Effect of tele-yoga on aerobic capacity, respiratory muscle strength, and cognitive performance in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) causes a decrease in aerobic capacity, respiratory muscle strength, and cognitive function, negatively affecting health-related quality of life.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare aerobic capacity, respiratory muscle strength, cognitive performance, functional capacity, sleep quality and daytime sleepiness in OSAS patients practicing and not practicing tele-yoga (TY).

Methods: 44 OSAS patients (40 M, 4F) were randomized into TY and control groups.

Is the proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique superior to Shaker exercises in swallowing rehabilitation?

Purpose: This prospective study was planned to investigate whether the combined isotonic technique of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) is superior to Shaker exercises in improving the function of swallowing muscles.

Methods: Fifty individuals (30 females and 20 males; mean age 68 ± 3.89 years) with swallowing difficulties were separated into two groups randomly.

The apoptotic actions of platelets in acute ischemic stroke.

Stroke is a disease that affects the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain. Although platelets are implicated in the pathophysiology of stroke the mechanism is still not clear and there antiplatelet agents available for the prevention and treatment of stroke. We herein examined the relationship between the potential cytokine, TNF-α platelet activation and apoptosis in acute ischemic stroke patients.

The pressure angle of the median nerve as a new magnetic resonance imaging parameter for the evaluation of carpal tunnel.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the MRI findings of the wrists of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and controls. We present a new MRI parameter, the pressure angle of the median nerve, in CTS patients.

Patients And Methods: The study included 55 wrists, 36 of which were diagnosed with CTS and 19 healthy controls.

Immune-to-brain signaling and central prostaglandin E2 synthesis in fasted rats with altered lipopolysaccharide-induced fever.

Acute starvation attenuates the fever response to pathogens in several mammalian species. The underlying mechanisms responsible for this effect are not fully understood but may involve a compromised immune and/or thermoregulatory function, both of which are prerequisites for fever generation. In the present study, we addressed whether the impaired innate immune response contributes to the reported attenuation of the fever response in fasted rats during LPS-induced inflammation.