Analysis of human movement is an important research area, specially for health applications. In order to assess the quality of life of people with mobility problems like Parkinson’s disease (PD) or stroke patients, it is crucial to monitor their daily life activities. The main goal of this work is to characterize basic activities and their transitions using a single sensor located at the waist....

The main purpose of the present meta-analysis was to examine the scientific literature on the criterion-related validity of sit-and-reach tests for estimating hamstring and lumbar extensibility. For this purpose relevant studies were searched from seven electronic databases dated up through December 2012. Primary outcomes of criterion-related validity were Pearson´s zero-order correlation coeff...

The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is a clinical tool widely used to evaluate balance and mobility, e.g. in Parkinson’s disease (PD). This test includes a sequence of functional activities, namely: sit-to-stand, 3-meters walk, 180° turning, walk back, and turn-to-sit. The work introduces a new method to instrument the TUG test using a wearable inertial sensor unit (DynaPort Hybrid, McRoberts B.V., ...

4 MA in diagnosing pollen allergies Improving the diagnostic work-up of pollen allergic patients For successful specific immunotherapy (SIT) treatment of pollen allergies the patient should be treated with an appropriate extract containing the actual symptom-triggering proteins in sufficient quantities. Molecular allergology (MA) helps to pin-point the actual allergenic molecule(s) responsible ...

promine 60 mg/day and New York State Cheddar cheese 60-90 g daily. This patient had been unable to sit up for more than 30 sec. On treatment he could sit up for 6 hr daily and stand for short periods. Finally one ought to mention the report of Hunter et al. (1970) who took a normotensive patient, established on a steady dose of phenelzine 45 mg/d for 10 days, and administered one 50 mg dose of ...

Prolonged bouts of hyperpnea or resisted breathing are known to result in respiratory muscle fatigue, as are primarily non respiratory exercises such as maximal running and cycling. These exercises have a large ventilatory component, though, and can still be argued to be respiratory activities. Sit-up training has been used to increase respiratory muscle strength, but no studies have been done ...