Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Article	Citations
Beliefs about the body and pain: the critical role in musculoskeletal pain management	109
Knee osteoarthritis: key treatments and implications for physical therapy	88
Digital physical therapy in the COVID-19 pandemic	82
Using research to guide practice: The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)	78
Self-management at the core of back pain care: 10 key points for clinicians	54
What is the evidence for abdominal and pelvic floor muscle training to treat diastasis recti abdominis postpartum? A systematic review with meta-analysis	36
Intra- and inter-rater reliability of Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Lower Extremity early after stroke	35
Effectiveness of virtual reality in children and young adults with cerebral palsy: a systematic review of randomized controlled trial	31
Therapeutic ultrasound for knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis with grade quality assessment	29
Shared decision making and physical therapy: What, when, how, and why?	29
Recovery after COVID-19: The potential role of pulmonary rehabilitation	27
Strategies for a safe and assertive telerehabilitation practice	27
Isokinetic eccentric training is more effective than constant load eccentric training for quadriceps rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial	25
Inter-rater reliability of the Johns Hopkins Highest Level of Mobility Scale (JH-HLM) in the intensive care unit	22
Predicting physical activity recovery after hip and knee arthroplasty? A longitudinal cohort study	21
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and heat to reduce pain in a chronic low back pain population: a randomized controlled clinical trial	20
Performance difference on the six-minute walk test on tracks of 20 and 30 meters for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: validity and reliability	20
International physical therapists consensus on clinical descriptors for diagnosing rotator cuff related shoulder pain: A Delphi study	20
Popular videos related to low back pain on YouTube™ do not reflect current clinical guidelines: a cross-sectional study	20
The addition of blood flow restriction to resistance exercise in individuals with knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Attitudes and beliefs on low back pain in physical therapy education: A cross-sectional study	19
Alterations in knee sensorimotor brain functional connectivity contributes to ACL injury in male high-school football players: a prospective neuroimaging analysis	18
Adherence to the PRISMA statement and its association with risk of bias in systematic reviews published in rehabilitation journals: A meta-research study	18
‘Your spine is so worn out’ – the influence of clinical diagnosis on beliefs in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain – a qualitative study’	17
Nociplastic pain and central sensitization in patients with chronic pain conditions: a terminology update for clinicians	17

Culture and musculoskeletal pain: strategies, challenges, and future directions to develop culturally sensitive physical therapy care	17
Through the athlete lens: A novel study exploring the perspectives and experiences of injury prevention practices in women playing elite Australian Football	17
Has physical therapists’ management of musculoskeletal conditions improved over time?	17
Physical therapists and public perceptions of telerehabilitation: An online open survey on acceptability, preferences, and needs	17
Effects of motor imagery on strength, range of motion, physical function, and pain intensity in patients with total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Prevalence of overuse injuries in athletes from individual and team sports: A systematic review with meta-analysis and GRADE recommendations	16
Interpretation of trial-based economic evaluations of musculoskeletal physical therapy interventions	16
Association between sensory processing and activity performance in children with cerebral palsy levels I-II on the gross motor function classification system	15
Mobile health technologies for the management of urinary incontinence: A systematic review of online stores in Brazil	14
The Mini-BESTest is an independent predictor of falls in Parkinson Disease	13
Back pain attitudes questionnaire: Cross-cultural adaptation to brazilian-portuguese and measurement properties	13
Scapular movement training versus standardized exercises for individuals with chronic shoulder pain: protocol for a randomized controlled trial	13
Effects of a six-week mobile app versus paper book intervention on quality of life, symptoms, and self-care in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized parallel trial	13
Benefits of vestibular rehabilitation on patient-reported outcomes in older adults with vestibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial	13
Mild and marked executive dysfunction and falls in people with Parkinson’s disease	12
Maximising individualisation of sports injury risk reduction approach to reach success	12
Construct and criterion validity of the functional gait assessment—Brazil in community-dwelling older adults	12
To what extent can telerehabilitation help patients in low- and middle-income countries?	12
Changes in movement behaviors and back pain during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil	11
Epidemiology of chronic back pain among adults and elderly from Southern Brazil: a cross-sectional study	11
Sedentary behavior: barriers and facilitators among older adults after hip fracture surgery. A qualitative study	11
Analysis of the measurement properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia-11 in patients with fibromyalgia	11
Incidence and factors associated with low back pain in adolescents: A prospective study	10
Comparison of specific and non-specific treatment approaches for individuals with posterior capsule tightness and shoulder impingement symptoms: A randomized controlled trial	10
