Patients with Achilles tendinopathy use compensation strategies to reduce tendon load during rehabilitation exercises.

Background: This study aimed to determine differences in the Achilles tendon loading during rehabilitation exercises for Achilles tendinopathy and the ranking of these exercises, based on load, in patients with tendinopathy and controls.

Methods: Sixteen patients with Achilles Tendinopathy (5F & 11 M, 44.1 ± 12.

Polysomnography and home documented monitoring of cardiorespiratory pattern.

Polysomnographic findings were compared with data obtained subsequently from home documented monitoring in order to study the diagnostic value of both techniques. Polysomnography was performed in 1274 infants born prematurely and in 422 patients admitted because of apparent life threatening events (ALTEs). In 72 of the infants, home documented monitoring of the cardiorespiratory pattern, including QRS complexes, was performed.

Evaluation of breath-by-breath measurement of respiratory gas exchange in pediatric exercise testing.

In adults, breath-by-breath analysis has been used for measuring respiratory gas exchange during exercise. The present study evaluates the validity and reproducibility of this method in children. In 21 patients with various types of congenital heart disease, steady state exercise testing was performed on a motor-driven treadmill.