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Infographic for systematic review that found exercise prehabilitation increases preoperative functional capacity and decreases postoperative hospital length of stay in people undergoing surgery for abdominal cancer

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Waterland et al. The review concluded that exercise prehabilitation, particularly multimodal approaches, improves preoperative functional capacity and reduces postoperative hospital length of stay in people undergoing surgery …

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Vote for which infographic you prefer for the systematic review that found that exercise-based prevention programs may reduce the risk of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer) players

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Lemes et al. The review concluded that exercise-based prevention programs may reduce the risk of non-contact musculoskeletal injuries in football (soccer) players. As you may know, the …

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Vote for which infographic you prefer for the systematic review that found that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than individual training

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Brennen et al. The review concluded that providing group-based pelvic floor muscle training for all women during pregnancy is more efficient than individual training. The PEDro Education …

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Infographic for systematic review that found passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher disability and lower psychological distress and psychological treatments were more likely to help those with severe disability

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Hee et al. The review concluded that passive physical treatments for low back pain were most likely to help people who were younger with higher levels of …

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Infographic for systematic review that found that exercise therapy delivered using advanced telehealth technology may improve exercise capacity, dyspnoea and quality of life in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Bonnevie et al. The review concluded that exercise therapy delivered using advanced telehealth technology may improve exercise capacity, dyspnoea and quality of life in people with chronic …

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Infographic for systematic review that found that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke

Last month we summarised the systematic review by Mehrholz et al. The review concluded that electromechanical- or robot-assisted training increases the likelihood of independent walking after stroke. Some suggestions for providing electromechanical- or robot-assisted training …

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