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The research aims to discover: -Differences in a number of physical, functional and physical measurements variables and lower back pain between sports practitioners and non-exercisers for the elderly In order to achieve the objectives of the research, the researcher put the following hypothesis: -There are differences in a number of physical, functional and physiometric variables and lower back pain between sports practitioners and non-exercisers for the elderly. A community was selected in the research for the elderly practicing and nonpracticing sports, and the research sample was chosen in a deliberate manner from the elderly practicing and practicing recreational sports for football and the elderly who did not practice sports. ) years and older (45) practicing sports (45) nonpracticing sports, and (4) individuals were excluded from the research sample in order to conduct the exploratory study, and the researcher used the following statistical methods (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, test (T), percentage.) The researcher reached the following conclusions -There is a significant difference in measuring weight, abdominal circumference, and thigh circumference between the elderly who exercise and those who do not exercise, and in favor of the elderly who exercise. -There is a significant difference in the functional variables between the elderly practicing and non-practicing sports and in favor of the elderly practicing sports except for diastolic blood pressure. -There is a significant difference in the variables of physical characteristics between the elderly practicing and non-practicing sports and in favor of the elderly practicing sports except for the strength of the arms. - There is a significant difference in lower back pain between the elderly who exercise and those who do not exercise, in favor of the elderly who exercise The researcher recommended the following: -The necessity of exercising in general for all age groups, especially the elderly, and not to stop exercising with age, because of its positive impact on public health - Promoting sports activity and sports for all in sports events for professionals and amateurs, as well as school and university sports events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background & aim: Hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is associated with side effects such as anxiety, pain and fear of an unknown environment and causes hemodynamic instabilities (increased blood pressure, pulse and breathing rates, etc.) These hemodynamic instabilities lead to the use of sensory stimulation programs which can be prevented, however knowing and using the best sensory stimulation program is of particular importance. The current study was carried out with aim of comparing the effect of auditory stimulation and tactile on the physiologic parameters in patients with Level of Consciousness hospitalized in the ICU in Ali-Ebne-Abitaleb Hospital in Zahedan in 2021. Methods: In this single-blind semi experimental study, at first 80 patients in the ICU in Ali-Ebne-Abitaleb Hospital who met the inclusion criteria were selected and then randomly allocated by permutation block into two groups of auditory stimulation and tactile. In the auditory stimulation group, a prepared auditory file was used for 15 minutes for three days. In the tactile group, touching the hands patients was done for 15 minutes for three days. Physiologic parameters such as heart rate, respiratory rate, systolic and diastolic pressure, mean arterial pressure and O2 saturation was measured and recorded 5 minutes before and after the intervention by Cardio Set LX110 monitoring. Results: Findings revealed that the mean of systolic pressure and O2 saturation was not significantly different after the intervention between the two groups (P>0.05). However, in terms of the variables such as heart rate, respiratory rate, diastolic and mean artery pressure, the independent- T- test showed a significant difference after the intervention between the two groups (P <0.05). Conclusion: The application of the two stimulation methos can adjust some physiologic parameters in patients in ICUs. Furthermore, these methods can be used as simple, cost-effective and applicable methods for managing pain and recovering the physiologic parameters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background & Aims: Lack of physical activity is a worrying condition because it leads to major health problems such as obesity, high blood pressure and various metabolic disorders. Exercise is a lifestyle change suggested to reduce atherogenic markers in adults. Increased physical activity and fitness are clearly associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, but the optimal type, intensity, and amount of exercise to reduce the risk factors for various cardiovascular diseases are unknown. Due to seemingly contradictory information, confusion has arisen about what exercise recommendations should be made in order to confer the greatest health benefits. Dyslipidemia is one of the most important complications of obesity with a high incidence of cardiovascular events. Previous prospective epidemiological studies have demonstrated a close association between lipid profiles and morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological evidence suggests that physically active people are 30 to 50 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease than sedentary individuals. Exercise has shown improvements in lipid profile and fat loss, whether with or without dietary restrictions or with or without weight