This chapter addresses the management of weight related to three phases of a woman’s reproductive years – preconception, during pregnancy and postpartum – for adult women with obesity. Although these reproductive periods are addressed separately, it is important to consider that these phases re...
A work group from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Academy of Oncologic Physical Therapy developed a clinical practice guideline to aid clinicians in identifying interventions for people with breast cancer-related lymphedema, targeting volume reduction, beginning at breast cancer diagnosi...
The WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary
behaviour provide evidence-based public health
recommendations for children, adolescents, adults
and older adults on the amount of physical activity
(frequency, intensity and duration) required to offer
significant health benefits and mitigate health ...
Bannuru, R. R;
Osani, M. C;
Vaysbrot, E. E;
Bennell, K.;
Kraus, V. B;
Lohmander, L. S;
Abbott, J. H;
Bhandari, M;
Blanco, F. J;
Espinosa, R;
Haugen, I. K;
Lin, J;
Mandl, L. A;
Moilanen, E;
Nakamura, N;
Snyder-Mackler, L;
Trojian, T;
Underwood, M;
McAlindon, T. E.
To update and expand upon prior Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) guidelines by developing patient-focused treatment recommendations for individuals with Knee, Hip, and Polyarticular osteoarthritis (OA) that are derived from expert consensus and based on objective review of high-quali...
Overweight and obesity are an increasing health problem of the population all over the world, including in Estonia. According to the data of the Estonian adult population health behavior survey conducted in 2018, 40% of Estonian men and 26% of women are overweight, and 21% of men and 18% of women are obe...
Physical inactivity has been identified as a leading risk factor for global mortality and a contributor to the rise in overweight and obesity. Early childhood is a period of rapid physical and cognitive development and a time during which a child’s habits are formed and family
lifestyle habits are open...
Mottola, MF;
Davenport, MH;
Ruchat, SM;
Davies, GA;
Poitras, VJ;
Gray, CE;
Jaramillo Garcia, A;
Barrowman, N;
Adamo, KB;
Duggan, M;
Barakat, R;
Chilibeck, P;
Fleming, K;
Forte, M;
Korolnek, J;
Nagpal, T;
Slater, LG;
Stirling, D;
Zehr, L.
The objective is to provide guidance for pregnant women and obstetric care and exercise professionals on prenatal physical activity. The outcomes evaluated were maternal, fetal or neonatal morbidity, or fetal mortality during and following pregnancy. Literature was retrieved through searches of MEDLINE, ...
This guideline covers how to improve the physical environment to encourage and support physical activity. The aim is to increase the general population’s physical activity levels. The recommendations in this guideline should be read alongside NICE's guideline on physical activity: walking and cycling....
This National Clinical Guideline provides recommendations for prevention of fall in the group of ages over 65 years of age. The clinical guideline focuses primarily on the selection of preventive interventions that can reduce the elderly risk of falling. The guideline recommends supervised strength and b...
Arends, J;
Bachmann, P;
Baracos, V;
Barthelemy, N;
Bertz, H;
Bozzetti, F;
Fearon, K;
Hütterer, E;
Isenring, E;
Kaasa, S;
Krznaric, Z;
Laird, B;
Larsson, M;
Laviano, A;
Mühlebach, S;
Muscaritoli, M;
Oldervoll, L;
Ravasco, P;
Solheim, T;
Strasser, F;
de, van, der, Schueren, M;
Preiser, JC.
Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the number of new cases is expected to rise significantly over the next decades. At the same time, all types of cancer treatment, such as surgery, radiation therapy, and pharmacological therapies are improving in sophisticatio...
