However, no significant benefit seen for migraine pain intensity MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Yoga therapy may reduce the frequency of headaches for people with migraine, according to a meta-analysis scheduled to be published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. Qi Wu, from the First Hospital of Changsha in China, […]
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION| VOLUME 30, P30-41, APRIL 01, 2022 Larissa Donatoni da Silva Published: February 17, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2022.02.020 Highlights • Falls are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults. • Advancing age is associated with decreased balance control and deterioration of motor skills, which affects walking ability. […]
MedicalXpress Breaking News-and-Events | March 1, 2022 Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests. University of Leeds scientists have discovered that deactivating the Piezo1 protein, a blood flow sensor, reduces the density of capillaries carrying blood to the muscles. This […]
J Gen Intern Med. 2022 Jan 19;1-10. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07370-8. Zachary L Mannes Abstract Background: Consensus guidelines recommend multimodal chronic pain treatment with increased use of non-pharmacological treatment modalities (NPM), including as first-line therapies. However, with many barriers to NPM uptake in US healthcare systems, NPM use may vary across medical care settings. Military veterans are […]
Systematic Review Published: 29 December 2021 Fiona Streckmann, Maryam Balke, Guido Cavaletti, Alexandra Toscanelli, Wilhelm Bloch, Bernhard F. Décard, Helmar C. Lehmann & Oliver Faude Sports Medicine (2021)Cite this article Abstract Introduction Peripheral neuropathies are a prevalent, heterogeneous group of diseases of the peripheral nervous system. Symptoms are often debilitating, difficult to treat, and usually […]
Study results reinforce positive benefits of staying active 13-Oct-2021 8:35 AM EDT, by American Physiological Society (APS) Newswise — Rockville, Md. (October 13, 2021)—Endurance exercise such as biking or running is more beneficial to human health than resistance exercise such as weightlifting, according to the findings of a new study. The study is published ahead of print […]
Linda Richmond | June 15, 2021 Physical activity is an essential component to good health. Indeed, government guidelines state that to obtain the most health benefits, adults need at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic movement, such as brisk walking, or at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise, such as running, each week. Adults also […]
Obesity-A Research Journal Nathan C. Winn Matthew A. Cottam David H. Wasserman Alyssa H. Hasty First published: 26 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23147 Abstract Chronic inflammation is considered a precipitating factor and possibly an underlying cause of many noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, metabolic diseases, and some cancers. Obesity, which manifests in more than 650 million people […]
ScienceDaily Top Health|April 12, 2021 Almost half of all recreational runners incur injuries, mostly relating to knees, calves or Achilles tendons, and the level of risk is equally high whatever your age, gender or running experience. These are the findings of a thesis within sport science. Doctoral student Jonatan Jungmalm recruited a little over 200 […]
April 6, 2021 The LITE Randomized Clinical Trial Mary M. McDermott, MD JAMA. 2021;325(13):1266-1276. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.2536 Key Points Question Does a low-intensity (does not induce ischemic leg symptoms) home-based walking exercise intervention improve 6-minute walk distance more than a high-intensity (induces ischemic leg symptoms) home-based walking exercise intervention and does the low-intensity intervention improve 6-minute walk […]
MARCH 23, 2021 by University of Granada Scientists from the Department of Physiology of the University of Granada (UGR) have shown that caffeine (about 3 mg/kg, the equivalent of a strong coffee) ingested half an hour before aerobic exercise significantly increases the rate of fat-burning. They also found that if the exercise is performed in […]
Journal of Physiotherapy Available online 17 March 2021 David Høyrup Christiansen Abstract Question What are the relative effects of group-based exercise, individual exercise and home-based exercise on clinical outcomes and costs in patients with subacromial pain? Design Multicentre, three-arm, randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation and intention-to-treat analysis. Participants A total of 208 patients referred […]
Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy Published Online: February 28, 2021 Volume 51 Issue 3 Pages135-143 https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2021.9710 Abstract Objective To investigate whether motion-control shoes reduce the risk of pronation-related injuries in recreational runners. Design Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial of the effect of shoes on running injuries. Methods Three hundred seventy-two recreational […]
AUTHORS José AfonsoRodrigo Ramirez-CampilloJoão MoscãoTiago RochaRodrigo ZaccaAlexandre MartinsAndré A. MilheiroJoão FerreiraHugo SarmentoFilipe Manuel Clemente Abstract Background: Range of motion (ROM) is an important feature of sports performance and health. Stretching is usually prescribed to improve promote ROM gains, but evidence has suggested that strength training (ST) also improves ROM. However, it is unclear if its […]