CV Lattes
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Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Holds a Bachelor's degree (2004), Master's (2010), and PhD (2014) in Physical Therapy from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar). Additionally, she earned an MBA in Management and Teaching from Centro Universitário Central Paulista (UNICEP, 2017). She is a specialist in Women's Health Physical Therapy, certified by COFFITO in 2023. Currently, she is an Associate Professor 3 at the Federal University of São Carlos and a faculty member of UFSCar's Graduate Program in Physical Therapy (PPGFT). She is responsible for the Isokinetic Dynamometry Laboratory (PPGFT) and the Physical Therapy Resources Research Laboratory (LAREF). She leads the Pain Research Group: Assessment and Physiotherapeutic Treatment at UFSCar (CNPq) and the Chronic Pain Study Nucleus (NEDoC). Her expertise lies in Physical Therapy, with a primary focus on chronic pain assessment and treatment, electrophysical agents, aquatic physical therapy, musculoskeletal dysfunctions in the female life cycle, and rehabilitation. She is a mother of two children born in May 2015 and December 2020. Contact: m.avila@ufscar.br (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Fibromyalgia (FM) is a prevalent and often disabling disease, that affects mostly women and its main characteristic is chronic pain. Several studies have shown that hydrotherapy is effective in the improvement of painful symptoms and quality of life of this population; other studies have shown that Pain Therapeutic Education (PTE) is also effective in this sense. PTE is one cheap, easy to…
INTRODUCTION: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by complex and multifactorial symptoms, prevalent in women. This study focuses on two recurring and relevant alterations in fibromyalgia: autonomic dysfunctions and adiposity. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether psychosocial factors correlate with autonomic and body composition changes, and to compare the results of women with …
Dysmenorrhea is a common gynecological condition characterized by discomfort in the abdominal region before or during menstruation in the absence of pelvic disease. The high prevalence of dysmenorrhea is associated with decreased quality of life. This study aims to collect data on the knowledge of health professionals in primary care in the city of São Carlos regarding the diagnosis and t…
Context: Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for fibromyalgia, but we know that muscle contraction can cause pain and interfere with treatment adherence. An alternative to reduce this is to progress the exercise intensity, as in resistance training, whose loads are added according to biological adaptations. However, to date, we do not know whether resistance training with…
Introduction: Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is characterized by intense pain with cramping characteristics in the lower abdomen that occurs during or immediately before menstruation. In Brazil, this condition has a high prevalence, with numbers reaching 90.7% during the most recent menstrual cycle. Furthermore, PD can impact the social, academic and professional lives of affected individuals.…
Introduction: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a condition characterized by a range of symptoms, including chronic widespread pain. One of the recommendations for the treatment of FM is exercise. Exercise recommendations for FM treatment point out that strength training is particularly interesting for this population, due to patients' preference. However, there are still no studies that clearly descr…
Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a gynecological condition characterized by pain in the pelvic region and lower abdomen associated with the onset of the menstrual cycle, with an annual prevalence of approximately 71.1%. It is believed that PD may be related to the development of chronic pain, as there is an association between PD and central sensitization symptoms, increased temporal summatio…
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INTRODUCTION: Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition with complex and multifactorial symptoms, predominantly affecting women. This project highlights two common and relevant issues in fibromyalgia: autonomic dysfunctions and hyperadiposity. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether psychosocial factors are related to autonomic changes and body composition, and to compare the results of women with fi…
The development of a measurement instrument and evaluation of its measurement properties need to follow adequate methods in relation to reliability, validity and responsiveness so that the evaluation of the patient is more accurate and decreases the chance of errors. However, although there is a guideline developed by Gagnier et al. (2021) for reporting studies on measurement properties, …
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