Abstract Background Patients with Heart Failure (HF) show impaired functional capacities
which have been related to their prognosis. Moreover, physical functional performance in …

Background Sit-to-stand tests (STST) have recently been developed as easy-to-use field
tests to evaluate exercise tolerance in COPD patients. As several modalities of the test exist …

Eight years have passed since the publication of the only guideline on cardiac rehabilitation
(CR) in Japan,“Guidelines for rehabilitation in patients with cardiovascular disease (JCS …

Background Patients undergoing colorectal cancer resections are at risk for delayed
recovery. Prehabilitation aims to enhance functional capacity preoperatively for better …

A consensus conference convened by the Society of Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting
Disorders has concluded that “Sarcopenia, ie, reduced muscle mass, with limited mobility” …

In older adults, measurements of physical performance assess physical function and
associate with mortality and disability. Muscle wasting and diminished physical performance …

Holland AE, Hill CJ, Rasekaba T, Lee A, Naughton MT, McDonald CF. Updating the minimal
important difference for six-minute walk distance in patients with chronic obstructive …

Background—Nearly all available treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension have been
approved based on change in 6-minute walk distance (Δ6MWD) as a clinically important …

Background and objective. Ambulatory subjects after stroke may benefit from gait-oriented
cardiovascular fitness training, but trials to date have not primarily assessed older persons …

In this study, we review the role of wearable devices in tracking our daily locomotion. We
discuss types of wearable devices that can be used, methods for gait analyses, and multiple …