FisioterapiaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-11-22DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.10.002
B. Puerta Arroyo , J.C. Benítez-Martínez
{"title":"Fisioterapia manual y ejercicio ocular en un adolescente con diplopía y visión borrosa postraumatismo craneofacial: informe de caso","authors":"B. Puerta Arroyo , J.C. Benítez-Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Craniofacial trauma in adolescents can lead to visual complications such as diplopia (double vision), significantly affecting quality of life. This clinical case presents Lucas, a 16-year-old patient, who experienced diplopia and other symptoms after sustaining craniofacial trauma, prompting him to seek physiotherapeutic treatment.</div></div><div><h3>Case presentation</h3><div>Lucas, a 16-year-old adolescent, sought physiotherapy after undergoing craniofacial trauma. During the initial assessment, he reported diplopia in downgaze, blurred vision, and periorbital pain when looking downward. The medical evaluation reported a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 15, with suspicion of a fracture of the roof and/or floor of the left orbit and possible paralysis of the IV cranial nerve. Magnetic Resonance Imaging confirmed a fracture of the left orbital floor with a cortical step of approximately 3<!--> <!-->mm. The functional evaluation revealed that head tilt improved diplopia, suggesting a compensatory muscular component, leading to the hypothesis about the shortening of the left inferior oblique muscle.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The physiotherapeutic treatment approach consisted of manual therapy on the cranial and facial bones, as well as specific oculomotor exercises for the extrinsic eye musculature. Eight sessions were conducted over a period of 4 weeks (Days 2–26 post-trauma), each lasting 45<!--> <!-->minutes. Objective measurements taken at a distance of 91<!--> <!-->cm identified the onset of blurred vision and diplopia. By the conclusion of treatment, the distance at which blurred vision appeared reduced from 95<!--> <!-->cm to 45.5<!--> <!-->cm, and diplopia from 87<!--> <!-->cm to 36<!--> <!-->cm. Progressive improvement was observed in each session, with pre-post differences exceeding 10<!--> <!-->cm in some cases.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Manual physiotherapy combined with oculomotor exercises was effective in resolving diplopia and blurred vision in this pediatric case following facial trauma. The treatment resulted in accelerated visual recovery without complications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Pages 33-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145876925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.10.001
A. Agost González , I. Escobio Prieto , M. Albornoz Cabello
{"title":"Evaluación de la punción seca y ejercicio terapéutico en la osteoartritis de rodilla: ensayo clínico aleatorizado","authors":"A. Agost González , I. Escobio Prieto , M. Albornoz Cabello","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.10.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.10.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and Objectives</h3><div>Therapeutic exercise is one of the recommended treatments for individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and may be supplemented with additional interventions such as dry needling (DN). This study aims to assess and compare the effects of a specific therapeutic exercise program, alone or in combination with the dry needling (DN) technique applied to the popliteus muscle, on pain, functionality, range of motion, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing in patients with knee osteoarthritis.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and Methods</h3><div>A total of 3<!--> <!-->O participants were randomly allocated into two groups: the dry needling plus therapeutic physical exercise group (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->15) and the therapeutic physical exercise alone group (<em>n</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->15). Both groups followed the same exercise protocol, while the dry-needling group additionally received three sessions of this intervention over a period of three weeks.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Variables such as pain, functionality, neuropathic pain, stiffness, range of motion, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing were assessed before and after the intervention. Significant differences (p <<!--> <!-->0.001) were observed between the two groups in pain intensity, kinesiophobia, and pain catastrophizing. Furthermore, statistically significant differences (p <<!--> <!-->0.05) were also found in functionality and stiffness.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The combination of dry needling applied the popliteus muscle and therapeutic exercise led to greater improvements than therapeutic exercise alone in patients with knee osteoarthritis, with statistically significant differences observed post-intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Pages 3-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145876921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2026-01-01Epub Date: 2025-10-22DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.006
P. Lucena Boscá, J. Leal García, P. Blanco Giménez, J. Vicente Mampel
{"title":"Efectividad del tratamiento fisioterápico en mujeres con dispareunia: estudio de caso","authors":"P. Lucena Boscá, J. Leal García, P. Blanco Giménez, J. Vicente Mampel","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Dyspareunia is defined as recurrent or persistent pain before, during or after reproductive intercourse that affects the psychosocial and physical conditions of the individual. The complexity of this disorder of genito-pelvic origin significantly impacts various aspects of the life of women with dyspareunia, increasing the risk of suffering from psychosocial disorders associated with the painful experience.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To describe the short and medium-term effects obtained from a physical treatment protocol on pain, functionality and psychosocial variables in a patient diagnosed with dyspareunia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A single case study design was used with a total of 4 sessions. Manual therapy, vibration and radiofrequency were the treatments implemented. Each session lasted 60<!--> <!-->minutes. Pain perception, functionality, strength and activation of the perineal muscles and quality of life were evaluated with different scales.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results showed relevant clinical changes in the variables measured with the scales used for our patient with dyspareunia.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>According to the methods used in the research, manual therapy, vibration and radiofrequency could be an effective treatment for the treatment of dyspareunia in the variables used for the study.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"48 1","pages":"Pages 30-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145876924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.002
