Impairments to Thermoregulation in the Elderly During Heat Exposure Events.

Heat waves represent a public health risk to elderly people, and typically result in an increased rate of hospital admissions and deaths. Studies of thermoregulation in this cohort have generally focused on single elements such as sweating capacity. Sweating capacity and skin blood flow reduce with age, reducing ability to dissipate heat.

The longitudinal effects of a physical activity programme on the physical fitness and disability of back pain patients: Service evaluation.

Objective: To evaluate the longitudinal effect of a group physical activity service to help patients self-manage un-resolving back pain.

Background: Back pain is one of the most common and costly conditions. Large scale trials have demonstrated a role for less traditional treatment including exercise, yet the long term effects of patient centred, group physical activity programmes remains unclear.

Person-Centered, Physical Activity for Patients with Low Back Pain: Piloting Service Delivery.

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly conditions in industrialized countries. Exercise therapy has been used to treat LBP, although typically using only one mode of exercise. This paper describes the method and initial findings of a person-centered, group physical activity programme which featured as part of a multidisciplinary approach to treating LBP.