observational study

Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets.

Nutritional Update for Physicians: Plant-Based Diets.

Perm J. 2013; 17(2): 61-66
Tuso PJ, Ismail MH, Ha BP, Bartolotto C

The objective of this article is to present to physicians an update on plant-based diets. Concerns about the rising cost… Continue reading

Addiction: Lifestyle Choice or Medical Diagnosis?

Addiction: lifestyle choice or medical diagnosis?

J Eval Clin Pract. 2013 Jun; 19(3): 493-6
Nutt D

The concept of addiction is under threat from the current UK government’s attempt to define it as a lifestyle choice rather than an… Continue reading

An Observational Study of Nutrition and Physical Activity Behaviors, Knowledge, and Advice in Pregnancy.

An observational study of nutrition and physical activity behaviors, knowledge, and advice in pregnancy.

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2013 May 20; 13(1): 115
de Jersey SJ, Nicholson JM, Callaway LK, Daniels LA

BACKGROUND: Maternal obesity, excess weight gain and lifestyle… Continue reading

Dynamic Change and Influence of Osteoporotic Back Pain With Vertebral Fracture on Related Activities and Social Participation: Evaluating Reliability and Validity of a Newly Developed Outcome Measure.

Dynamic change and influence of osteoporotic back pain with vertebral fracture on related activities and social participation: evaluating reliability and validity of a newly developed outcome measure.

J Bone Miner Metab. 2013 May 21;
Doi T, Akai M, Endo… Continue reading

Carbon Nanotubes: Directions and Perspectives in Oral Regenerative Medicine.

Carbon Nanotubes: Directions and Perspectives in Oral Regenerative Medicine.

J Dent Res. 2013 May 15;
Martins-Júnior PA, Alcântara CE, Resende RR, Ferreira AJ

One of the main goals of bone tissue engineering is to identify and develop new biomaterials… Continue reading

[Analysis of Clinical Pathway in Changing and Disabling Neurological Diseases.]

[Analysis of clinical pathway in changing and disabling neurological diseases.]

Rev Neurol (Paris). 2013 Apr 24;
Cordesse V, Jametal T, Guy C, Lefebvre S, Roussel M, Ruggeri J, Schimmel P, Holstein J, Meininger V

Neurological diseases are characterized by… Continue reading

Validity of the Dynamic Gait Index in People With Multiple Sclerosis.

Validity of the Dynamic Gait Index in People With Multiple Sclerosis.

Phys Ther. 2013 May 2;
Forsberg A, Andreasson M, Nilsagård YE

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of walking capacity and risk of falls in people with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) are often… Continue reading

The Role of US Military Physical Therapists During Recent Combat Campaigns.

The Role of US Military Physical Therapists During Recent Combat Campaigns.

Phys Ther. 2013 May 2;
Moore JH, Goffar SL, Teyhen DS, Pendergrass TL, Childs JD, Ficke JR

U.S. military physical therapists have a proud history of providing medical… Continue reading

Can MDMA Play a Role in the Treatment of Substance Abuse?

Can MDMA Play a Role in the Treatment of Substance Abuse?

Curr Drug Abuse Rev. 2013 Apr 29;
Jerome L, Shira Schuster MA, Yazar-Klosinski BB

A wider array of treatments are needed for people with substance abuse disorders. Some… Continue reading

ED Management of Patients With Eating Disorders.

ED management of patients with eating disorders.

Am J Emerg Med. 2013 Apr 23;
Trent SA, Moreira ME, Colwell CB, Mehler PS

BACKGROUND: Eating disorders are one of the “great masqueraders” of the twenty-first century. Seemingly healthy young men… Continue reading