Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Commentary Open Access

Exercise Benefits on Alzheimer’s Disease

Yiyun Feng , Fang Lin

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder [1] and the most common cause of human dementia, accounting for approximately 60%?80% of cases. It is estimated that more than 30 million AD patients, and the number likely to increase to over 100 million by 2050 because of the increase of the elderly population [2].

Research Article Open Access

Ischemic Preconditioning Contribute to Improving the Static and Dynamic Stability of Male Trained

Bruno Guimarães de Oliveira , Alex Souto Maior

Hyperemia is the transient increase in organ blood flow that occurs following a brief period of ischemia (e.g., blood flow restriction), thus, promote greater shear stress against blood vessel walls on restoration of blood flow that occurs with release of occlusive pressure that contribute with a vasodilatation by increase in blood flow to a tissue

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Comparative Effect of Levetiracetam and Carbamazepine versus Levetiracetam and Sodium Valproate on Seizure Frequency in Patients with Epilepsy

Surena Nazarbaghi , Hamid Hosseinpour , Samaneh Mirzaie , Tella Sadighpour

Epilepsy involves one or a group of chronic disorders in which seizures recur unprovoked and unpredicted. Epidemiological studies in the United States estimate that about 2 million people have epilepsy. About 44 cases per 100,000 people annually are diagnosed with epilepsy, which is about 1% in the United States at the age of about

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Leg Augmentation Surgical Procedures: A Review

Cristiano Monarca , Marco Alessi

Calf augmentation is indicated for cosmetic reasons or for reconstruction of a shrunken lower leg resulting from injury, illness, or congenital disability [1]. Historically, calf reshaping has been carried out with silicone implants, mainly in the subaponeurotic plane; nonetheless, as in other body sites it is possible to perform lipoinjection.

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Commentary on Association between Birth Weight and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Evidence from UK Biobank

Jingjia Liang , Aihua Gu

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the major causes of death worldwide and poses a huge public health burden [1,2]. Early identification of individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease is crucial to develop effective preventions. The DOHAD hypothesis proposed by Professor Barker et al. states that an abnormal environment