IN recent years, there has been a great increase in the number of patients admitted to the hospitals of this country with the diagnosis of poliomyelitis. This patient load has grossly taxed the ...

A study conducted at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, shows that tests of functional mobility and muscle strength can be adapted so that they can be ...

When a car accident or athletic injury destroys more than 20% of a muscle's mass, the body faces a problem it often can't heal fully on its own. Without intervention, scar tissue fills the injury site ...

Inspiratory muscle training improved diaphragm thickness and excursion in subacute ischemic stroke, strengthening inspiratory ...