Impact of cognitive capacity on physical performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients: A scoping review.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often accompanied by impaired cognitive and physical function. However, the role of cognitive function on motor control and purposeful movement is not well studied. The aim of the review was to determine the impact of cognition on physical performance in COPD.

Impact of physical activity levels on musculoskeletal symptoms and absenteeism of workers of a metallurgical company.

Introduction: Physical inactivity is the fourth biggest risk factor for global mortality. In Brazilian metallurgical industries, workers present a high incidence of musculoskeletal symptoms as one of the main causes of absenteeism.

Objectives: To investigate the impact of physical activity levels and leisure-time physical exercise on musculoskeletal symptoms and absenteeism among administrative and production workers of a metallurgical industry.

Physical training in outdoor fitness gym improves blood pressure, physical fitness, and quality of life of hypertensive patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Hypertension is risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, which is the leading cause of death worldwide. In addition to drug treatment, exercise is an important non-drug resource for the control of hypertension in function by hypotension post exercise. The study evaluated the effects of two physical exercise programs in outdoor fitness gym (OFG).

Impact of Physical Training Programs on Physical Fitness in People With Class II and III Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Physical training, regardless of the presence of concurrent weight loss, provides numerous health benefits for individuals who are overweight and obese and have or are at risk for cardiovascular disease.

Purpose: The purpose of this review was to identify different types of physical training programs (aerobic, resistance, or combined), with or without counseling/diet modifications, and their impact on physical fitness in individuals who have class II and III obesity.

Data Sources: Medline and Medline In-Process, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Web of Science, LILACS, CINAHL, SPORTDiscus, PEDro, and PubMed were searched up to June 2017.

Bilevel positive airway pressure in two moments after bariatric surgery.

Objective: To investigate the use of Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) in morbidly obese individuals in two moments following bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass): post-anesthetic recovery (PAR) and first postoperative day (1PO).

Design: Randomized and blinded clinical trial.

Methods: We studied 40 morbidly obese individuals aged between 25 and 55 years who underwent pulmonary function test and chest X-ray preoperatively, and on the day of discharge (2nd day after surgery).