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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"exercise therapy"”.
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Exercise Therapy for Mood Disorders in Retiring/Former Athletes
… examined the potential integration of exercise therapy and psychotherapy as a treatment approach for mood-related difficulties experienced by former elite athletes during the transition out of competitive sport. Retirement from athletics is often associated with significant …
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Effects of Exercise Therapy on Functional Connectivity in Parkinson's Disease
Forced-rate lower-extremity exercise has recently emerged as a potential safe and low-cost therapy for Parkinson's Disease (PD). The efficacy is believed to be dependent on high rates of exercise. In this study, we use functional connectivity (FC) MRI to further elucidate the mechanism underlying …
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Psychological Effects of Exercise Therapy Upon Institutionalized Geriatric Mental Patients
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-12T01:12:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7219908.pdf: 3837873 bytes, checksum: fa43c1f92c09c599629d7a6610d3efd3 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
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Comparison of two diabetes mellitus exercise programmes with respect to exercise adherence and physiological and psychological effects
… a year and this amount is rising gradually. Exercise is a major cornerstone for treatment of DM, however, benefits derived from exercise have been shown to wane 3-10 days after exercise. Therefore, for exercise to be an effective form of treatment, it should be adopted as a lifestyle change. …
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The Effectiveness of Physiotherapy at a Patient with Knee Valgus and Low Back Pain
… the level of muscle strength and the types of exercises that will improve the strength of the identified muscles. This study gathers the BMI, weight, and height data from a 43-years-old patient, tests and records the pain in the muscles of knees, and lower back areas, subjects the individual to …
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Preoperative testing and medical therapy intervention to improve perioperative outcomes in noncardiac surgical patients.
… approach of natriuretic peptide-directed medical therapy in non-surgical patients to inform development of a preoperative protocol in surgical patients through a systematic review. The second objective was to conduct systematic review on exercise therapy in nonsurgical patients to inform …
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Investigating the Relationship between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Adults with Shoulder Pain
… cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP). While exercise therapy is often recommended for RCRSP, the relationship between physical activity levels and symptoms related to quality-of-life (QoL) is unclear. This study investigated: i) whether higher physical activity levels were related to better …
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Physiotherapy management of patients with Peripheral Artery Disease in the Western Cape
… limb amputations. In other countries, supervised exercise therapy has been proven to improve patient outcomes of pain and mobility. Community walking and treadmill walking to the point of claudication onset are established and effective forms of management for peripheral artery disease. These are …
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Variability in Exercise Responsiveness Among Older Adults: An Examination of Predictors and Patterns of Nonresponse to Exercise in Peripheral Artery Disease
… variability observed in outcomes of aerobic exercise programs among older adults, little is known about the prevalence of nonresponse to exercise in this population. Supervised exercise therapy (SET) is the primary guideline-recommended therapy for the treatment of symptomatic peripheral …
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Evaluation of acceptance and efficiency of exercise for Indigenous Australians to benefit physiological, anthropometric and metabolic syndrome outcomes
… be made up of three studies: 1) To design an exercise prescription that is culturally appropriate and specifically addresses the major Indigenous health issues around metabolic syndrome. The first will be a cross sectional study that surveys the motivators and barriers to physical activity …
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Lower limb ischaemia and its treatment : the impact on physical function, balance and quality of life
… of standard treatment, through angioplasty or exercise therapy, on clinical indicators of lower limb ischaemia, physical function, balance, falls risk and quality of life in patients with lower limb ischaemia.Ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) does not correlate with markers of physical …
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The Need, Value and Affordability of First-line Treatments for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in Alberta
Clinical guidelines have recommended exercise and education as first-line treatments for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) for 25 years, but these proven treatments are underused globally. In Alberta, joint replacements are publicly funded. Meanwhile, first-line treatments are funded with private …
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The emerging role of mesenchymal stromal cells among therapeutic options for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
… Current treatment options for COPD include exercise therapy, oxygen therapy, and multiple drugs with bronchodilation activity. These therapies aim to reduce dyspnea and exacerbation frequency. Steroid resistance in COPD patients has made treatment of underlying chronic inflammation …
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Shock attenuation at the knee during walking in people with knee osteoarthritis: association with disease severity and effects of exercise
… there are many treatments ranging from exercise to surgical interventions that aim to minimize these negative symptoms and prevent further joint degradation and disease severity. RESEARCH QUESTION/PURPOSE: This thesis aims to examine shock attenuation at the knee during walking and its …
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The effects of supervised versus non-supervised Pilates mat exercises on non-specific chronic low back pain
… population suffering from low back pain (LBP). Exercise therapy is recommended as the first line treatment for NSCLBP but no type of exercise has been found to be more effective than another in improving pain and function outcomes. Low back pain trials have compared heterogeneous exercise types …
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The development and evaluation of virtual reality-based training on performance and rehabilitation outcomes
… that usually occur during sports, training, or exercise. Sports injuries often result from poor training methods, inappropriate equipment, lack of fitness, insufficient warm-up, and trauma (Salerno, 2009). Knee injuries are considered one of the most common injuries in athletes and include a …
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High-field Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Small Animal Models of Cardiovascular Disease
… evaluating the efficacy of a potential cardiac therapy. High-field in vivo cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMRI) provides high-resolution anatomical images without use of ionizing radiation and is thus uniquely suited to accurately assess the LV and RV. This dissertation reports the use of …
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