Pelvic organ prolapse: Women's experiences of Accessing Care & Recommendations for improvement.

Up to 50% of women will develop pelvic organ prolapse (POP) over their lifetime. Symptoms include pain, bulge, urinary, bowel and sexual symptoms affecting all aspects of a woman's life.Many women with POP symptoms present initially to primary care settings.

Biopsychosocial profile of women with pelvic organ prolapse: A systematic review.

Female pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition associated with significant impact on women's lives from a biopsychosocial perspective. The aim of this systematic review is to identify, appraise and summarize the biopsychosocial profile of women with pelvic organ prolapse. Searches were completed from inception to October 2022 from PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane, PsycINFO and PEDro using a search string and in line with the Preferred Reporting Information for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses protocol.

Pelvic organ prolapse: The lived experience.

Background: Up to 50% of women will develop pelvic organ prolapse (POP) over their lifetime. Symptoms include pain, bulge, urinary, bowel and sexual symptoms affecting all aspects of a woman's life. This study explores the lived experience of women with POP.

Antenatal fetal surveillance of women with severe obesity.

Objective: To estimate the impact of body mass index (BMI) categories on duration of the nonstress test (NST), and the need for additional tests of fetal wellbeing or interventions.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of women with singleton pregnancies who had an NST for the indications of severe obesity (BMI ≥40 kg/m), diabetes (pre-gestational or gestational), hypertensive disorders (chronic, gestational, and preeclampsia), and others between 1 January 2015 until 31 December 2016. NST durations (<30 and ≥30 min) were compared between groups first based on BMI (kg/m) categories (<30, 30-39, 40-49, and ≥50) and then based on BMI and comorbidities: (1) severe obesity alone, (2) severe obesity and comorbidities, and (3) comorbidities alone.

Evidence-Based Aquatic Therapy Guidelines for Parkinson's Disease: An International Consensus Study.

Background: Aquatic therapy is one therapy option for people living with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the optimal prescription, dosage, and delivery remain unclear.

Objective: i) To generate consensus statements, ii) to establish evidence-based clinical practice aquatic therapy guidelines for PD.

Community aquatic therapy for Parkinson's disease: an international qualitative study.

Purpose: To explore the opinions of people living with Parkinson's disease about access to and participation in community aquatic therapy.

Methods: Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted with people living with Parkinson's disease in Ireland ( = 24) and Australia ( = 10). All discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analysed.

Mechanical Characterization and Modeling of the Porcine Cerebral Meninges.

The cerebral meninges, made up of the , and , is a tri-layer membrane that surrounds the brain and the spinal cord and has an important function in protecting the brain from injury. Understanding its mechanical behavior is important to ensure the accuracy of finite element (FE) head model simulations which are commonly used in the study of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mechanical characterization of freshly excised porcine (DAM) was achieved using uniaxial tensile testing and bulge inflation testing, highlighting the dependency of the identified parameters on the testing method.

Is Aquatic Therapy Optimally Prescribed for Parkinson's Disease? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Aquatic therapy offers an alternative physiotherapy approach to managing the motor and non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Objective: This review examined exercise prescription for aquatic therapy in PD and evaluated if aquatic therapy is as effective as land-based physiotherapy for improving movement, disability and wellbeing in people living with PD.

Methods: A systematic search of eight databases was conducted to identify suitable randomized controlled trials from inception until August 2019.

Aquatic Exercise Therapy for People With Parkinson Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of aquatic exercise therapy on gait variability and disability compared with usual care for people with Parkinson disease (PD).

Design: Single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Community-based hydrotherapy pool.