Introduction: subclavian theft syndrome (SBS) is related to subclavian artery stenosis. In patients who were previously submitted to myocardial revascularization (CABG) surgery with internalcoronary mammary graft, SBS may trigger anginal symptoms. Case Report: we report two cases of angina pectoris after CABG, associated with left upper limb pain on exertion. Patients were diagnosed with SBS and submitted to percutaneous transluminal angioplasty […]
The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of physical activity under Pulmonary Function and Respiratory Muscular Strength in sedentary, practicing basketball and swimmers, comparing predicted values with those performed. For this, the method used was a cross-sectional, prospective, comparative study, in which 15 wheelchair users were evaluated, five swimming practitioners, five basketball practitioners and five sedentary […]
Severe patient is considered to be an imminent risk of loss of life or organ function of the human body, as well as those in fragile clinical condition that require care in the Intensive Care Units (ICU), requiring the assistance of an interdisciplinary team, in which Physiotherapy is able to promote the preservation and functional recovery of human movement, minimizing […]
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the level of physical activity, quality of life and functional performance in the daily activities of the elderly who participate in a physiotherapy group. The method used for the research was a cross-sectional case series study in 32 elderly people, where the participants were submitted to a data collection form and […]
This study aims to describe the profile of extubated preterm newborns regarding birth weight, gestational age, classification, time of mechanical ventilation and ventilation modality after extubation, as well as to verify the frequency of physical therapy and resources used. As a methodology, a Field Study was carried out characterized as a transversal study with retrospective data collection, using a convenience […]
This study aims to characterize the epidemiological profile of MS patients, in addition to comparing the balance before and after physical therapy. The main objective of this study is to analyze the balance in patients with MS before and after physiotherapeutic intervention. For this purpose, initial evaluation and reevaluation after 12 physiotherapy sessions were used as methodology. The […]
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Belly dancing allows different movements so that can help to prevent the occurrence of urinary problems in women who have recently given birth vaginally. Considering this fact, this study aimed to verify the influence of postpartum women with urinary incontinence problem. One of the authors, who has experience in belly dancing, observed in this dance a new potential technique for […]
This study aims to evaluate the occurrence of asymptomatic carriers and the antimicrobial susceptibility profile to mupirocin, oxacillin and vancomycin of Staphylococcus aureus isolated in undergraduate students from the first and last period of the Nursing and Medicine courses at EMESCAM. The methods used were nasal swab specimens collected in 147 academics, seeded in hypertonic mannitol agar and biochemical tests were […]
This research aims to describe the health situation in Vitória / ES, in 2014, based on electronic records of primary care. As a methodology, it were checked the frequency of care and the average number of visits per inhabitant according to sex, age group, income from the neighborhood of residence and cause groups / subgroups proposed by the […]