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Fabio Scoppa

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The effects of physical training without equipment on pain perception and balance in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial

2017

BACKGROUND: Research supports a link between exercise and falls prevention in the older population. OBJECTIVES: Our aims were to evaluate pain perception and balance skills in a group of elderly subjects and to examine the consequences of a standardized equipment-free exercise program intervention on these variables. The study utilized a randomized controlled trial method. METHODS: 92 subjects were recruited from a rural Sicilian village (Resuttano, Sicily, Italy). Subjects were randomly split into two groups, an experimental group (EG; n = 49) and a control group (CG; n = 43). Qualified fitness instructors delivered the standardized physical exercise program for the EG whilst the CG did no…

Malemedicine.medical_specialtymedicine.medical_treatmentPoison controlPhysical exerciseElderly; balance; exercise; pain; Accidental Falls; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Disability Evaluation; Exercise Therapy; Female; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Perception; Postural Balance; Treatment Outcomelaw.inventionDisability Evaluation03 medical and health sciencesElderly0302 clinical medicinePhysical medicine and rehabilitationRandomized controlled triallawInjury preventionHumansMedicinepain030212 general & internal medicinePostural BalanceAgedBalance (ability)Aged 80 and overRehabilitationSettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportiveexercisebusiness.industryRehabilitationAccidental FallPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthPain PerceptionbalanceMiddle AgedQPExercise TherapyOswestry Disability IndexTreatment OutcomeItalyBerg Balance ScalePhysical therapyAccidental FallsFemalebusinessGVSettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Motorie030217 neurology & neurosurgeryHumanResearch Article
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Orofacial muscles activity in children with swallowing dysfunction and removable functional appliances

2019

Swallowing dysfunction is a frequent disorder among children and refers to an altered tongue posture and abnormal tongue movement during swallowing. Removable functional appliance is one of the treatments applied by dentistry to correct this disorder. The aim of this study was to evaluate any differences on orofacial muscles activity in children with swallowing dysfunction with and without removable functional appliances. 68 children were eligible for the study and divided into the orthodontic group (OG) and the no-orthodontic group (NO-OG). Both groups performed a dental occlusion-class evaluation, a swallowing function test and a myoscan analysis in order to measure perioral forces (i.e. …

Myofunctional Therapylcsh:Medicinelcsh:QM1-695ABNORMAL TONGUE03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSwallowingswallowing dysfunctionTongueOrofacial muscles perioral muscles muscles activity swallowing dysfunctionmedicineOrthopedics and Sports Medicinemuscles activityMolecular BiologyOrthodonticsperioral musclesbusiness.industrylcsh:RSignificant differencelcsh:Human anatomy030229 sport sciencesCell BiologyOrofacial musclesmedicine.anatomical_structureReference valuesOriginal ArticleNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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