CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
bachelor's at Educação Física Licenciatura from Faculdade de Educação Física de Santo André (1997) and master's at Fitness from Universidade de São Paulo (2008). Has experience in Fitness, acting on the following subjects: atividade física, obesidade, adolescente, atividade motora adaptada and idosos. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Despite the high prevalence of allergy observed in elite athletes, no specific diagnostic protocol has been adopted in the routine clinical evaluations of these athletes. The Allergy Questionnaire for Athletes (AQUA©) was validated with football players, however, its sensitivity and specificity in athletes from other sports remain unknown. Objectives: To validate the AQUA© questionnaire i…
An increased prevalence of respiratory and allergic disorders has been found in elite endurance athletes. Accordingly, a proper evaluation and treatment of such disorders would help to improve athletic health care. There are several competing hypotheses seeking to explain the cause of these disorders in athletes; however, the impact of an adequate clinical treatment on respiratory and all…
High prevalence of symptoms of asthma, exercise induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and allergy has been observed in athletes involved in endurance sporting activities at an elite level. According to the IOC, the prevalence of ²-agonist use by athletes mirrors the known prevalence of asthma symptoms in each country. Brazil was the only country where this…
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