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Topic- Exercise
How well does exercise improve balance?
Widely recognized as a source for evidence-based health care, The Cochrane Library contains thousand of systematic reviews of primary research. A systematic review seeks to answer a specific question. Published studies that match a set of review criteria (for example, an intervention with a control group) are chosen for comparison and rigorously evaluated for the quality of the research design and the results. The review summarizes the results of all the studies. (ICAA Research Review Glossary)
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In cardiac rehab, two sets of strength exercises as effective as three
Cardiovascular and resistance exercise are standard components of cardiac rehabilitation programs, as detailed in the “Core Components of Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Programs: 2007 Update” published in the journal Circulation (115:2675-2682, May 2007). Those guidelines recommend 1-3 sets of resistance exercises. Would it matter if the person performed two or three sets?
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