Shima Ghannadi

• M.D "Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialist"
• Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Obesity is a major public health concern, particularly in resource-constrained areas where measuring it accurately is challenging due to insufficient equipment and trained personnel. In Iran, there is a notable lack of comprehensive longitudinal studies using modern tools to track adult obesity trends. This study employed body shape pictograms (BIP...

Purpose Obesity is a major public health concern, particularly in resource-constrained areas where measuring it accurately is challenging due to insufficient equipment and trained personnel. In Iran, there is a notable lack of comprehensive longitudinal studies using modern tools to track adult obesity trends. This study employed body shape pictogr...

Introduction: Low back pain (LBP) is a common health problem worldwide and the primary cause of years lived with disability. Studies on the non-surgical management approaches for disc-related LBP are sparse and scarce, so a clear and structured guideline in this area would be useful. This study summarizes the non-surgical management approaches for...

The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of pre-surgery exercise training on cardiopulmonary fitness. Ten articles (six RCTs and four non-RCTs) involving 281 individuals were finally included in the synthesis. Regarding the effect on VO2 peak, overall standardized mean differences were 0.71 (95% CI, 0.31 to 1.11, n = 103) with heterogeneit...

Obesity is a global health challenge due to its high prevalence and increased related morbidity and mortality. Accordingly, creating a platform to enter data on patients with obesity, treatment process and outcome is mandatory. The objective of this registry is to provide such a database regarding Iranian adults with obesity in order to facilitate...

Background: Improvement in the strength of respiratory muscles following inspiratory muscle training (IMT) has been seen in the majority types of athletes. Still, there are contradictory results of its effect on the athletes' performance, especially swimmers. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of the IMT program along with other routine exercis...

Introduction Polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal protein, and skin changes (POEMS) syndrome is a rare multisystemic disease that is named for its constellation which can easily be mistaken for other disorders. Case presentation In present study we evaluated a 39-year-old man with hypercalcemia and parathyroid hormone. He under...

Nowadays, a lot of body contouring devices and methods are introduced all over the world. The object of the present narrative review was to update and classify existing evidence on these methods and devices. We searched databases including PubMed, Cochrane, and Google Scholar for 11 essential keywords, including cryolipolysis, high-intensity focuse...

Nowadays, obesity as a widespread disorder challenges health system worldwide. Obesity is a multifactorial disease. It may cause by various interactions between host genetic and environmental factors. Gut microbiota also have been recognized as a conclusive influential factor in obesity. While it is now widely accepted that the gut microbiota plays...

Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms have been implicated in various diseases, most notably non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The aim of this study was to review available evidence regarding associations between FTO polymorphisms and NCDs in the Iranian population.MethodsA comprehensive search was conducted through PubMed/Medline and Scopus d...

Background Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nervous system leading to muscle weakness, including the respiratory muscles that cause pulmonary complications, impair functional capacity, increased fatigue, and as a result decreases the quality of life. Aim The purpose of the present study is to examine the influence o...

Background and aims Aerobic exercise has proven positive effects on weight reduction and body composition improvement. During recent years, whole-body electrical muscle stimulation (WB-EMS) training has received attention as a method for time-efficient exercise. So, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of superimposed whole-body EM...

PurposeBalance is a key component of movement for daily activities, especially in older adults. Previous studies examining aquatic therapy as an effective way for improving balance have yielded inconsistent findings. The current systematic review and meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of aquatic therapy on balance among older adults.Metho...

Spasticity is one of the main complications of a stroke. This double-blind, randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the result of three sessions of dry needling (DN) versus sham DN on the affected upper limbs in post-stroke survivors. We recruited 24 patients (age 57.0 ± 9.6 years; male 71%). Patients were randomly allocated to two groups: a D...

AimThe COVID-19 pandemic is a global health emergency, and therefore the prevention and treatment of this disease is an important priority of world health. In the present study, some risk factors, including unhealthy nutrition, obesity, and physical inactivity, were assessed in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, and their effects on the severity an...

In the short history of dry needling, the focus of the vast majority of “dry needlers” has been on orthopedics and sports medicine. Recently, dry needling is increasingly used in the treatment of patients with spasticity, a common finding in patients with multiple sclerosis (65%), spinal cord injury (65%), and stroke (40-60%). Spasticity, according...

