QUESTION Is low level laser therapy an effective adjuvant intervention for chronic low back pain? DESIGN Randomised trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessors and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-one patients who had low back pain for at least 12 weeks. INTERVENTION One group received laser therapy alone, one received laser therapy and exercise, and the third group ...

Facial nerve palsy (FNP) changes facial expression and leads to functional problems in facial movement and negative psychological effect on patients. Fortunately, some of FNP problems recover completely, but some others remain with some sequelae like asymmetry, muscle contracture, synkinesis, and hyperkinesias that need rehabilitation. This article aimed to investigate physiotherapy modalit...

background: pain and limited range of motion (rom) are the crucial subsequent results of joint hemorrhages in individuals with bleeding disorders and hemophilia. exercise interventions are particularly recommended in treatment of such patients. the purpose of this study was to detect the influences of conventional exercise therapy and hydrotherapy on the knee joint complications in patients wit...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa microsoftinternetexplorer4 aim : the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an aerobic exercise on serum level of liver enzymes and liver echogenicity in patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease. background : non alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) has different prevalence in various parts of the world. obesity and low physical act...

objectives: in a single blinded randomized controlled study, we investigated the effect of stabilization exercise on lumbar multifidus muscle thickness in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. low back pain is highly prevalent and results in considerable level of disability. many causes have been associated with weakness or injury of the soft tissues in the lumbar area. methods: a t...

This study aims to determine the effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise (PMFE) on urinary incontinence and quality life (QOL) in post-radical prostatectomy prostate cancer patients. research method is a systematic review by searching literature through several indexed electronic databases (Scopus, Science Direct, CINAHL, PubMed, ProQuest, SAGE, Springer Link). The results were obtained from 10 ...

Background: Exercise therapy is an important component of non-drug treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, the impact moderate aerobic exercise on PD remains unclear. The purpose this systematic review was to evaluate efficacy and safety patients with PD.

Fibromyalgia syndrome, a chronic condition typically characterized by widespread pain, nonrestorative sleep, fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, and other somatic symptoms, negatively impacts physical and emotional function and reduces quality of life. Exercise is commonly recommended in the management of people with fibromyalgia, and interest in examining exercise benefits for those with the syndr...

BACKGROUND A 42-year-old woman with chronic polymyositis complicated by post-myocarditis cardiomyopathy underwent supervised and unsupervised exercise therapy with staged increases in intensity. METHODS Supervised exercise therapy, which included adopted standards for patients with heart failure, was performed for 6 months. After one month, unsupervised exercise therapy was commenced, in the ...