Provision, uptake, adherence, and completion rates for supervised exercise programs (SEPs) intermittent claudication (IC) are low. For patients, 12-week SEPs too time-intensive. A shorter, more time-efficient, 6-week, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) program may be an effective alternative that is acceptable to patients easier deliver. The aim of this study was determine the feasibility ...

Current U.K. guidelines on the management of borderline personality disorder include specific recommendations about the duration of therapy and number of sessions per week that patients should be offered. However, very little research has been conducted to examine the impact of these aspects of treatment process on patient outcomes. We therefore undertook a systematic review to examine the impa...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of 3 different plyometric training frequencies (e.g., 1 day per week, 2 days per week, 4 days per week) associated with 3 different plyometric training volumes on maximal strength, vertical jump performance, and sprinting ability. Forty-two students were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: control (n = 10, 7 sessions of drop jump (DJ) training...

The aim of this study was to provide information on heart rate and blood pressure responses during a 3-week intermittent hypoxia breathing program in COPD patients. Sixteen participants with COPD symptoms were randomly assigned to a hypoxia or control group and completed a 3-week intermittent hypoxia breathing program (five sessions per week, each consisting of three to five breathing cycles, e...

Peer teaching by medical students is increasingly consid- ered an effective and efficient instructional modality with value for both teachers and learners. In 2012, twelve senior medical students participated in an inaugural, four-week Medical Education Elective at The Alpert Medical School of Brown University. The first week emphasized education theory and skills. During the remaining three we...

introduction: low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders,which is prevalent among the public population. depending on the severity of the patients’ pain, different treatments are selected for them. few studies have addressed, so far, the therapeutic effects of laser in such pains and different results have been published in this regard. the aim of this study is to investi...

Accepted 21 July 2014 Otorhinolaryngology is a diverse speciality managing a wide variety of elective conditions to life threatening emergencies and complex oncology work. Often combined clinics with plastic surgeons, neurosurgeons and pediatricians are required to comprehensively manage our patient population leading to excellent networking opportunities and a chance to see how other teams wor...