PURPOSE to present clinical guidelines for exercise therapy in depressed patients derived from recent meta-analyses. METHOD four meta-analyses on effects of physical exercise on mental and physical in depression were analysed. RESULTS For mild to moderate depression the effect of exercise may be comparable to antidepressant medication and psychotherapy; for severe depression exercise seems ...

Many severe forms of COVID-19 have genetic causes, with variants providing information and thus supporting the hypothesis that moderate-intensity exercise would a prophylactic role. In case abnormalities related to induction amplification type I interferons, in addition curative administration interferon, moderate intensity could be used prophylactically. The same exercises inhibit p38 MAPK pat...

BACKGROUND Despite the large number of studies emphasizing the effectiveness of graded exercise therapy (GET) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for people with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), clinicians are left wondering how exactly to apply exercise therapy to their patients with CFS. The aim of this literature review is to identify the appropriate exercise modalities (i.e. exercise dur...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of a manual therapy program compared with an exercise therapy program in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip. METHODS A single-blind, randomized clinical trial of 109 hip OA patients was carried out in the outpatient clinic for physical therapy of a large hospital. The manual therapy program focused on specific manipulations and mobilization o...

Background and Aim: The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints is high among dentists however, only a few studies have focused on this topic. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of an exercise program for neck pain relief in dentists practicing in Tehran. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire was administered among 46 dentists in Tehran matched by age, gender (all males) and ...

OBJECTIVE To see whether dance therapy was more effective than conventional exercise in exercise capacity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with chronic heart failure. DESIGN AND METHODS Systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched MEDLINE, Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, EMBASE, SPORT Scielo, CINAHL (from the earliest date available to August 2013) for randomize...

Objective: To understand impact of physical activity on pain perception in patients presenting with acute pulpitis for endodontic therapy. Study Design: It was quantitative correlational by design. Place and duration study: Department Operative Dentistry, Dental Section, Islam College, Sialkot. Materials & Methods: 500 from the Section College Sialkot were included this study. The correlati...

[Purpose] To verify the immediate effects of exercise therapy on cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in cancer patients. [Subjects and Methods] Eighteen cancer patients who performed exercise therapy targeting a rating of 4 (somewhat strong) on the Borg category-ratio scale (CR-10) were enrolled. CRF was evaluated using the Cancer Fatigue Scale (CFS). CFS was evaluated in clinical practice immediately...