Purpose: The purpose of this perspective is (1) to incorporate recent psychological health
behaviour change (HBC) theories into exercise therapeutic programmes, and (2) to …

The leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States is chronic, or
noncommunicable, diseases. The impact of chronic diseases on health and wellness can be …

Objective The objective of this study was to synthesize the evidence from systematic reviews
on the efficacy of physical therapy and exercise therapy, including interventional elements …

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has sounded alarm bells throughout global
health systems. As of late May, 2020, over 100,000 COVID-19–related deaths were reported …

Although the physical therapist profession is the leading established, largely
nonpharmacological health profession in the world and is committed to health promotion …

Based on indicators that emerged from The First Physical Therapy Summit on Global Health
(2007), the Second Summit (2011) identified themes to inform a global physical therapy …

Objective Physical therapists are well positioned to meet societal needs and reduce the
global burden of noncommunicable diseases through the integration of evidence-based …

Background Physiotherapists have been identified as key role players in health promotion,
prevention and treatment of non-communicable diseases. Objectives The aim of this study is …

Objectives To determine if physiotherapists can deliver a clinically effective very low energy
diet (VLED) supplementary to exercise in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and …

Given their enormous socioeconomic burdens, lifestyle-related noncommunicable diseases
(heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, hypertension, stroke, type 2 diabetes mellitus …