40
Participants
Start Date
May 31, 2016
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2017
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2017
Exercise
The exercise will be performed in a cycle ergometer, intermittently, during 40 minutes, in a moderate intensity and prescribed by the perceived exertion Borg (PEB) scale.
Placebo Phototherapy
Patients will receive the placebo application of low level laser therapy (parameters: 808nm, 100mW, 28J) in the rectus Femoris and gastrocnemius muscles of both lower limbs before the performance of the cycle ergometer exercise protocol.
Active Phototherapy
Patients will receive the active application of low level laser therapy (parameters: 808nm, 100mW, 28J) in the rectus Femoris and gastrocnemius muscles of both lower limbs before the performance of the cycle ergometer exercise protocol.
Federal University of São Paulo
OTHER