Physiotherapy partner at Clínica Motricitá - Ciência em Movimento, São Paulo delegate for the Brazilian Association of Neurofunctional Physiotherapy, a student participating in the LEFIGE research group (Laboratory of Physiotherapy in Gerontology), a lecturer at Universidade Paulista - UNIP.
EDUCATION
Graduated in Physiotherapy from Centro Universitário São Camilo (2007), specialist in Neurology from Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (2009), Master of Science in Neuroscience and Behavior from the Institute of Psychology at the University of São Paulo (2013) and PhD in Science in Rehabilitation Science from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of São Paulo (2022). She has completed basic and advanced courses in the Bobath Concept for adults and the PediaSuit method.
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation
Effects of dual task demanding manual dexterity and sit-to-stand in Parkinson disease individuals Tatiana B. Freitas, José Eduardo Pompeu, Briana R. B. Moraes, Sandra M. A. A. Pompeu, Keyte G. Silva, et al. Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 2021 BACKGROUND: Parkinson's disease (PD) causes loss of automaticity and impairment in dual task (DT) performance. AIM: To investigate the performance and pattern of prioritization of individuals with PD in motor and cognitive DT. METHOD: An observational, transversal, comparative study assessed 20 individuals with PD between stages 1.5 to 3 of the modified Hoehn and Yahr scale. Performance was assessed during the execution of manual dexterity and sit-to-stand tasks, in a single task or in association with a verbal fluency task. RESULTS: There was a loss of performance in both dual task conditions. The cost of verbal fluency was higher than the cost of manual dexterity function. CONCLUSION: Individuals with PD showed worse DT performance and prioritized the manual dexterity task. There was no prioritization between sit-to-stand and verbal fluency. These findings suggest that the nature of tasks can influence the prioritization of dual tasks.
Effects of kinect adventures games versus conventional physical therapy on postural control in elderly people: A randomized controlled trial Jéssica Maria Ribeiro Bacha, Gisele Cristine Vieira Gomes, Tatiana Beline de Freitas, Larissa Alamino Pereira Viveiro, Keyte Guedes da Silva, et al. Games for Health Journal, 2018 OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of Kinect Adventures games versus conventional physiotherapy to improve postural control (PC), gait, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognition of the elderly. In addition, we evaluated the safety, acceptability, and adherence to the interventions. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was a randomized clinical trial in which 46 elderly individuals were selected, mean age 69.3 (5.34) years. Participants were allocated to the Kinect Adventures Training Group (KATG) or the Conventional Physical Therapy Group (CPTG), 23 individuals in each group. Participants of both groups participated in 14 training sessions lasting 1 hour each, twice a week. The KATG practiced four Kinect Adventures games. The CPTG participated in conventional physiotherapy. The primary outcome was PC: Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest), and secondary outcomes were gait: Functional Gait Assessment (FGA), cardiorespiratory fitness: Six-minute step test (6MST), and cognition: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Acceptability was assessed through a questionnaire created by the researchers themselves. Adherence was assessed by the "frequency of the number of elderly individuals who completed the interventions and safety through the presence of adverse effects." Participants were assessed immediately pre- and posttreatment and fourth week after the end of the treatment. Statistical analysis was done through repeated-measures analysis of variance and Tukey post hoc test. RESULTS Both groups presented a significant improvement in the PC (Mini-BEST), gait (FGA), and cognition (MoCA) posttreatment that was maintained at fourth week after treatment (post hoc Tukey test; P < 0.05). Regarding cardiorespiratory fitness (6MST), the KATG presented improvement posttreatment and maintenance of the results in the fourth week after treatment. CPTG showed improvement only in fourth week after treatment (post hoc Tukey tests; P < 0.05). Regarding the acceptability, the questionnaire showed that both groups were satisfied with regard to the proposed interventions. There was 91% adherence in both training sessions. Regarding the safety, 34% and 26% of the individuals of the KATG and CPTG, respectively, presented adverse effects of delayed muscle pain in the lower limbs after the first session only. CONCLUSION There were no significant differences between the KATG and CPTG; both interventions provided positive effects on PC, gait, cardiorespiratory fitness, and cognition of the elderly.
