Effect of a Six-Week Core Conditioning as a Warm-Up Exercise in Physical Education Classes on Physical Fitness, Movement Capability, and Balance in School-Aged Children.

Whether the implementation of feasible, equipment-free, and simple core exercises in warm-up routines in physical education classes for school-aged children is beneficial remains unclear. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of a core conditioning in the warm-up routine of physical education classes on trunk muscular endurance, movement capability, and flexibility in this population. In these pre- and post-test control group experiments, 52 healthy, school-aged children (aged 10-11 years) were cluster randomized allocated to either the dynamic core exercise (DCE) group or general physical education (GPE) group.

Beneficial Therapeutic Approach of Acellular PLGA Implants Coupled With Rehabilitation Exercise for Osteochondral Repair: A Proof of Concept Study in a Minipig Model.

Background: Osteochondral (OC) repair presents a significant challenge to clinicians. However, whether the use of acellular spongy poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) scaffolding plus treadmill exercise as a rehabilitation program regenerates OC defects in a large-animal model has yet to be determined.

Hypothesis: PLGA scaffolding plus treadmill exercise may offer improved OC repair for both high and low weightbearing regions in a minipig model.