Objetivos: Avaliar os efeitos da Terapia Assistida por Animais em relação à marcha e ao
equilíbrio em idosos institucionalizados. Métodos: Este estudo caracteriza-se como um ensaio …

Background: Stroke often results in motor impairment and limited functional capacity. This
study aimed to verify the relationship between widely used clinical scales and instrumented …

Objective To systematically review the effects of static stretching with positioning orthoses or
simple positioning combined or not with other therapies on upper-limb spasticity and …

Background Functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the paretic peroneal nerve
has positive clinical effects on foot drop secondary to stroke. Objective To evaluate the …

Objective To systematically review the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
as an adjuvant therapy to improve gross motor function in children with spastic …

Introduction: Whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve lean mass, strength,
and power of the lower limbs in young and older people is still under discussion. This study …

Background: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) are noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques able to modulate …

Hippotherapy is often carried out for the rehabilitation of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP),
with the horse riding at a walking pace. This study aimed to explore the immediate effects of a …

The main purpose of the present study was to assess the effects of foot drop stimulators (FDS)
in individuals with stroke by means of spatio-temporal and step-to-step symmetry, …

Background Walking speed is often used in the clinic to assess the level of gait impairment
following stroke. Nonetheless, post-stroke individuals may employ the same walking speed …