bachelor's at Fisioterapia from Universidade de São Paulo (1973), master's at Educação Especial (Educ. do Indivíduo Especial) from Universidade Federal de São Carlos (1990) and doctorate at Psychology from Universidade de São Paulo (1994). Has experience in Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, acting on the following subjects: fibromialgia, fisioterapia, qualidade de vida, dor and alongamento muscular. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Fibromyalgia is a condition of high prevalence, which causes physical discomfort, mental distress and impairment of social relations. With the rise in popularity of Mobile Health, the use of mobile applications should be considered as a resource of support in the treatment of individuals with fibromyalgia. Positive results in clinical trials demonstrate the potential of these applications…
Non-specific chronic low back pain is a major health problem and socio-economic order responsible for a high of absenteeism from work and reduced functional performance. The practice of supervised exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy is one of the few treatments recommended, since they have positive results in the recovery of this symptom. However, there is little evidence of the eff…
Postural assessment is regarded as the initial physical examination basic procedure to be conducted on patients. However, most existing systems for postural assessment analyze the posture only in two dimensions, not allowing the quantification of spins on the Y axis. These systems do not use the methodology of real-time scanning of anatomical markers, which could increase the error during…
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Low back pain (LBP) is the first cause of disability over the years, being more prevalente in adults and the elderly. Due to multifactorial causes, studies of LBP in twins are applied because they are able to isolate the genetic cause from the environmental one and allow accurate risk estimates. In addition, recent studies show that chronic low back pain (CLBP) is associated with decrease…
Nonspecific low back pain (DL) is a symptom present in people of all ages, and is currently the leading cause of global disability. Recent studies show the existence of a genetic domain in the appearance of low back pain. When chronic, DL starts to affect patients in different ways, bringing not only physical complications that are directly related to the development of a functional disab…
Fibromyalgia is a rheumatologic chronic syndrome that interferes with the individual's functional capacity. Self-care may interfere with fibromyalgia-since it is related to the act of having dominion over its own life, investing itself in power and consequently the way in which this individual conducts its body and its mind in space, to interfere in the quality of life. The aim of the stu…
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