| The implementation of the Unified Health System in Brazil (Sistema Único de Saúde -SUS) and the search for its principles have led to changes in health practices, promoting alterations in the formation and development processes of the professionals of the field. In this context, this study aims to determine the perception of Physical Therapy students from a Higher Education Institution in the city of Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, on their training to provide services for SUS, by means of the application of a questionnaire specifically designed for this study. The research sample was composed of 42 out of the 54 students of Physical Therapy enrolled from the 6 th to the 10 th periods, which is also the last period of the course. The results show that 81% of academicians reported knowing something about SUS because of higher education institution. It was observed that only members of the sample attending the 10 th period (28.6%) were interns in the public health system and community physical therapy. It was found that 91.7% of students from the 10 th period and 43.3% of the students representing the other periods judged themselves to be able to work with the system. Thus, it appears that most interviewed students are aware of SUS, because of graduation, and believe to be prepared to work with the health system, especially after the supervised internship.

Objetivo. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a influência da equotera­pia sobre a função motora grossa em crianças com encefalopatia crôni­ca não progressiva (ECNP) do tipo quadriparesia espástica. Método. Trata-se de uma série de casos com oito crianças com ECNP do tipo quadriparesia espástica. Foi realizada a identificação do desempenho funcional por meio da Gross Motor Function Clas¬sification System (GMFCS) e a avaliação da medida da função motora grossa por meio da Gross Motor Function Classification Measure (GMFM), antes e após as 40 sessões de equoterapia. As sessões foram realizadas uma vez por semana, durante 30 minutos, por um período de 10 meses. Resultados. Um participante do estudo foi classificado no nível III da classificação GMFCS, três no nível IV e quatro no nível V. O tes­te t de Student mostrou uma diferença nas pontuações obtidas nas dimensões A (deitar e rolar) e dimensão B (sentar) do GMFM, após o término das quarenta sessões de equoterapia. Conclusões. O trata­mento equoterápico pode potencializar o desempenho funcional de crianças com ECNP do tipo quadriparesia espástica, possibilitando a evolução da sua função motora grossa, em especial as habilidade deitar/rolar e sentar

Influence of pilates exercises on soil stabilization in lumbar muscles in older adults Influência de exercícios de pilates no solo nos músculos estabilizadores lombares em idosas

pain intensity assessed by visual analog scale (VAS), degree of flexion of the affected hip measured by the universal goniometer and functional capacity assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index. The three groups had statistically significant improvement in lumbar and radicular pain, in hip mobility, and in the functional disability index (p ≤ 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference (p = 0.024) in radicular pain between the groups, gait claudication and Oswestry Disability Index. We can conclude that in the treatment of L4-L5 and L5-S1 LDH with radiculopathy, LED, associated with lateral decubitus position and flexion exercises of the lower limbs, showed better therapeutic performance for radicular pain, gait claudication, and functional disability.