Patients should not rely on low back pain information from Brazilian official websites: A mixed-methods review	10
“A journey to learn about pain”: the development and validation of a comic book about pain neuroscience education for children	10
Pelvic floor muscle tenderness on digital palpation among women: convergent validity with central sensitization	9
Childhood disability: can people implement the F-words in low and middle-income countries – and how?	9
Does verbal encouragement change dynamic balance? The effect of verbal encouragement on Star Excursion Balance Test performance in chronic ankle Instability	9
Low back pain prevalence in Sao Paulo, Brazil: A cross-sectional study	9
Identification of gait events in children with spastic cerebral palsy: comparison between the force plate and algorithms	9
Current clinical practice and return-to-sport criteria after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a survey of Brazilian physical therapists	9
Lower limb kinematics and hip extensors strengths are associated with performance of runners at high risk of injury during the modified Star Excursion Balance Test	8
Which psychosocial factors are related to severe pain and functional limitation in patients with low back pain?	8
Effectiveness of mechanical diagnosis and therapy in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain: a literature review with meta-analysis	8
Can Kinesio Taping® influence the electromyographic signal intensity of trunk extensor muscles in patients with chronic low back pain? A randomized controlled trial	8
The relationship between kinesiophobia and self-reported outcomes and physical function differs between women and men with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome	8
Physical activity and inactivity among different body composition phenotypes in individuals with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	8
Phenotyping nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic pain: who, how, & why?	8
New method for evaluating maximal respiratory pressures: Concurrent validity, test-retest, and inter-rater reliability	7
A contemporary neuroscience approach compared to biomedically focused education combined with symptom-contingent exercise therapy in people with chronic whiplash associated disorders: a randomized con	7
The impact of low back pain systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines measured by the Altmetric score: Cross-Sectional study	7
Trajectories of pain and disability in older adults with acute low back pain: Longitudinal data of the BACE-Brazil cohort	7
Does adding hip strengthening exercises to manual therapy and segmental stabilization improve outcomes in patients with nonspecific low back pain? A randomized controlled trial	7
Use of the STarT Back Screening Tool in patients with chronic low back pain receiving physical therapy interventions	7
Reported practices related to, and capability to provide, first-line knee osteoarthritis treatments: a survey of 1064 Australian physical therapists	7
Deficits in motor coordination of the paretic lower limb limit the ability to immediately increase walking speed in individuals with chronic stroke	7
Obesity is associated with postural balance on unstable surfaces but not with fear of falling in older adults	7
Reliability of the Modified CKCUEST and correlation with shoulder strength in adolescent basketball and volleyball players	7
Sedentary behavior is associated with musculoskeletal pain in adolescents: A cross sectional study	6

Effects of dry needling of the obliquus capitis inferior on sensorimotor control and cervical mobility in people with neck pain: A double-blind, randomized sham-controlled trial	6
An observational study of self-reported sedentary behaviour in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis	6
Insights into low back pain management in Argentina	6
Introducing the comprehensive pain management editorial series	6
Exploring behavior change techniques for reablement: A scoping review	6
A paradigm shift from a tissue- and disease-based approach towards multimodal lifestyle interventions for chronic pain: 5 steps to guide clinical reasoning	6
Person-centred education and advice for people with low back pain: Making the best of what we know	6
Effects of cryolipolysis on lower abdomen fat thickness of healthy women and patient satisfaction: a randomized controlled trial	6
Respiratory physical therapy techniques recommended for patients with cystic fibrosis treated in specialized centers	6
Resistance training decreases matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity in quadriceps tendon in a rat model of osteoarthritis	6
Clinimetric properties of the SATIS-Stroke questionnaire in the Brazilian population: A satisfaction assessment measure addressing activities and participation after a stroke	6
Effects of additional inspiratory muscle training on mobility capacity and respiratory strength for school-children and adolescents with cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled trial	5
Effects of different electrical stimulation currents and phase durations on submaximal and maximum torque, efficiency, and discomfort: a randomized crossover trial	5
The relationship between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II collagen, knee joint load, pain, and physical function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis	5
External validation of prognostic models for recovery in patients with neck pain	5
Impaired performance of women with patellofemoral pain during functional tests	5
The impact of digital physical therapy during COVID-19 lockdown in children with developmental disorders: A qualitative study	5
Evaluation of the female pelvic floor with infrared thermography: a cross sectional study	5
Effectiveness of conservative therapy on pain, disability and quality of life for low back pain in pregnancy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials	5
