BACKGROUND Scoliosis is a common medical condition in children and adolescents, particularly girls. It is accompanied by disorders of multiple systems and organs, especially the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, which significantly affects general physical capacity. AIM OF THE STUDY This study sought to assess lung function, chest mobility, and physical fitness in scoliotic girls underg...

purpose validity of the 20-meter multi stage shuttle run test (20-m mst) has not been studied in nepalese population. the purpose of this study was to validate the applicability of the 20-m mst in nepalese adult females. methods forty female college students (age range, 20.42 ~24.75 years) from different colleges of nepal were recruited for the study. direct estimation of vo2 max comprised trea...

Introduction: A step test provides a submaximal measure of cardio-respiratory or endurance fitness. Aim and Objective: This research study aims to study the Cardiovascular fitness of sedentary college students. Methodology: 60 normal healthy subjects having normal BMI were subjected to YMCA 3 minute step test, and their pre and post readings were noted. Results: On Comparing YMCA scores between...

Physical activity promotes health, improves the functional state of respiratory, cardiovascular, nervous, digestive systems and analyzers, regulation cerebral peripheral circulation, joint mobility, spinal column, physical development; regulatory adaptive processes; maintains high level metabolic energy mechanisms; strengthening bones their resistance to stress trauma; increasing fitness, menta...

Background and purpose: Cardiopulmonary disorders coexist and contribute to the morbidity and mortality of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). There is also a significant contribution of COPD to heart disease. Hypoxemia and respiratory acidosis have been implicated as a major cause of cardiac arrhythmias in patients with COPD through an increase in catecholamines, fluid retention and ...

introduction: today, air pollution is one of the critical problems in metropolitans and necessary preparations are needed for confronting with this crisis. the present study was based on the goal of determining the relation of air pollutant levels with the rate of emergency admission for respiratory and cardiovascular patients. methods: in the present retrospective cross- sectional study, all r...

conclusions to reduce the impacts of particulate matter on health status of people in ilam, necessary training by health systems should be conducted for people, especially those with chronic lung and heart diseases, the elderly and children to reduce their activities on the dusty days. methods pm10 data was taken from the ilam environmental protection agency. the annual morbidity including hosp...