Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar efeitos de um protocolo misto de exercícios físicos sobre o risco cardiovascular (RCV), qualidade de vida e presença de sintomas depressivos em idosos hipertensos. Estudo longitudinal, prospectivo e quase-experimental com 48 idosos. Desenvolveu-se um protocolo de exercícios físicos durante 16 semanas, segundo American College Sports of Medicine e foram realizadas avaliações antropométricas (peso, estatura, índice de massa corporal e circunferência da cintura) e bioquímicas (colesterol total, LDL-c, HDL-c; triglicerídeos). A média de idade foi de 66,5±4,8 anos. Os fatores de RCV frequentes foram dislipidemia (58,3%) e sedentarismo (45,8%). Após intervenção houve redução dos valores médios de colesterol total e LDL-colesterol e aumentaram níveis de HDL-colesterol. O RCV e a pontuação do escore de risco global diminuíram significativamente. A frequência de sintomas depressivos reduziu de 25% para 4,2%. Observou-se melhora nos domínios do SF-36: físico, saúde e vitalidade. O protocolo misto de exercícios físicos constituiu-se em alternativa possível, de baixo custo e eficaz na melhora do perfil lipídico e da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dos idosos desta pesquisa.

IntroductionNutritional disorders have been reported to be important causal factors that can intensify or cause a painful response in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain.AimTo assess the habitual intake of and the serum and erythrocyte levels of selenium and zinc in patients with chronic myofascial pain.Materials and MethodsA case-control study of 31 patients with chronic myofascial pain (group I) and 31 subjects without pain (group II). Dietary record in five days for assessing food intake were used. The serum and erythrocyte concentrations of selenium and zinc were analyzed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Pain intensity was assessed using a visual analog scale.ResultsThe group of patients with chronic myofascial pain, compared with the control group, showed a lower erythrocyte concentration of selenium (79.46 ± 19.79 μg/L vs. 90.80 ± 23.12 μg/L; p = 0.041) and zinc (30.56 ± 7.74 μgZn/gHb vs. 38.48 ± 14.86 μgZn/gHb, respectively; p = 0.004). In this study, a compromised food intake of zinc was observed in the majority of the subjects in both groups. The selenium intake was considered to be safe in 80% of the subjects in both groups; however, the likelihood of inadequate intake of this mineral was twice as high in group I (49.5% vs. 24.4%, respectively). In the logistic regression analysis, the erythrocyte concentration of zinc was associated with the presence of pain. In each additional 1 mg of Zn2+ per gram of hemoglobin, a reduction of 12.5% was observed in the risk of the individual having chronic myofascial pain (B = -0.133; adjusted OR = 0.875, 95% CI = 0.803 to 0.954, Wald = 9.187, standard error = 0.044, p = 0.002). Physical inactivity and obesity were noted more commonly in group I compared with the control group.ConclusionIn this study, patients with chronic myofascial pain showed lower intracellular stores of zinc and selenium and inadequate food intake of these nutrients.

A B S T R A C T ObjectiveTo identify the occurrence of constipation in patients with myofascial pain syndrome and to correlate these disorders with the clinical and nutritional variables. MethodsThis report describes a case-control study performed with 98 adults of both sexs, including 49 patients and 49 individuals without pain. The intensity of the reported pain was evaluated using the Pain Visual Analog Scale, which provided a simple and efficient measurement of pain intensity consisting of a 10cm horizontal line with Revista de NutriçãoRev. Nutri., Campinas, 30(5):567-581, set./out., 2017 https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-98652017000500003 568 JA BARROS-NETO et al.the ends marked "absence of pain" and "worst possible pain". The occurrence of constipation was evaluated using the Rome III criteria. A multivariate linear regression was proposed to investigate risk factors between the frequency of bowel movements per week and independent variables this study. ResultsThe mean ages of the patients and controls were 45.9 (7.6) years and 41.2 (12.2) years, respectively. The intensity of the reported pain showed a mean of 7.3 (1.6) points. The likelihood of exhibiting constipation was 4.5 times higher in the patients than in the controls (p=0.001). The number of stools per week was negatively correlated with the intensity of the reported pain (r=-0.613, p<0.001). The use of benzodiazepines was negatively correlated with the frequency of bowel movements per week, while the use of muscle relaxants appeared to increase the frequency of defecation when combined with the use of benzodiazepines and adjusted for the intake of fiber, water and sexs (p=0.037). ConclusionConstipation was a frequent nosological entity in this patient population and the persistence of a change in intestinal motility showed a significant correlation with the pain intensity and low water intake. The reduction of the number of stools per week seems to be associated with the use of benzodiazepines.Keywords: Chronic pain. Constipation. Myofascial pain syndromes. (r=-0,613, p<0,001 R E S U M O Objetivo Identificar a ocorrência de constipação em pacientes com síndrome dolorosa miofascial e correlacionar essa desordem da motilidade intestinal com variáveis clínicas e nutricionais. Métodos Trata-se de um estudo de caso-controle, realizado com 98 indivíduos adultos de ambos os sexos I N T R O D U C T I O NChronic pain is considered a serious and growing public health problem worldwide. Affected people require medical attention approximately five times more frequently than the rest of the population. These patients have impaired physical, mental and social wellbeing, resulting in disability and work absenteeism [1,2].Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) is characterized by regional chronic muscle pain located in a single muscle or in muscle groups.Revista de Nutrição Rev. Nutri., Campinas, 30(5):567-581, set./out., 2017 CONSTIPATION IN PATIENTS WITH MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROME 569

Objectives: to assess the efficacy of mussels (Mytella falcata) in malnourished children’s recovery. Methods: 64 chronically malnourished children were accompanied for 12 months and attended at the Centro Recuperação e Educação Nutricional (Recovery Center and Educational Nutrition). The children were paired by age and malnutrition level forming three groups, which they received a balanced diet for nutritional recovery differing only on protein source. The group was offered (1) preparation of red meat, group (2) preparation of mussels and group (3) preparation of mussels in coconut milk. Results: the anthropometric assessment revealed that the children obtained a mean increase in the Z score in A-I indice of 0.70 for the group who red meat, 0.62 for the group who had mussels and 0.57 the group who had mussels cooked in coconut milk (p<0,05). An observation was made on a reduction in the prevalence of anemia with 22,8% (p=0,002), 27.8% (p=0.,007) and 42.4% (p 0.001) in groups 1, 2 and 3, respectively. Conclusion: the preparation of mussels cooked in or not in coconut milk can be an effective substitution for meat in combating child malnutrition and anemia and may be included in the children's institutions menus and in the programs that aim for children’s nutritional recovery.