PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy of Yoga as antihypertensive therapy and identify moderators of the BP response to Yoga. METHODS: Database searches identified 44 controlled Yoga trials that involved adults ≥19 yr, yielding 49 interventions. Analyses followed random-effects assumptions. ...

Objective To synthesise the evidence on the overall and differential effects of interventions based on diet and physical activity during pregnancy, primarily on gestational weight gain and maternal and offspring composite outcomes, according to women’s body mass index, age, parity, ethnicity, an...

To investigate the effectiveness of combined aerobic and resistance training (CT), we conducted this meta-analysis to directly compare the effect of CT with that of aerobic training (AT) alone on type 2 diabetic patients. We searched PUBMED, EMBASE, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, and SPORT ...

Background: Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) is a general concept that includes all methodologies used in the analysis of the bioelectrical vector, whereas the "classic" BIVA is a patented methodology included among these methods of analysis. Once this was clarified, the systematic ...

Background: Numerous attempts have been made to improve women's physical activity participation during pregnancy, but activity levels remain low. Aim: To examine systematically the associations of physical activity participation during pregnancy with non-modifiable correlates (not subject to c...

Background: Physical activity (PA) is an important component in the management of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). To date the correlates of PA have not been thoroughly investigated in the RA population. The aim of this systematic review was to determine the correlates of PA in the adult RA population....

To increase young people's physical activity (PA) levels it is important to understand the correlates of PA in children and adolescents. We sought to identify factors associated with children's and adolescents’ PA by reviewing systematic quantitative reviews of non-intervention research. Systemat...

Counseling has been suggested as a promising approach for facilitating changes in health behavior. The aim of this systematic review of counseling interventions for people with COPD was to describe: 1) counseling definitions, 2) targeted health behaviors, 3) counseling techniques and 4) whether c...

This systematic review investigated the effects on function, quality of life, health care costs, and patient/carer satisfaction of constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT) for upper limb hemiparesis following stroke. A comprehensive search of the complete holdings of MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, Co...

Background The accessibility, low cost and motivation generated by exergames has fostered its rapid expansion as a rehabilitation technique. Objective To estimate the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs using IVGT in improving walking capacity of people aged 60 years and over. Materi...