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised in Portuguese language Keyte Guedes, Cecília Pereira, Karina Pavan, Berenice Cataldo Oliveira Valério Arquivos De Neuro Psiquiatria, 2010 The aim of this study is the cross-cultural, as well as to validate in Portuguese language the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale - Revised (ALSFRS-R). We performed a prospective study of individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinically defined. The scale, after obtaining the final version in Portuguese, was administered in 22 individuals and three weeks after re-applied. There were no significant differences between the application and reapplication of the scale (p=0.069). The linear regression and internal consistency measured by Pearson correlation and alpha Conbrach were significant with r=0.975 e α=0.934. The reliability test-retest demonstrated by intraclass correlation coefficient was strong with ICC=0.975. Therefore, this version proved to be applicable, reliable and easy to be conducted in clinical practice and research.
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Exergame-based program and conventional physiotherapy based on core areas of the European guideline similarly improve gait and cognition in people with Parkinson’s disease … RA Nuvolini, KGD Silva, TBD Freitas, F Doná, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Games for Health Journal 14 (5), 358-368 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Do exergames combined with physical exercise improve upper limb motor function in people with multiple sclerosis? Randomized clinical trial KG Da Silva, RF Soares, JE Pompeu, P Ragonese, HA Pinheiro, ... Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 106672 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Do motor subtypes of Parkinson’s disease impact the learning of motor tasks? TB Freitas, GMG Bonuzzi, RA Nuvolini, KG Silva, GCS Palma, ... Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 17 (4), 109-117 , 2023 2023 Citations: 1
Comparison of the effects of an exergame-based program with conventional physiotherapy protocol based on core areas of the European guideline on postural control, functional … KG Da Silva, RA Nuvolini, JMR Bacha, TB De Freitas, F Doná, ... Games for health journal 12 (3), 228-241 , 2023 2023 Citations: 25
Learning of a postural control task in a virtual environment with Parkinson´ s disease individuals TB Freitas, JMR Bacha, RA Nuvolini, KG Silva, M Demers, F Doná, ... Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 17 (1), 59-68 , 2023 2023
Comparação dos efeitos de um programa baseado em exergames com a fisioterapia convencional sobre controle postural, mobilidade funcional e qualidade de vida em pacientes com … KG Silva Universidade de São Paulo , 2022 2022
Efeitos da reabilitação virtual no controle postural de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson JMR Bacha, MCC da Cunha, TB de Freitas, RA Nuvolini, F Doná, ... Motricidade 17 (3), 220-227 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2
EFFECTS OF VIRTUAL REHABILITATION ON POSTURAL CONTROL OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON DISEASE. JM Ribeiro Bacha, MC Carrer da Cunha, TB de Freitas, ... Motricidade 17 (3) , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
Effects of dual task demanding manual dexterity and sit-to-stand in Parkinson disease individuals TB Freitas, JE Pompeu, BRB Moraes, SMAA Pompeu, KG Silva, ... Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 15 (2), 137-148 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
Dual-task demands in various motor skills through Parkinson’s disease progression TB Freitas, KG Silva, RA Nuvolini, F Doná, JE Pompeu, A Swarowsky, ... Motriz: Revista de Educação Física 25 (1), e101965 , 2019 2019 Citations: 9
