Special physical therapy technique successful for chronic back pain
... improvement, but still had slight discomfort with strenuous exercise. Six people had no improvement. Of those, four had previous spine surgery, one had a rare brain malformation, and one did have improvement after quitting a stressful job....Study finds ADHD improves with sensory intervention
...ory intervention -- for example, deep pressure and strenuous exercise -- can significantly improve problem behaviors such as restlessness, impulsivity and hyperactivity. Of the children receiving occupational therapy, 95 percent improved. This is the first study of this size on sensory intervention for ADHD. ...The link between physical activity and ovarian cancer
... As well women with jobs that required moderate or strenuous activity experienced a reduction in ovarian cancer risk compared with those who worked in sedentary occupations. Unique to this study was the examination of whether activity-related cancer risk varied by tumor type. Results showed that for moderate ...Newly published summer camp health guideline advises parents, camp directors
...cture of what their programs involve, whether it's strenuous sports, rough wilderness camping, horseback riding -- or intense music or computer practice. If an activity raises risk for kids with certain medical conditions, for instance scuba diving and asthma, camps should tell parents about those risks ahead ...Study shows new imaging tracer clarifies cause of chest pain up to 30 hours after pain stops
...d arteries or increased demand on the heart during strenuous exercise, sets off a metabolic disturbance that slows down or halts the way fatty acid is normally utilized. The condition is called myocardial ischemia. The disturbance causes the heart to switch from fatty acid as its primary fuel to glucose. The n...EBCT scans trump angiography at detecting killer heart defect
...ients who experience chest pain or fainting during strenuous physical activity. However, catheter angiography "can lead to ambiguities because of its in defining complex vascular anatomy," Memisoglu says. In contrast, EBCT, which uses a specialized stationary X-ray tube and a high-resolution detector system,...Can bench pressing reduce or prevent lymphedema symptoms in breast-cancer survivors?
...occasional activities of daily living that require strenuous upper-body work such as shoveling snow or carrying children would over-stress the injured lymphatic system. Weight Training to Be Done at Area Fitness Facilities Schmitz's current randomized clinical-trial will seek to recruit 288 breast-can...Mayo clinic study finds occupation and education influence risk for Parkinson's disease
...e predisposed to develop Parkinson's disease avoid strenuous activity earlier in life. Dr. Maraganore explains that early Parkinson's disease could account for some of the educational and occupational risk findings. "It could be that people with Parkinson's disease have premorbid personalities that make them l...Large-scale study proves volunteer operated defibrillators are life-savers
...ppato said this finding outlined the need both for strenuous resuscitation efforts to be made with current technology even past the eight-minute point and for re-evaluation of early defibrillation programmes. Dr Antonio Curnis, Chief of Electrophysiology at the Civil Hospital in Brescia and co-author of the st...Warm blanket lessens chances of false-positives in cancer scans
...er, Osman says. Osman's previous research suggests strenuous activity and consuming caffeinated beverages before undergoing PET/CT scans can also increase the chance for false-positives. "We always call our patients 24 hours before their appointment as a reminder," Osman says. "Now we can give them a checklist...Medication use linked to farmers' injuries
...ortance of recovering from injury before taking on strenuous work, using their medications as prescribed to recover properly from injury, and the importance of understanding how their health limitations may affect their management and interaction with the working environment, Dr. Voaklander said. ...Defibrillators should be available in ski resorts
... high blood pressure, or those who are not used to strenuous exercise. There are 12,000 cardiac arrests in public places each year in the UK. On a recent skiing holiday in Europe, Dr Sarah Davies assisted a man who had collapsed on the slopes. She was joined by two German nurses, one British paediatric nurse...USC-led study suggests exercise reduces risk of developing invasive breast cancer
...ise habits. The study focused on the impact of strenuous activities, as well as moderate activities, collec...ncer risk was reduced among women participating in strenuous activity, such as swimming, jogging, or participating in aerobics activities for more than five hour...Strenuous physical activity associated with lower breast cancer risk
Women who regularly engage in strenuous physical activity may have a lower risk of develop...te (such as brisk walking, golf or volleyball) and strenuous (including swimming laps, aerobics and running) physical activity from high school to their current ...Emergency responses greatly increase risk to firefighters of dying on duty from heart disease
... during fire suppression because of the effects of strenuous exertion on firefighters who have underlying CHD. Also, many firefighters are overweight and lack adequate physical fitness, which may be contributing risk factors. A 2005 study by the National Fire Protection Association showed that more than 70% of...London asthma sufferers get space-based help
..., such as avoiding long periods outdoors, avoiding strenuous outdoor activity and increasing the dose of reliever medication as directed by a physician. The Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) developed airTEXT using information from ESAs PROMOTE project, which aims to improve air-quality fo...Mayo researchers discover overdiagnosis of long QT heart syndrome
...t a presumed LQTS problem and were restricted from strenuous physical activity, including competitive sports. About 10 percent had undergone surgery to have an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), a treatment for LQTS. Two of every five patients who were referred to us with the diagnosis of LQTS l...Even low levels of weekly exercise drive down blood pressure
...recommended to indulge in 30 minutes of moderately strenuous exercise on at least five days of the week. But few people meet these recommendations, with lack of time cited as the most common reason for failing to do so. The study authors invited 106 healthy but sedentary civil servants between the ages of ...Study, meta-analysis examine factors associated with death from heatstroke
... Unlike exertional heatstroke, which occurs during strenuous exercise, classic heatstroke results directly from exposure to high temperatures. During heat waves, most victims are found dead at home, and 60 percent of those who reach the hospital are likely to die. Laurent Argaud, M.D., Ph.D., of Hospices Civ...