Introduction and hypothesis The literature presents controversial results regarding the role of
delivery mode in pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function after birth. Some studies showed a …

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of cryotherapy on pain and physical function in
knee osteoarthritis. Data sources: An electronic search was performed up to February 2019 …

Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) non motor symptoms may present early in the
disease course and worsen with advancing disease. Respiratory changes can affect …

Introduction: Postural deviations are frequent in childhood and may cause pain and
functional impairment. Previously, only a few studies have examined the association …

Purpose Low physical capacity is hypothesized to be associated with the presence of
musculoskeletal symptoms. Therefore, our aim was to investigate whether physical capacity …

Active pauses have shown potentially beneficial effects to increase the variability of the
electrical activation pattern of muscles. However, there is a lack of consensus as to how to …

The present study descriptively compares the need for recovery (NFR) among 128 nursing
professionals (nurses) and 223 call center operators according cutoff points in the literature …

Purpose The higher prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among women
compared with men could be explained by sex-gender differences related to biological and …

Purpose To investigate the effects of physical exercise at improving functional capacity in
older adults living with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods Medline, Embase, Web of …

Introduction: The exercise benefits for the most prevalent postural changes require proper
investigation, with large samples, control group, and concealed allocation. Objective: To …