Increasing cardiopulmonary aerobic activity improves motor cognitive response time: An inference from preliminary one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study

Motor cognitive response time (MCRT) is the time elapsed between presenting a stimulus and the time taken by that individual to respond to that stimulus through a motor performance. After completing aerobic exercise, there are various changes that takes place, one of which might be change in cognitive function. Whether cardiopulmonary aerobic activity/capacity has an impact on MCRT is not explored yet.

Insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovarian syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder, characterized by cystic ovarian morphology, androgen excess and irregular periods that occurs during or shortly after the onset of puberty. Insulin resistance and consequent hyperinsulinemia during this disorder promotes an ongoing state of androgen excess. This syndrome can be adequately managed by changes in lifestyle, controlled intake of diet, regular exercise along with proper medication. Reduction in insulin resistance causes improved action of androgen on target tissues that offers the possibility of improvement in the physical stigmata of androgen excess leading to correction of the reproductive dysfunction and prevention of metabolic derangements

Effect of exercise on serum iron, blood haemoglobin and cardiac efficiency

The aim of present study was to assess the impact of exercise in trained and untrained exercise performers on serum iron, blood haemoglobin and cardiac efficiency through quantified exercise on Harvard Steps. The present study was carried out on 13 male medical students and compared it with 10 male athletes in the age group of 18 to 25 years at Dr. Sampurnanand Medical College, Jodhpur. The biochemical parameter was serum iron and hemodynamic parameters measured were hemoglobin, pulse rate and blood pressure in both the groups after overnight rest and after quantified bout of exercise for 5 minutes on Harvard step. Serum iron fell from pre-exercise level and was more marked [P<0.01] in untrained. After exercise there was significant rise [P<0.001] of hemoglobin and pulse rate in untrained [P<0.001]. A significant increase in systolic blood pressure in case of untrained boys [p<0.01] and athletes [p<0.001] was observed. Whereas decrease in diastolic blood pressure was observed in both the groups but decrease in diastolic blood pressure were more marked in athletes [P<0.001]. Exercise induces improvement in hemodynamic status

Effects Of Music Therapy On Clinical And Biochemical Parameters Of Metabolic Syndrome.

Background: Music therapy is a new approach being used for the management of metabolic abnormalities and stress related illness. Objective: To study the effect of Music therapy on various clinical and biochemical parameters of Metabolic Syndrome. Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out on 100 patients of metabolic syndrome selected randomly. These patients were divided into two equal groups after age, sex adjustment. In control group (group I) 50 patients underwent the conventional treatment. 50 patients in study group were treated with supervised music protocol along with conventional treatment. The Body Mass Index, ;Waist-Hip ratio, Blood pressure, Fasting blood sugar were monitored weekly while HbA1c and lipid profile were determined at the baseline and after three months of exposure to music therapy. Statistical analysis was performed by employing student t- test. Results: In the study group there was a significant decrease in BMI (27.18±5.02 to 25.44±3.49 kg/m2, p<0.05), waist hip ratio (0.95±0.05 to 0.93±0.05 cm, p<0.05), Fasting blood sugar (196.00±47.80mg/ dl to152.00±16.19mg/dl , p<0.001), HbA1c (8.41±1.31% to 7.08±0.78 % p<0.001), Systolic Blood Pressure (151.00±12.10 to 136±9.04 mmHg p<0.001), Diastolic Blood Pressure (94±4.80 to 86.44±3.16 mmHg, p<0.01), Mean serum cholesterol (257.80±18.92 to 229.12±17.82mg/dl, p<0.001) and triglycerides (180.86±14.04 to 136.50±8.92mg/dl, p<0.001), LDL (167.97±14.40 to 140.20±15.41mg/dl, p<0.001), and VLDL (33.60±2.88 to 28.04±3.08mg/dl, p<0.001) and increase in HDL (33.32±3.38 to 39.71±3.41mg/dl, p<0.001), when compared with those of control group not receiving the music therapy along with the conventional treatment. Conclusion: The promising outcomes of Music therapy showed that it may be considered as a useful adjunct to conventional treatment in management of the metabolic syndrome. This study advocates music therapy to establish it from a general well being concepts to a neuroscience guided model.

Effect of cyamopsis tetragonoloba [GUAR] on lipid profile in diabetic and non-diabetic subjects

To compare the effect of Guar fiber in Roasted and cooked vegetable form on lipid profile in diabetic as well as in normal healthy subjects. This study was conducted at Department of Medicine, Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner, India on 120 subjects in which 60 were diabetic and 60 non diabetic. Blood samples were withdrawn before and after 15 and 30 days of consumption of 10.0 and 20.0 gm of roasted and cooked guar fiber per day and analyzed for sugar, cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL, LDL and VLDL-cholesterol by standard technique using semi-auto analyzer. The Blood sugar, cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and VLDL showed highly significant results [t=4.33 and p < .001] after supplementation of roasted guar fiber for 30 days as compare to that of cooked vegetable guar fiber in normal as well as in diabetic subjects in daily routine diet, Blood sugar level [96.9 +/- 2.49%] after 30 days consumption of 20 gm roasted guar fiber per day in normal subjects and in Diabetics [154.3 +/- 15.38%] where as HDL showed no significant change when 20 gm roasted fiber given for 15 days [49.7 +/- 7.10],after 30 days range is [55.5 +/- 8.16], p value [p<.05]. Roasted guar, as compared to cooked guar, significantly reduces Blood sugar, serum cholesterol,triglyceride, LDL and VLDL level not HDL, in both diabetic and non diabetic adults.Roasted guar fiber diet is beneficial for Diabetic as well as Cardiac patients

Haematological and electrocardiographic variations during menstrual cycle

Menstruation coupled periodic bleeding from the blood vessels, at the time of shedding of the uterine mucosa has directed interest, more especially in the haematological changes during different phases of menstrual cycle. The present study was carried out on 30 healthy female medical students in the age group of 18 to 23 years with the normal menstrual cycle of 30 +/- 3 days. The various haematological parameter and electrocardiography were studied on the 2[nd], 11[th], 14[th] and 22[nd] day of menstrual cycle. The study reveals that the total leukocyte count and total platelet count significantly increased [p<0.001] around mid-cycle, however total eosinophil count significantly decreased [p<0.05] during the same period. Differential leukocyte count, bleeding time, clotting time, heart rate, P-R interval and Q-T interval did not show any significant change during different phases of menstrual cycle, although some mild changes were observed. This study was a moderate attempt to determine regular variation in the different haematological parameters and ECG during the different phases of menstrual cycle in normal healthy females and evaluate conflicting reports on the subjects

Pulmonary function tests in three wheeler diesel taxi drivers in Bikaner city

Pulmonary Function Tests [PFTs] including spirometry give an important clue in terms of respiratory chronic airway disorders and can predict early damage to pulmonary system. The present study was carried out in 100 diesel taxi drivers [Study group] of Bikaner city and compared it with 100 healthy medicos [control group] in the age group of 20 to 50 years by computerized spirometer. The pulmonary function tests included FVC, FEV[1], FEV[1]/FVC, FEF[25-75%] and PEFR. All subjects were divided into non-smokers and smokers so that influence of smoking on lungs can be studied. The restrictive impairment was found in 87% of study group, of which 50% were smokers and 37% were non-smokers, mixed pattern [both restrictive and early obstructive impairment] was found in only 13% of study group, of which 7% were smokers and 5% non-smokers. When all the above five parameters were taken together, they were indicative of mixed pattern [both restrictive and obstructive] lung impairment