background: exercise is a widely prescribed treatment for chronic low back pain. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks exercise on pain, disability and endurance of trunk flexor-extensor muscles in female with chronic idiopathic low back pain. methods: this clinical trial study has been done on 12 patients who referred to the arak city clinics. the function o...

overweight and elevated bmi can increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. on the other hand, it seems that exercise training affect weight and bmi. the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise training on some anthropometric variables in postmenopausal women with breast cancer. thus, 29 postmenopausal women with breast cancer who received surgery, chemother...

background and objectives: the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (insulin resistance) in individuals with down's syndrome is more than healthy people, which is possibly because of the high prevalence of obesity among them. adiponectin is one of adipose tissue-secreted adipocytokines, which plays a role in pathogenesis of obesity and insulin resistance. this study was carried out with the aim of d...

objectives: the incidence of stereotyped behaviors is one of the major symptoms of diagnosis of individuals with autism spectrum disorder that causes disruption in daily life. this study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of ball exercises on the reduction of stereotypical behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder. methods: in this study, 16 children (boys) with autism spectrum diso...

BACKGROUND Moderate-intensity exercise improves blood glucose (BG), but most people fail to achieve the required exercise volume. High-intensity exercise (HIE) protocols vary. Maximal cycle ergometer sprint interval training typically requires only 2.5 minutes of HIE and a total training time commitment (including rest and warm up) of 25 minutes per session. The effect of brief high-intensity e...