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Inspiratory loaded breathing (ILB) modifies chest wall volumes in patients with heart failure (HF).

ILB associated with diaphragmatic breathing (ILBdi) increases abdominal volume in these patients.

Chest wall tidal volume and breathing pattern variables are similar between ILB and ILBdi.

Lower limb and trunk muscle strength are associated with comfortable/maximum gait speed in patients with sub-acute stroke.

Non-paretic dorsiflexors and left trunk lateral flexors predict comfortable/maximum gait speed in sub-acute stroke.

The effects of strengthening in these muscles on post-stroke gait speed need more investigation.

Prevalence of knee OA in former athletes was 30.0% (95% CI 20.0 to 40.0%).

Low-quality evidence suggests that this is likely to change with high-quality studies.

Diagnostic criteria for knee OA and sport modality may impact on estimated prevalence.

Eccentric training strengthens the quadriceps muscle.

Eccentric training increases muscle thickness and fascicle length.

NMES do not change adaptations to eccentric training in healthy subjects.

Individuals in the short and typical resting PMm length groups had similar amounts of PMm elongation during active and passive lengthening procedures.

These groups also had similar amounts of PMm length change, and scapulothoracic motion during overhead arm motions.

These results support the need for further research to better understand how resting PMm length influences PMm elongation and scapulothoracic motion.

Findings from this study should not be applied to individuals with shoulder pain as the study participants were free from shoulder pain at the time of the study.

Training of the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) is essential in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunctions.

Only women who are able to contract the PFM are eligible for PFM training.

There is no consensus as to the best method to facilitate PFM contraction.

Vaginal palpation with posterior pelvic tilt and vaginal palpation showed the larger effect to facilitate a PFM contraction.

There was significant improvement among all of the groups in UI and the largest changes were respectively noted in the PG, PTG, ESG and CG.

Physical therapist's perception regarding therapeutic patient-centred relationship.

Improve understanding patients’ contextual factors and features of physical space.

Patient-centred relationship depends on professional, patient's attitudes and context.

Boys develop more pronounced isometric muscular strength starting at 10 years of age and it peaks at 14 and 15 years.

The Handheld dynamometer has excellent inter-rater reliability and an intra-rater agreement for all muscle groups tested.

The development of muscle strength for the Brazilian population is similar to that observed in the northern hemisphere.

Progression through the difficulty levels of Pilates exercises is empirically guided by the therapist.

It is important to identify which factors may slow or improve this progression.

Factors such as pain and disability do not slow the progression of exercise.

Previous physical activity, educational level, age and number of absences slow the progression.

Therapists should use this information when progressing exercises.

Children with cerebral palsy have variable degrees of respiratory muscle weakness.

IMT improves respiratory muscle strength, trunk control and exercise capacity in these children.

IMT also improves daily living activities and quality of life.