victoria/stroke

Stroke produces muscle weakness seen on both more (paretic, MA) and less affected (non-paretic, LA) sides. "Cross-education" is training one side of the body increases strength or motor skill in the same muscles on the untrained side. This can be applied to enhance muscle strength in the MA side and

Background: Obesity is rapidly becoming one of the more serious public health challenges of this century, especially when considering that overweight and obese children are likely to stay obese into adulthood and are at a higher risk of developing chronic diseases at a younger age. The need for

METHODS - The development of the novel home-based rehabilitation programme, adapted from the "Heart Manual", will follow the guidelines of the MRC for developing complex health service interventions. The steps of the guidelines include: 1) exploring relevant theory; 2) modelling the preliminary

Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and outcomes of standard clinic management and home management of INR in patients over 14 years of age with CHD and to determine which method of INR management results in a greater time in therapeutic range, less INR variability

Study subjects The study population consisted of subjects who were referred to the sleep unit of the Clínic Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, or the San Pedro de Alcantara Hospital, Cáceres, Spain, with a mild-moderate clinical suspicion of OSA or with notorious co-morbidity that induced frequent symptoms

This is a randomized control trial, with randomization nested within rationally-formed groups. Three major groups will be assessed: 1) Coronary artery disease (CAD) patients, 2) Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), and 3) healthy Control (CTL) participants. Allocation into the Healthy CTL versus MeTS groups