Effects of virtual rehabilitation on cognition and quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease MF da Silva Souza, JMR Bacha, KG da Silva, TB de Freitas, ... Fisioterapia em Movimento (Physical Therapy in Movement) 31, 1-9 , 2018 2018 Citations: 3
Effects of virtual rehabilitation on cognition and quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease MFS Souza, JMR Bacha, KG Silva, TB Freitas, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Fisioterapia em Movimento 31, e003112 , 2018 2018 Citations: 18
Effects of kinect adventures games versus conventional physical therapy on postural control in elderly people: a randomized controlled trial JMR Bacha, GCV Gomes, TB de Freitas, LAP Viveiro, KG da Silva, ... Games for health journal 7 (1), 24-36 , 2018 2018 Citations: 146
Efectos de la rehabilitación virtual en la cognición y calidad de vida de pacientes con enfermedad de Parkinson MFS Souza, JMR Bacha, KG Silva, TB Freitas, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Fisioterapia em Movimento 31, e003112 , 2018 2018 Citations: 1
Effects of virtual rehabilitation versus conventional physical therapy on postural control, gait, and cognition of patients with Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a … KG Silva, TB De Freitas, F Doná, FF Ganança, HB Ferraz, ... Pilot and feasibility studies 3 (1), 68 , 2017 2017 Citations: 39
MOTOR-COGNITIVE TRAINING IMPROVES BALANCE AND COGNITION OF PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE JR Bacha, KG Silva, TB Freitas, G Gomes, L Viveiro, E Varise, ... Innovation in Aging 1 (suppl_1), 471-471 , 2017 2017
PARKINSON’S DISEASE CAN LIMIT THE EFFECTS OF MOTOR-COGNITIVE TRAINING IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT JR Bacha, TB Freitas, KG Silva, G Gomes, L Viveiro, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Innovation in Aging 1 (suppl_1), 412-412 , 2017 2017
FEASIBILITY, SAFETY, AND OUTCOMES OF PLAYING KINECT ADVENTURES GAMES FOR ELDERLY: A PILOT STUDY JR Bacha, TB Freitas, KG Silva, G Gomes, L Viveiro, EM Varise, ... Innovation in Aging 1 (Suppl 1), 387 , 2017 2017
Effect of kinect games on cognition and quality of life of elderly: Randomized clinical trial JR Bacha, KG Silva, TB Freitas, G Gomes, EM Varise, L Viveiro, ... Innovation in Aging 1 (Suppl 1), 412 , 2017 2017 Citations: 1
SESSION 905 (POSTER) JR Bacha, TB Freitas, KG Silva, G Gomes, L Viveiro, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Innovation in Aging 1 (S1), 411 , 2017 2017
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Effect of Nintendo Wii™-based motor and cognitive training on activities of daily living in patients with Parkinson's disease: a randomised clinical trial JE Pompeu, FA dos Santos Mendes, KG da Silva, AM Lobo, ... Physiotherapy 98 (3), 196-204 , 2012 2012 Citations: 526
Motor learning, retention and transfer after virtual-reality-based training in Parkinson's disease–effect of motor and cognitive demands of games: a longitudinal, controlled … FA dos Santos Mendes, JE Pompeu, AM Lobo, KG da Silva, ... Physiotherapy 98 (3), 217-223 , 2012 2012 Citations: 370
Effects of kinect adventures games versus conventional physical therapy on postural control in elderly people: a randomized controlled trial JMR Bacha, GCV Gomes, TB de Freitas, LAP Viveiro, KG da Silva, ... Games for health journal 7 (1), 24-36 , 2018 2018 Citations: 146
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of als Functional Rating Scale-Revised in Portuguese language K Guedes, C Pereira, K Pavan, BCO Valério Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria 68 (1), 44-47 , 2010 2010 Citations: 104
Effects of virtual rehabilitation versus conventional physical therapy on postural control, gait, and cognition of patients with Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a … KG Silva, TB De Freitas, F Doná, FF Ganança, HB Ferraz, ... Pilot and feasibility studies 3 (1), 68 , 2017 2017 Citations: 39
