Tayla McCloud summarises a recent systematic review and meta-analysis of physical activity and sedentary behaviour, which found that more than two-thirds of people with depression did not comply with the recommendation of 150 minutes of physical activity per week.
[read the full story...]Psychosocial interventions for negative symptoms in psychosis
Rachel Upthegrove reviews a new systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological and psychosocial interventions for negative symptoms in psychosis.
This is the third in a new series of Mental Elf blogs produced in partnership with the British Journal of Psychiatry.
[read the full story...]Depression in later life: who benefits most from antidepressants plus exercise?
Linda Gask explores an RCT of physical exercise for depression in later life, which considers the best way to customise the intervention for primary care.
[read the full story...]Exercise and iCBT for depression: how do ‘alternative’ treatments compare to usual care?
Bethan Davies publishes her debut blog on a recent Swedish RCT of exercise and internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for depression.
[read the full story...]Fitness to practice: exercise for depression in adolescents
Dave Steele warms up for the winter triathlon season by reading a new systematic review on the effect of exercise on depressive symptoms in adolescents.
[read the full story...]What exercise type and dose for pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis?
Tracey Howe considers a systematic review, which examines exercise type and dose on pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis.
[read the full story...]Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome
In this blog, Tracey Howe looks at a Cochrane systematic review, examining the effects of exercise therapy for patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
[read the full story...]What influences adherence to exercise programs for older people?
In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a recent systematic review on how people monitor and measure adherence to exercise and if any factors influence people’s adherence to exercise programmes.
[read the full story...]Subacromial impingement syndrome effectiveness of physiotherapy and manual therapy
Some of our Elf friends who are regular swimmers have been suffering from sore shoulders. One of them has been diagnosed as having subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). In this blog, Tracey Howe considers a best evidence review on SIS effectiveness of physiotherapy and manual therapy.
[read the full story...]Exercise type and dose on pain and disability in knee osteoarthritis
In this blog, Tracey Howe looks at a recent systematic review examining the best type of exercise for reducing pain and improving knee function in knee osteoarthritis.
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