Aivaras Ratkevicius, Andrew M. Carroll, Audrius Kilikevicius, Tomas Venckunas, Kevin T. McDermott, Stuart R. Gray, Henning Wackerhage, and Arimantas Lionikas School of Medical Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; and Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiotherapy, Lithuanian Academy of Physical Education, Kaunas, L...

7 ABSTRACT Increased life expectancy in several populations makes osteoarthritis (OA) an important public health issue, as it is a very prevalent chronic disease and leading cause of pain and disability among adults and elderly. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare pain, mobility, functional capacity, and strength of patients with knee osteoarthritis submitted to two different interv...

BACKGROUND Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal ailments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of therapeutic massage on the range of motion in patients with neck pain. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 60 patients aged 37-82 years (mean age: 62.8 ± 9.86 years) treated for neck pain at the Rehabilitation Department of Zamość University of Man...

UNLABELLED Peripheral facial paralysis requires specialized treatment. Physical therapy aims at reestablishing facial movements. The aim of this study was to describe and to analyze physical therapy results for individuals with peripheral facial paralysis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. METHOD A retrospective study was carried out at the University Hospital, authorized by the Statistics ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the profile of the treatments performed at the physiotherapy department of the Brazilian Olympic Committee during the 2007 Pan-American Games. STUDY DESIGN Observational study. PARTICIPANTS AND DESIGN Participants in this study included 434 athletes from the Brazilian Olympic Committee who were referred by the Brazilian medical department to...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the outcomes achieved by motor physical therapy in critically ill patients admitted to intensive care units. METHODS A systematic literature review was performed, and clinical trials published between 2002 and 2011 were included in the study. The search involved the LILACS, SciELO, MedLine, EMBASE and Cochrane databases, using the keywords "intensive care unit", "physioth...

Objective The aim of the study was to estimate the impact of whole-body cryotherapy (WBC) on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Material and Methods We investigated the effect of WBC with subsequent kinesiotherapy on markers of inflammation, oxidative stress, lipid profile, and atherosclerosis plaque in male AS patients (WBC group). To assess the disease...

BACKGROUND Although recent advances in knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment and evaluation were achieved, to the best of our knowledge, few studies have evaluated the longitudinal effect of therapeutic modalities on the functional exercise capacity of patients with knee OA. The purpose was to investigate the effects of kinesiotherapy and electrotherapy on functional exercise capacity, evaluated u...