Leticia Vargas de Almeida

PhD in Sciences from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), with international experience from the Free University of Amsterdam-Netherlands. PhD research with emphasis on the development of a rehabilitation protocol and biomechanical assessment of the gait of individuals with lower limb amputation, locomotor system dysfunctions and rehabilitation. Master of Science by the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), with research directed to the individual with spinal cord injury, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), physical activity and emphasis on the functioning of the autonomic nervous system. Specialized in Orthopedics and Traumatology at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), with an epidemiological study of the main injuries suffered by soccer athletes (GUARANI). Graduated in Physical Therapy at the Centro Universitário de Jaguariúna (UNIFAJ). Acted as a professor at Faculdade Inspirar - Campo Grande/MS and coordinated postgraduate courses in Orthopedics and Neurology at Faculdade Inspirar Campinas-SP. Acting in the area of orthopedics, traumatology and sports, confection of orthopedic and postural insoles, evaluation and confection of custom-made orthoses, orthopedics and the dysfunctions of the locomotor system, advanced rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system, acting in the biomechanical evaluation of gait. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)