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We present our early experience with an attempt to optimize extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, emphasizing reduced adjunctive mechanical ventilatory support and aggressive rehabilitation, with a goal of ambulation. This strategy has been enabled by the introduction of a dual-lumen draw and return...
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PMID: 21924145
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Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is characterized by accumulation of visceral fat associated with the clustering of metabolic and pathophysiological cardiovascular risk factors: impaired glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Although the definition of MetS is different among co...
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PMID: 21126197
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence released its first clinical guideline on heart failure in 2003. This synopsis describes the update of that guideline, which was released in August 2010 and discusses the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of heart failure.
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PMID: 21844551
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We summarize the recent major developments in human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS (HIV/AIDS) treatment with TCM. The use of TCM is associated with preventing or alleviating HIV-related symptoms, reducing treatment side effects, and improving the quality of life. The potential beneficial effects of TCM...
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PMID: 21695615
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Robert A RA Pedowitz,
Ken K Yamaguchi,
Christopher S CS Ahmad,
Robert T RT Burks,
Evan L EL Flatow,
Andrew A Green,
Joseph P JP Iannotti,
Bruce S BS Miller,
Robert Z RZ Tashjian,
William C WC Watters,
Kristy K Weber,
Charles M CM Turkelson,
Janet L JL Wies,
Sara S Anderson,
Justin J St Andre,
Kevin K Boyer,
Laura L Raymond,
Patrick P Sluka,
Richard R McGowan and
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Of the 31 recommendations made by the work group, 19 were determined to be inconclusive because of the absence of definitive evidence. Of the remaining recommendations, four were classified as moderate grade, six as weak, and two as consensus statements of expert opinion. The four moderate-grade reco...
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PMID: 21628648
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Pamela W Duncan,
Katherine J Sullivan,
Andrea L Behrman,
Stanley P Azen,
Samuel S Wu,
Stephen E Nadeau,
Bruce H Dobkin,
Dorian K Rose,
Julie K Tilson,
Steven Cen,
Sarah K Hayden and
LEAPS Investigative Team
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We stratified 408 participants who had had a stroke 2 months earlier according to the extent of walking impairment--moderate (able to walk 0.4 to <0.8 m per second) or severe (able to walk <0.4 m per second)--and randomly assigned them to one of three training groups. One group received training on...
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PMID: 21612471
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No positive effects of early preventive rehabilitation could be identified. The results do not contradict the proposition that rehabilitation based on self-care can be effective but it is important to establish evidence-based training programs and identify proper instruments for selection of patients...
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PMID: 21492066
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This study investigated the effect of a 15-week life style intervention (hypocaloric diet and regular exercise) on glucose tolerance, skeletal muscle lipids and muscle metabolic adaptations in 14 female and 9 male morbidly obese subjects (age: 32.5±2.3 years, body mass index: 46.1±...
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PMID: 20726847
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High-dose oral prednisone (at an initial dose of 1mg/kg/day) is the mainstay of therapy for PM/DM, and should be subsequently tapered slowly based on patients' clinical response. First-line combination of prednisone with intravenous immunoglobulins may be considered in patients with PM/DM-related sev...
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PMID: 21334847
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Growing evidence suggests that physical activity may be an important part of survivorship care for women with a history of breast cancer. Observational evidence suggests that women who are physically active after breast cancer diagnosis have a 30% to 50% lower risk of breast cancer r...
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PMID: 21310846
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Approximately one-third of patients with stroke exhibit persistent disability after the initial cerebrovascular episode, with motor impairments accounting for most poststroke disability. Exercise and training have long been used to restore motor function after stroke. Better training...
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PMID: 21243015
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common but heterogeneous disorder that usually arises during puberty. This endocrine disorder is associated with chronic anovulation and hyperandrogenemia with clinical manifestation of oligomenorrhea, hirsutism and acne. While the underlying etiology of PCOS rem...
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PMID: 21311428
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: To examine functional balance and mobility in adolescents with cerebral palsy classified at Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level I following an intensive short-duration virtual reality (VR) intervention.
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PMID: 21829120
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In spite of appropriate pharmacologic therapy, many hypertensive patients develop an abnormal left ventricular relaxation with preserved systolic function. This cardiac dysfunction increases the risk of cardiovascular complications. The authors assessed the therapeutic effects of an intervention with...
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PMID: 21214718
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background Patients with schizophrenia frequently undergo a disturbance of body experience. This can occur during an acute psychotic phase or during a period of remission. aim To investigate the scientific evidence of the effects of introducing body-directed techniques into psychomotor therapy for pa...
