Objective Following a specific exercise program is beneficial to cancer patients because it can impact on health status, quality of life, symptoms and recurrence of cancer. Identifying barriers to exercise…
Objective Approximately 42% of Europeans never practice physical activity (PA) or sports and 40% spend more than 5:30 per day in a sitting position. The objective of this literature review…
Objective Evaluations of physical fitness and efficiency to wheelchair propulsion are common in rehabilitation center. The multistage field test (MFT) was developed for wheelchair users and predicts the peak value…
Objective Biological signs of muscle intolerance device to the effort characterized by elevated plasma levels of creatine kinase (CK) can meet during a reconditioning program to effort. The objective of…
Objective Obesity, being a world epidemic, is responsible for an increased risk of mortality and various comorbidities. The loss of weight, particularly of body fat, would lower this risk. This…
Objective The objectives were to determine whether high intensity combined training (i.e. interval aerobic exercise and strength training) may improve: – aerobic and strength capacity; – quality of life; – the autonomy to…
Objective The aim of this work is to compare the evaluation/measurement of the daily energy expenditure related to physical activity with the use of different actimeters currently available. Material/patients and…
Objective Activity behaviour patterns influence the development and perpetuation of musculoskeletal pain. Three major patterns have been observed in chronic pain patients: avoidance, pacing and persistence (also labelled “overdoing”, “confronting”…
Objective It has been recently proposed the use of vibration as a neuromuscular rehabilitation technique. A recent study showed significant strength improvement after 14 days of local vibration training on…
Opinion/feedback Among side effects, fatigue is the most common symptoms described by patients in a wide range of chronic diseases. Described as “being drained physically, but also mentally and emotionally,”…
