Prof. Isabel C. N. Sacco has a Bachelors degree (1995), a MSc (1997) and a PhD (2001) in Physical Education by the University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo (Brazil). Her graduation and post-graduation majors focused on the diabetic neuropathy, and since then it is her main clinical and scientific expertise. Nowadays, she is an Associate Professor (MS5-3) at the School of Medicine of the University of Sao Paulo (since 1999); 1B Research fellow of CNPq-Brazil (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development); and the head of the Laboratory of Biomechanics of Movement and Human Posture (LaBiMPH), whose main areas of research today include Education in Health, Biomechanics and rehabilitation of diabetic and osteoarthritis patients, and recreational runners. Prof. Sacco is on the editorial specialists board of the Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy and serves as a reviewer of several Journals in the Biomechanics and Rehabilitation fields all over the world. Prof. Sacco is a member of the Prevention International Working Group on Diabetic Foot that establishes the International Guidelines for Prevention of the Diabetic Foot every 4 years. Currently, she is acting as the Director of the Post Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences at School of Medicine USP (2015-2019; 2023-2025). She had been honored by the Brazilian Government as one of the only 22 young (under forty years old) female Brazilian scientists in the national territory with a recognized merit, building up an academic carrier of national and international recognition with relevant scientific production and important role in the formation of human resources. Mother of Paola Sacco (20 yrs old). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Diabetes mellitus is a significant public health problem, negatively impacting health and quality of life indicators. Ulcers and amputations are quite common but their prevention has been neglected in SUS practices. The five-year mortality of people with diabetes affected by ulcers is higher than mortality rate for breast cancer. Public policies focused on diabetic foot prevention and car…
Paolo Caravaggi, full-time Research Scientist at the Movement Analysis Laboratory of the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute (Bologna, Italy), presents large experience in biomechanical instrumentation and object-oriented programming, automatic processing and analysis of large data sets. His previous visit to LABIMPH (March/2018) allowed him to participate in the randomized clinical trial conduc…
Paolo Caravaggi, senior and principal investigator at the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, declare my intent to participate in the FAPESP funded project entitled "Biomechanical and functional aspects of the musculoskeletal system of runners: chronic effects of therapeutic exercise and ageing" (FAPESP 2015/14810-0 ) to be conducted at the Department of Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupationa…
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Diabetes mellitus is a significant public health problem, negatively impacting health and quality of life indicators. Ulcers and amputations are quite common but their prevention has been neglected in SUS practices. The five-year mortality of people with diabetes affected by ulcers is higher than mortality rate for breast cancer. Public policies focused on diabetic foot prevention and car…
Context: Sports activities provide various health benefits but can also present risks of musculoskeletal injuries. Acute ankle sprains are among the most common injuries, particularly in young athletes, and can lead to a set of post-injury symptoms known as chronic ankle instability. This condition results from sensory-motor and mechanical failures, affecting quality of life and increasin…
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Considering the various musculoskeletal alterations of the foot and ankle in people with diabetic polyneuropathy (PND) and the need for self-care to avoid more serious complications such as ulcers and amputations, the inclusion of an exercise protocol for foot treatment, based on self-care, may be an effective method of prevention for this population. The aim of this project is to evaluat…
Considering the several alterations on the feet and ankles present in patients with Diabetic Polyneuropathy (DPN) and the need for self-care in order to avoid more serious complications such as ulcer and amputation, the inclusion of a protocol to strengthen the musculature of the feet, in which the patient can self-manage can be presented as an efficient method, since such exercises aim a…
Background: The performance, particularly in one of the most popular sports activities such as running, is typically influenced by the state of the musculoskeletal system, either by the level of training and conditioning of the biological structures, or by the aging process. Any changes in the biomechanics of the musculoskeletal system, especially in the feet and ankles, and in the coordi…
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Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common sources of plantar foot pain. As we age, the alterations in the plantar fascia makes the aging population particularly vulnerable to this condition. Assessing kinetics and kinematics gait changes in older adults in response to minimal footwear has not been done. What we knew until today is that foot exercise and minimal footwear programs are eff…
Background: The industry created the minimalist running shoes to satisfy the desire for a product that replicates the barefoot condition and protects the body from mechanical stress caused by running since many believe that the high incidence of injury was due to the excessive impact forces experienced whilst running. Minimal shoes was defined as those that have less cushioning and stabil…
The objective of this project is to compare the changes in pelvic floor muscle (PFM) morphology following the two most-commonly used physiotherapy treatments for urinary incontinence in older women (group treatment and individual treatment). A cohort of 360 older women (60 and over) with urinary incontinence will participate in the study. US measurements will be taken prior to and after …
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