Leticia Amaral Corrêa

• Physiotherapist MSc DSc PhD
• Postdoc at Macquarie University

To compare pain characteristics, functional limitation, psychosocial factors, and sociodemographic characteristics between patients with chronic LBP reporting good or poor sleep quality. A secondary analysis of 444 patients with a current episode of chronic low back pain (CLBP). Sleep quality was measured by an item of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality...

OBJECTIVES: To assess whether spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) application procedures (i.e., target, thrust, and region) impacted changes in pain and disability for adults with spine pain. DESIGN: Systematic review with network meta-analysis. LITERATURE SEARCH: We searched PubMed and Epistemonikos for systematic reviews indexed up to February 2022...

Objective To assess the effects of neural mobilisation on nerve function and nerve structure of patients with peripheral neuropathic pain. Methods A systematic review with meta-analysis was conducted. Medline, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform were searched without restr...

Objective To develop and evaluate a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess people’s knowledge and beliefs about low back pain. Methods This study followed the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments guidelines. An 18-item preliminary version of the Back pain Knowledge and beliefs Survey (BacKS)...

Background Clinical practice guidelines recommend spinal manipulation for patients with low back pain. However, the effects of spinal manipulation have contradictory findings compared to placebo intervention. Therefore, this study investigated the immediate effects of lumbar spinal manipulation on pressure pain threshold (PPT) and postural stabilit...

INTRODUCTION: Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent and is one of the main causes of disability in Brazil and around the world. LBP presents a multifactorial etiology, being extremely common in workers. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to verify the knowledge about the LBP risk factors, beliefs and attitudes about the management of LBP among health pr...

Background Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) is a guideline-recommended treatment option for spinal pain. The recommendation is based on multiple systematic reviews. However, these reviews fail to consider that clinical effects may depend on SMT “application procedures” (i.e., how and where SMT is applied). Using network meta-analyses, we aim to in...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Identifying pain sites is essential to managing patients with Widespread Pain. Several instruments have been developed, including pain drawings, a grid system and computerized methods. However, it is not yet known whether the Widespread Pain Index matches an automated method (painMAP) for quantifying the number of pain are...

Background: Low back pain (LBP) subgroup identification and management are a research priority. The clarification of subgroup differences could assist clinicians in clinical decisions contributing to a tailored treatment. Objectives: To compare pain-related interference and pain-related psychosocial factors among subgroups of chronic low back pa...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Fibromyalgia and generalized pain represent a global health problem and are distinct musculoskeletal disorders, but there is an overlap in the clinical presentation between these conditions. However, no study has compared pain characteristics between patients with fibromyalgia and patients with generalized pain. Therefore,...

Cervical disorders and the shortening of the pectoralis minor are advocated to play an important role in patients with subacromial pain syndrome, despite the absence of evidence. This study aimed to compare the deep cervical flexor muscle function and the shortening of the pectoralis minor between patients with subacromial pain syndrome and control...

Background Low back pain (LBP) is a global public health issue. Psychosocial factors are linked to low back pain. However, there is a lack of knowledge about the relation of psychosocial factors to clinical outcomes of severe LBP patients. Objective To investigate the relationship between specific psychosocial factors with severe pain and function...

Background Low back pain is one of the main public health concerns. Chronic low back pain (cLBP) reduces functional capacity and affects postural stability. Although health professionals widely use spinal manipulation, its immediate effect on painful sensitivity and postural stability is lacking. This study aims to verify the immediate effects of l...

Advice to stay active is the primary management strategy for sciatica. Other conservative treatments such as neural management techniques may also contribute to sciatica recovery, but currently, the effects have not been robustly assessed. Thus, the aim of this study is to compare the effects of adding neural management to advice to stay active ver...

Purpose This study aimed to analyze the relationship between work-related lumbar posture (sitting, standing, walking, alternating posture) and LBP in workers. Methods This is a retrospective study comprising 529 records of adult workers from a database of a private company. Predominant work-related lumbar posture was classified based on time spent...

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Fibromialgia e dor generalizada representam um problema de saúde global e são distúrbios musculoesqueléticos distintos, mas há uma sobreposição na apresentação clínica entre essas condições. Entretanto, nenhum estudo comparou as características da dor entre os pacientes com estas condições. Portanto, o presente estudo tev...

Background The identification of central sensitization (CS) is an important aspect in the management of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Several methods have been developed, including clinical indicators and psychophysical measures. However, whether clinical indicators coincide with the psychophysical test of CS-related sign and symptoms...

Background: Patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) present pain, functional limitation, and alteration in knee proprioception. Purpose: To compare the knee joint position sense and lower extremity functionality between patients with PFP and controls. Secondarily, investigate the relationship between proprioceptive acuity and physical performanc...

The present study aimed to compare pain-related interference and pain-related distress in patients with musculoskeletal pain and differing levels of health literacy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 243 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Short Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults classified the level of health literacy....

Background: Low back pain is one of the main public health concerns. Chronic low back pain (cLBP)reduces functional capacity and affects postural stability.Although health professionals widely use spinal manipulation, its immediate effect on painful sensitivity and postural stability is lacking. This study aims to verify the immediate effects of lu...

Background and objectives: Neuropathic pain is common in the general population worldwide and Brazil. The painDETECT questionnaire is a notable instrument for screening on neuropathic pain. A Brazilian version of the painDETECT is necessary to broaden the possibilities of identification of neuropathic pain in the Brazilian population for the prope...

