Motor skills and sensory processing are key dimensions of child development and everyday participation. In children with atypical neurodevelopment, including autism spectrum disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and developmental coordination disorder, both motor difficulties and sensory processing differences have been described ...
The clinical case is presented of a 48-year-old patient with stage IIIA vulvar cancer who was treated with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, followed by comprehensive oncology physiotherapy. The treatment combined lymphatic drainage, manual therapy, pelvic floor exercises, stress management, and sexual health education ...
The 'standard posture' described in the renowned manual Muscles, Assessment and Function with Posture and Pain is considered the reference position for postural assessment. Any deviation from this standard is considered a postural alteration that may have implications for patient symptoms ...
Loss of muscle strength is a prevalent and clinically relevant functional impairment in people with cancer, associated with sarcopenia and early functional limitations. Current evidence identifies muscle strength (handgrip and lower-limb strength) as an independent predictor of mortality, treatment tolerance, and quality of life ...
Cancer incidence increases with age across most oncological diagnoses, and older adults with cancer present a high prevalence of multimorbidity, sarcopenia, and functional decline, which may be exacerbated by the accelerated aging effects associated with cancer treatments ...
