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Ganesh GS, Khan AR, Das SP, Khan A, Alqhtani RS, Alshahrani A, Jarrar MAM, Jarrar M, Ahmed H. Effectiveness of motor control exercise, aerobic walking, and muscle strengthening programs in improving outcomes in a subgroup of population with chronic low back pain positive for central sensitization: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2023; 24:319. [PMID: 37161567 PMCID: PMC10169487 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-023-07316-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of pain sensitivity in the development and maintenance of chronic pain states, impaired executive functioning, and patient recovery is being investigated. Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is widely used to measure musculoskeletal pain associated with central sensitization (CS). Despite the recommendations of many reviews and clinical practice guidelines that exercise programs reduce pain and disability, the overall confidence in these results is considered "critically low." The "active ingredient" of exercise programs and the dominant factor influencing CPM remain largely unknown. The objectives of this trial are to determine: • If different exercises cause different results on the CPM in a subgroup of people with chronic low back pain (CLBP) who are labeled as having CS pain, • If a program of exercise interventions for 12 weeks would alter executive functioning, quality of life (QoL), disability, and pain in persons with CLBP. • The relationship between patient characteristics, executive functions, CPM, and QoL METHODS: The trial is a randomized, controlled, multi-center study with four experimental groups and one healthy control group. Both the researchers and the people in the study will be blinded to the results. This paper describes the protocol for a trial examining the effects of 12-week individualized, twice-weekly exercise sessions lasting 30 to 60 min in persons with CLBP, who are positive for CS. Participants will be randomized to receive either patient education with motor control exercises (MCE), superficial strengthening (SS), aerobic exercises (AE), or patient education alone. Another group comprised of healthy volunteers will serve as controls. The primary outcomes are changes in CPM outcomes as measured by the cold pressor test (CPT). The secondary objectives are to evaluate executive functioning, pain, disability, quality of life, and spine muscle strength. The outcomes will be measured at 3 months and at a 6-month follow-up. DISCUSSION The outcomes of the study will help in gaining more information and evidence about exercise-induced analgesia from the perspective of CPM. Measuring exercise outcomes will aid in scientifically prescribing exercise prescriptions in people with CLBP. The study outcomes will also assist in identifying the characteristics of individuals who will respond or respond indifferently to exercises. Investigating the relationship between the study's various outcomes could provide information for future trials. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical Trials Registry of India (CTRI) identifier: CTRI/2022/03/041143. Registered on 16 March 2022.
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- G Shankar Ganesh
- Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226017, India.
- Department of Physiotherapy, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226026, India.
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226026, India
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- Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack Dt, Odisha, 754010, India
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Integral University, Kursi Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226026, India
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences- Physiotherapy Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, 55461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences- Physiotherapy Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, 55461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences- Physiotherapy Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, 55461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226017, India
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- Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences- Physiotherapy Program, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Najran University, Najran, 55461, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Goldoni ES, Bittencourt JV, do Espirito Santo LR, Sousa EBD, Faria JLRD, Alexandre DJDA, Nogueira LAC. Neuropathic-like symptoms and central sensitization related signs and symptoms negatively affect the functional performance of patients with knee osteoarthritis – a cross-sectional study. OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE OPEN 2023; 5:100358. [PMID: 37122842 PMCID: PMC10133749 DOI: 10.1016/j.ocarto.2023.100358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023] Open
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Objective This study aimed to compare the functional performance among participants with a neuropathic-like symptoms (NS) and central sensitization related signs and symptoms (CS), and their knee osteoarthritis (OA) counterparts. Methods A cross-sectional observational study was conducted with 125 participants with knee OA (94 females, mean age 63.1 ± 7.4 years). Participants completed a self-reported questionnaire with personal and clinical features and musculoskeletal pain characteristics, including NS (PainDETECT), CS (Central Sensitization Inventory, CSI), and conditioned pain modulation. Self-reported functional disability (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, WOMAC) and functional mobility (Timed Up and Go, TUG) were compared among patients with NS, CS, and their knee OA counterparts using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results Thirty-three (26.4%) participants had NS and CS, eighteen (14.4%) had NS, twenty-seven (21.6%) participants had CS, and 47 (37.6%) had knee OA with no NS or CS. A one-way ANOVA revealed greater functional limitation in the group with NS and CS (mean = 67.5 ± 12.0) or NS (mean = 56.7 ± 17.5) than the group without these symptoms (mean = 32.0 ± 20.7) with a statistical significance difference [F(3, 121) = 29.434, p < 0.001] in the WOMAC Total score. The group with NS and CS (mean = 19.2 ± 7.4) or NS (mean = 16.3 ± 6.3) had slower velocity than the group without these symptoms (mean = 11.6 ± 3.5) with a statistical significance difference [F(3,121) = 10.045, p < 0.001] in the TUG test. Conclusion Participants with knee osteoarthritis and NS or CS pain phenotype have greater functional limitations than their counterparts.
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- Enrico Seixas Goldoni
- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Programme at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Programme at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Corresponding author. Centro Universitário Augusto Motta (UNISUAM), Avenida Paris, 84, Bonsucesso, CEP 21041-020, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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- Physiotherapy Department at Jamil Haddad National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Physiotherapy Department at Jamil Haddad National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics (INTO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Programme at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Physiotherapy Department at Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Zieliński G, Matysik-Woźniak A, Baszczowski M, Rapa M, Ginszt M, Szkutnik J, Rejdak R, Gawda P. Exploratory Study on Central Sensitization and Bioelectrical Activity of the Selected Masticatory Muscles in Subjects with Myopia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4524. [PMID: 36901544 PMCID: PMC10001754 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054524] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Myopia is one of the most common eye disorders involving abnormal focusing of light rays. The studies recognize the association between the stomatognathic and visual systems. This compound may have a neurological basis associated with disorders such as central sensitization. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of central sensitization on the bioelectrical activity of selected muscles of the masticatory organ in subjects with myopia. METHODS Selected masticatory and cervical spine muscles were analyzed using an eight-channel BioEMG III electromyograph. Central sensitization was analyzed using the central sensitization inventory. RESULTS Statistical analysis revealed significantly higher scores on the central sensitization inventory in subjects with axial myopia compared to subjects without refractive error. Repeated positive correlations were observed in the sternocleidomastoid muscle activity and negative correlations in the digastric muscle activity during open and closed eyes in myopic subjects. CONCLUSIONS Subjects with myopia have an increased score in the central sensitization inventory. The increase in the central sensitization inventory score is connected with the changes within the electromyographic activity of the masticatory and neck muscles. The effect of central sensitization on masticatory muscle activity in myopic subjects requires further study.
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- Grzegorz Zieliński
- Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Interdisciplinary Scientific Group of Sports Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Students’ Scientific Association at the Department and Clinic of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Independent Unit of Functional Masticatory Disorders, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of General and Pediatric Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Sports Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Jyothikiran J, Rajan A, Leo Aseer PA, N V, K S. Influence of pain quality on physical performance in subjects with osteoarthritis of knee. PHYSICAL THERAPY REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/10833196.2022.2043697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Jambala Jyothikiran
- Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Dams L, Van der Gucht E, Haenen V, Devoogdt N, Smeets A, Morlion B, Bernar K, De Vrieze T, Moloney N, De Groef A, Meeus M. Questionnaire-based somatosensory profiling in breast cancer survivors: are we there yet? Associations between questionnaires and quantitative sensory testing. Disabil Rehabil 2022; 45:1865-1876. [PMID: 35617510 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2022.2076931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE Pain and sensory disturbances are common side effects of breast cancer treatment. Differential somatosensory functioning may reflect distinct pathophysiological backgrounds and therapeutic needs. Aim was to examine whether questionnaires evaluating signs and symptoms related to somatosensory functioning correlate sufficiently with quantitative sensory testing (QST) in breast cancer survivors to warrant consideration for somatosensory profiling in clinical practice. METHODS One year after breast cancer surgery, 147 women underwent QST and completed following questionnaires: Douleur Neuropathique en 4 questions (DN4), Central Sensitization Inventory, Margolis Pain Diagram and Visual Analog Scales (VAS). Associations between the questionnaires and QST were evaluated using Spearman correlation coefficients (rs). RESULTS Significant but weak (rs < 0.30) correlations were found between total DN4 score and QST results at the inner upper arm for detection of sharp stimuli (rs = 0.227), cold stimuli (rs = -0.186), and painful heat stimuli (rs = 0.179), as well as between QST evaluating conditioned pain modulation and the Margolis Pain Diagram on one hand (rs = 0.176) and minimum-maximum pain intensity differences (VAS) on the other (rs = -0.170). CONCLUSION Questionnaires evaluating signs and symptoms related to somatosensory functioning are insufficient for somatosensory profiling. Although somatosensory profiling may be valuable in a mechanism-based management, more research on the most appropriate clinical tools is needed.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONClinicians should be able to recognize that patients with persistent pain or sensory disturbances following breast cancer surgery may have a component of altered somatosensory processing as a significant contributor to their complaint in order to address it appropriately.Somatosensory profiling has yet to be implemented into clinical practice.No evidence-based recommendations can be made on the use of self-reported questionnaires to assess somatosensory processing in a breast cancer population based on the findings of this study.It is suggested to combine information on how individuals process and experience somatosensory stimulation with information from the patient interview or questionnaires to consider which biological, psychological and/or social factors may drive or sustain these neurophysiological processes.
