Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may lead to the development of hypertension
and therapy with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can promote reduction in blood …

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) produces beneficial effects in the treatment of patients
with chronic heart failure (CHF), but studies carried out in these patients show small sample …

BACKGROUND: Painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) is a common complication of diabetes
mellitus, and pharmacological therapies are ineffective in many patients. Therefore, other …

BACKGROUND: Inspiratory muscle training (IMT) produces beneficial effects in COPD
subjects, but the effects of expiratory muscle training (EMT) and EMT plus IMT in ventilatory …

Background Among neurodegenerative diseases, multiple sclerosis (MS) and amyotrophic
lateral sclerosis (ALS) have a high rate of respiratory disability. Objectives To analyze the …

Background: Whole body vibration (WBV) has been used to increase physical activity levels
in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Objective: To carry out a systematic review …

SciELO - Brasil - Global Postural Reeducation for patients with musculoskeletal conditions:
a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Global Postural Reeducation for patients …

Background: Patients with hypertension have altered autonomic nervous system function,
which are increased sympathetic activity. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) …

Background Generally, the evaluation of the blood pressure response to resistance exercise
has been limited to the evaluation of discontinuous casual blood pressure monitoring, often …

Objective The purpose of this study was to systematically review the effects of spinal
manipulative therapy (SMT) on autonomic nervous system (ANS)-mediated outcomes, in both …