Background—The eVects of theophylline or anticholinergic agents on exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remain controversial. The aim of the present study was to compare the eVect of an oral theophylline with an inhaled anticholinergic agent and to examine the eVects of combined therapy on exercise performance using progressive cycle ergometry. Methods...

QUESTION What baseline characteristics predict good or poor quality of life among community-dwelling seniors undertaking a three-month progressive resistance exercise program? DESIGN A prospective cohort observational study. PARTICIPANTS 63 Japanese men and women over 65 years with mild disability. OUTCOME MEASURES Health-related quality of life was measured using the Short Form 36. Predi...

background: alzheimer’s disease was known as a progressive neurodegenerative disorder in the elderly and is characterized by dementia and severe neuronal loss in the some regions of brain such as nucleus basalis magnocellularis. it plays an important role in the brain functions such as learning and memory. loss of cholinergic neurons of nucleus basalis magnocellularis by ibotenic acid can commo...

INTRODUCTION There is a need to establish a framework and exercise level for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a partly supervised and a self-administered exercise programme for patients with early RA. METHODS A total of 51 patients with early (≤ 5 years) RA were randomised to either a six-week supervised, progressive, high-inten...

a dog was presented with history of progressive generalized subcutaneous emphysema and exercise intolerance secondary to dog fight. radiographic evaluation confirmed extensive subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum and pneumoretroperitoneum. surgical exploration revealed cricoid cartilage longitudinal fracture and cricotracheal detachment. the fractured cartilage was sutured and the cricoid ...

The relationship between skeletal muscle intracellular PO(2) (iPO(2)) and progressive muscular work has important implications for the understanding of O(2) transport and utilization. Presently there is debate as to whether iPO(2) falls progressively with increasing O(2) demand or reaches a plateau from moderate to maximal metabolic demand. Thus, using (1)H magnetic resonance spectroscopy of my...

Hypertension is a major public health problem affecting an estimated 43 million civilian, noninstitutionalized adults in the United States (24% of this population). The purpose of this study was to use the meta-analytic approach to examine the effects of progressive resistance exercise on resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure in adult humans. Studies were retrieved via (1) computerized ...