Role of physical activity in preventing disability in Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson`s disease, which affects about 2% of the population over 65 years and more than 4% of those over 85 years, is one of the most frequent causes of physical disability from among the diseases of the nervous system...

Professor Olgierd Smoleński – ‘My Master’

Lymphedema of upper limb after radical treatment of breast cancer patients: current management principles

Upper limb lymphedema (ULL) is the most severe late complication following radical treatment of breast cancer (BC). It can be caused by both cancer recurrence and previous therapy (lymphadenectomy, axillary radiotherapy)...

Clinical assessment of patients with intermittent claudication

In this work there are presented different methods of clinical analysis of patients with intermittent claudication. The methods contain haemodynamic measurements, an assessment of physiological parameters, an assessment...

Scoliosis-specific exercise programmes and Evidence-Based Practice: An overview of systematic and critical reviews

Objectives: The prevalence of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is estimated at 2-3% of 10-16 year olds. The deformity may follow with pulmonary complications, decreased physical capacity, and an impaired health-related qu...