OBJECTIVES This study was performed to identify a target population of claudicants for propionyl-L-carnitine treatment. BACKGROUND Previous studies suggest that the efficacy of propionyl-L-carnitine in intermittent claudication is greater in patients with severe functional impairment than in those with mild walking disability. METHODS After run-in, 485 claudicant patients were randomized to...

The study tested the impact of the phonological and lexical distance between a dialect of Palestinian Arabic spoken in the north of Israel (SpA) and Modern Standard Arabic (StA or MSA) on word and non-word repetition in children with specific language impairment (SLI) and in typically developing (TD) age-matched controls. Fifty kindergarten children (25 SLI, 25 TD; mean age 5;5) and fifty first...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a total body strength training program on oxygen uptake (VO2), heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and rate pressure product (RPP) during a submaximal walk and a weight-loaded walking test in healthy women 60-77 years old. METHODS The submaximal walk (2 mph and 3.5% grade) took place during stage 3 of a graded exercis...

The limb movements of many multilegged animals occur in metachronal sequences, often sequences running from posterior to anterior. Such sequences are not so conspicuous in animals with few legs. However, for the walking of certain insects with variable gaits it has been possible to produce a descriptive model based on metachronal rhythms with stepping pattern varying with frequency (Wilson, 196...

Background: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory disease commonly affects people from basin. It characterized by acute self-limiting inflammatory attacks of serous membranes. The associated with musculoskeletal symptoms lower extremities such as arthritis, exercise induced leg pain, well protracted febrile myalgia. term anaerobic capacity describes the ability performing q...

BACKGROUND Neurologic music therapy has demonstrated improved walking performance in persons with neurologic disease; however, little evidence supports the use of music with functional resistance exercise to improve motor capacity and daily functions for children with cerebral palsy. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of additional patterned sensory enhancement (PSE) music combined with exer...

In the year following presentation to hospital after deliberate self harm, up to 25% of people repeat the act. A range of sociodemographic and psychological factors has been shown to predict the likelihood of repetition. 3 Factors related to the management of patients may also be important. Observational studies have suggested that some people who receive a psychiatric assessment as part of the...

BACKGROUND Current dynamic walking tests, used in studies with older adults with dementia, rely strongly on healthy cognitive and physical function. Therefore, the Groningen Meander Walking Test (GMWT) was developed specifically for people with dementia. The aim of the GMWT is to measure dynamic walking ability by walking over a meandering curved line, with an emphasis on walking speed and step...

We demonstrate a compact and efficient diode-end-pumped TEM>(00) laser with output power of 30 W for 48 W of incident pump power by use of two coated Nd:YVO> (4) crystals to form a thermally stabilized flat-flat cavity. In Q -switched operation 25 W of average power at a pulse-repetition rate of 100 kHz and ~0.9-mJ pulse energy at a pulse-repetition rate of 10 kHz were produced.