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Phenotypes of individuals with COPD vary according to body composition and (in)activity.
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Different clinical impacts are present in patients according to these phenotypes.
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Obesity associated to sarcopenia and inactivity is the most debilitating phenotype.
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Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a primary cause of pain and disability.
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Mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) is a suitable approach for CLBP.
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Improvements with MDT in CLBP are similar to other physical therapy approaches.
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The SBST can be used to stratify baseline characteristics in patients with chronic LBP.
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Outcomes over a 6-month period were consistently greater in high risk patients.
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The SBST itself predicts disability in both short and medium terms.
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The SBST does not add predictive value to basic baseline characteristics.
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6MWT is the most frequent and well-established test used in clinical settings and research.
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6MWT distance has strong positive association with age, arm span, height, and weight.
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Arm span, similar to height, is a strong predictor of 6MWT distance in healthy children.
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Back-PAQ-Br is a questionnaire that evaluates attitudes and beliefs about back pain
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Back-PAQ-Br has measurement properties that are similar to the original version
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Back-PAQ-Br is reliable and valid to assess attitudes and beliefs about back pain
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Back-PAQ-Br can assess people with and without back pain, and healthcare professionals
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Back-PAQ-Br can be used in research and in the clinical setting
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Beliefs are an important target for the management of musculoskeletal pain.
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Behavioural learning is key to elicit and disconfirm unhelpful beliefs.
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We propose key principles to guide clinicians in promoting behavioural change.
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A case illustrates the role beliefs have on musculoskeletal pain management.
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Patients having breast reconstruction are not routinely referred to physical therapy
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The main reason for referral to physical therapy are complications after surgery
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Current practice does not consider limitations specific to each reconstruction type
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Patients in Brazil have three times more appointments compared to the UK
