Posts Tagged ‘patients’

Adherence to recommended exercise improves physical function, reduces pain for osteoarthritis patients

Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee or hip who adhere to the recommended home physical therapy exercises and physically active lifestyle experience more improvement in pain, physical function, and self-perceived effect according to a study from researchers in The Netherlands. Research also shows that maintenance of exercise behavior and physically active lifestyle after discharge of physical therapy improves the long-term effectiveness of exercise therapy in patients with knee or hip OA.

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Many knee and hip replacement patients experience weight decrease after surgery

Patients often exhibit a significant decrease in weight and body mass index (BMI) after undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery (arthroplasty).

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Muscular heart failure patients may have a better chance at survival, study suggests

Heart failure patients with more muscle have the potential to increase their length of life, new research has found.

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Early treatment key for HIV-positive patients: WHO

The number of people receiving medicines for the AIDS virus leapt by a quarter last year but more patients need to be brought into treatment before they are too sick, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.

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Aerobic exercise safe and effective for rheumatoid arthritis patients, experts say

Researchers have determined that cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise is safe for patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis. The team found that RA patients who exercised regularly had improved function, less joint pain, and greater quality of life.

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UK doctor admits he helped patients die

A British doctor who admitted shortening the lives of nearly 20 patients — including his own son — may yet face charges, British investigators said Saturday.

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Non-intense physical activity to reduce depression and boost recovery of stroke patients

Physical activity — the prescription for depression in stroke patients? Non-intense physical activity can play key role in reducing depression and boosting the recovery of stroke patients.

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More active lifestyle crucial for day-to-day function in COPD patients, research finds.

There is no magic bullet to help patients with COPD improve their ability to function in daily life. In fact, the best advice they might get is “do by doing,” according to new research.

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Pulmonary rehabilitation effective for both obese and slim COPD patients, study finds

Obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) stand to gain as much from pulmonary rehabilitation as their slimmer counterparts, even though as a group they have a lower exercise capacity, according to new research.

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Exercise may keep cancer patients healthier during, after treatment

Breast and prostate cancer patients who regularly exercise during and after cancer treatment report having a better quality of life and being less fatigued, according to researchers.

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