OBJECTIVE Treatment recommendations for fibromyalgia (FM) include regular physical exercise. In this prospective study we examined predictors for adherence to stretching and aerobic exercises in women provided with an individualized home based program. METHODS Thirty-nine women kept exercise diaries for 12 weeks. RESULTS For both types of exercise, women who were less physically fit at base...

the present study aimed at evaluating the effect of aerobic exercise in carbon black particulates air pollution on tlr4 and tnf-α gene expression in male rats. 24 male wistar rats (mean body mass 279.29+26.97 gr) were randomly divided into 4 groups: a) control, b) aerobic exercise, c) pollution, d) exercise+pollution. a particulates injector and falounak chamber were used to expose the rats to ...

Arterial stiffness increases with ageing and hypertension. Regular physical activity has been recommended as an important management component of hypertension. The purpose of this study was to examine the acute impact of maximal dynamic exercise and the effect of 20 weeks of aerobic exercise on arterial stiffness of the carotid and brachial arteries in older hypertensives. Nine previously seden...

The Effects of Regular Aerobic Exercise on Tension Headache By Brittany Canady A substantial portion of the population will suffer from headache at some point in their lives. This study examines the effect of a simple behavioral treatment for one of the two most common forms of headache, tension headache. Participants selected for the study were drawn from introductory psychology and exercise c...

objective(s)apelin is novel adipokine acting on apj receptor, regulated by insulin and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (tnf-alpha). plasma apelin levels are increased in obese subjects. the aim of this study was to investigate whether or not the aerobic exercise modifies the elevated plasma apelin levels in obese women.materials and methodstwenty obese women (bmi 32.2 ± 6.4 kg/m2) were selected by ...

Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain that felt in the absence of organic disease.Hypersecretion prostaglandins, especially PGF2a and PGE2 increased uterine contractility are themain causes primary during menstruation women. Omega 3 can reduce painby reducing levels prostaglandins menstruation. besides aerobic exercise be done as one wayto severity dysmenorrhea.Methods: This study ...

McArdle disease is due to an inborn defect in the muscle isoform of glycogen phosphorylase (or "myophosphorylase"), the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of glycogenolysis. This condition is still not fully understood, and although advances in research would help patients immeasurably, these would also enhance our understanding of exercise metabolism. It has been 10 yr since the first publis...