Physical Therapy PT

Physical sleep disorders

Primarily physical factors

Spectrum of activity

Gastritis caused by physical agents

[Comment] Physical activity for people with disabilities

There are more than a billion people with disabilities worldwide, many of whom face substantial barriers to participating in physical activity. Engaging in a healthy lifestyle with a disability can be...

ACSM Supports Physical Activity Bill

INDIANAPOLIS -- A federal bill filed March 12 would set a ten-year cycle for review of physical activity guidelines based on "the preponderance of scientific and medical knowledge," according to the A...

60-Minutes Of Daily Physical Activity Should Be Available For All Schoolchildren

For children's overall academic and physical development and success, their schools should play a major role in making sure they all have opportunities to take part in vigorous or moderate-intensity p...

Changing Physical Activity Participation for the Medical Profession Medical Profession's Physical Activity Level

Being sedentary is a way of life for many health professionals who have been in practice, as is true for those in many other professions. Meetings, grand rounds, charting, dictation, outpatient intera...

People with congenital heart disease need physical activity, study suggests

People born with a heart defect need physical activity. Some irregular heart beat conditions may require activity restrictions but for most patients physical activity is unlimited.

[Series] Evidence-based intervention in physical activity: lessons from around the world

Promotion of physical activity is a priority for health agencies. We searched for reviews of physical activity interventions, published between 2000 and 2011, and identified effective, promising, or e...

Physical activity associated with increased risk of bleeding in children with hemophilia

Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that, if untreated, causes recurrent bleeding into joints. "Vigorous physical activity is thought to increase risk of bleeds in children with hemophilia, but the magn...

Physical Activity Down Worldwide

SAN ANTONIO (MedPage Today) -- Levels of physical activity are dropping around the world, led by declines in activity at work, researchers found.

Use of textile dyeing technology to create an infection-resistant functionalized polyester biomaterial.

Infection is a major complication when utilizing implantable devices. The purpose of this study was to create a functionalized polyethylene terephthalate (polyester) biomaterial with sustained antimic...

Fluoroquinolone-macrolide combination therapy for chronic bacterial prostatitis: retrospective analysis of pathogen eradication rates, inflammatory findings and sexual dysfunction.

We previously demonstrated the safety and efficacy of fluoroquinolone-macrolide combination therapy in category II chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP). The aim of this study is to retrospectively comp...

Contribution of occupational physical activity toward meeting recommended physical activity guidelines --- United States, 2007.

Regular physical activity helps maintain healthy weight and reduces the likelihood of developing chronic diseases. The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans (1) are derived from the most rec...

Change over three years in adolescents' physical activity levels and patterns after a physical activity intervention: play study.

This study aimed to determine over a three-year period what the PA levels and patterns of adolescents will be after participating in a physical activity (PA) intervention.

The association between the type, context, and levels of physical activity amongst adolescents.

Little is known about how the type and context of physical activity behaviors varies among adolescents with differing activity levels. The aim of this study was to assess differences in the type and c...