Daily power-assisted FES home program therapy can effectively improve wrist and finger extension and shoulder flexion. Proprioceptional sensory feedback might play an important role in power-assisted FES therapy.
The hybrid therapy was effective for patients with chronic spastic hemiparesis. Proprioceptional sensory feedback may have an important role in power-assisted functional electrical stimulation therapy.
This study aimed to measure the influence of wearing face masks on individuals' physical status in a hot and humid environment.Methods: Each participant experienced different physical situations: (i) not wearing a mask (control), (ii) wearing a surgical mask, (iii) wearing a sport mask. An ingestible capsule thermometer was used to measure internal core body temperature during different exercises (standing, walking, and running, each for 20 min) in an artificial weather room with the internal wet-bulb globe temperature set at 28°C. The change in the participants' physical status and urinary liver fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) were measured.Results: Six healthy male volunteers were enrolled in the study. In each participant, significant changes were observed in the heart rate and internal core temperatures after increased exercise intensity; however, no significant differences were observed between these parameters and urinary L-FABP among the three intervention groups.
Conclusion:Mask wearing is not a risk factor for heatstroke during increased exercise intensity.
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