It is concluded that acupuncture combined with diet and exercise does not generate larger reductions in body weight, fat mass or body mass index than diet and exercise alone.
Background: Coronary artery bypass surgery is a common method for coronary artery disease (CAD) treatment, which in turn activates pro-inflammatory biomarkers such as Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high sensitivity C-reaction protein (hs-CRP). Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of 8 weeks Yoga and cardiac rehabilitation training on IL-6 and hs-CRP after coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods: The subjects of this randomized control trial study consist of 20 male patients (40 - 75 years old) who experienced coronary artery bypass surgery. They were randomly assigned in cardiac rehabilitation training group (CRT, n = 10) and combined training group (Yoga-cardiac rehabilitation) (YCRT, n = 10). Plasma levels of IL-6 and hs-CRP were assessed at baseline and end of the study. The CRT group performed cardiac rehabilitation program with 60% - 85% of maximum heart rate for 1 hour three days a week. The YCRT group performed one session in between cardiac rehabilitation and Yoga training for 1 hour three days in a week. All subjects completed training sessions at the cardiac rehabilitation center of Shahid Rajaie Cardiovascular, Medical and Research Center in Tehran for 8 weeks. SPSS software was used for analysis. Covariance analysis was used to compare groups (P ≤ 0.05). Results: Despite a small decline in IL-6 (10.90 to 8.77 in CRT group, 9.87 to 9.40 in YCRT group (and hs-CRP (2.58 to 2.00 in CRT group, 3.67 to 3.13 in YCRT group), there weren’t any significant differences in IL-6 (P = 0.160) and hs-CRP (P = 0.234) levels between two groups. Conclusions: It could be proposed to add Yoga training to cardiac rehabilitation program after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Plyometric training can be reduced of injury potential and increase of athletes' motivation for participates in sport training. Those, the aim of this study was survey the effect of plyometric and whole body vibration combined training on lower limb biomechanical parameters in nonathletic male students. For this purpose, 40 Physical male students who were similar in terms of practical courses in Islamic Azad University of Karaj voluntarily chosen and in four categories: (1. Plyometric, 2. Vibration, 3. Combination and 4. Controls) were studied. Isokinetic Biodex system was used to assessment of lower extremity biomechanical variables before and after training period. The training period was six-week that at this time plyometric and vibration group run the selection of the mentioned training and combined group in each training session run plyometric as well as vibration training alternatively. After reviewing the data distribution normality with Kolmogorov -Smirnov and Levine test to homogenize variances, to describe the demographic characteristics of the subjects were tested using descriptive statistics. Data were analyzed using ANOVA with repeated measures (4 × 2), One-way ANOVA, t-test and Scheffe's post hoc in 16 version of SPSS software. Results showed that the effects of a plyometric, vibration and combination training of biomechanical variables of knee extensors and ankle plantar flexors were significant. But the effects of combined training in almost were higher all measured variables in this study. Combined training reduced the recovery time and easier the super compensation than plyometric training. It can be suggested that for optimum results, particularly in the explosive sports, combined training (plyometric and Vibration) is used.
Objective: Diabetes is a metabolic disease which is linked to increased physical disabilities and muscle tissue damage. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of interval and continued exercises with crocin on Bax/Bcl-2 ratio in diabetic obese rats. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 56 adult diabetic rats (high-fat diet and venous injection of streptozotocin) were selected and randomly assigned to groups (1), intense interval exercises (2), low intensity exercise (3), intense interval exercise with crocin consumption, (4) Low intensity exercise with crocin consumption, (5) Crocin consumption, (6) sham and (7) control were divided. Intense interval and low intensity exercise groups lasted for 8 weeks, three sessions per week, with intensity of 80 to 85 and 50 to 55 percent of maximum treadmill running, and crocin consumption groups for 8 weeks per day, mg / kg 25 crocin were taken peritoneal. To analyze the research hypotheses, Kolmogorov- Smirnov tests, independent T- tests and two-way multi-variable analysis of variance were used along with Benferron's comparison method. It should be noted that the significance level in all measurements was considered to be P -value≤ 0.05. Results: Results showed that exercise ( P -value: 0.12) and crocin ( P value: 0.10) consumption had no significant effect on Bax/Bcl-2 gene expression in diabetic rats. Also interaction of exercise and crocin consumption on Bax/Bcl-2 was not significant ( P -value: 0.12). Conclusion: It appears that exercise and crocin consumption have not interaction effect on improvement of Bax / Bcl-2 ratio in diabetic rats.
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