loss. However, it is not known which exercise is the best and most effective way to improve lipid profile. High blood pressure is another complication of a sedentary lifestyle that is one of the most common medical disorders with an increased incidence of all causes of death and mortality due to cardiovascular disease. Exercise remains a fundamental treatment for the primary prevention, control and treatment of hypertension. The optimal frequency, intensity, time and type of exercise need to be defined to optimize the antihypertensive capacity of exercise, especially in children, women and the elderly, and certain ethnic groups. Increased physical activity is generally associated with a reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease, probably due to improvements in its risk factors, such as improvement in lipid profiles and lowering blood pressure. Despite the many studies that have been done in examining the effects of exercise on the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, how much and what type of exercise is needed to get the best response and the most effective exercise is still unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of 8 weeks of aerobic and resistance training on lipid profile and blood pressure in obese sedentary women with hypertension Methods: In this study, 44 obese sedentary women with hypertension participated. These patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups, A (those receiving moderate intensity of aerobic training and 3 days per week, n =11), B (those receiving moderate intensity of aerobic exercises and 5 days per week, n = 11), C (those receiving moderate intensity of resistance training, 3 days per week, n =11), and D (those receiving moderate intensity of resistance training and and 5 days per week, n = 11). The values of lipid profiles, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and mean arterial blood pressure were recorded in each group before and after the intervention, and the final data were compared in each group with baseline status and compared to the other groups at the end of the study. Results: In the present study, there was a significant improvement in body weight and BMI in all four groups. After intervention in all groups, except for group A, HDL significantly increased and LDL decreased. HDL in group A was significantly lower than group C and D. Total cholesterol in group B was significantly higher than group C and D. For triglyceride levels, only a significant decrease was observed in the mean values of triglyceride group D compared to group B. Also, the mean systolic blood pressure significantly decreased in all groups except for group D and diastolic blood pressure in all 4 groups. At the end of the study, systolic blood pressure was significantly lower in group B than in groups A, C and D. while, diastolic blood pressure in group A was lower than group C and D and group B than group C and D respectively. Conclusion: All exercise protocols used in this study have shown a significant improvement in lipid profile and blood pressure systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure in sedentary overweight people with high blood pressure. But a remarkable point in this study was the observation of two different effects of aerobic and resistance training on two important risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, namely, dyslipidemia and high blood pressure. Although both exercises were effective in improving lipid profiles and blood pressure, high volume resistance exercises seemed to have the most effective in improving lipid profiles, while aerobic exercise showed the highest efficacy in improving high blood pressure. All exercise protocols used in this study showed a significant improvement in lipid profile and systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressure in sedentary obese people with hypertension, but a significant point in this study Observing two different effects of aerobic and resistance training on two important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, namely dyslipidemia and hypertension. Although both groups of exercises were effective in improving lipid profile and blood pressure, high-volume resistance training seemed to be most effective in improving lipid profile, while high)volume aerobic exercise was most effective in improving high blood pressure. One of the limitations of this study was the small sample size. Therefore, conducting more comprehensive studies in a larger statistical population seems to lead to more accurate results. Another limitation of this study was the lack of attention to diet as well as the type of blood pressure medication used by patients, which may affect the results. On the other hand, considering that in some lipid and blood pressure parameters there were differences between the participating groups at the beginning of the study that did not allow us to draw a definite conclusion, it seems that the groups are matched in terms of these parameters to provide A definite conclusion is very important. