normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: circadian rhythm sleep disorders are a presentation of sleep disorders in patients with multiple sclerosis (ms). this study aims to compare this problem in ms patients with healthy people and to determine its association with chronic fatigue in ms patients. materials and methods: a case-control study was performed on 120 ms patients and ...

objectives: skeletal-muscular disorders affect the biomechanics of the human body, especially the lower extremity, with a negative effect on the biomechanics of exercise. the main aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of fatigue on the kinematic variables of knee joints during countermovement jumps in female students of physical education with valgus knee deformity.  methods: fifteen sub...

background: fatigue, depression, and physical impairment are common  among  multiple  sclerosis (ms) patients. the aim  of  this  study was to  determine  the   relationship between depression,  physical impairment,  and  fatigue  in an iranian ms cohort. methods: fifty consecutive  relapsing-remitting ms patients and  50 age- and  sex-matched healthy  controls (hcs) were recruited  from sina r...

purpose trainers and physical fitness coaches’ need a useful tool to assess training loads to avoid overtraining. however, perceived scales or questionnaires were required. therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess whether a short 8-item questionnaire of fatigue could be a useful tool for monitoring changes in perceived training load and strain among elite rugby sevens (7s) players dur...

background: fatigue is one of the most common symptoms in primary care that adversely affects work, family life, and social relations. the purpose of this study was to survey the relationship between work schedule and fatigue among the emergency personnel of isfahan, iran using the checklist individual strength (cis) standard method in 2010. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on ...

The motion aftereffect is a powerful illusion of motion in the visual image caused by prior exposure to motion in the opposite direction. For example, when one looks at the rocks beside a waterfall they may appear to drift upwards after one has viewed the flowing water for a short period-perhaps 60 seconds. The illusion almost certainly originates in the visual cortex, and arises from selective...

the comparison of the effects of effleurage massage with aromatic oil and non aromatic oil on fatigue severity in women with multiple sclerosis bahraini s , naji sa * , mannani r , bekhradi r received: 15june, 2011 accepted: 5september, 2011 abstract background & aims: fatigue is one of the most common signs in multiple sclerosis and also it is one of the common reasons of low quality of life a...

conclusions our findings indicate that fatigue and disability may affect a patient’s quality of life. although mobility may affect the overall quality of life in patients with multiple sclerosis, it may also affect the physical health of ms patients. therefore, the identification of factors affecting the quality of life in ms patients may help in predicting the quality of life, and designing a ...

conclusions the present study showed the beneficial effects of nutritional training on fatigue and adl in patients with ms. therefore, nurses and dietitians should regularly assess the patients’ dietary pattern and train them and their families about appropriate diet. methods this quasi-experimental one group, pretest and posttest study was performed on 40 patients with ms, who were convenientl...

conclusions office workers with chronic hepatitis c, treated with pegylated-interferon-α2b plus ribavirin, had work performance loss. in subjects treated with acetyl-l-carnitine supplementation we observed increased daily activity and reduced presenteeism and fatigue. acetyl-l-carnitinegroup had a smaller reduction of productivity comparing to placebo group. results significant difference were ...