Background: Osteoarthritis is a chronic and debilitating disease that often occurs in elderly populations, causing pain and loss of balance. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of Tai Chi and isometric exercises on the pain and balance in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: In this study, 24 male subjects with knee osteoarthritis were selec...

lack of unified system in characterizing and reporting thyroid nodules is deeply felt almost in every institution and is a source of confusion among diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, thyroid surgeons, oncologists, endocrinologists and interventionalists. elaborate systems exist but they are not easy to use. therefore many of those systems cannot be utilized widely in general radiology prac...

Recent policy initiatives have focused on shifts in the balance of care from secondary care to primary care. A consequence of such shifts is increased workload in primary care. The aim of this paper is to appraise the literature critically to assess whether changes in the balance of care have led to additional work for general practices. In particular, the implications of this literature for th...

OBJECTIVE To determine if the practice of T'ai Chi significantly improves balance. METHODS Twenty-two persons with mild balance disorders were studied. Five measures of balance were obtained, including 3 objective measures (moving platform posturography, Romberg testing, and reach testing) and 2 disability questionnaires (Dizziness Handicap Inventory and a modified Medical Outcomes Study gene...

The regulation of body fluid balance is a key concern in health and disease and comprises three concepts. The first concept pertains to the relationship between total body water (TBW) and total effective solute and is expressed in terms of the tonicity of the body fluids. Disturbances in tonicity are the main factor responsible for changes in cell volume, which can critically affect brain cell ...

BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to evaluate energy expenditure and dietary intake of nutrients during Taekwondo practice in elite Korean male Taekwondo players. METHODS Elite Korean male high school (high school player: HP; n = 59) and college players (college player: CP; n = 58) wore an accelerometer to measure energy expenditure and recorded their daily dietary intake for nutritional ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Characterize health care practice patterns for balance disorders in the elderly. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis of national health care survey. METHODS Balance disorder cases in patients aged ≥65 years were extracted from the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. Records were analyzed for health professionals seen, diagnostic testing ordered, diagnoses given, a...