Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Mar 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyEvaluation of an adjustment group for people with multiple sclerosis: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
The aim was to evaluate a group treatment for people with multiple sclerosis and low mood. ⋯ Depressive symptoms were reduced following group intervention, which suggests this may be an effective psychological treatment and warrants further evaluation.
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Clinical rehabilitation · Mar 2010
Randomized Controlled TrialRespiratory muscle training improves cardiopulmonary function and exercise tolerance in subjects with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.
To determine whether two types of exercise--breathing retraining (BRT) and inspiratory muscle training (IMT)--improve on cardiopulmonary functions and exercise tolerance in patients with stroke. ⋯ Significant short-term effects of the respiratory muscle training programme on respiratory muscle function, exercise capacity and quality of life were recorded in this study.