Browsing KSS Theses by Subject "Electronic dissertations"

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Assessment of exercise capacity in an individual with LVAD explanation without heart transplantation

Amick, Ryan Zackary (Wichita State University, 2007-08)

BACKGROUND: Left Ventricular Assist Device’s (LVAD) have become a viable treatment alternative to heart transplantation. While under LVAD support, some have shown significant recovery of native heart function allowing for ...
Effects of an eight-week hand exercise program on older women with osteoarthritis

Hubele, Ella Suzanne (2006-07)

Osteoarthritis is a disease that causes decreases in hand function in the elderly adult and can lead to full disability of the hand. There is no clear cause of osteoarthritis of the hand, although injury and overuse can ...
Effects of chest wall constriction on aerobic capacity during exercise

Farmer, Kevin Lee (2005-12)

The aim of the present study was to determine whether a reduction in lung volume and chest wall movement using an externally applied thoracic constriction band over an eight-week training period, could improve aerobic ...