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PMID: 21845555
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We developed a model to examine cardiometabolic plasticity (i.e., changes in Si and plasma lipids) in MA compared to NHW adults in response to a diet-exercise intervention.
Sedentary subjects (20 NHW: 11F, 9M, 23.0 y, 25.5 kg/m(2); 17 MA: 13F, 4M, 22.7 y, 25.4 kg/m(2)) consumed their...
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PMID: 21364957
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This article reports the 12-month follow-up results and process evaluation of the SHED-IT (Self-Help, Exercise, and Diet using Information Technology) trial, an Internet-based weight loss program exclusively for men. Sixty-five overweight/obese male staff and students at the Universi...
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PMID: 20523304
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This study aims to describe the changes that a period of low-calorie diet and physical training determines in heart rate and in corrected QT (QTc) interval in obese patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) and to verify whether it is effective in shortening the QT interval using th...
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PMID: 20539304
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To evaluate the effect of adaptive oral hygiene devices and orofacial exercise to improve gingival health among adults with systemic sclerosis (SSc).
Forty-eight patients with SSc were assigned randomly to the multifaceted oral health intervention or usual dental care...
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PMID: 21586215
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A patient developed a medial pterygoid trismus (myospasm) the day after receiving three inferior alveolar nerve blocks and a routine restoration. She had a significantly restricted mouth opening and significant medial pterygoid muscle pain when she opened beyond the restriction; howe...
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PMID: 21613042
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This study was undertaken in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to determine differences in incremental shuttle walk test distance and endurance shuttle walk test time when two of each shuttle test were performed before (n = 53 participants) and after an exercise training program (n =...
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PMID: 20975522
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Exercise, together with a low-energy diet, is the first-line treatment for type 2 diabetes type 2 diabetes . Exercise improves insulin sensitivity insulin sensitivity by increasing the number or function of muscle mitochondria mitochondria and the capacity for aerobic metabolism, all of which are low...
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PMID: 21484574
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We review the putative literature investigating the role of exercise as an adjunct therapy across the lung cancer continuum (i.e., diagnosis to palliation). The current evidence suggests that exercise training is a safe and feasible adjunct therapy for operable lung cancer patients both before and a...
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PMID: 21113768
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Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is a highly prevalent musculoskeletal disorder that is often accompanied by somatic hyperalgesia (enhanced pain from noxious stimuli). Neural mechanisms of somatic hyperalgesia have been analyzed via quantitative sensory testing of FM patients. Results of these studies sug...
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PMID: 20882373
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These results suggest that a combination of constraint-induced therapy and specific motor control retraining may be a successful strategy for the treatment of musicians' FHD. Furthermore, the results suggest that retraining strategies may need to be carried out for at least 8 months before statistic...
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PMID: 21170477
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No significant differences between groups could be found at 3- or 6-month follow-up regarding primary outcome in disability. Within-group comparisons showed some improvement in both groups in terms of disability, pain, symptom satisfaction and muscle function compared with baseline, although the maj...
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PMID: 21031289
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This study was conducted to examine whether the greater rate of heat production through intermittent leg exercise would offset an elevated rate of heat loss and thereby decrease the rate of core cooling during immersion in severe conditions when wearing an insulated immersion suit.
On two separate d...
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PMID: 21043294
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We examined the effect of combined exercise training on the levels of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-17 in the plasma and the supernatant of peripheral blood lymphocytes in women with multiple sclerosis. Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), VO(2)max, muscle strength, and balance tests were obtained at base...
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PMID: 20797460
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These results suggest that 2 weeks of treadmill locomotor training and swimming training may have positive effects on functional recovery after partial SCI....
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PMID: 20938389
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To investigate the effectiveness of a multistation proprioceptive exercise program for the prevention of ankle injuries in basketball players using a prospective randomized controlled trial in combination with biomechanical tests of neuromuscular performance.
A total of 232 players participated in t...
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PMID: 20386339
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Our primary purpose was to investigate whether pain and disability outcomes differed based on treatment received (graded exercise or graded exposure). Our secondary purpose was to investigate if changes in selected psychological factors were associated with pain and disability outcomes.
Behavioral i...
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PMID: 20972340
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Prospective cohort study without a control group.
Firstly, to present our 5-week progressive exercise therapy program in the early stage after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Secondly, to evaluate changes in knee function after completion of the program for patients with ACL injury in gener...
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PMID: 20710097
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Experimental laboratory study.
