CDC Releases and Announcements | January 20, 2022 More than 1 in 5 adults is inactive in all but four states, according to new state maps of adult physical inactivity prevalence released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For these maps, physical inactivity for adults is defined as not participating in any physical activities […]
Journal of Sport and Health Science Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2019, Pages 386-393 Hosam Alzahrani Highlights • Total physical activity is inversely associated with chronic back conditions. • At least 300 min/week of moderate intensity or 30 min/week of vigorous intensity activities are associated with a low odds of having chronic back conditions. • […]
Søren T. Skou, PT, PhD Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2018 Volume:0 Issue:0 Pages:1–36 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2018.7877 Synopsis Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are among the leading causes of global disability, highlighting the need for early, targeted, and effective treatments. The benefits on symptoms and impairments of exercise therapy in people with hip and […]
J Orthop Res. 2018 May;36(5):1313-1323. doi: 10.1002/jor.23765. Epub 2018 Jan 16. Bowden JA1, Bowden AE2, Wang H3, Hager RL1, LeCheminant JD1, Mitchell UH1. Abstract Physical activity impacts health and disease in multiple body tissues including the intervertebral discs. Fluid flow within the disc is an indicator of disc health that can be observed using diffusion […]
Pam Harrison October 10, 2017 An hour a week of low-intensity exercise may be all it takes to prevent depression, a large, population-based cohort study of healthy adults suggests. “Being active is good for you ― even in small doses. Taken regularly, exercise is good for you, and it probably prevents mental ill health,” senior […]
– Combination better than either alone by Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer September 13, 2017 MILAN — Eating a healthy diet and engaging in regular exercise are lifestyle interventions commonly recommended to obese asthma patients to keep their asthma under control. Now research presented here suggests that they can also help normal-weight patients breathe easier. Non-obese […]
Amit V. Khera, M.D., Connor A. Emdin, D.Phil., Isabel Drake, Ph.D., Pradeep Natarajan, M.D., Alexander G. Bick, M.D., Ph.D., Nancy R. Cook, Ph.D., Daniel I. Chasman, Ph.D., Usman Baber, M.D., Roxana Mehran, M.D., Daniel J. Rader, M.D., Valentin Fuster, M.D., Ph.D., Eric Boerwinkle, Ph.D., Olle Melander, M.D., Ph.D., Marju Orho-Melander, Ph.D., Paul M Ridker, M.D., […]
5/31/2016 JAMA internal medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Data from 12 US and European studies were pooled to evaluate the relationship between self-reported physical activity and cancer risk in 1.44 million people. People with high levels of leisure-time physical activity had a lower risk of 13 cancers than those with low reported activity levels. After adjusting for […]
February 16, 2016 Preventive Medicine TAKE-HOME MESSAGE A simulation model in the UK was used to test scenarios based on varying assumptions regarding physical activity in the population to determine the effect on health and resources of preventing dementia by promoting physical activity. While spending over a lifetime for dementia was highest for physically inactive […]
Jordi Merino, MD; Raimon Ferré, PhD; Josefa Girona, PhD; Dolors Aguas, MD; Anna Cabré, PhD; Núria Plana, PhD; Angels Vinuesa, MD; Daiana Ibarretxe, MD; Josep Basora, PhD; Carme Buixadera, MD; Lluís Masana, PhD Menopause. 2013;20(10):1036-1042. Abstract Objective. Some individuals with cardiovascular risk are unable to achieve even the lower internationally recommended level of physical activity […]
08.26.2015 Neither moderate physical activity in sedentary older adults nor nutritional supplementation in those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) had a positive impact on cognitive function, according to two separate studies. In the first study, participants (ages 70-89) who undertook a 24-month physical activity program showed no difference in scores on the Digit Symbol Coding […]
Date: August 25, 2015 Source: The JAMA Network Journals Summary: Researchers evaluated whether a 24-month physical activity program would result in better cognitive function, lower risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia, or both, compared with a health education program. Kaycee M. Sink, M.D., M.A.S., of the Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, N.C., […]
08.04.2015 15 minutes a day may be enough for people ages 60 and up by Parker Brown Staff Writer, MedPage Today Even a little exercise was associated with reduced mortality for adults over 60, according to a meta-analysis of nine cohort studies. In about 122,000 patients with an average follow-up period of 9.8 years, […]
Veronica Hackethal, MD March 26, 2015 Higher fitness levels among middle-aged men might be associated with a lower risk for later lung and colorectal cancer, but not prostate cancer, according to a new study. The study also linked higher fitness levels in midlife to a lower risk for later death from cancer or cardiovascular disease. The findings […]
March 20, 2015 High levels of total and long-term physical activity, as well as specific types of physical activity, may decrease the risk for age-related cataract later in life, researchers report in an article published in the February issue of Ophthalmology. Of 52,660 men and women 45 to 83 years of age who completed questionnaires to assess physical activity as […]
Fran Lowry August 06, 2013 Walking on a treadmill for 30 minutes a day 4 days a week over a 12-week period improved memory scores and neural efficiency in older people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to new research. The finding suggests that exercise may protect against or delay conversion to Alzheimer’s disease in at-risk individuals. […]