Background: Knee osteoarthritis is a prevalent disease. Unloading the affected compartment
using a brace is a treatment option. Objectives: To determine whether a decompressive …

This article examines the effectiveness of using online survey methods in planning research.
This study measured travel behavior and physical activity of office workers over a month …

Background: Cheap and effective tools for measuring patients' physical activity (PA) level
are needed. The first aim in this thesis was therefore to assess the validity of two PA …

Background Piezoelectric pedometers with a tri-axial accelerometer mechanism may
effectively monitor physical activity in persons with Down syndrome (DS), but their accuracy …

INTRODUCTION Obesity in America has been increasing over the last 25 years, and only
recently there is conflicting evidence that the epidemic problem may or may not be …

INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of
morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is mainly caused by long-term inhalation of smoke …

Obesity in America had been increasing throughout the end of the twentieth and beginning
of the twenty-first century, and only recently is there consistent evidence that the epidemic …