A5045503209- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- S100 Proteins and Annexins
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Nerve injury and regeneration
- Physical Education and Gymnastics
- Muscle activation and electromyography studies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
- Neurological Disorders and Treatments
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Brazilian cultural history and politics
- Cell death mechanisms and regulation
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Restless Legs Syndrome Research
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
- Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
Adventist University of Health Sciences
2024-2025
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
2014-2023
Hesco (United States)
2021
Parkinson's Foundation
2017
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2005-2009
Environmental enrichment is known to induce plastic changes in the brain, including morphological hippocampal neurons, with increases synaptic and spine densities. In recent years, evidence for a role of astrocytes regulating transmission plasticity has increased, it likely that functional play an important brain plasticity. Our study was designed evaluate induced by environmental CA1 region hippocampus, focusing on astrocytic density processes. After 8 weeks starting at weaning, male CF-1...
Although the exact cause of Alzheimer's disease remains elusive, many possible risk factors and pathological alterations have been used in elaboration vitro vivo models this rodents, including intracerebral infusion streptozotocin (STZ). Using model, we evaluated spatial cognitive deficit neurochemical hippocampal alterations, particularly astroglial protein markers such as glial fibrillary acidic (GFAP) S100B, glutathione content, nitric oxide production, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) S100B. In...
To investigate the measurement properties of Timed Up and Go Assessment Biomechanical Strategies (TUG-ABS) to determine its adequacy for use with individuals Parkinson's disease.Fifty disease.Diagnostic accuracy.The study investigated following properties: reliability (inter-examiner, intra-examiner, test-retest, internal consistency minimal detectable change), construct validity, floor ceiling effect.Considering total score, inter-examiner, test-retest intra-examiner reliabilities were...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the anticipatory (APA) and compensatory (CPA) postural adjustments in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) during lateral instability posture. Twenty-six subjects (13 PD 13 healthy matched controls) were exposed predictable perturbations. electromyographic (EMG) activity muscles displacement center pressure (COP) recorded four time intervals that are typical for adjustments, i.e., immediately before (APA1, APA2) after (CPA1 CPA2)...
Young people tend to spend most of their time in activities involving inappropriate positions, which can promote musculoskeletal alterations and disorders.To investigate the prevalence low back pain (LBP) young analyse its associations with daily postural habits.Cross-sectional retrospective study evaluating 679 Brazilian (15 18 years old), using questionnaires about LBP awareness habits. The values were calculated for present moment, last three months throughout life. Mann-Whitney U test...
To investigate the feasibility of a Brazilian samba protocol in individuals with Parkinson's disease.Twenty participants, mean age 66.4±10.7 years, diagnosed idiopathic Parkinson 's disease, divided into: experimental group that received intervention dance classes (10 individuals); and control maintained their routine activities individuals). For data collection, questionnaire was used: General Information; Disability stages scale; Balance Quality Life.During class implementation, there were...
In the 10 most populated countries in world, Parkinson's disease (PD) affects more than 5 million individuals. Despite optimal treatment options already developed for disease, concomitant involvement of other areas health care plays an important role complementing treatment. From this perspective, dancing can be viewed as a non-drug alternative that reduce falls by improving some motor skills, such mobility, balance, gait, and posture, also improve overall quality life. Brazilian samba...
Evidence suggests that task-specific gait training improves locomotor impairments in people with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI); however, plastic changes brain areas remain poorly understood. The aim of this study was to examine the possible effects a overground on recovery and neuroplasticity markers cortex, cerebellum, lumbar an experimental model incomplete-SCI. Using blind, basic design, 24 adult Wistar rats underwent surgical procedure were allocated into sham, non-trained SCI...
We describe the behavior of snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus upon receiving thermal stimuli and effects pretreatment with morphine naloxone on after a stimulus, in order to establish useful model for nociceptive experiments. Snails submitted non-functional (22ºC) non-thermal hot-plate stress (30ºC) only displayed exploratory behavior. However, animals stimulus (50ºC) biphasic avoidance Latency was measured from time animal placed hot plate when lifted head-foot complex 1 cm substrate,...
ABSTRACT Introduction: People with Parkinson's disease constantly have low levels of physical activity. Dancing has become increasingly important for treating the and can help improve non-motor symptoms. Objective: To analyze influence Brazilian samba on symptoms PD according to TD PGID subtypes. Methods: A 12-week, non-randomized clinical trial, through comparison a control group. The 23 individuals who agreed participate in activities formed experimental group (EG) 24 opted not classes...
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Parkinson’s disease (PD) leads to deficits in upper limb strength and manual dexterity consequently resulting functional impairment. Handgrip is correlated with the motor symptom severity of disease, but there a gap literature about influence freezing PD patients. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The objective study correlation between handgrip considering phenomenon verify variables that can predict Unified Disease Rating...
BACKGROUND: The Timed up and go test (TUG), the Five times sit-to-stand (FTSTS) Bed Mobility (BMT) are widely used in clinical practice for Parkinson Disease (PD). However, no reported studies have evaluated responsiveness to gr
The Modified Parkinson Activity Scale (PASm) and Lindop Parkinson's Disease Mobility Assessment (LPA) scales were developed to assess the functional mobility in patients with disease (PD) being directly applied physical therapy practice.To translate perform cross-cultural adaptation of PASm LPA Portuguese-Brazil, analyze some psychometric properties.Cross-cultural validation study.Clinical environment.Thirty-two Brazilian subjects disease.The study consisted two stages: 1) process; 2)...
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects adding a cognitive task on performance three different motor tasks with demands, discrete skills, serial skills and continuous by individuals mild, moderate, severe idiopathic Parkinson’ disease (PD). We also effect in secondary cost dual-task. Method: This is cross-sectional study. Individuals PD were divided groups respect severity (mild, moderate groups). Participants’ performances assessed single DT conditions including...
Aim Following the substantial growth of elderly population in B razil, there has been an increase cases P arkinson's disease ( PD ), which raises need for reliable and culturally adapted scales specific to disease. The arkinson A ctivity S cale PAS ) was developed order assess activity level people with through tasks related mobility. aims present study were translate cross‐cultural adaptation into Brazillian Portuguese analyze its reliability during “on” phase . Methods total 25 patients...
Dual-task (DT) walking assessments allow for the simultaneous evaluation of cognitive and motor performance. During DT walking, individuals may experience interference in one or both tasks, known as cognitive-motor (CMI). The primary purpose this study was to compare CMI between post-stroke healthy persons group during single- dual-motor using 2 distinct tasks.