Effect of a prolonged slow expiration technique on 24-h food intake in children hospitalized for moderate bronchiolitis: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Chest physiotherapy for airway clearance is not recommended in children hospitalized with bronchiolitis. The updated Cochrane meta-analysis suggests that slow expiratory techniques could slightly improve clinical severity, but the evidence certainty is low and the clinical significance of this change is unknown. We investigated whether the prolonged slow expiration technique (PSET) would impact the 24-h food intake of these children.

Effects of Exercise Training on Peripheral Muscle Strength in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis: A Meta-Analysis.

Background: Exercise training is a cornerstone of care for people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF); it improves exercise capacity and health-related physical fitness, but no meta-analysis has investigated its effects on muscle function in young pwCF. The objective of this meta-analysis was to assess the effects of exercise on peripheral muscle strength in young pwCF. Methods: An electronic search was conducted in four databases (Pubmed, Science Direct, CENTRAL, and PEDRO) from their inception to July 2022.

Oxygen uptake kinetics during treadmill walking in adolescents with clinically stable cystic fibrosis.

Background: Oxygen uptake (V̇O) kinetics have been shown to be slowed in adolescents with cystic fibrosis (CF) during heavy-intensity cycling and maximal exercise testing.

Objectives: This study investigated V̇O kinetics in adolescents with CF compared to control adolescents (CON) during a treadmill-walking exercise.

Methods: Eight adolescents with CF and mild-to-moderate pulmonary obstruction (5 girls; 13.

Performance at stair-climbing test is associated with postoperative complications after lung resection: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Thoracic surgery is the optimal treatment for early-stage lung cancer, but there is a high risk of postoperative morbidity. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate patients' preoperative general condition and cardiorespiratory capacity to determine the risk of postoperative complications. The objective of this study was to assess whether the stair-climbing test could be used in the preoperative evaluation of lung resection patients to predict postoperative morbidity following thoracic surgery.

Effect of Fatigue on Functional Stability of the Knee: Particularities of Female Handball Players.

The risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in female handball players is high. Fatigue of active stabilizers and increases in joint laxity are often mentioned in the literature as causal factors. However, no studies have been carried out on this population.