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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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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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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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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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Forward head posture is not associated with muscular performance in either groups.
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Forward head posture does not explain pain and disability in CNP patients.
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The muscle size–endurance relationship is affected in CNP.
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Deep cervical muscles are selectively affected in the presence of CNP.
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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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HIIT can benefits the HRV, especially in healthy and MetS subjects.
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The HIIT can be used in cardiovascular rehabilitation and prevention.
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Future randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm the effectiveness of HIIT.
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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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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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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.
