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Exercise, Body Image and Self-Esteem: A Review

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This review of literature examines the relationship between exercise, body-image and self-esteem. The relationship between exercise, body image, and self-esteem has gathered significant focus in studies of psychological and health. This review of literature highlights the evolution of this field’s research over several decades. Findings consistently show that regular exercise positively impacts body image and self-esteem across various population reporting greater body satisfaction and improved self-worth. The mechanisms of this impact include physical improvements, psychological benefits, and social interaction, making exercise a multifaceted intervention for enhancing physical self-worth and mood improvements. Variables such as the kind of exercise (aerobic, resistance training), exercise intensity, frequency, and duration may have varying effects on psychological outcomes based on individual characteristics (e.g., gender, baseline psychological status) and environmental factors (e.g., exercise settings, social support). Comprehending the elements that affect physical activity and psychological health results is crucial for creating focused interventions that enhance both physical and mental health. Therefore, this study could significantly contribute to health promotion efforts, fitness programs, and therapeutic approaches designed to enhance mental well-being in young adults. While numerous studies have explored the relationship between working out, body image, and self- regard, gaps remain while understanding the particular mechanisms and moderators involved.

The Study on Exercise as a Boost for the Health Promotion of the Elderly in Selected Urban Area in Porur

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Aim: the present study aims to exercise as a boost for the health promotion of the elderly in selected area in pour.

Methods and Materials: A quasi experimental research design was used for this present study. Total 60samples were collected using non probability sampling technique. The demographic variable and pre posttest level of health status elderly was assessed using structured questionaries’ and, followed by that data was gathered and analyzed. descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: the results the study shows significant association with health of elderly in posttest p<0.01.

Conclusion: The study concludes that there was a relationship between the effect of exercise on elderly to accomplish to improve the health of elderly.

Physical Therapy Approaches in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review

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Background: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory disorder that mainly affects the axial skeleton with aseptic inflammation of synovial tissue, spinal ligaments, intervertebral discs and facet joints. The purpose of this review is to describe the effectiveness of different physical therapy approaches in patients with AS.

Method: This review followed PRISMA guidelines. A search was conducted in electronic databases Google Scholar, PubMed, and Cochrane. Publications were included if the study group included patients with a diagnosis of AS according to the classification system described in the New York criteria.

Results: A total of 6 clinical trials and 4 reviews were included in this review. One trial (n=1) had no intervention, most studies (n=4) and all the reviews (n=4) compared a variation in type of exercises, such as aerobic exercise, Pilates, swimming, one trial (n=1) was a follow-up evaluation.

Conclusions: The results of this review show that different types of treatment programs improve areas related to the physical health of patients with AS such as pain intensity, mobility, functionality, muscle strength, balance, fatigue, anxiety, depression. The most significant improvement in pain across all research data is noted after aquatic therapy. Supervised physiotherapy is more effective than usual care in improving disease activity, functional capacity and pain in patients with AS.

Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis: Knowledge Attitude and Practice of Exercise among Pregnant Women in a Selected Nigerian Community

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Pregnancy induced decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) often occurs at the femoral necks, lumbar spine and other sites during the second or third trimester of pregnancy leading to pain in the hips, pelvis, low back etc and sometimes fractures even with mild trauma/falls. Exercising during pregnancy has been known to offer several benefits including improving bone health. However, there is paucity of studies investigating the knowledge, attitude and practice of pregnant women towards exercising to minimize the risk for osteoporosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of exercise for the prevention of pregnancy associated osteoporosis among urban and rural dwelling pregnant women in a selected Nigerian community. A total of 258 (168 urban dwelling and 90 rural dwelling) pregnant women were recruited and subjected to interview using a pre-validated questionnaire on KAP of exercise in the prevention of Pregnancy associated osteoporosis. The urban and rural dwelling women had moderate and poor knowledge of exercising for osteoporosis prevention respectively. Both groups of women had moderately positive attitude towards exercising for osteoporosis prevention. Also both groups of women had poor practice towards exercising for osteoporosis prevention. A significant association was only found between having another source of income in the family and the women’s attitude towards exercise.