one of the methods to recognize national background and roots, also to maintain historical and cultural nature is to study different dimensions of physical, martial and athletic activities in ancient iran. the aim of the present study was to identify different sport fields and equipment in ancient iran using content analysis of nine versions of ferdowsi’s “shahnameh” and related literature. als...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of 26 weeks of low-load high-repetition resistance training (BodyPump™) on maximal strength, gait speed, balance and self-reported health status in healthy, active middle-aged and older adults. DESIGN Two-group randomised control trial. METHODS Sixty-eight apparently healthy, active adults aged over 55 years completed either 26 weeks of BodyPump™ training ...

This study examined the relationship between lean job design and work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WMSD) risk factors. Repetition, force, and posture were assessed for a sample of 56 production jobs across departments at a lean automobile-manufacturing plant and compared to 56 similar jobs at a traditional automobile-manufacturing plant. The results showed greater productivity in the lean ...

STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVES To test the validity and responsiveness of the lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS)-specific symptom scale (FLS-25 [Fukushima LSS Scale 25]). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA The FLS-25, a self-administered questionnaire designed to comprehensively cover various symptoms of LSS, has been developed to address the need to measure symptoms specific to this diso...

Corneal ultrastructural changes induced by an argon fluoride excimer laser using different parameters were investigated. Twenty-eight rabbit corneas were ablated at light doses per pulse and repetition rates ranging from 25-800 mJ/cm2 and 1-100 Hz, respectively, at four different total light doses (25-150 J/cm2). Transmission electron microscopy showed that corneal ablations done at subthreshol...

Few studies have investigated multitasking in joint actions, especially two joint actions performed by two people together and coordinated via multimodal communication. We investigate the case of two people walking and talking together, a common combination of joint actions. In an experiment, pairs talked together in four varying conditions of mobility. A narrator told a story to a partner. The...

Most patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) eventually experience walking disability. The objective of this review was to evaluate the clinical utility of measures specific for walking in MS. Walking assessments had high reliability and were correlated with related measures, including the 12-item multiple sclerosis walking scale (MSWS-12). Shorter timed walking tests (Timed 25-foot Walk (T25FW),...

Visual adaptation to walking actions results in subsequent aftereffects that bias perception of static images of walkers in different postures so that they are interpreted as walking in the opposite direction to the adapting actor. It is not clear, however, if the walking aftereffect is comparable to other well studied low- and high-level visual aftereffects. We therefore measured the dynamics ...