthening may be effective for relieving pain.
