This was a comprehensive study of the change of perceptions related to the disability culture among undergraduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who are members of the Illini Service Dog Program. ...

As of October 2002, physical therapists in Illinois were mandated to engage in continuing education (CE) to maintain their license to practice. The purpose of this investigation was to describe physical therapists' preferences ...

Elementary classroom teachers play key roles in school-wide physical activity initiatives, such as “Let's Move in School,” and it is important to consider their professional preparation. The purpose of this study was to ...

BACKGROUND: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are a common and effective pharmacological means of treating hypercholesterolemia and decreasing cardiovascular risk. The most common side effect of statins is skeletal ...

The purpose of this study was to design a pilot intervention, incorporating results from elicitation research (one-on-one interviews), and based on tenets of Social Cognitive Theory, and to evaluate the effects of this ...

Persistent feelings of fatigue are a widespread complaint reported by older adults, and are associated with detriments in health and quality of life. Aging is also accompanied by gains in adiposity, reductions in physical ...

The primary objective was to evaluate the influence of overall habitual physical activity (OHPA), including occupational (OPA), household (HPA) and leisure-time activity (LTA), on the age-related change in muscle mass. A ...

Subjects for this study were 72 cardiac patients recruited from 2 local hospital Phase II cardiac rehabilitation programs. Results indicated that extraversion and neuroticism were associated with global and health-specific ...

The motion of the ball and frame during and just after impact was inferred from the acceleration-time change of an accelerometer instrumented impactor pendulum, and the strain-time change of the frame during the clamped ...