Introduction: Chest tube removal for patients with painful, annoying and worrisome process. So as to relief the pain experienced by the patients which pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic pain relief methods can be applied. Objectives: The aim of this systematic reseach to evaluate the effectivenes...

INTRODUCTION: Chronic kidney disease is associated with several negative factors that may counteract the potential effects of strength training. The purpose of this systematic review was to explore the effects of strength training on muscle mass, muscle strength, physical function and quality of ...

Background Self-reported disability has a strong negative impact on older people's quality of life and is often associated with the need for assistance and health care services. Resistance training (RT) has been repeatedly shown to improve muscle function (e.g. strength) and functional capacity (...

There is much evidence extolling the virtues of physical activity on cardiovascular disease (CVD). The evidence derives from different population groups where leisure time physical activity reduced the risk of coronary heart disease and cardiovascular mortality in both men and women. Recent met...

PURPOSE: To determine the dose-response associations of sedentary behaviour with cardiovascular diseases (CVD), cancer, and all-cause mortality, and to examine whether the sedentary-associated all-cause mortality risk was affected by appearance of diabetes and hypertension, physical activity, and...

PURPOSE: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise for the treatment of full thickness (including massive and inoperable) tears of the rotator cuff. RELEVANCE: There is little consensus as to the most effective treatment of full thickness and massive tears of the rotat...

We aimed to determine the effects of different exercise types, duration, and onset after bariatric surgery (BS) on cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs). A systematic search was conducted up to July 2021. Eleven studies were identified (n = 618 participants). Overall, exercise induced reduction...

Background and Objective: Individuals with Alzheimer disease and dementia experience cognitive decline and reduction in physical capabilities. Engaging in cognitive challenges and physical exercises is effective in reducing age-related cognitive and physical decline. It is believed that physical ...

BACKGROUND: Uncertainty remains about the optimum step count per day for health promotion. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the association between step count per day and all-cause mortality risk. METHODS: PubMed, Scopus, and ISI Web of Science were searched to January 2021 to find prospectiv...

Abstract: Physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) and sleep are important lifestyle behaviours associated with chronic respiratory disease (CRD) morbidity and mortality. These behaviours need to be understood in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) to develop appropriate interventio...