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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Lung transplant recipients experience persistent impairments in exercise capacity and skeletal muscle function despite a vast improvement in lung function after transplantation. Exercise training may be beneficial in improving exercise capacity in lung transplant recipients. A systematic review was undertaken to examine the evidence for exercise training on functional outcomes in lung transplant recipients. The overall quality of studies was fair to moderate in assessing the effect of exercise training…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The aim of this study was to investigate muscle activation and perceived loading during upper-extremity resistance exercises with dumbbells compared with elastic tubing. Sixteen female workers (aged 26-55 years) without serious musculoskeletal diseases and with a mean neck and shoulder pain intensity of 7.8 on a 100-mm visual analog scale participated in the study. Measurements Electromyographic (EMG) activity was measured in 5 selected muscles…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The 'Comprehensive ICF Core Set for obstructive pulmonary diseases' (OPD) is an application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and represents the typical spectrum of problems in functioning of patients with OPD. To optimize a multidisciplinary and patient-oriented approach in pulmonary rehabilitation, in which physiotherapy plays an important role, the ICF offers a standardized language and understanding of functioning. For it to be a useful tool…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The present study examined the cardiac effects of football training and running for inactive pre-menopausal women by standard echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging. Thirty-seven subjects were randomized to two training groups training 1 h with equal average heart rates twice a week for 16 weeks and compared with a matched inactive control group. During the training period, left ventricular end-diastolic volume increased by 13% in FG and 11% in RG…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The present study examined the effect of football training on the health profile of habitually active 25-45-year-old men with mild hypertension and compared it with running training and no additional activity. The participants in F and R completed a 1-h training session 2.4 times/week for 12 weeks. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure decreased in all groups but the decrease in diastolic blood pressure in F was higher than that in…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This lecture is based on David Butler and Lorimer Moseley’s book ‘Explain Pain’. The presenters will help you understand how the pain system works when there are injured tissues and nerves and what happens in the brain in relation to pain experiences. You will also hear about the impact of stress in relation to pain. The lecture is delivered in a way in which any professional working with patients or…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Following the recent earthquake in Haiti, WCPT has published calls for volunteers on its website at
www.wcpt.org/node/32997.
A selection of systematic reviews and their conclusions that aid agencies and others have reported as important at this time is available from The Cochrane Library on healthcare topics. These are signposts to systematic reviews that might be helpful to decision-making.
www.cochrane.org/evidenceaid/haiti/index.html
All countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can access the Cochrane Library…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
CBM has been working in Haiti for about 30 years and supports five national partners in various locations. The partners in Port-au-Prince have all been affected and are currently trying to plan their recovery. To prevent disability following serious injuries and to maximise the recovery capacity of persons with new disabilities through the provision of physical rehabilitation at hospitals and later community level, CBM’s International Office in Bensheim is accepting…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Physical activity is a fundamental means of improving people's physical and mental health. It reduces the risks of many noncommunicable diseases and benefits society by increasing social interaction and community engagement. The European network for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (
HEPA Europe) is a collaborative project which works for better health through physical activity among all people in the WHO European Region, by strengthening and supporting efforts to…
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Posted by Rachael Lowe on December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist
Ed Kathleen A. Sluka, PT, PhD, IASP Press, Seattle, 2009, ISBN 978-0-931092-77-0, Soft cover, 394 pages, US$90.00. Foreword by Rebecca L. Craik PT, PhD, FAPTA, Editor-in-Chief of Physical Therapy
Kathleen Sluka has contributed much to the profession of Physical Therapy in the United States and to the better understanding of pain mechanisms and management through clinical practice, academic teaching, research, extensive contributions…
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