Os efeitos do Kinesio Taping em pacientes com osteoartrite no joelho: revisão bibliográfica

Projeto de Graduação apresentado à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para obtenção do grau de Licenciado em FisioterapiaA osteoartrite é a causa mais frequente de doença crónica musculosquelética, constituindo uma das principais causas para a limitação das atividades diárias. Objetivo: investigar, através de uma revisão bibliográfica, os efeitos do Kinesio Taping em pacientes com osteoartrite do joelho. Metodologia: Foi efetuada uma pesquisa nas bases de dados da PubMed, PEDro e Web of Science. A qualidade metodológica dos estudos foi analisada através da Escala Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP). Resultados: Foram incluídos 7 artigos, com um total de 556 participantes, com idades compreendidas entre 55 e 70 anos com uma qualidade metodológica média de 9. Num dos artigos, o kinesio tape não demonstrou qualquer tipo de efeito, no entanto, nos outros 6 artigos os resultados foram significativos. Conclusão: O Kinesio Taping demonstrou produzir efeitos significativos no tratamento da osteoartrite, diminuindo a dor e melhorando os movimentos dos pacientes, o que resultou numa diminuição do consumo de analgésicos.Osteoarthritis is the most frequent cause of chronic musculoskeletal disease and is one of the biggest causes of limitation of daily activities. Purpose: To investigate, through a bibliographic review, the effects of Kinesio Taping in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methodology: A search was conducted in the databases PubMed, PEDro and Web of Science. The methodological quality of the studies was analyzed by using the Critical Appraisal Skills Program (CASP). Results: Seven articles were included, with a total of 556 participants, aged between 55 and 70 years old with an average methodological quality of 9. In one of the articles the kinesio taping showed no effect, however, in the other 6 articles, the results were significant. Conclusion: Kinesio Taping has demonstrated to produce significant effects in the treatment of osteoarthritis, decreasing pain and improving patients’ movements, which resulted in a reduction of the use of painkillers.N/

Characterisation of microbial attack on archaeological bone

As part of an EU funded project to investigate the factors influencing bone preservation in the archaeological record, more than 250 bones from 41 archaeological sites in five countries spanning four climatic regions were studied for diagenetic alteration. Sites were selected to cover a range of environmental conditions and archaeological contexts. Microscopic and physical (mercury intrusion porosimetry) analyses of these bones revealed that the majority (68%) had suffered microbial attack. Furthermore, significant differences were found between animal and human bone in both the state of preservation and the type of microbial attack present. These differences in preservation might result from differences in early taphonomy of the bones. © 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved