Background Little is known regarding the relationship between balance impairments and
physical activity in COPD. There has been no study investigating the relationship between …

Objective: To estimate the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of quadriceps and
inspiratory muscle strength after a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program (PRP) in …

Objectives Muscle mass at admission is important to survive stroke, and stroke-induced
sarcopenia is a serious problem because of its poor prognosis. Muscle mass measurement and …

Previous studies have indicated that some leptin gene polymorphisms were associated with
economically important traits in cattle breeds. However, polymorphisms in the leptin gene …

Providing standardized, high-quality rehabilitation for critically ill patients is a crucial issue.
In 2017, the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine (JSICM) promulgated the “Evidence…

Background Ultrasound imaging has been widely used for imaging of the diaphragm thickness
(Tdi) and thickening. Few studies assessed the Tdi using ultrasonography in patients with …

Objective This systematic review aimed to compare the effectiveness of supervised
rehabilitation with regard to knee function with that of home-based rehabilitation in patients …

Background and objective Diaphragm function might be useful to predict nocturnal oxygen
desaturation in COPD . Ultrasonography has been widely used for the assessment of the …

Background Abnormalities of spatiotemporal gait parameters are frequently observed in
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, associations of gait parameters with …

Objective We examined whether preoperative inspiratory muscle weakness (IMW) is a risk
factor for postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) in patients with esophageal cancer …