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    • Rivera Lillo, Gonzalo; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Fregonezi, Guilherme A.F.; Vilaró, Jordi; Puppo Gallardo, Homero (Elsevier, 2020)
    • Otto Yáñez, Matías; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Sepúlveda, Nicolás; Romero, Nelson; Jara Fuentes, Carola; González Bossi, Francisca; Miranda, Sebastián; Vasconcello, Luis (European Respiratory Soc Journals, 2020)
      Sedentary lifestyle is the fourth risk factor worldwide. Performing 10,000 daily steps or 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity has been recommended by WHO to promote physical activity in the general ...
    • Vasconcello Castillo, Luis; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Vera Uribe, Roberto; Paiva, Rebeca (Springer, 2020)
    • Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Vilaró, Jordi; Vera Uribe, Roberto (Nature, 2020)
    • Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Gimeno-Santos, Elena; Vilaro, Jordi; Figuls, Marta Roque I.; Moisés, Jorge; Albert Barbera, Joan; Blanco, Isabel (European Respiratory Soc Journals, 2020)
    • Núñez Cortés, Rodrigo; Cruz Montecinos, Carlos; Latorre García, Rodrigo; Pérez Alenda, Sofia; Torres Castro, Rodrigo (Elsevier, 2020)
      Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the dry needling technique (DNT) in the treatment of spasticity for individuals with stroke. Design: We reviewed the Embase, Pubmed/MEDLINE, Web of Science and Cochrane Central ...
    • Pondofe, Karen; Fregonezi, Guilherme A. F.; Brito, Ozana; Dourado Junior, Mario Emilio; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Resqueti, Vanessa R. (BMJ, 2021)
      Introduction This study aims to investigate the effects of an optimal home-based respiratory care protocol in individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Methods and analysis This is a randomised, blinded controlled ...
    • Blanco, Isabel; Valeiro, Beatriz; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Barberán García, Anael; Torralba, Yolanda; Moisés, Jorge; Sebastián, Laura; Osorio, Jeisson; Ríos, José; Gimeno Santos, Elena; Roca, Josep; Barbera, Joan A. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Introduction: The impact of pulmonary hypertension (PH) on exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has not been fully elucidated. It is necessary to characterize pulmonary hemodynamics in patients ...
    • Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Céspedes, Cristian; Vilaro, Jordi; Vera Uribe, Roberto; Cano Cappellacci, Marcelo; Vargas Bruce, Diego (Sociedad Médica Santiago, 2017)
      The prevalence and mortality of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is increasing in Chile, constituting a public health problem. Pulmonary and systemic consequences of COPD affect physical activity, as the ...
    • Rivera Lillo, Gonzalo; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Burgos Concha, Pablo Ignacio; Varas Díaz, Gonzalo; Vera Uribe, Roberto; Puppo Gallardo, Homero Luis; Hernández Gonzalez, Tomas Mauricio (Peripheral Nerve Society, 2016)
      The Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) incidence rate (IR) varies between 0.16 and 3.00 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Little data exist on the epidemiology of GBS in Latin American countries. Our objective was to describe ...
    • Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Otto Yáñez, Matías; Fregonezi, Guilherme; Vilaró, Jordi (Springer, 2020)
    • Lista Paz, Ana; Souto Camba, Sonia; González Doniz, Luz; Quíntela del Río, Alejandro; Arbillaga Etxarri, Ane; Gimeno Santos, Elena; Vilaro, Jordi; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Serrano Veguillas, Cristina; Varas de la Fuente, Ana B.; Bravo Cortés, Pilar; Martín Cortijo, Concepción; García Delgado, Esther; Valera Felices, José Luis; González Montanez, Carolina; Giménez Moolhuijzen, Esther; Sanesteban Hermida, Yolanda; Martín Valero, Rocío; Fregonezi, Guilherme A.; Francin Gallego, Marina; Herrero Cortina, Beatriz; Álvarez Rivas, Jorge; Ríos Cortés, Antonio T. (European Respiratory Soc Journals, 2020)
    • Otto Yáñez, Matias; Sarmento da Nóbrega, Antônio José; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Saldanha Araújo, Palomma Russelly; Carvalho de Farias, Catharinne Angélica; Dornelas De Andrade, Armele de Fátima; Puppo Gallardo, Homero; Resqueti, Vanessa Regiane; de Freitas Fregonezi, Guilherme Augusto (Frontiers Media, 2020)
      Purpose To evaluate the concordance between the value of the actual maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV) and the estimated value by multiplying the forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and a different value ...
    • Acosta Dighero, Roberto; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Rodriguez Nunez, Ivan; Rosales Fuentes, Javiera; Vilaro, Jordi; Fregonezi, Guilherme A.F.; Lopetegui Delgado, Bernardita (Wiley, 2020)
      Aim To describe the physical activity (PA) of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) according to different assessment methods and compare their results with the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations. Methods ...
    • Puppo Gallardo, Homero; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Vasconcello Castillo, Luis; Acosta Dighero, Roberto; Sepúlveda Cáceres, Nicolás; Quiroga Marabolí, Pablo; Romero Toledo, Juan; Vilaró, Jordi (Wiley, 2020)
      Background Exercise and physical activity (PA) are essential components of the care of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Lower PA levels have been associated with worse pulmonary function, aerobic fitness, glycemic control, ...
    • Acosta Dighero, Roberto; Rodríguez- Núñez, Iván; Solís Grant, María José; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; García-Soto, Carolina (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, Chile, 2020)
    • Cruz Montecinos, Carlos; Guajardo Rojas, Carlos; Montt, Eloísa; Contreras Briceño, Felipe; Torres Castro, Rodrigo; Díaz, Orlando; Cuesta Vargas, Antonio (Wiley, 2016)
      Objectives-The purpose of this study was to determine the association between functionality as assessed by the 6-minute walking test (6MWT), maximal voluntary contraction of the quadriceps (MVCQ), and quadriceps thickness ...