Effect of aerobic exercise alone or combined with Mediterranean diet on dry eye in obese hypertensive elderly.

Background: Lifestyle modification is a newly recommended complementary treatment for dry eye (DE) disorder.

Objective: To investigate the effect of a 6-month high-intensity interval aerobic exercise (HIIAE) (conducted 30 min, 3 times weekly) alone or combined with a caloric-restriction approach, the Mediterranean diet (MD), on DE parameters in obese hypertensive elderly.

The Design, Settings, Participants, And Intervention: This is a randomized controlled trial included sixty obese hypertensive elderly with DE based on university-based hospital recruitment.

Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique versus spray and stretch technique in neck pain patients with upper trapezius trigger points: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the difference between the integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) and spray and stretch technique in patients with neck pain and upper trapezius active trigger points. Methods: A convenience sample of 60 patients with neck pain and active trigger points were recruited from physiotherapy students and allocated randomly to three groups INIT plus stretching exercise spray and stretch technique plus stretching exercise, and stretching exercise only. Treatment was three times per week for four weeks.

Short-Term Intraocular Pressure Response to the Combined Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation over Acupoint (Acu-TENS) and Yoga Ocular Exercise in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Randomized Controlled trial.

Background: Despite the adherence to medications, the control of the modifiable key risk factor-intraocular pressure (IOP)-for the progression of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in diabetics is usually difficult; hence, many glaucoma patients try other alternative therapeutic options. Objectives: This randomized controlled study investigated the short-term IOP response to the combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation over acupoint (Acu-TENS) and yoga ocular exercise in type 2 diabetics with POAG.

Methods: Eighty diabetics with bilateral POAG, ages ≥ 50 years, IOP > 21 mmHg in both eyes, and a body mass index below 30 kg/m were included in this trial.

Trunk stabilising exercises promote sternal stability in patients after median sternotomy for heart valve surgery: a randomised trial.

Question: What is the effect of trunk stabilising exercises on sternal stability in women who have undergone heart valve surgery via median sternotomy?

Design: Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding and intention-to-treat analysis.

Participants: Thirty-six women aged 40 to 50 years who had undergone heart valve surgery via median sternotomy 7 days before enrolment.

Intervention: All participants in both groups received cardiac rehabilitation during hospitalisation and three times per week for 4 weeks after discharge.