Chen, Gang Gao, Liu Li, Xuemei
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Renal failure
Whether exercise can improve cardiovascular health in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) is unclear. Therefore, we performed a systematic review of the effects of exercise on cardiovascular risk factors in this population setting. Randomized control trials (RCTs) evaluating the impact of exercise on major clinical outcomes in KTRs were identified ...
Bandak, Elisabeth Boesen, Mikael Bliddal, Henning Riis, Robert G. C. Nielsen, Sabrina Mai Klokker, Louise Bartholdy, Cecilie Nybing, Janus Damm Henriksen, Marius
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundExercise therapy is recommended for knee osteoarthritis (OA), but the underlying mechanisms of pain relief are not fully understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of exercise on muscle perfusion assessed by dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and its association with changes in pain in patients with knee OA.Meth...
Kim, Ye An Lee, Young Lee, Ji Hyun Seo, Je Hyun
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Archives of Osteoporosis
SummaryWe compared the relationship between physical activity (PA) and bone mineral density (BMD) in men and women aged over 50 years. Only moderate-to-vigorous PA was positively associated with hip BMD in men. There was no association between PA and BMD at any site in women.IntroductionPhysical activity (PA) is widely recommended for osteoporosis....
Folta, Sara C. Paul, Lynn Nelson, Miriam E. Strogatz, David Graham, Meredith Eldridge, Galen D. Higgins, Michael Wing, David Seguin-Fowler, Rebecca A.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
BackgroundWomen living in rural areas face unique challenges in achieving a heart-healthy lifestyle that are related to multiple levels of the social-ecological framework. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in diet and physical activity, which are secondary outcomes of a community-based, multilevel cardiovascular disease risk reducti...
Fors, Maria Enthoven, Paul Abbott, Allan Öberg, Birgitta
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundDegenerative lumbar spine disorders are common among musculoskeletal disorders. When disabling pain and radiculopathy persists after adequate course of rehabilitation and imaging confirms compressive pathology, surgical decompression is indicated. Prehabilitation aiming to augment functional capacity pre-surgery may improve physical funct...
Antunes, Pedro Esteves, Dulce Nunes, Célia Amarelo, Anabela Fonseca-Moutinho, José Afreixo, Vera Costa, Henrique Alves, Alberto Joaquim, Ana
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Systematic Reviews
BackgroundCardiotoxicity is a known complication and one of the most adverse effects from the use of conventional treatments such as anthracyclines and trastuzumab in breast cancer (BC) care. This phenomenon has been associated with the restriction of therapeutic options and the increase of cardiovascular complications, which may compromise the sur...
Chang, Huan-Cheng Liang, Jersey Hsu, Hui-Chuan Lin, Sung-Kai Chang, Ting-Huan Liu, Shu-Hui
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BMC Public Health
BackgroundPhysical activity is related to health-related quality of life, but little evidence from multiple waves of panel data in Asian countries area available. This study aims to explore the impacts of different degree of regular exercise on the trajectories of physical and mental dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for communit...
Chiu, Chih-Hui Yang, Tsung-Jen Chen, Che-Hsiu Zeng, Ming-Jing
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Lipids in Health and Disease
BackgroundThis study investigated the effects of ingesting meals with the same calorie intake but distinct nutritional contents after exercise on postprandial lipemia the next day.MethodsEight healthy male participants completed two 2-day trials in a random order. On day 1, the participants underwent five 12 min bouts of cycling exercise with a bou...
Vårbakken, K. Lorås, H. Nilsson, K. G. Engdal, M. Stensdotter, A. K.
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
BackgroundTo raise the effectiveness of interventions, clinicians should evaluate important biopsychosocial aspects of the patient’s situation. There is limited knowledge of which factors according to the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health (ICF) are most deviant between patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and healt...
Murray-Davis, Beth Grenier, Lindsay Atkinson, Stephanie A. Mottola, Michelle F. Wahoush, Olive Thabane, Lehana Xie, Feng Vickers-Manzin, Jennifer Moore, Caroline Hutton, Eileen K.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
BackgroundExcess gestational weight gain has long- and short-term implications for women and children, and postpartum weight retention is associated with an increased risk of long-term obesity. Despite the existence of dietary and exercise guidelines, many women struggle to return to pre-pregnancy weight. Experiences of women in tackling postpartum...