Comparison of processing speed, balance, mobility and fear of falling between hypertensive and normotensive individuals	5
Benefits and harms of non-surgical and non-pharmacological management of osteoporotic vertebral fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Are foot deformity and plantar sensitivity impairment associated with physical function of community-dwelling older adults?	5
Effect of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation in the treatment of dysfunctions in facial paralysis: a systematic literature review	5
Cross-cultural validity of the Animated Activity Questionnaire for patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis: a comparison between the Netherlands and Brazil	5
Do older adults present altered pelvic and trunk movement pattern during gait? A systematic review with meta-analysis and GRADE recommendations	5
Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Bournemouth questionnaire for low back pain: validity and reliability	4
Factors associated with the reporting quality of low back pain systematic review abstracts in physical therapy: a methodological study	4
What is the believability of evidence that is read or heard by physical therapists?	4
Striving for better outcomes of treating chronic pain: integrating behavioural change strategies before, during, and after modern pain science education	4
The importance of sleep in the paradigm shift from a tissue- and disease-based pain management approach towards multimodal lifestyle interventions for chronic pain	4
Brazilian version of the OSTRC Questionnaire on health problems (OSTRC-BR): translation, cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties	4
Immediate effects of dry needling on pain sensitivity and pain modulation in patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain: a single-blinded randomized clinical trial	4
Do psychological factors relate to movement-evoked pain in people with musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis-specific version of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionn	4
The effects of multisensory stimulation on the length of hospital stay and weight gain in hospitalized preterm infants: A systematic review with meta-analysis	4
Is the angular onset of pain during arm elevation associated to functioning in individuals with rotator cuff related shoulder pain?	4
Are the Harris Hip Score and the Hip Outcome Score valid patient-reported outcome measures for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome?	4
Body fat and skeletal muscle mass, but not body mass index, are associated with pressure hyperalgesia in young adults with patellofemoral pain	4
Functional mobility and 10-year all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older people from São Paulo, Brazil	4
Family-Centered practice in a Brazilian rehabilitation network service	4
Current physical therapy care of patients undergoing breast reconstruction for breast cancer: a survey of practice in the United Kingdom and Brazil	4
Handheld dynamometers for muscle strength assessment: pitfalls, misconceptions, and facts	4
Dyspnea could be accurately assessed by a caregiver in hospitalized patients with respiratory diseases: Interrater reliability and agreement study	4
Misconceptions of physical therapists and medical doctors regarding the impact of lifting a light load on low back pain	4
Hip external rotation isometric torque for soccer, basketball, and volleyball athletes: normative data and asymmetry index	4
Effects of lumbar lordosis increment on gait deteriorations in ambulant boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A cross-sectional study	4
Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of the Functional Gait Assessment in older Brazilian adults	4
Photobiomodulation therapy applied during an exercise-training program does not promote additional effects in trained individuals: A randomized placebo-controlled trial	4
Is pelvic floor muscle strength and thickness associated with pelvic organ prolapse in Nepali women? – A cross-sectional study	4
Factors affecting exercise program adherence in patients with acute hip fracture and impact on one-year survival	4
Hip strength, quadriceps strength and dynamic balance are lower in people with unilateral knee osteoarthritis compared to their non-affected limb and asymptomatic controls	4
The RESOLVE Trial for people with chronic low back pain: statistical analysis plan	4
Symptom characteristics in office workers using standing workstations: A cross-sectional study	4
Isokinetic testing of quadriceps function in COPD: feasibility, responsiveness, and minimal important differences in patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation	3
The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) has better free full-text access than PubMed: An observational study	3
The usage of multidisciplinary physical therapies at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: an observational study	3
Effect of an educational program on physical activity in individuals undergoing their first percutaneous coronary intervention: A randomized clinical trial	3
Why do patients with low back pain seek care at emergency department? A cross-sectional study	3
Consensus-based recommendations on physical activity and exercise in patients with diabetes at risk of foot ulcerations: a Delphi study	3
Compared to what? An analysis of comparators in trials informing the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) low back pain guideline	3
The Brazilian hip and groin outcome score (HAGOS-Br): cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties	3
Perceptions and preferences of patients with cardiac conditions to the inclusion of virtual reality-based therapy with conventional cardiovascular rehabilitation: A qualitative study	3
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the DiAbeTes Education Questionnaire (DATE-Q)	3
Comparison between different health state utility instruments in patients with fibromyalgia	3
