Flavia Ignacio Antonio

Bachelor in Physiotherapy from the University of Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP) (2005). Improvement by the Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP) (2007). Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Sciences - Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo - FMRP-USP (2011). PhD in Rehabilitation and Functional Performance - Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo - FMRP-USP (2016). Postdoctoral degree completed at the Department of Health Sciences at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo - FMRP-USP (2019). Postdoctoral studies in progress at the University of Ottawa - Ontario- Canada (Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Rehabilitation Sciences). Member of the Motor and Functional Measurement Laboratory (MFM Laboratory), collaborating on research lines related to the methods of assessment and physiotherapeutic intervention related to the female pelvic floor in women with dyspareunia. Specifically in the area of assessment of corticomotor excitability and central sensitization of the pelvic floor muscles, using assessment methods such as transcranial magnetic stimulation and qualitative methods for assessing the pain threshold and temporal summation in women with provoked vestibulodynia. Researches evaluation methods for the treatment of pain in women with dyspareunia. Researches methods for assessing electromyographic activity of the pelvic floor muscles. Researches the transient effects of hypopressive exercise on intra-abdominal pressure and activation of pelvic lining muscles. Member of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (ISEK). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)