Background Patients’ beliefs have an important influence on the clinical management of low back pain and healthcare professionals should be prepared to address these beliefs. There is still a gap in the literature about the influence of patients’ perceptions of their clinical diagnosis on the severity of their pain experience and disability. Objec...

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is a public health problem worldwide. The LBP classification in subgroups is used to a better clinical decision in the individualised treatment. However, the different phenotypes presented by each subgroup is a challenge to clinical practice and the pain-related interference and pain-related distress should be inve...

Introdução: A fibromialgia e a dor generalizada são predominantes nas condições de saúde musculoesquelética. Fibromialgia e dor generalizada são distúrbios musculoesqueléticos distintos, mas há uma sobreposição do quadro clínico entre essas condições. No entanto, nenhum estudo comparou as características da dor entre pacientes com fibromialgia e pa...

The PainMAP software is reliable and valid to be used for quantification of the number of pain sites and pain area in patients with low back pain. Conclusion A reliability and concurrent validity study was conducted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Federal Institute of Rio de Janeiro (CAAE: 80405017.0.0000.5268). Adult participants...

A identificação da Sensibilização Central (SC) é um aspecto importante no manejo de pacientes com dor musculoesquelética crônica. Diversos métodos têm sido desenvolvidos, incluindo indicadores clínicos e medidas psicofísicas. Entretanto, ainda é não se sabe se os indicadores clínicos coincidem com os resultados do teste psicofísico de sinais e sint...

O painDETECT foi adaptado culturalmente no contexto brasileiro e pode ser usado para identificar componentes neuropáticos na dor de pacientes brasileiros.

Um estudo de adaptação transcultural foi realizado em etapas, sob supervisão de um comitê de especialistas seguindo as diretrizes da ISPOR.

Study design: Three-arm, parallel, randomized, placebo-controlled, assessor-blinded trial. Objective: To compare the immediate effect of manual therapy at the upper thoracic spine on the cardiovascular autonomic control of patients with musculoskeletal pain. Summary of background data: Musculoskeletal pain increases the risk of cardiovascular...

Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of a preventive program in athletes of the elite beach volleyball. Method: this is a case series study of seventeen athletes from Brazilian beach volleyball team, between 15 and 20 years. Information about demographic and anthropometric data, and information about hours of practice and number of physiotherap...

Background: The assessment of painful areas through printed body charts is a simple way to clinicians identifies patients with widespread pain in primary care. However, there is a lack in the literature about a simple and automated method designed to analyze pain drawings in body charts in clinical practice. Purpose: To test the inter- and intra...

Objective: Identify the level of knowledge of the neurophysiology of pain in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and compare the level of knowledge of pain according to the type of musculoskeletal pain classification. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 83 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The classification of the...

The clinical improvement of the patient with musculoskeletal pain (MP) should be monitored together with the perception of the patient about the treatment effect, despite the lack of information on this subject. Objective: To analyze the influence of physiotherapeutic treatment on the pain reduction and global perceived effect in patients with MP....

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the cross-sectional area of the sciatic nerve in different positions of spinal manipulation using flexion-distraction technique. Methods: Thirty healthy participants were assessed in 6 different flexion-distraction technique positions of varying lumbar, knee, and ankle positions. Participants s...

Purpose: The purpose of this single-subject experimental study was to describe the patient’s outcome following pain neuroscience education in combination with therapeutic exercise for Brazilian women with central sensitisation and a low level of education. Methods: Eight Brazilian women with central sensitisation and a low level of education were s...

Objetivo: Identificar o nível de conhecimento sobre neurofisiologia da dor em pacientes com dor musculoesquelética crônica e comparar o nível de conhecimento da dor de acordo com o seu predomínio. Metodologia: Foi realizado um estudo transversal com 83 pacientes com dor musculoesquelética crônica. Os participantes preencheram os itens referentes ao...

Background: Patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain have a higher chance of presenting impairment in cardiovascular autonomic modulation, which may have implications for cardiovascular events. The autonomic nervous system plays an important role in pain modulation. However, it is unclear whether patients with inefficient descending nociceptive...

Objective: To identify the prevalence and risk factors for musculoskeletal pain in keyboard musicians. Design: Systematic review METHODS: A systematic review was conducted according to the MOOSE recommendations and it was registered with the PROSPERO database under registration number CRD42016042913. We included observational studies through the...

Introdução: Dor lombar persistente e ciatalgia são queixas comuns na população geral. A dor lombar é amplamente estudada, porém o estado funcional de pacientes com quadro crônico de ciatalgia é pouco descrito. Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever o estado funcional de pacientes com ciatalgia. Métodos: Estudo transversal foi conduzido em...

Purpose: This study aims to compare pelvic floor muscles (PFM) strength and lower abdominal muscle activation in women with low back pain (LBP) and urinary incontinence (UI) or without UI. Methods: Fifty-four women with LBP were assessed. PFM strength was assessed using the modified Oxford scale and lower abdominal muscle activation was evaluated u...

Introduction: Persistent back pain and sciatica are common complaint in the general population. Back pain is widely studied, but the functional status of sciatica patients is poorly described. Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the functional status of patients with sciatica. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 44 sci...

Objective: The purpose of this case report is to describe the management of using a combination of hip strengthening and manipulative therapy (MT) for a patient with plantar fasciitis. Clinical features: A 44-year-old patient reported heel pain for approximately 1 year before treatment. The patient reported plantar heel pain and tenderness at th...