A. Tanna , Y. Dave , E. Byiringiro , A. Kakkad
{"title":"Effectiveness of physiotherapy in lumbar canal stenosis with scoliosis: Case study","authors":"A. Tanna , Y. Dave , E. Byiringiro , A. Kakkad","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>This case study examines how a physiotherapy approach can help with chronic low back pain (LBP) due to lumbar canal stenosis, as well as how that affects their functional status, flexibility, and strength of their lower limbs.</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>A 20-year-old girl with a history of LBP for 3-months underwent a 16-weeks intervention consisting of manual therapy, interferential therapy, lumbar traction, self-neural tissue mobilization, targeted exercise programs, muscle flexibility, and strength training.</div></div><div><h3>Result</h3><div>Numerical Pain Rating Scale for pain, Active Range of Motion for flexibility, Manual Muscle Testing, Straight Leg Raise test, Treadmill Walking test, Extension Loading test, Core Muscle Endurance test, Modified Oswestry Disability Index, and Claudication Pain Scale were taken at baseline and after completing 4 weeks of physiotherapy intervention. Post-intervention, the subject exhibited marked reductions in pain and neurogenic symptoms, improved flexibility, increased muscle strength, and notable enhancements in the functional status.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This case study outlines an intensive physiotherapy treatment program for a subject with chronic back pain with postural affection. The physiotherapy plan reduces low back pain and helps to improve physical, mental, and functional status.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 317-321"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-07-11DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.06.003
M.G. de Santos Moreno , A. Gómez-Conesa
{"title":"Consideraciones para el tratamiento de fisioterapia en niños con síndrome de Down","authors":"M.G. de Santos Moreno , A. Gómez-Conesa","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 277-279"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420104","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-07-24DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.06.004
A.G. Bravo Diaz , M. Libreros Arciniegas
{"title":"Nivel de actividad física y calidad de vida del personal sanitario de cuidado intensivo en el segundo pico de la pandemia COVID-19 en una clínica de Santiago de Cali, Colombia","authors":"A.G. Bravo Diaz , M. Libreros Arciniegas","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>During the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) lockdown, opportunities for physical activity were markedly restricted. Such limitations may have affected the health and quality of life of intensive-care-unit (ICU) healthcare personnel, who continued working extended shifts with reduced rest and heavier workloads.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To describe the physical-activity levels and quality of life of ICU healthcare personnel and to examine the relationship between these variables.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 92 ICU staff members. After standardized training, participants completed the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPAQ) and the WHOQOL-BREF in person. Descriptive statistics and correlational analyses were performed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Overall, 44.5% of participants were classified as physically active: 41.3% at a moderate level and 3.26% at a high level. The remaining 55.4% had low physical-activity levels; most of these were women. Perceived overall quality of life was rated as good across the cohort.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Physical-activity levels in this ICU workforce did not meet World Health Organization recommendations. Nevertheless, participants reported good perceived quality of life, and no statistically significant association was found between physical-activity level and quality-of-life domains.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 280-287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.005
Izaskun Montori Rodrigo , Ana María Insausti Serrano , Ana Beatriz Bays Moneo , Juancho de Quixano Bardají , Raquel Ramos Graciano , Paula Camelia Trandafir Trandafir
{"title":"Anquiloglosia, fisioterapia y deformidades craneales. Estudio de dos casos","authors":"Izaskun Montori Rodrigo , Ana María Insausti Serrano , Ana Beatriz Bays Moneo , Juancho de Quixano Bardají , Raquel Ramos Graciano , Paula Camelia Trandafir Trandafir","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Ankyloglossia is a congenital malformation of the lingual frenulum that limits tongue movement and can lead to difficulties with breastfeeding, swallowing, and speech. This restriction may cause muscular compensations in the orofacial and craneocervical structures, potentially contributing to cranial asymmetries.</div><div>The objective is to examine the relationship between ankyloglossia, cranial deformities, and the importance of post-frenectomy physiotherapy rehabilitation in their correction.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A study of two cases was conducted following the CaRe guidelines. Two clinical cases of 4-month-old male infants diagnosed with ankyloglossia and cranial asymmetry were presented prior to frenectomy. Cranial measurements were taken before and three weeks after the procedure. The patients received physiotherapeutic rehabilitation on the scar, cervical, cranial, orofacial musculature, and the temporomandibular joint.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In both cases, a significant reduction in cranial asymmetries was observed after the frenectomy with a reduction of 7<!--> <!-->mm (Case 1) and 4<!--> <!-->mm (Case 2). Physiotherapy rehabilitation focused on scar recovery and restoration of adequate tongue and muscle mobility.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Ankyloglossia can be a contributing factor in cranial asymmetries, so it may be necessary to include its evaluation. Frenectomy combined with physiotherapy rehabilitation seems to have a positive influence on significantly improving cranial symmetry, so it could be a type of rehabilitation to consider in similar cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 322-326"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-09-20DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.001
S. Díaz Ruiz , M.J. Yuste Sánchez
