OBJETIVO: Verificar a validade ea reprodutibilidade do uso de dois instrumentos subjetivos
para avaliar a limitação nas atividades da vida diária (AVD) em pacientes com doença …

Objective: To evaluate characteristics of physical activities in daily life in COPD patients in
Brazil, correlating those characteristics with physiological variables. Methods: Physical …

INTRODUCTION: Being overweight or obese is associated with a higher rate of survival in
patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This paradoxical …

Objective: To evaluate pulmonary function and respiratory muscle strength in chronic renal
failure patients, correlating these variables with hemodialysis-related weight fluctuation; to …

Objective: To determine the validity and reproducibility of a Portuguese-language version of
the Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire (CRQ) in patients with COPD. Methods: A Portuguese…

BACKGROUND: The Flutter VRP1 device is used for airway clearance. Its performance is
based on 4 basic effects: positive expiratory pressure (PEP), forced exhalations (huff), high-…

INTRODUÇÃO: A doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica acarreta prejuízos na mecânica
pulmonar e musculatura periférica. O treinamento físico dos pacientes com doença pulmonar …

This study compared the profile of daily activities and variables of functional fitness between
elderly men and women, as well as the relation of their time spent walking per day with the …

INTRODUÇÃO: A obesidade está associada às alterações do sistema nervoso autônomo.
Estudos prévios em adultos têm mostrado que obesos apresentam resposta autonômica …

The analysis of blood lactate concentration and pulmonary gas exchanges are methods
traditionally employed to identify the transition in the muscle metabolism energy production. …