The regular practice of physical exercise as a non-pharmacological treatment of arterial
hypertension (AH) has been encouraged due to causing a series of physiological responses in …

BACKGROUND: Patients with COPD may experience respiratory muscle weakness. Two
therapeutic approaches to the respiratory muscles are inspiratory muscle training and …

Introduction Electromyography (EMG) helps to evaluate disorders and pulmonary behavior,
as impairments in respiratory muscle function are associated with the development of …

BACKGROUND: The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2011
update recommends that the management and treatment of COPD be made to combine the …

Obesity is often associated with metabolic disorders. However, some obese people can
present a metabolically healthy phenotype, despite having excessive body fat. Obesity-related …

Background Assessing the strength and endurance of respiratory muscles is fundamental
for characterizing respiratory muscle dysfunction. Although a variety of tests are used to …

Background/Objectives Bariatric surgery (BS) is a successful, long-lasting treatment option
for obese. The early postoperative (PO) period is followed by dietary restriction and physical …

Obesity is often associated with increased risk of cardiometabolic morbidities and mortality.
However, evidence shows that some obese individuals are more likely to develop such risk …

BACKGROUND: There are few reports in the literature supporting the understanding of the
physiological mechanisms of intolerance in patients with COPD to perform unsupported …

BACKGROUND: The importance of evaluating the functional capacity of patients with COPD
is well known, and there is a wide range of tests described in the literature. The 6-min …