Cluster resistance training yields better affective responses than traditional protocols in young adults
Cluster Sets Boost Enjoyment and Lower Perceived Effort
This randomized crossover study compared cluster and traditional resistance training protocols in resistance-trained young adults.
Cluster-style resistance training keeps mood stable and feels easier than traditional sets, a small study finds.
Blood flow restriction during heat acclimation reduces force loss in trained adults
Blood flow restriction boosts heat acclimation benefits
This RCT in 20 trained adults compared heat acclimation with blood flow restriction (BFR) to standard heat acclimation.
Adding blood flow restriction to heat training improved cognition and reduced fatigue more than heat training alone.
Blood flow restriction vs traditional resistance exercise: effects on heart rate variability
Traditional lifting may stress the heart more than blood flow restriction training
This randomized crossover trial in 39 trained adults compared blood flow restriction (BFR) resistance exercise with traditional resistance e…
A study of 39 adults found traditional resistance exercise caused greater drops in heart rate variability than blood flow restriction traini…
Home-Based Core Stability Telerehabilitation Shows Feasibility for Hereditary Ataxia
Home-based exercises may help people with hereditary ataxia improve walking and balance confidence
This single-blind pilot RCT tested a home-based core stability exercise telerehabilitation program in 12 individuals with hereditary ataxia.
A small pilot study found that home-based stability exercises improved walking and balance confidence for people with hereditary ataxia, tho…
Unsupervised remote brain endurance training plus exercise improved muscular endurance performance more than standard exercise in 22 recreational athletes
Adding brain work to home workouts boosts strength gains for athletes
This randomized controlled trial enrolled 22 recreational athletes.
Adding mental challenges to your home workout routine could help you lift heavier weights and feel less tired during exercise
Umbrella review shows strong evidence for Tai Chi and aerobic exercise benefits in cardiometabolic risk factors
Tai Chi lowers blood pressure and waist size in adults with heart risks
This umbrella review synthesizes 16 meta-analysis publications regarding aerobic exercise, Tai Chi, HIIT, resistance training, Yoga, and Qig…
Tai Chi training helps lower blood pressure and waist size in adults with heart risks, while other exercise types show uncertain benefits.
Meta-analysis finds home-based exercise improves VO2 peak in CVD and healthy adults
Home Exercise Boosts Heart Health in People With and Without Cardiovascular Disease
This systematic review with meta-analysis assessed unsupervised home-based exercise programmes in healthy sedentary individuals and patients…
A meta-analysis shows unsupervised home exercise improves peak oxygen uptake in both healthy people and those with cardiovascular disease.
Cluster set resistance exercise preserves barbell velocity better than traditional sets in strength-trained individuals
Cluster sets may preserve barbell velocity better than traditional sets in strength-trained people
This randomized crossover trial involved six strength-trained individuals comparing cluster set versus traditional set resistance exercise.
A small trial found cluster sets preserved barbell velocity better than traditional sets in strength-trained individuals.
Systematic review and meta-analysis links prior flap reconstruction and injury level to pressure injury recurrence in SCI patients
Prior flap surgery raises complication risk for spinal cord injury patients
This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated risk factors for acute postoperative complications and pressure injury recurrence in 1976…
Past flap reconstruction surgery significantly increases the risk of complications and pressure injury recurrence for spinal cord injury pat…
Adding self-care complementary therapies to practitioner care showed no difference in pain function for Veterans
Adding self-care therapies helps veterans with chronic pain
This pragmatic nonrandomized trial examined Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain receiving practitioner-delivered complementary and in…
Veterans with chronic pain who added yoga, meditation, or Tai Chi to standard care reported better well-being, but pain interference didn't …
Routinely available clinical variables predict swallowing status after stroke
Routinely available variables may help estimate swallowing status after acute stroke
This retrospective observational study of 126 patients with first-ever stroke found that routinely available clinical variables can predict …
A new analysis suggests common hospital data points could help estimate swallowing ability in stroke patients when specialized tests are mis…
Longitudinal study of 148 stroke patients examines cognitive and motor recovery correlations at one and three months
After a stroke, thinking and movement recovery may be linked
This longitudinal study of 148 individuals in the subacute phase of stroke examined correlations between cognitive and motor impairment.
Stroke survivors' thinking and movement improvements are linked, but early thinking skills don't predict motor recovery.