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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
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FGA-Brazil showed moderate to high correlation with gait and balance tests.
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FGA-Brazil differentiate between older adults with high and low concern about falls.
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FGA-Brazil is able to predict future falls with high accuracy in the older population.
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The optimum cutoff score of the FGA-Brazil for predicting falls is ≤22.
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FGA-Brazil did not exhibit ceiling and floor effects.
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A multidisciplinary team approach was evident in athlete healthcare in the Olympic Polyclinic
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The majority of the athlete encounters had an average of 2.9 different treatment modalities
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Athletes reported “injury” as the main reason for physical therapy visits (2.8 encounters/athlete)
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Most of total immersion ice bath visits (98%) were for recovery purposes
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Nepali women appear to have variations in pelvic floor muscle function.
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Weaker and thinner pelvic floor muscles are not always associated with a greater stage of prolapse.
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A larger hiatal area is associated with a greater stage of prolapse.
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Convergent validity between PFM tenderness and central pain mechanisms.
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Poor agreement between pelvic floor muscle tenderness and self-reported symptoms.
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When PFM tenderness on digital palpation is present, screen for central pain mechanisms.
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Most Brazilian physical therapists do not use the recommended criteria for return to sport after ACLR.
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Specialty certification in sports physical therapy contributes to the use of the recommended criteria.
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Psychological factors associated with ACLR are neglected by most Brazilian physical therapists.
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Most Brazilian physical therapists do not use functional questionnaires after ACLR.
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Pulmonary and upper limbs function start deteriorating in the early stages of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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The decline in pulmonary function is more significant than the decline in upper limbs function in DMD.
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Functional status can be followed by comparing healthy peers in each stage of DMD.
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Sensory disorders in cerebral palsy are associated with lower activity performance.
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Sensory disorders in cerebral palsy are associated with lack of independence.
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Sensory disorders in cerebral palsy may limit motor actions impacting activity.
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Sensory disorders in cerebral palsy should be addressed in rehabilitation.