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background & Aims: Despite the fact that researchers have recently turned their attention to the new style of video games with movement (exergames) and considering that these games have been recently accepted as a kind of sports activity with a wide range of people as audience of these games both male and female in various ages, the influence of gender in response to various parameters, including hemodynamic factors, has not been addressed. Therefore, the above study was conducted with the aim of comparing the effect of gender on hemodynamic factors and normetanephrine after video boxing game with movement, with and without blood flow restriction. Methods: Fourteen healthy young people (Female: 8, Male: 6; Age: 30±10 years; BMI: 21±3 kg.m2 ) were divided into two groups of men and women and participated in two training sessions of boxing with Microsoft Kinect Xbox 360. Normetanephrine and some hemodynamic factors such as HR, SBP, DBP, RPP and MAP were measured before and after. At the beginning of each session, the subjects performed 5 minutes of warm-up exercises with stretching. Blood samples were taken from serum before training to test for serum Normetanephrine. A Cardiac Holter monitoring system was used to measure Heart Rate. All measurement instructions were followed in the measurement process; before the start of the game, the Avecinna My Patch Holter device with four cables were installed on the subjects' chests by f-55 SKINTACT chest leads made in Austria and poly)gel ultrasound gel to measure the heart rate. The selected exergame was boxing from Kinect Sports with Microsoft's Kinect X BOX360. Subjects were two groups of men and women and competed against each other for 20 minutes, the separated groups of women and men were fighting against each other. In the first week, seven subjects with BFR, which was imposed by an Iranian-made inflatable cuff with 15 to 20% systolic blood pressure restriction by a sphygmomanometer, played against seven competitors without BFR. After seven days, the training session was repeated, but this time the two groups were changed regarding BFR. At intervals of 5, 10, 15, and 20 games, the cuffs were opened and closed again. The Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) was also recorded by the Borg 10-point scale at the minutes of 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20 minutes. Accordingly, the subjects were supposed to indicate the rate of perceived exertion by numbers when implementing the protocol. Blood samples were taken again by specialists present at the laboratory immediately after the game. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to evaluate the normality of data distribution. Independent t-test was used to compare before and after data of the two groups and the Analysis of variance with repeated measures was used to evaluate the data of RPE and the significance level was considered as p≤0.05 for all statistical analyses. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22. Results: Statistical analysis of the present study showed that boxing exergame in both protocols with and without BFR led to a significant increase in hemodynamic variables except DBP in both men and women, but comparing the increase between the two groups of women and Men did not show significant outcomes. The results showed that although the comparison of increase in SBP, MAP, HR, RPP indices during both protocols in both groups of men and women was not significant; Men showed a greater increase in SBP, HR, RPP in the protocol with BFR compared to without BFR, while in the group of women it was quite the opposite. The group of women in the protocol without BFR showed a greater increase in these parameters compared to the protocol with BFR. Regarding MAP parameter, men in both protocols showed more increase than women. The results of the DBP data, showed an insignificant increase in both groups in the two protocols and no significant difference was observed between men and women. Regarding normetanephrine, like other parameters, the comparison of increase in normetanephrine in women and men during both protocols was not significant and, like the MAP parameter, in men, the increase in both protocols was greater than in women. The results of independent t-test related to hemodynamic and normathephrine indices are presented in the table below. Regarding the comparison of reported RPE, both groups of men and women reported significantly higher values in the session with BFR, but the comparison of the values reported in women and men did not show a significant difference in both protocols (without and with BFR, respectively F4,48=0.039, p=0.997; F4,48=1.426, p=0.240). However, in the protocol without BFR, women reported higher values of RPE in all the above minutes. Conversely, in the protocol with BFR, men reported higher values of PRE at different minutes. Conclusion: In general, it can be concluded that a exergame session in both with and without restriction of blood flow in the arteries of the hand, could not cause significant results in increasing hemodynamic factors, normetanephrine and RPE in both men and women. However, there were differences in the responses of some factors between the two groups. The reason for this insignificancy can be due to various factors such as the type of game chosen, the duration of training protocols or the competitiveness of the game that caused excitement in both groups and the degree of obstruction of blood flow and opening and closing the cuffs during the protocol with BFR. the comparison of hemodynamic responses of men and women in the proposed protocol in the combination of exergame with different training methods such as BFR that was presented in this study has recently come to many researchers attention, that proves the potential of this new style of games with sports activities that appeals to a wide range of audiences. Therefore a closer look at the effects of this proposed protocol on the cardiovascular system and hemodynamic factors in long-term protocols and the comparison of gender responses in other age groups is required. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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