The combination of bariatric surgery and physical exercise has been suggested as a promising strategy to positively influence obesity, not only body weight but also all associated comorbidities. An electronic search of intervention studies was carried out in which an exercise training program was...

Objectives: Peripheral skeletal muscle dysfunction is an important extrapulmonary manifestation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that can be counteracted by exercise training. This study aimed to review the effect of three major exercise training modalities, which are used in pulmo...

Introduction: A mere 33% of all children meet the recommended minimum physical activity guidelines for adequate health maintenance. Available literature however suggests children are more likely to be active when they are competent with their own motor ability. This review aimed to evaluate how s...

High-intensity interval training (HIIT) improves functional capacity, muscle power and physical performance in older adults with and without comorbidities. The aim of this study was to explore the effectiveness of HIIT as a method for reducing major fall risk factors (balance, muscle strength and...

This review aimed to identify and assess existing evidence of the impact of sport and physical activity programs on mental health and social and emotional wellbeing outcomes within young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The review also aimed to highlight limitations of current practi...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of running gait retraining on kinematics, kinetics, performance, pain, and injury in distance runners. Design: Intervention systematic review with meta-analysis. Literature search: Seven electronic databases from inception to March 2021. Trial sel...

目的:评价不同程度有氧运动对改善高血压患者的血压、运动功能、心率、生活质量及日常生活能力的效果.方法:计算机检索PubMed(1965~2016)、EMBASE(1990~2016)、CNKI(1994~2016)、万方数据库(1982~2016)、CBM (1978~2016)、维普(1989~2016)中关于实施何种程度有氧运动对高血压患者进行干预的随机对照试验,同时筛检纳入文献的参考文献.结果:共纳入6项RCT.6项RCT的结果均表明,中等强度的有氧运动在降低血压方面有显著效果.3项研究结果显示高等强度的有氧运动对降低血压有显著效果.2项研究结果显示低等强度的有氧运动能够明显降低血...

Introduction: Non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions related to medical expenses and disability. Evidence suggests that changes in motion patterns could induce trunk instability and impaired postural control. Therefore, this systematic review inve...

Background: Physical activity prevents cancer and improves cancer outcomes. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling plays a significant role in cancer development and progression. However, there are heterogeneous results regarding physical activity and its effect on the IGF system. This study ...

Objective: To evaluate whether exercise therapy, with or without other physical therapy interventions, is superior to placebo intervention for osteoarthritis (OA). Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: MEDLINE and EMBASE via OVID, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus via EBSCO were ...