Prognóstico e definição de metas na lesão medular Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Introduction Goal setting is “the formal process whereby a rehabilitation professional or a multidisciplinary team, together with the patient and/or their family, negotiate goals.” [1] Goals are important for several […]
Teste de Instabilidade Prona Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Purpose[1] To test for the likelihood of a patient with low back pain responding to a stabilization exercise program. The patient lies prone with the body on the examining table […]
Paralisia Supranuclear Progressiva Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is a rare degenerative brain disorder that affects movement, control of walking and balance, vision, speech, and cognition. PSP is a type of parkinsonism[1]. The term […]
Promovendo a Independência das Pessoas com Demência; Um guia para cuidadores Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Background Dementia is a broad term used to describe a group of symptoms associated with ongoing decline of the brain’s abilities. Symptoms include impairments of[1]: Memory […]
Teste de Síndrome do Pronator Teres Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Introduction Pronator Teres Syndrome (PTS) is a compression neuropathy of the median nerve at the elbow. It is not as common as compression at the wrist which is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome […]
Pronator Teres Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Description The pronator teres muscle is a long, thin muscle that is located on the underside of the forearm. This muscle has two different muscle heads (otherwise known as places of origins), […]
Propriocepção Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Introduction Proprioception (PRO-pree-o-SEP-shun; from Latin proprius, meaning “one’s own” and perception) is the sense of the relative position of body segments in relation to other body segments. Unlike the six […]
Joelhos protéticos Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Prosthetic knees can be divided into Mechanical or Computerized. Mechanical knees can then be subdivided into single-axis and multiaxis/polycentric knees. All prosthetic knee require some sort of stability mechanism, this […]
Ambulação adequada com cana Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Introduction Ambulation is defined as the ability to walk from place to place independently with or without assistive device[1]. There are many different cases or instances in which mobility is […]
Reabilitação protética Ir para: navegação, pesquisa
Introduction The aim of the rehabilitation is to aid the amputee to gain independence at the highest level they can, with the most efficient gait possible. The assessment must take […]