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- Lore Dams
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Pain In Motion International Research Group, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Pain In Motion International Research Group, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Pain In Motion International Research Group, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Vascular Surgery and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Center for Lymphedema, UZ Leuven - University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, UZ Leuven - University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- The Leuven Centre for Algology and Pain Management, UZ-Leuven - University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Section Anesthesiology and Algology, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- The Leuven Centre for Algology and Pain Management, UZ-Leuven - University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.,THRIVE Physiotherapy, Guernsey, Guernsey
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Pain In Motion International Research Group, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, MOVANT, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.,Pain In Motion International Research Group, Brussels, Belgium.,Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Bittencourt JV, Bezerra MC, Pina MR, Reis FJJ, de Sá Ferreira A, Nogueira LAC. Use of the painDETECT to discriminate musculoskeletal pain phenotypes. Arch Physiother 2022; 12:7. [PMID: 35172904 PMCID: PMC8851806 DOI: 10.1186/s40945-022-00129-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Musculoskeletal pain patients present similar pain characteristics regardless of the clinical diagnosis. PainDETECT questionnaire is useful for screening neuropathic-like symptoms in many musculoskeletal conditions. However, no previous studies compared pain phenotypes of patients with musculoskeletal pain using the painDETECT. Therefore, the current study aimed to compare the pain characteristics of patients with musculoskeletal pain classified according to the painDETECT as nociceptive pain, unclear, and neuropathic-like symptoms. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in 308 participants with musculoskeletal pain. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants were examined. Neuropathic-like symptoms, pain intensity, pain area, Central Sensitization-related sign and symptoms, functional limitation, and conditioned pain modulation were assessed in patients with musculoskeletal pain. Independent one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test for between-group differences for the outcome measures with continuous variables and Pearson chi-square test verified between-group differences on the efficiency of the conditioned pain modulation. Results Participants had a mean age of 52.21 (±15.01) years old and 220 (71.42%) were females. One hundred seventy-three (56.16%) participants present nociceptive pain, 69 (22.40%) unclear, and 66 (21.42%) neuropathic-like symptoms. A one-way ANOVA showed differences for the pain intensity [F (2,305) = 20.097; p < .001], pain area [F (2,305) = 28.525; p < .001], Central Sensitization-related sign and symptoms [F (2,305) = 54.186; p < .001], and functional limitation [F (2,256) = 8.061; p < .001]. However, conditioned pain modulation was similarly impaired among the three groups (X2 = 0.333, p = 0.847). Conclusion Patients with neuropathic-like symptoms revealed unfavorable pain characteristics compared to their counterparts, including pain intensity, generalized pain, Central Sensitization-related sign and symptoms, and functional limitation.
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- Juliana Valentim Bittencourt
- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Program at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Paris, 84, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21041-020, Brazil.
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- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Program at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Paris, 84, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21041-020, Brazil
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- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Program at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Paris, 84, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21041-020, Brazil
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- Physiotherapy Department at Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Program at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Paris, 84, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21041-020, Brazil
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- Rehabilitation Science Postgraduate Program at Augusto Motta University Centre (UNISUAM), Paris, 84, Bonsucesso, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21041-020, Brazil.,Physiotherapy Department at Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (IFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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