Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Spinal manipulation, exercise best for neck pain in seniors

(HealthDay)—The combination of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) with home exercise (HE) is most effective for neck pain in older patients, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of The Spine Journal.

Cardiology

Home-based walking program eases clogged leg arteries

A home-based exercise program helped people with clogged leg arteries walk farther and faster, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart Association. The program was beneficial even 12 months after participants ...

Cardiology

Combining exercise, vessel-opening procedure reduces leg pain

Supervised exercise combined with a procedure that opens clogged blood vessels reduces leg pain significantly better than exercise alone in patients with blocked blood vessels in the legs, according to a late-breaking clinical ...

Health

Largest intervention of its kind unravels the myths of exercise

An international team of scientists have embarked on an ambitious study, which is believed to be the biggest research of its kind. The objective is to discover if individualised lifestyle strategies can be developed to fight ...

Cardiology

Rehab associated with reduced risk of death in women with CAD

Women with coronary artery disease who completed a 12-week cardiac rehabilitation program were two-thirds less likely to die compared to those who were not referred to the program. In addition, the mortality benefit derived ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology

Exercise can reduce the rate of C-section

Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have found that regular and supervised exercise by experts during pregnancy can reduce the rate of instrumental and cesarean deliveries in healthy pregnant women.

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