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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Home based exercise"”.
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A comparative study of home based exercise on symptomatic peripheral arterial disease
… of only 44%. Intermittent claudication, the exercise-induced ischaemic pain in the lower extremities, has been reported in 20% to 40% of patients with PAD. People with PAD have significant disability that also affects psychosocial and emotional aspects of their lives. Exercise is often …
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The feasibility of a patient informed, racially targeted home-based exercise program for black individuals with multiple sclerosis
… There is substantial evidence that suggests exercise training to be a promising approach for managing the manifestations of MS. However, much of this research has been conducted in white individuals. Further, black individuals with MS report lower levels of physical activity compared to white …
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THE HUMAN POPULATION IS AGING: HOME-BASED EXERCISE AND AMINO ACIDS SUPPLEMENTATION TO COUNTERACT THE LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS AND MUSCLE STRENGTH IN OLDER PEOPLE.
Abstract 1: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between lower limb strength, muscle mass and composition, and balance ability in elders. Thirthy-four older participants (Age: 65.6 ± 4.73 years; male = 10 and female = 24) were assessed for muscle strength …
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The effect of an exercise intervention on physical and cognitive function, psychological health and quality of life among older adults with dementia in Bangkok, Thailand
… in caring for people with dementia in their own homes. Exercise, a low cost and effect treatment, has been used in high income countries to delay the progression of dementia, however, the effectiveness of this intervention within the Thai context has not yet been examined. This study used a mixed …
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Exercise and nutrition induced weight loss for prostate cancer patients
… androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and how exercise and nutrition interventions can be used to induce fat loss, while preserving or improving lean mass. Study 1 (Chapter 4) is an examination of the efficacy of a weight loss program in altering body composition in overweight and obese …
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Patient compliance to exercise prescription at the Victoria University osteopathic medicine clinic
… conditions, and has shown non-compliance to home-based exercise programs reduces the probability of successful outcome for therapeutic intervention. No previous research has focused on compliance to prescription and methods of prescription used in the osteopathic medicine setting. As exercise …
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Effects of a 10-week exercise intervention on thoracic kyphosis, pulmonary function, endurance, back extensor strength, and quality of life in women with osteoporosis
… study was to examine the effects of a 10-week home exercise program on thoracic kyphosis, pulmonary function, 6-minute walk distance, back extensor muscle strength, and "quality of life" in women with osteoporosis. Forty-four women with densitometric diagnosis of osteoporosis in the spine and …
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A social cognitive smartphone application for improving physical activity in adults
… often effective, and are not typically evidence-based. The purpose of this study, which was guided by the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST), was to test the individual and combined efficacy of two theory-driven smartphone app modules designed to promote physical activity: guided …
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The clinical utility of multidisciplinary rehabilitation in individuals with Huntington’s Disease
… to July 2014 for studies reporting on resistance exercise in patients with neurodegenerative disorders. Selected studies were abstracted and critically appraised using a quality control checklist. For the intervention studies, (3 and 4 Chapters 4 and 5), 20 participants with manifest HD were …
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Effectiveness of a physical exercise-based intervention delivered by an m-health system on biopsychosocial variables in patients with chronic pain from different origin
… specifically developed to deliver a self-managed home exercise program (HEP) in a population with chronic low back pain (CLBP). To this end, we first carried out a systematic review of the literature (first paper), whose purpose was to analyse the current situation of the use of m-Health …