Irish journal of medical science
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of aerobic exercise alone or combined with Mediterranean diet on dry eye in obese hypertensive elderly.
Lifestyle modification is a newly recommended complementary treatment for dry eye (DE) disorder. ⋯ Aging-related DE symptoms and signs can be prevented and/or treated with HIIAE alone or combined with MD in obese hypertensive elderly with DE disorder.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of perceptive rehabilitation and mobilization methods on symptoms and disability in patients with fibromyalgia: A preliminary randomized control trial.
Currently, there is no definitive cure for fibromyalgia. Instead, treatments focus of reducing symptoms and disability. ⋯ This study shows that perceptive rehabilitation and mobilization therapy are similarly effective in improving fibromyalgia symptoms and disability, but the effects disappear within 3 months. Further research is needed to understand how the improvements could be maintained longer.