Background and Aims: Reducing balance and change posture is one of the physical activity problems in obese people. Introducing techniques for improving balance in obese women and preventing them from falling and its consequences is the challenges of the health system. This article's aim was to compare and evaluate the immediate effect of massage and mobilization of the feet and ankles on balance in obese women nurses. Materials and Methods: The current study included 45 women nurses in Tehran University Hospitals with the age range of 35-45 years and body mass index over 30 to 40. They were randomly divided into three groups consisted of 15 people: The massage group with (38/73±3/39 years old age), (154/67 ± 5/55 centimeter height), (79/50± 8/63 kilogram weight), (33/28± 1/82 BMI). Mobilization group with (40/87 ± 3/09 years old age), (155/33±6/72 centimeter height), (80/83 ± 8/34 kilogram weight), (33/60± 1/88 BMI) and control group with (40/00 ± 3/00 years old age), (155/80 ±4/06 centimeter height), (80/63 ± 4/55 kilogram weight), (33/28 ± 1/24 BMI). The therapeutic protocol included 20 minutes of massage on the feet in the massage group and 20 minutes of mobilization on feet and ankles in the mobilization group. In the control group, no treatment was done. In this study, the subjects in three groups were analyzed by two clinical balance tests: “one leg standing test” and “Time up and go test”, were assessed before and immediate after intervention. Data was statistically analyzed with analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) in SPSS (v.21). Results: The result of Analysis of Covariance showed a significant differences between groups. Both massage and mobilization groups in the OLS scale score for both right and left legs and TUG test result, a significant differences were seen compare to control group (P=0/00). No significant differences were found between the efficacy of massage and mobilization on balance (p≥0/05). Conclusion: According to the results, using feet plantar massage and mobilization can improve functional balance in obese women nurses and there are no differences in using them.
The Afghan pika (Ochotona rufescens) is a small mammal belonging to the family Ochotonidae. The members of this family have 26 teeth, and along with rabbits and hares from the family Leporidae is categorized in the order Lagomorpha. The members of this order can be separated from the rodents by a second set of incisors called peg teeth [1]. The Afghan pikas occur in mountainous regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and southwestern Turkmenistan. In Iran, they inhabit mountainous areas with the cold and semiarid weather [2]. Some parts of Iran such as Semnan, Tandoureh in Khorasan and different parts of Southern Khorasan are the primary habitats of the Afghan pikas. These animals, unlike the rodents, are strictly herbivores and are considered as pests of crops and compete with livestock for available vegetation [3]. In experimental infections, Afghan pikas were found susceptible to larvae of nematodes like Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia circumcincta, Trichostrongylus axei, Trichostrongylus colobriformis [4]. Previously, in Iran, Afghan pika exhibited infection with some oxyurid worms such as Fastigiuris prudhoei, and Cephaluris chabaudi [5]. Also, these animals are host to fleas, Ixodid ticks, and red mites [5]. In plateau grasslands, the Afghan pikas are found in company with ruminants and livestock that may lead to transmission of the helminthic parasite to humans and livestock [3]. This study aimed to identify the parasitic helminths among Afghan pikas from Bojnord, Mashhad, Birjand, and Tandoureh in the northeast of Iran.
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