Background Preoperative pain catastrophizing (PC) and pain are both risk factors for poor outcomes after a total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Despite that, there is limited evidence about physiotherapy interventions' effectiveness ...

Background The incidence of frailty and non-healing wounds increases with patients' age. Knowledge of the relationship between frailty and wound healing progress is greatly lacking. Methods The aim of this study is to ...

The early developmental interventions might be designed with a preventative approach to improving the development of at-risk preterm infants. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an early physiotherapy ...

IntroductionTreadmill training and virtual reality have been investigated in children with cerebral palsy. However, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of the combination of both treatments on children's functional ...

There is a lack of consensus with regards to the consequences of cycling practice on urogenital and sexual problems in men. The aim of the study was to analyse the relationship between intensity of cycling practice and ...

Objective Chronic postsurgical pain is a significant adverse effect shown in around 20% of people who had undergone a knee arthroplasty. Psychological risk factors emerged as significant and potentially modifiable risk ...

Background: In 2018, the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) updated the original definition of sarcopenia, establishing new criteria to be used globally. Early diagnosis of sarcopenia in nursing ...

La soledad, poco estudiada en las residencias de ancianos, pue-de afectar a la salud física y mental. Nuestro objetivo es analizar los facto-res asociados a la soledad global, social y emocional de un total de 65 resi-dentes ...

Introduction Several studies have shown that physical activity (PA) levels and sedentary behaviour (SB) are independent risk factors for many health-related issues. However, there is scarce evidence supporting ...