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Parkinson s disease is a progressive and degenerative disease of the basal ganglia of the brain. Four major signs of this disease are: bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity and postural instability. Postural instability is the main cause of falling in these patients. Despite the importance of the role of the exercise therapy in reducing the secondary signs of akinesia in these patients, there is not enough evidence to express the effects of these exercises. The current study carried out to reveal that. In a Single -blinded, prospective and Quasi -experimental study 23 patients with Parkinson were chosen [age=67/43 +/- 7/75, height=169/74 +/- 8/44, weight=65/61 +/- 7/85] and were arranged to do exercise therapy with Swissball with the full supervision of the physical therapist for 12 sessions [one hour in each every session three sessions per week]. An evaluation was done before and after treatment and a follow up month later. To evaluate the balance of these patients Berg Balance Scale was used and beck depression questionnaire to assess the depression of these patients. The results were analysed by Spss software and paired t-test. A meaningful difference in balance evaluation was achieved between before the treatment and after the treatment [P=0.00]. A meaningful difference in balance evaluation was achieved between before the treatment and after one -month follow- up [P=0.00]. There was No meaningful difference between after the treatment and after one-month follow-up [P=0.141]. There was a meaningful difference in depression evaluation between before the treatment and after the treatment [P=0.00]. There was a meaningful difference in depression evaluation between before the treatment and after one -month follow- up [P=0.00]. There was No meaningful difference in depression evaluation between after the treatment and after one-month follow-up. [P=0.56]. With regard to the results of this study it might be concluded that Swissball exercises improve the balance and depression of patients with Parkinson in short term [one month]. It must be notified that of Exercises does not continue depression and balance problems due to progressive nature of the disease
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Despite the rapid diagnosis and treatment of diarrhea, it is still a health problem among infants and children. It has been shown that zinc deficiency, which is common in Iran, is one of the important causes of the diarrhea, Therefore, the aim of this study was to find the effects of zinc supplement on treatment period of acute diarrhea in 6 to 36 month old children. This double-blind clinical trial study was performed on 200 children with non-invasive acute diarrhea hospitalized in Amir Kabir hospital Arak. They were divided into two groups of the case and control by simple random assignment. The case and the control group had 3 mg/kg/day zinc and placebo, respectively. Independent t-test was used for analysis. The mean age of the children was 14.07 +/- 8.18 months. The average of hospital admission days for the case and control group was 3.14 +/- 0.125 and 3.59 +/- 1.83 days, respectively [p<0.05]. Also, the mean of admission days for children with moderate dehydration in the case and control groups was 2.69 +/- 0.73 and 3.11 +/- 1.29 days, respectively [p<0.05]. In the children with severe dehydration in the case and control group, it was 4.65 +/- 1.46 and 5.22 +/- 2.7 days, respectively [p<0.05]. The duration of admission of the case group was 3.29 +/- 1.41 days for children with 6-12 months, 3 +/- 0.98 days for children with 13-24 months, and 2.9 +/- 1.25 days for children with 35-36 months old [p>0.05]. Based on the results, zinc supplement reduces duration of diarrhea in the children with acute diarrhea. Therefore, it is recommended for treatment of this syndrome in these children