OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess the acute effect of physical exercise on the cognitive function of depressed elderly patients in a dual-task experiment. INTRODUCTION Physical exercise has a positive effect on the brain and may even act as a treatment for major depressive disorder. However, the effects of acute cardiovascular exercise on cognitive function during and after one s...

background: the aim of this study was to examine the effect of aerobic and anaerobic training on anxiety and cortisol hormone secretion levels in the blood of young wrestlers. materials and methods: in this quasi-experimental study, of 200 wrestlers 20 volunteers (ageed 17-20 years) who were selected on the basis of having high levels of anxiety were randomly divided into two groups of 10 each ...

PURPOSE Aging is associated with increased oxidative stress, whereas systematic exercise training has been shown to improve quality of life and functional performance of the aged. This study aimed to evaluate responses of selected markers of oxidative stress and antioxidant status in inactive older men during endurance training and detraining. METHODS Nineteen older men (65-78 yr) were random...

background: multiple sclerosis is accompanied by secondary clinical signs such as insomnia. considering the side effects of drugs and also increasing acceptability of psychotherapy methods in health systems, we aimed to determine the effect of group cognitive behavioral therapy on the quality of sleep in women with multiple sclerosis in 2014. methods: this study is a randomized controlled clini...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effects of concurrent training (CT) on serum leptin, cortisol and zinc concentrations in physically active adults. DESIGN Ten subjects aged (27.1±4.8 years, BMI 25.49 ± 2.65) were recruited to participate in three sessions: control session (CS), concurrent training 1 (CT1) and concurrent training 2 (CT2) sessions with five days of resting between them. In each ses...

INTRODUCTION Aging involves a progressive reduction of respiratory muscle strength as well as muscle strength. PURPOSE Compare the effects of resistance training volume on the maximum inspiratory pressure (MIP), maximum expiratory pressure (MEP), functional performance, and muscle strength in elderly women. METHODS Thirty elderly women were randomly assigned to a group performing either sin...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of kinesio-taping on the range of motion of cervical lateral flexion point in subjects with trigger point in upper trapezius muscle. Methods: A total of 32 subjects with myofascial trigger point in upper trapezius participated in this randomized controlled trial (RCT). The subjects were randomly assigned to two groups: Kinesio-...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of adding a high-intensity intermittent session twice a week during a 7-week karate training (KT) on markers of aerobic and anaerobic metabolisms in elite class karate athletes. Two groups were studied: a KT group (n=8, age 20.1+/-0.9 years, 70.0+/-8.8 kg) that followed traditional KT, and a group that followed combined traditional karate and...

background: the most common treatment for asthma is transferring the drug into the lungs by inhaler devices. besides, correct use of inhaled medication is required for effectiveness of pharmacotherapy. thus, it is necessary to train the patients how to use metered dose inhaler (mdi). this study aimed to determine the effect of training about mdi usage with or without spacer on maximum expirator...