: One of the most common forms of entrapment neuropathy is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). There are various treatment options for CTS. However, there are no clear and structured guidelines. This review classified the existing treatments and developed an algorithm to help physicians to choose the best option for their patients. Treatment options were...

Background: Prolonged home stays due to the COVID-19 quarantine can increase the use of computers and other technologies that may lead to significant reduction in activity, contributing to musculoskeletal problems, anxiety and depression. Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a novel multicomponent exercise program for individuals who...

Background: Spasticity is one of the main complications in poststroke survivors leading to difficulties in walking and standing resulting in high levels of disability. Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of deep dry needling on lower limb dysfunction in poststroke spastic patients. Methods: A randomized clinical tria...

To evaluate ultrasonographic muscle measurements we asked patients to lie in a prone position, with their feet hanging off the bed, but being kept stable via an orthosis at maximum plantar flexion

A point located 2 cm medial to the one third of distal segment was needled for the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle

Medial gastrocnemius muscle thickness was measured from the distance between the superficial and deep aponeuroses, and the pennation angle was measured at the fascicular insertion at the deep aponeurosis

A short duration of bilateral FES in conjugation with treadmill walking contributed to significant improvement in gait speed, functional mobility, functional ambulation, range of motion and step length in post-stroke survivors. In contrast, no significant decreases were identified in the spasticity of the ankle plantar flexors and knee extensors mu...

Background: Stroke causes multi-joint gait deficits, so a major objective of post-stroke rehabilitation is to regain normal gait function. Design and Setting: A case series completed at a neuroscience institute. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the concurrent impact of functional electrical stimulation (FES) during treadmill walking on ga...

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is third most common cause of adult neurologic disabilities. To curb the debilitating effects of MS, chronic exercise training is recommended to control and improve symptoms. Objective: This study investigated the effects of an 8-week aquatic exercise training program on functional capacity, balance, and percept...

BACKGROUND: The accuracy of instruments such as questionnaires and the goniometer are critical for measuring the severity of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among healthcare providers which their job demands long term sitting times. OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability of the Cornell questionnaire, goniometer and Borg scale, which are commonly...

Spasticity is a disabling complication of upper motor neuron syndrome that causes conditions such as traumatic brain injury. Spasticity must be controlled; otherwise, it can result in difficulties in performing daily activities. Multiple management strategies exist for severe spasticity including physiotherapy, medications, exercises, functional el...

Spasticity is known as disabling complications of the stroke. Motor impairment contribute to the spasticity interfere with daily activities. Deep dry needling seems a promising intervention in spasticity management. This study aimed to compare the effects of deep dry needling and sham dry needling on affected upper limb in patients post stroke.

Spasticity is one of the leading causes of disability in stroke survivors. Spastic Lower limb has various difficulties in walking and standing which results in high levels of disability. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of deep dry needling on lower limb spasticity in patients post stroke and compare its effects with sham group.

Background and Aim : Adipose tissue and inflammatory factors play important role in occurrence of atherosclerosis in adolescents. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of 8-week endurance training (ET) and high intensity interval training (HIIT) on two types of inflammatory markers level involved in atherosclerosis among normal weight...

Chronic neck pain is a relatively common problem that can interfere with daily activities, and it is often experienced following musculoskeletal injuries. To identify the impact of intensive neuromuscular electrical stimulation (INES) for reducing chronic neck pain in a 21-year-old female athlete, following a traumatic sports injury, which occurred...

Background and Aim: Muscle soreness often follows intensive exercise bouts can affect athletic performance. Limited information exists regarding the effects of massage on decreasing the level of soreness among athletes. Objective: This study investigated the effects of massage on physiological restoration, muscle soreness and performance in male bo...

This study demonstrates that a strenuous back squat training program (90–95% of 1RM) is more effective than that with moderate intensity (60–65% of 1RM) in improving the strength of the male soccer players.

Aims: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common disease imposing a great economic burden to health systems. As the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in Iran has grown over the past decades, it has become necessary to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of type 2 diabetic patients in our country for policy planning to increase the patient...

Background. Type 2 diabetes is an increasingly common condition with several preventable microvascular complications such as kidney damage. Nephropathy is expensive to manage, especially as hospital dialysis treatment. Improving patients’ knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward their condition can achieve better control, delay complications,...

All data about the results of knowledge, attitude, practice and self-care is given in the Supplementary Material by details.