{"title":"Efecto del entrenamiento de la musculatura respiratoria en el rendimiento de la natación: revisión sistemática","authors":"S. Díaz Ruiz , M.J. Yuste Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The principal objective is to understand the effect of respiratory muscle training on swimming performance.</div></div><div><h3>Methodology</h3><div>A systematic review was carried out by consulting trials published from 10 years ago to the present in the PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus databases. The inclusion criteria were clinical trials with young swimmers without respiratory pathology in which peak inspiratory pressure was measured and respiratory muscle training was performed as an intervention. Studies that were not clinical trials, with subjects with pathology and that did not perform respiratory muscle training were excluded. A table was manually made to extract the data from each article chosen for the systematic review. A Cochrane manual of systematic reviews was consulted to analyse risk of bias.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>9 clinical trials were selected to assess the effect of respiratory muscle training on swimming performance, and these studies were carried out in 223 swimmers. Each trial compared an intervention group, which generally had significant improvements in inspiratory muscle strength, with a control group, in which swimming training was performed.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Respiratory muscle training has turned out to be a method that generates positive effects on lung function and development of strength of the mainly inspiratory muscles. There are no conclusive results about performance improvement. The sample size is not relatively large, so it cannot be extrapolated to young swimmers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 305-316"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-08-11DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.07.002
S. Nieto Marcos , C. Palomo Rodrigo , A. Grijalvo García , A. Pinto-Carral , M.J. Álvarez-Álvarez
{"title":"Alteraciones en la autoeficacia y la confianza en el movimiento en las personas con dolor lumbar crónico: un estudio de casos y controles","authors":"S. Nieto Marcos , C. Palomo Rodrigo , A. Grijalvo García , A. Pinto-Carral , M.J. Álvarez-Álvarez","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objective</h3><div>Chronic low back pain is a global health problem. Physiotherapy approaches include manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and patient education. However, psycho-emotional and social factors also play a relevant role in the perception and progression of pain.</div><div>The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between self-efficacy and movement confidence in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain and compare them with asymptomatic controls.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A case-control observational study was conducted with 30 subjects with nonspecific chronic low back pain and 30 asymptomatic subjects. The instruments used were the OPTIMAL-confidence scale (0–100, with higher scores indicating lower confidence) and the Chronic Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (0-100, with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy). A descriptive analysis and association tests between variables were performed using SPSS® v26 software (<em>P</em><.05).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 60 participants were included, with a mean age of 54.72<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->13.96 years. Individuals with pain showed lower self-efficacy (68.51<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->14.46 vs. 79.98<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->9.86) and lower movement confidence (39.24<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->24.29 vs. 11.78<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->11.50) compared to the control group, with statistically significant differences (<em>P</em><.05). Furthermore, a moderate, significant inverse correlation was observed between self-efficacy and movement confidence (r<!--> <!-->=<!--> <!-->−0.55; <em>P</em><.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The findings suggest that individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain present lower self-efficacy and movement confidence, highlighting the importance of incorporating these factors into physiotherapy education strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 288-297"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
FisioterapiaPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-14DOI: 10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.003
S. Villanueva , L.M. Trujillo , A. von Oetinger , V. Valenzuela
{"title":"Correlation between heart rate recovery after maximal exercise and insulin resistance in sedentary overweight adult Chilean men: A pilot study","authors":"S. Villanueva , L.M. Trujillo , A. von Oetinger , V. Valenzuela","doi":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ft.2025.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>Attenuated heart rate recovery (HRR) after exercise has been demonstrated as an independent predictor for mortality in healthy adults. The objective a cross-sectional pilot study was conducted in 10 sedentary overweight men to analyze the correlation between heart rate recovery (HRR) after maximal exercise and insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).</div></div><div><h3>Material and methods</h3><div>Ten volunteers with a mean age of 33.9<!--> <!-->±<!--> <!-->0.9 years and with no conditions relevant to this research were recruited. Peak oxygen consumption (VO<sub>2</sub>peak) was measured using an ergospirometer. Other measurements included body mass index, body fat percentage, waist circumference, fasting blood glycemia, insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and lipid profile.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Heart rate (HR), was recorded as an absolute value at 1, 3, and 30<!--> <!-->min (HRR1, HRR3, and HRR30, respectively) post-exercise. HRR1, HRR3, and HRR30 showed a positive correlation with HOMA-IR (<em>r</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.88, 0.81, and 0.91, respectively; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->0.001), insulinemia (<em>r</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.71; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->0.001), and glycemia (<em>r</em> <!-->=<!--> <!-->0.87; <em>p</em> <!-->≤<!--> <!-->0.001). Also, there were significant differences for HRR1 (<em>p</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.001), HRR3 (<em>p</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.001) and HRR30 (<em>p</em> <!--><<!--> <!-->0.005), between insulin-resistant and non-insulin-resistant subjects.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our results demonstrate that HRR was inversely associated with IR in sedentary overweight adult men, indicating the use of non-invasive techniques, such as HRR, can be important to investigate the possible relationship between metabolic disorders and the regulation of cardiac function.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":34994,"journal":{"name":"Fisioterapia","volume":"47 6","pages":"Pages 298-304"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145420522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}