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On lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation surgery
(2005-04-01)
than among previously reported for patients with stroke or depression. Patients operated on for spinal stenosis and disc herniation experienced an improved health related quality of life and their EQ5-D score increased from 0.29 to 0.70 and 0.36 to 0...
The post-polio syndrome : studies of immunology and immunomodulatory intervention
(2005-09-02)
baseline in patients receiving IVIG, while the placebo group displayed a 5.8 % decrease ( p=0.029). Five of eight subscales of the SF 36 improved significantly over baseline in the IVIG group, but none in the placebo group. Two subscales, vitality...
Pain and physical activity in rheumatoid arthritis : a cognitive approach in physical therapy
(2005-05-06)
A gradual shift towards more active patient involvement has taken place during the past few decades. It is thus important for physical therapists to understand individuals’ cognitive appraisals of health states. Patients ...
Transoesophageal and transthoracic recordings of mitral annulus motion
(2006-02-03)
Maximal systolic and diastolic velocities recorded from four sites of the mitral annulus motion (MAM) reflect left ventricular (LV) performance. This thesis focus on factors influencing M-mode derived velocities in healthy ...
Synthesis of indole and oxindole derivates incorporating pyrrolidino, pyrrolo or imidazolo moieties
(2004-11-26)
The focus of this thesis is on the synthesis of oxindole- and indole-derivatives incorporating pyrrolidins, pyrroles or imidazoles moieties.
Pyrrolidino-2-spiro-3'-oxindole derivatives have been prepared in high ...
Development of a vaccine against strangles
(2005-09-16)
Strangles is an acute upper respiratory tract disease in the horse, which is characterized by purulent pharyngitis and lymphadenitis. It is caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. equi. The severe suffering and economical ...
Physical fitness and overweight in Swedish youths
(2005-03-22)
The aim of the present thesis was to describe the level of physical fitness and prevalence of overweight and obesity in Swedish youths, and their trends over 14 years. Additionally, the relation between fitness and overweight ...
Tobacco smoking and vertical periodontal bone loss
(2005-05-18)
Cigarette smoking is associated with increased prevalence and severity of destructive periodontal disease in terms of periodontal pocketing, periodontal bone loss, and tooth loss. The smoking destructive effect on periodontal ...
The impact of age and gender with respect to general joint laxity, shoulder joint laxity and rotation : a study of 9, 12 and 15 year old students
(2005-03-25)
The overall aim of this thesis was to study the natural development of general joint laxity, shoulder joint laxity and shoulder joint rotation in young students, and compare these to age-matched competitive swimmers to ...
Effects of gonadal hormone deficiency on bone mineral density : can physical activity increase bone mineral density in women?
(2006-08-11)
Osteoporosis with its associated fragility fractures is a global health care problem. The incidence of ftagility ftactures has increased dramatically the last 50 years. This has been suggested to at least in part be due ...