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Many turn to yoga as a way to maintain good health, stretch muscles and quiet the mind. But an article published January 5, 2012, in New York Times’ magazine questions whether yoga is for everyone—suggesting that some yoga poses might be dangerous for even devoted yogis. Journalist William J. Broad reports on the views [...] Physical therapy—specifically, a program aimed at improving walking skills—helps patients regain walking distance and stair-climbing ability following total hip arthroplasty, also known as total joint replacement surgery. Researchers in Norway found that the physical therapy-led program’s benefits on physical function continued at least a year following hip replacement surgery. While hip replacement patients [...] Older overweight adults with knee osteoarthritis can greatly reduce pain and improve function in their knees with a program of intensive diet and moderate exercise, researchers reported Nov. 6, 2011 at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Chicago. [...] A study following men from early adulthood to middle age found that men who were obese at 18.5 to 28 years of age were twice as likely to die from coronary disease as men who at those ages were of normal weight. The researchers found this likelihood to be true regardless the whether the men smoked or engaged in physical activity. The researchers even took into consideration whether the men had type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. But there was one thing that changed the outcome for men who in their young adult years were obese: to lose the weight later in life. [...] |
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