To measure trunk muscle activity using wire electrodes during lumbar stabilization exercises and to examine if more effective exercises to activate the deep trunk muscles (local muscles) exist.
Lumbar stabilization exercises are performed to improve motor control of tr...
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PMID: 21041966
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Bret H Goodpaster,
James P Delany,
Amy D Otto,
Lewis Kuller,
Jerry Vockley,
Jeannette E South-Paul,
Stephen B Thomas,
Jolene Brown,
Kathleen McTigue,
Kazanna C Hames,
Wei Lang and
John M Jakicic
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The prevalence of severe obesity is increasing markedly, as is prevalence of comorbid conditions such as hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus; however, apart from bariatric surgery and pharmacotherapy, few clinical trials have evaluated the treatment of severe obesity.
To determine the efficacy...
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PMID: 20935337
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To investigate objective measures of the effects of accommodative training of a pseudophakic eye implanted with a Crystalens AT-52SE (eyeonics Inc) intraocular lens (IOL) on reading performance, accommodation, and depth of focus.
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PMID: 20954685
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Injuries to the adolescent elbow are common because of the repetitive overuse inherent in many overhead sport activities. The management of these patients is greatly facilitated through a greater understanding of the demands placed on the upper extremity kinetic chain during these overhead activitie...
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PMID: 20883905
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This article reviews the use of exercise as a therapeutic and adjunctive intervention in the prevention of weight gain, obesity, and metabolic consequences in multiple populations with psychiatric illnesses. The purpose was to identify the current state of the science for the use of exercise as a ps...
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PMID: 20873704
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We determined the effects of treadmill exercise on survival of Purkinje neurons and on a population of reactive astrocytes in the gyrus of lobules VIII and IX of the cerebellum after TBI. The rats were divided into four groups: the sham-operation group, the sham-operation with exercise group, the TB...
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PMID: 20603186
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We showed that training increases LDL plasma clearance, as tested by an artificial LDL-like nanoemulsion method, presumably by increasing LDL receptor activity. In this study, we investigated whether training could also improve LDL clearance in hypercholesterolemic subjects (HCh) that are exposed to...
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PMID: 20627247
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Isokinetic eccentric training of the wrist extensors has recently been shown to be effective in treating chronic lateral epicondylosis. However, isokinetic dynamometry is not widely available or practical for daily exercise prescription. Therefore, the objective of this study was to assess the effic...
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PMID: 20579907
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We investigated endothelial function, insulin resistance, adipocytokines and inflammatory markers. The endothelial function was evaluated by examining a flow-mediated endothelium-dependent vasodilatation (FMD). Furthermore, we followed the incidence of cardiovascular events for 24 months.
After 3-mo...
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PMID: 20467191
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At 12 months, a multimodal programme of non-operative interventions has an excellent impact upon the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee with improved patient-reported scores. The level of improvement cannot be inferred from the radiographic grade of osteoarthritis. This modality could be conside...
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PMID: 20487595
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During the study period, patients in the intervention group were less likely to have been admitted to hospital for any cause (44 vs. 69%, P = 0.01) or after a major acute coronary event (24 vs. 55%, P = 0.001). Participants in the intervention group were more likely to be alive at 12 months, (93 vs....
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PMID: 20498608
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Dirk D De Bacquer,
Jean J Dallongeville,
Jan J Heidrich,
Kornelia K Kotseva,
Zeljko Z Reiner,
Dan D Gaita,
Christophe C Prugger,
Jürgen J Wellmann,
David D Wood,
Guy G De Backer,
Ulrich U Keil and
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Data from 8924 patients, who had experienced a recent coronary acute event, from 22 countries in Europe participating in the EUROASPIRE III study were gathered in 2006-2007. Eight centres had also participated in the earlier two EUROASPIRE surveys carried out in 1994-1995 and 1999-2000. In these eig...
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PMID: 20485181
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Up to 2 years after surgery, the opening exercise only group had a higher likelihood of reporting interference in daily activities related to numbness and loss of lip sensitivity than the sensory retraining exercise group. The difference between the two groups was relatively constant. Older subjects...
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PMID: 20618719
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VO2peak did not change from baseline to 4 weeks, either in EG [30.6+/-6.7 ml/kg/min vs. 30.7+/-6.2 ml/kg/min, not significant (NS)] or CG (29.8+/-6.1 ml/kg/min vs. 30.7+/-6.2 ml/kg/min, NS). After 16 weeks VO2peak increased in both groups to 33.1+/-7.1 ml/kg/min in EG (P<0.005) and 33.0 ml/kg/min+/-...
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PMID: 19940774
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