We investigated the acute physiological responses of tapered flow resistive loading (TFRL) at 30, 50 and 70 % maximal inspiratory pressure (PImax) in 12 healthy adults to determine an optimal load. Increased end-inspiratory rib cage decreased end-expiratory abdominal volumes equally contributed expansion thoracoabdominal tidal volume (captured by optoelectronic plethysmography). A significant d...

Body composition monitoring is important to understand the effect of diet, physical activity, illness and growth on body stores. determination by accuracy reproducibility techniques essential. The objective this study was analyze agreement between in children adolescents. Literature search performed using PubMed, Scielo Google Scholar databases. Only observational studies realized adolescents t...

Recent studies have indicated that plantar-based vibration may be an effective approach for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. We addressed the hypothesis of whether the plantar vibration operated by way of the skeletal muscle pump, resulting in enhanced blood and fluid flow to the lower body. We combined plantar stimulation with upright tilt table testing in 18 women aged 46-63 yr. ...

The present paper will use fat mass percentage (FM%) obtained via BOD POD® air-displacement plethysmography (FMADP%) to examine the relative validity of (1) anthropometric measurements/indices and (2) of FM% assessed with equations (FMeq%) based on skinfold thickness and bioelectrical impedance (BIA). In 480 Belgian children (aged 5-11 years) weight, height, skinfold thickness (triceps and subs...

BACKGROUND Status of autonomic homoeostasis in hemostasic disturbances due to hemophilia needs to be studied. OBJECTIVES To compare autonomic nervous system markers measured by heart rate variability (HRV) and blood flow variability (BFV) in hemophiliacs and healthy age-matched control population using medical analyzer system. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTINGS Motiwala Homoeopathy Me...

The aims of this study were to develop and validate a prediction equation of fat-free mass (FFM) based on bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and anthropometry using air-displacement plethysmography (ADP) as a reference in Asian neonates and to test the applicability of the prediction equations in an independent Western cohort. A total of 173 neonates at birth and 140 at two weeks of age wer...

Reliable, accurate and noninvasive methods for measuring lung function in infants are desirable. Electromagnetic inductance plethysmography has been used to perform infant spirometry and VoluSense Pediatrics (VSP) (VoluSense, Bergen, Norway) represents an updated version of this technique. We aimed to examine its accuracy compared to a validated system measuring airflow via a facemask using an ...

Because electromagnetic diathermia (ED) has been reported to reduce lymphedema, we opted to examine the effects of ED on leg venous and lymph dynamics in healthy subjects. To examine lymph flow, we performed lymphangioscintigraphy (LAS) in 10 subjects without leg edema and used static images at the injection site and at the inguinal region for "control data." Later, we applied ED (2450 MHz, 200...

The Valsalva maneuver (VM) is frequently used to test autonomic function. However, the VM is also affected by changes in blood volume and blood volume redistribution. We hypothesized that even a standardized VM may produce a wide range of thoracic blood volume shifts. Larger blood volume shifts in some normovolemic individuals may be sufficient to induce decreases in blood pressure (BP) that pr...