by Isabelle Dubach, University of New South Wales Weight training—also called resistance training—can help people with peripheral artery disease reduce painful symptoms like muscle cramps during walking, a study by UNSW medical researchers recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has shown. In people with peripheral artery disease (PAD), a build-up of plaque in the arteries—caused by high cholesterol, nicotine and other cardiovascular disease risk factors—leads...
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Serious falls are a health risk for adults under 65
YALE UNIVERSITY New Haven, Conn. — Adults who take several prescription medications are more likely to experience serious falls, say Yale researchers and their co-authors in a new study. This heightened risk can affect middle-aged individuals — a population not typically viewed as vulnerable to debilitating or fatal falls, the researchers said. To identify factors...
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Non-exercisers more likely to have fatty liver disease
Reviewed by James Ives, M.Psych. (Editor) “Training with high enough intensity to improve fitness can be important both for preventing and treating fatty liver disease,” says Ilaria Croci, a postdoctoral fellow in Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)’s Cardiac Exercise Research Group and at the University of Queensland in Australia. Little known, but common You may not have heard...
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Space Research May Help Patients Suffering From Low Blood Pressure
By Ted Ranosa Tech Times A new study featuring astronauts’ activities in space offers better insights on what causes people to suffer low blood pressure even while standing. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center examined a condition known as orthostatic intolerance to understand how it affects people and how it can be prevented. They believe...
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A single measurement may help determine kneecap instability risk
PENN STATE Knee injuries can be a scourge to collegiate and pro athletes alike, but Penn State researchers say a single measurement taken by a clinician may help predict whether a person is at risk for knee instability. The researchers found that measuring the distance between the tibial tubercle (TT) — a bony bump on...
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Study dispels myth of exercise damage in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee
by Alison Ramsay, University of Aberdeen A study by scientists has discovered that therapeutic exercise does not harm articular cartilage of the knee in people with osteoarthritis, a leading cause of disability worldwide associated with pain, impaired mobility and quality of life. It may, in fact, benefit articular cartilage. Despite physical exercise (including therapeutic exercise) being one of the three key osteoarthritis treatment...
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Blood-flow-restricted training: A new way to boost muscle performance
by Danny Christiansen, The Conversation Strapping a band tightly around your limbs to reduce blood flow while training may seem like an odd way to boost athletic performance, but our latest study suggests that it does just that. In our study, we show that if you do interval cycling with reduced blood flow by strapping nylon...
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Virtual rehab: How ‘gamification’ can help stroke recovery
by University of East Anglia Researchers at the University of East Anglia are pioneering virtual reality (VR) rehabilitation for stroke survivors, using low cost video game technology. They have worked with industry collaborator Evolv to create a new gaming platform to improve the lives of stroke patients suffering from complex neurological syndromes caused by their stroke. The new technology,...
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ReWalk Exo-Suit Gets Green Light in U.S., Europe to Aid Stroke Recovery
ReWalk Robotics, a company with offices in Marlborough, Massachusetts and Yokneam Ilit, Israel, won FDA approval and a CE mark for its ReStore Exo-Suit, clearing the device for sale in the United States and EU countries. The ReStore Exo-Suit had its beginnings at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. It is made of a soft wrap that is placed around a...
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Home exercise program reduces rate of falling in at-risk seniors
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA An in-home exercise program reduced subsequent falls in high-risk seniors by 36 per cent, according the results of a 12-month clinical trial published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study, conducted by UBC faculty of medicine researchers in partnership with the clinical team at the Falls Prevention Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital, found a reduction in fall rate and...