OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of hormone therapy (HT) on postural balance in postmenopausal women and its association with risk of falls. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 225 Brazilian postmenopausal women aged 45 to 75 years were included and divided into two groups: HT users (n = 102) and nonusers (n = 123). HT users were women who had continuou...

This paper presents a new left-looking parallel sparse Cholesky fac,torization algorithm for shared-memory MIMD multiprocessors. The algorithm is particularly well-suited for vector supercomputers with multiple processors, such as the Cray Y-MP. The new algorithm uses supernodes in the Cholesky factor to improve performance by reducing indirect addressing and memory traffic. Earlier factorizati...

the concept of imagery is to make an image of successful movement skill or a relaxing image in mind with no body training and external experience. the aim of the present study was to compare the effect of traditional and pettlep mental imagery methods on static and dynamic balance. the statistical population consisted of all female university of tehran students who had general physical educatio...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of an active vibration stimulus exercise according to shoulder joint angles on functional reach and stability of the shoulder joint. [Subjects and Methods] Thirty healthy male students participated in this study. Upper limb length of each subject was measured to obtain normalized measurement values. The exercise groups were as follow...

BACKGROUND The present study was done in order to compare balance and footprint parameters in two groups of normal and overweight children. METHODS This semi-experimental study included randomly selected 22 male children (11 normal and 11 overweight boys). To measure the footprint parameters, an ink paper system was used, i.e., after putting their feet in the ink, the subjects were asked to s...