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Laís Sousa, MSc, is a physiotherapist with five years of clinical experience at Hospital Beatriz Ângelo in Loures, Portugal, where she specialised in neuromusculoskeletal physiotherapy, particularly in geriatric rehabilitation, fall prevention, and the optimisation of motor function in older adults. She completed her Master’s degree in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy in 2025 at Egas Moniz School of Health, where she investigated the “Comparison of Cortical Drive and Muscle Power in Older Adults With and Without Fear of Falling”, reinforcing her interest in the interaction between psychological factors, neurophysiological mechanisms, and functional decline in ageing populations. In the same year, she commenced her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Egas Moniz School of Health & Science, where she is currently in her first year working on the project “Pain management in people with dementia who cannot verbalise it: an effectiveness–implementation study in residential care facilities for older adults”. This work integrates clinical research, implementation science, and behavioural approaches, with the aim of improving the assessment and management of pain in vulnerable populations. Her research interests span geriatric rehabilitation, pain management in dementia, implementation science, and the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying ageing-related functional decline. She is particularly focused on improving clinical decision-making and care pathways for older adults living with cognitive impairment, using interdisciplinary and evidence-based approaches.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Laís Karielly Rodrigues de Sousa

Citation names

  • SOUSA, LAÍS

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0B1C-2B3F-E434

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023 - 2025
Concluded
Fisioterapia (Mestrado)
Major in Neuromusculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
"Comparison of Cortical Drive and Muscle Power in Older Adults With and Without Fear of Falling" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
17
2024/07/07
Concluded
Aconselhamento Breve para a Promoção da Atividade Física por Profissionais de Saúde - 2a Edição (Outros)
Direção-Geral da Saúde, Portugal
2022
Concluded
Fisioterapia Respiratória no Adulto e Idoso (Outros)
Formaterapia, Portugal
2016 - 2020
Concluded
Fisioterapia (Licenciatura)
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
Affiliation

Other Careers

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020 - 2025 Técnico Principal (Técnico de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Fisioterapeuta) Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Portugal
Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2020 - 2022 Fisioterapeuta Sporting Clube de Portugal , Portugal
2021 - 2021 Fisioterapeuta Clínica Resposta Saúde, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2025/09/01 - Current Pain management in People with Dementia who cannot verbalise it: an Effectiveness–implementation study in residential care facilities for older adults.
15404
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Universitário Egas Moniz, Portugal
Programa Operacional Lisboa 2030 e Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
Ongoing
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/10/09 "Adherence to the Cumulated Ambulation Score Among Physiotherapists in an Orthogeriatric Unit". Oral presentation at the 13th Fragility Fracture Network | Global Congress 2025. 13th Fragility Fracture Network | Global Congress 2025.
Fragility Fracture Network | Global Congress (Porto, Portugal)
2024/09 Efeito de um Plano Estruturado de Exercício na Redução do Risco de Queda e Melhoria da Função Motora na Doença de Parkinson Loures and Odivelas in Health meeting
Unidade Local de Saúde de Loures e Odivelas (Loures, Portugal)

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2022/12/20 - 2025/09/01 Orthogeriatric Unit – Part of a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the assessment and clinical management of individuals aged 65 and over with hip fracture (femoral neck), ensuring specialised, person-centred care throughout the rehabilitation process.
Member
Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2024 Honorable Mention
Loures and Odivelas in Health meeting, Portugal