AN OVERVIEW OF PREVALENCE, DETERMINANTS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES OF POLYPHARMACY


The impaired proprioception in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome-Hypermobility Type/Joint hypermobility Syndrome: the rehabilitation role

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Hypermobility Type/Joint Hypermobility Syndrome (JHS/EDS-HT) is an hereditary disorder of the connective tissue mainly manifesting with generalized joint hypermobility and skin hyperextensibility with an involvement of the connective tissue matrix proteins.Collagen alterations may influence the quality of movement in Cable Ma

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Paediatric Scleroderma: Kids Are Not Just Little Adults

The sclerodermas are autoimmune rheumatic diseases associated with pathological fibrosis of tissues.The two forms, localised scleroderma (LS [also referred to as morphoea]) and systemic sclerosis (SSC), have different patterns of organ involvement depending upon age of onset.Juvenile LS (JLS) has a poorer prognosis than adult-onset LS (ALS), while

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FES Training in Aging: interim results show statistically significant improvements in mobility and muscle fiber size

Aging is a multifactorial process that is characterized by decline in muscle mass and performance.Several factors, including reduced exercise, poor nutrition and modified hormonal metabolism, are responsible for changes in the rates of protein synthesis and degradation that drive skeletal muscle mass reduction with a consequent decline of force gen

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