Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patients show learning difficulty and impulsiveness. Exercise is known to improve learning ability and memory function. In the present study, we investigated the duration-dependence of the effect of treadmill exercise on spatial learning ability in relation with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) expression in ADHD rats. For this study, radi...

OBJECTIVES This study assessed the incremental value of technetium-99m myocardial single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and simultaneous first-pass radionuclide angiography, when added to treadmill exercise, for prediction of the extent of coronary artery disease. BACKGROUND Technetium-99m count statistics permit the simultaneous assessment of myocardial perfusion and function. H...

Aqua treadmill is mainly used for rehabilitation purposes, but research indicates that this equipment could be used for training as well. Th e few studies performed with aqua treadmill mainly followed lactate and heart rate changes. Th erefore, the aim of this study was to test the eff ect of high water treadmill training on several blood parameters and on the correlations between them. Eight s...

QUESTION Does mechanically assisted walking increase walking speed or distance in ambulatory people with stroke compared with no intervention/non-walking intervention, or with overground walking? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised trials. PARTICIPANTS Ambulatory adults with stroke. INTERVENTION Mechanically assisted walking (treadmill or gait trainer) without body w...

The purpose of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of the Personal Activity Monitor (PAM) accelerometer relative to the Actigraph accelerometer using oxygen consumption as a reference, and to assess the test-retest reliability of the PAM. Thirty-two fit, normal weight adults (aged 21-54) performed two activities, treadmill walking and stair walking, while wearing the PAM, the Acti...

Treadmill tests with continuous electrocardiographic recording were carried out 3 weeks after the acute episode began on 0OO patients with myocardial infarction. Ventricular premature beats were recorded in 3 patients at rest immediately before the test, and in I9 during and/or after the test. The test led to a change of treatment for i6 patients. No severe arrhythmias or reinfarctions were ind...

One hundred normal subjects who had a double Master's test and a maximal treadmill stress test (MTST) were clinically evaluated 30 months later. Ninety-nine of these 100 subjects (99%) had a follow-up treadmill test at 30 months. One of four subjects (25%) with initially an abnormal double Master's test developed coronary heart disease within 30 months. Three of 96 subjects (3.1%) with initiall...