A content analysis of online information about the benefits and harms of spine surgery	3
Cross-country validity of the Alberta Infant Motor Scale using a Brazilian sample	3
What is the foot strike pattern distribution in children and adolescents during running? A cross-sectional study	3
Comprehensive movement system screening tool (MSST) for athletes: Development and measurement properties	3
Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and measurement properties of the psychosomatic questionnaire for children and adolescents with musculoskeletal pain into Brazilian-Portuguese	3
Are alterations in running biomechanics associated with running injuries? A systematic review with meta-analysis	3
Foot pronation affects pelvic motion during the loading response phase of gait	3
Comparing the experience of individuals with primary and secondary lymphoedema: A qualitative study	3
Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Pediatric Scale to Brazilian Portuguese and determination of its measurement properties	3
Pain in COVID-19 patients: A call to action for physical therapists to provide pain management after an episode of COVID-19	3
Breaking barriers to rehabilitation: the role of behavior change theories in overcoming the challenge of exercise-related behavior change	3
Tackling the language barrier to implementing research into practice: A survey of usage of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database	3
Letter to the Editor about the article “The addition of blood flow restriction to resistance exercise in individuals with knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	3
Scapulothoracic muscle activity during kinetic chain variations of a prone elevation exercise	3
Post-COVID-19 functional status scale: Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Brazilian Portuguese version	3
Preliminary evidence of an association between spontaneous kicking and learning in infants between 3–4 months of age	3

Types of physical activity performed pre and post stroke	3
Difference in the running biomechanics between preschoolers and adults	3
Use of supplemental oxygen during exercise testing and training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a survey of Australian pulmonary rehabilitation programs	3
Evolution of the thematic structure and main producers of physical therapy interventions research: A bibliometric analysis (1986 to 2017)	3
Accuracy and cut-off points of different models of knee extension strength analysis to identify walking performance in individuals with chronic stroke	3
A guide to identify cervical autonomic dysfunctions (and associated conditions) in patients with musculoskeletal disorders in physical therapy practice	2
Photobiomodulation does not provide incremental benefits to patients with knee osteoarthritis who receive a strengthening exercises program: a randomized controlled trial	2
Early CPAP protocol in preterm infants with gestational age between 28 and 32 weeks: experience of a public hospital	2
A qualitative study of patient’s perceptions of two cardiac rehabilitation models	2
Oxygen uptake efficiency slope: A submaximal test evaluation tool that provides cardiopulmonary reserve data in individuals with Parkinson's disease	2
Physical therapy utilization, costs, and return-to-work status following lumbar spine surgery: A retrospective analysis of workers compensation claims in Australia	2
Can we explain running-related injury preventive behavior? A path analysis	2
Hip passive stiffness is associated with midfoot passive stiffness	2
The why, where, and how clinical reasoning model for the evaluation and treatment of patients with low back pain	2
Arm span as a predictor of the six-minute walk test in healthy children	2
Exploration of the clinical course of frozen shoulder: A longitudinal multicenter prospective study of functional impairments	2
Investigating the rigour of research findings in experimental studies assessing the effects of breaking up prolonged sitting – extended scoping review	2
Assessing health empowerment - Brazilian cross-cultural adaptation and validity testing of the health education impact questionnaire (heiQ) among people with chronic low back pain	2
Prediction equation of hip external rotators maximum torque in healthy adults and older adults using the measure of hip extensors maximum torque	2
Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy on fatigue, walking performance, depression, and quality of life in adults with multiple sclerosis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial	2
Vascular flow limitations affecting the cervico-cranial region: Understanding ischaemia	2
Statistical inference through estimation: Recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors	2
Are static foot posture and ankle dorsiflexion range of motion associated with Achilles tendinopathy? A cross-sectional study	2
The effectiveness of hip interventions in patients with low-back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis	2
High intensity training improves symptoms of central sensitization at six-month follow-up in persons with chronic nonspecific low back pain: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial	2
What are the unsupervised exercise adherence rates in clinical trials for knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review	2
Pulmonary and upper limbs function in children with early stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy compared to their healthy peers	2
Second letter to the Editor about the article “The addition of blood flow restriction to resistance exercise in individuals with knee pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis”	2
Rehabilitation 2030: a collective call that requires individual action	2
No evidence for stratified exercise therapy being cost-effective compared to usual exercise therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Economic evaluation alongside cluster randomized controlled tr	2