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List of works by Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa

Adherence to Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines by Brazilian Physical Therapists: A Cross-Sectional Study

scientific article published on 10 April 2017

An investigation of the reproducibility of ultrasound measures of abdominal muscle activation in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

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Central sensitization and changes in conditioned pain modulation in people with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a case-control study

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Clinimetric testing of three self-report outcome measures for low back pain patients in Brazil: which one is the best?

scientific article published in October 2008

Clinimetric testing supports the use of 5 questionnaires adapted into Brazilian Portuguese for patients with shoulder disorders

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Cross-cultural adaptation and measurement properties of the Brazilian Portuguese Version of the Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment-Patella (VISA-P) scale

scientific article published on 14 January 2013

Current evidence does not support the use of Kinesio Taping in clinical practice: a systematic review

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Do convolutions in Kinesio Taping matter? Comparison of two Kinesio Taping approaches in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol of a randomised trial

scientific article published in March 2013

Effects of the carrier frequency of interferential current on pain modulation in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a protocol of a randomised controlled trial

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Efficacy of adding the Kinesio Taping method to guideline-endorsed conventional physiotherapy in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomised controlled trial

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Identifying Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Who Respond Best to Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 22 October 2015

Kinesio Taping Does Not Provide Additional Benefits in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Who Receive Exercise and Manual Therapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Low back pain prevalence in Brazil: a systematic review

scientific article (publication date: June 2015)

Lower limb alignment characteristics are not associated with running injuries in runners: Prospective cohort study

scientific article published on 17 June 2016

Measurement properties of the pressure biofeedback unit in the evaluation of transversus abdominis muscle activity: a systematic review

scientific article published on 23 October 2010

Musculoskeletal pain is prevalent among recreational runners who are about to compete: an observational study of 1049 runners

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Psychometric testing confirms that the Brazilian-Portuguese adaptations, the original versions of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, and the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia have similar measurement properties

scientific article published in April 2008

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery

scientific article (publication date: 8 October 2008)

Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery: an update Cochrane review

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Reproducibility of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging for the measurement of abdominal muscle activity: a systematic review

scientific article published on 11 June 2009

Self-report outcome measures for low back pain: searching for international cross-cultural adaptations

scientific article published on April 2007

Sports injury and illness incidence in the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Summer Games: A prospective study of 11274 athletes from 207 countries

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The Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy is now published by Elsevier: a step forward

scientific article published on November 2016

What are the main running-related musculoskeletal injuries? A Systematic Review

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What do physical therapists think about evidence-based practice? A systematic review

scientific article published on 24 October 2014