The effects of a five-week course of haemodilution or pentoxifylline were compared in two matched groups of 10 patients each (18 men, 2 women; mean age 63 [47-77] years) with peripheral vascular disease of the legs, using clinical findings and Doppler ultrasound measurements as the criteria. Ten patients (group I) had six venesections of 400 ml each followed by the injection of 500 ml low-molecular dextran (10%), while the other ten (group II) received 400 mg pentoxifylline four times daily by mouth after initial intravenous loading. Pain-free and maximal walking distance increased in group I by 139 and 598 m, respectively (P less than 0.01), and by 155 (P less than 0.01) and 191 m in group II. The greater increase in maximal walking distance in group I was significant as calculated by regression analysis (P less than 0.05). Only in group I was there a significant prestenotic maximal and effective increase in blood flow velocity (by 66%: P less than 0.001 and 68%: P less than 0.05, respectively), while the poststenotic effective velocity also increased significantly by 66% (P less than 0.01). There was no significant change in group II patients.
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Department of Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
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Professor of Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University (UNESP), School of Technology and Sciences, Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
Objective: To analyze the relationship between body fat, motor skills, and physical fitness in children and adolescents.
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January 2025
Neurorehabilitation Research Center, Kio University, 4-2-2 Umaminaka, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Koryo, Nara, 635-0832, Japan.
In post-stroke persons, temporal gait asymmetry (TGA) during comfortable gait involves a combination of pure impairments and compensatory strategies. In this study, we aimed to differentiate between pure impairments and compensatory strategies underlying TGA in post-stroke individuals and identify associated clinical factors. We examined 39 post-stroke individuals who participated in comfortable walking speed (CWS) and rhythmic auditory cueing (RAC).
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January 2025
School of Human Nutrition, McGill University, 21111 Lakeshore Rd, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, H9X 3V9, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada; Department of Surgery, McGill University, 1001 Decarie Blvd, Montreal, QC, H4A 3J1, Canada. Electronic address:
Background And Aims: Current prehabilitation programs are often limited by poor recruitment and attrition rates. Remote delivery of prehabilitation may reduce barriers to participation and maximize program retention. We aimed to assess the feasibility (uptake, retention, fidelity), preliminary effectiveness, and acceptability of delivering a technology-supported prehabilitation program remotely to oncologic surgical candidates.
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Falls, Balance and Injury Research Centre, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia; School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Ageing Futures Institute, UNSW Sydney, Sydney Australia.
Objective: To determine if wrist-worn sensor parameters can predict incident dementia in individuals aged 60 + years and to compare prediction with other tools.
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