[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine the effect of three different bridge exercises on internal oblique, external oblique, transverse abdominis, and erector spinae activities. [Subjects and Methods] Forty-five subjects with chronic low back pain participated in this study. The training outcome was evaluated with three different testing methods: supine bridge exercise, supine bridge ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the radiographic changes that occur in the pharynx and surrounding structures with alteration of posture from the upright to the supine position and the effect that mandibular protrusion whilst supine has on these dimensions. DESIGN Prospective cephalometric study. SETTING University Dental Hospital and School. SUBJECTS AND METHOD This prospective study involved 35 c...

OBJECTIVE We hypothesised that the airway resistance during tidal breathing would correlate with a particular pattern of increasing obesity, particularly when supine, and would differ between participants with and without ventilatory failure. METHODS In our cross-sectional cohort study, 72 morbidly obese patients (40 males, 32 females, mean body mass index (BMI) 47.2) had measurements of both...

INTRODUCTION No consensus exists regarding the optimal treatment setup for neoadjuvant radiotherapy of rectal cancer using a 3D conformal (3D CRT) technique. Positioning the patient prone with a belly board aims to reduce the amount of small bowel irradiated. METHODS Twenty-five patients with locally advanced rectal cancer underwent computed tomography (CT) planning for neoadjuvant chemoradio...

RESPONSE to physical exercise in man has been studied extensively. For any given workload, a predictable change in blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiac output has been shown to occur. Rushmerl has pointed out that the response of stroke volume to exercise, however, may be variable both in experimental animals and in man. He has also demonstrated that not only the amount, but also the directi...