Comparison of the effects of an exergame-based program with conventional physiotherapy protocol based on core areas of the European guideline on postural control, functional … KG Da Silva, RA Nuvolini, JMR Bacha, TB De Freitas, F Doná, ... Games for health journal 12 (3), 228-241 , 2023 2023 Citations: 25
Effect of Kinect games on postural control of patients with Parkinson's disease JE Pompeu, C Torriani-Pasin, F Doná, FF Ganança, KG da Silva, ... Proceedings of the 3rd 2015 workshop on ICTs for improving patients … , 2015 2015 Citations: 21
Effects of virtual rehabilitation on cognition and quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease MFS Souza, JMR Bacha, KG Silva, TB Freitas, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Fisioterapia em Movimento 31, e003112 , 2018 2018 Citations: 18
Dual-task demands in various motor skills through Parkinson’s disease progression TB Freitas, KG Silva, RA Nuvolini, F Doná, JE Pompeu, A Swarowsky, ... Motriz: Revista de Educação Física 25 (1), e101965 , 2019 2019 Citations: 9
EFFECTS OF VIRTUAL REHABILITATION ON POSTURAL CONTROL OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PARKINSON DISEASE. JM Ribeiro Bacha, MC Carrer da Cunha, TB de Freitas, ... Motricidade 17 (3) , 2021 2021 Citations: 6
Efeitos de um treinamento com o Nintendo® Wii sobre o equilíbrio postural e funções executivas de idosos saudáveis, um estudo clínico longitudinal, controlado e aleatorizado KG Silva Universidade de São Paulo , 2013 2013 Citations: 6
Exergame-based program and conventional physiotherapy based on core areas of the European guideline similarly improve gait and cognition in people with Parkinson’s disease … RA Nuvolini, KGD Silva, TBD Freitas, F Doná, C Torriani-Pasin, ... Games for Health Journal 14 (5), 358-368 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Effect of European physiotherapy guideline for Parkinson's disease and Microsoft Kinect (R) adventures games training on postural control, cognition and quality of life … JE Pompéu, KG Silva, TB Freitas, RA Nuvolini, F Doná, C Torriani-Pasin, ... WILEY-BLACKWELL , 2016 2016 Citations: 4
Effects of dual task demanding manual dexterity and sit-to-stand in Parkinson disease individuals TB Freitas, JE Pompeu, BRB Moraes, SMAA Pompeu, KG Silva, ... Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior 15 (2), 137-148 , 2021 2021 Citations: 3
Effects of virtual rehabilitation on cognition and quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease MF da Silva Souza, JMR Bacha, KG da Silva, TB de Freitas, ... Fisioterapia em Movimento (Physical Therapy in Movement) 31, 1-9 , 2018 2018 Citations: 3
Efeitos da reabilitação virtual no controle postural de indivíduos com doença de Parkinson JMR Bacha, MCC da Cunha, TB de Freitas, RA Nuvolini, F Doná, ... Motricidade 17 (3), 220-227 , 2021 2021 Citations: 2
Functional improvement in patients with Parkinson's disease after balance and cognitive training in real or virtual environments JE Pompeu, FA Mendes, KG Silva, AM Lobo, TP Oliveira, AP Zomignani, ... WILEY-BLACKWELL , 2012 2012 Citations: 2
IMPROVEMENT OF GAIT, FUNCTIONAL AND COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE IN PATIENTS WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE AFTER MOTOR AND COGNITIVE TRAINING PP ME, F Mendes, JE Pompeu, AM Lobo, KG Silva, T Oliveira, ... 2011 Citations: 2
Adaptação transcultural e validação da als Functional Rating Scale-Revised para a língua portuguesa K Guedes, C Pereira, K Pavan, BCO Valério Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria 68, 44-47 , 2010 2010 Citations: 2
Efeito da estimulação elétrica transcutânea do nervo sobre a espasticidade de indivíduos hemiparéticos KG Silva, JE Pompeu, TY Fukuda Med. reabil, 55-58 , 2009 2009 Citations: 2
