Objective : We systematically reviewed epidemiologic studies on ambient air pollution and congenital anomalies and conducted meta-analyses for a number of air pollutant anomaly combinations. Data sources and extraction : From bibliographic searches we extracted 10 original epidemio- logic studie...

Ozone is associated with health impacts including respiratory outcomes; however, results differ across studies. Meta-analysis is an increasingly important approach to synthesizing evidence across studies. We conducted meta-analysis of short-term ozone exposure and respiratory hospitalizations to ...

Study design: Systematic review. Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of evidence surrounding the effects of exercise on physical fitness in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Setting: Canada. Methods: The review was limited to English-language studies (published prior to March 201...

Objective: The aim of this paper is to systematically review all controlled clinical trials of Pilates to treat low back pain. Data sources: A systematic review of nine databases (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED, PsycINFO, Pedro, Rehadat, Rehab Tri...

Objective: To evaluate evidence for the effectiveness of the Pilates method of exercise (PME) in healthy people. Data sources: Published research was identified by searching Science Direct, MEDLINE, PubMed, SPORTDiscus, PEDro, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, and Web of ...

Study design: A systematic review with meta-analysis. Objectives: To compare pain and disability in individuals with persistent nonspecific low back pain who were treated with Pilates exercises compared to minimal or other interventions. Methods: Searches of Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Cochran...

Purpose: Although several studies have examined the relationship between physical activity and knee osteoarthritis, the effect of physical activity on knee joint health is unclear. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the relationships between physical activity and individual joint st...

背景:运动疗法对预防绝经后妇女骨丢失的价值尚存在争议。目的:评价运动疗法治疗绝经后妇女骨质疏松症的疗效。方法:计算机检索PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,CBM,CNKI,VIP数据库关于运动疗法治疗绝经后妇女骨质疏松症的随机对照试验。纳入健康的绝经后妇女,种族、国籍、地域不限,年龄在50～70岁之间。排除合并有基础疾病的患者。采用Cochrane协作组提供的Revman5.0软件进行统计分析。临床评价指标包括骨矿物质密度和骨折发生率。结果与结论:共纳入9篇随机对照试验,Meta分析结果显示:与常规治疗比较,运动疗法联合常规治疗可明显提高绝经后妇女骨矿物质密度...

Two years ago we published an update of another of our previous systematic reviews about the effectiveness of physical exercises (PEs), and we found that the evidence on exercises for AIS was of level 1b. Now we have updated these results in the field of exercises for AIS with the final aim to fi...

Background: McArdle disease is a rare metabolic myopathy caused by a complete absence of the enzyme muscle glycogen phosphorylase. Affected people experience symptoms of fatigue and cramping within minutes of exercise and are at risk for acute muscle injury (rhabdomyolysis) and acute renal failur...