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Exercise prevents factors that contribute to inadequate birth weight.

Maternal exercise prevents EGWG, GDM and obesity related complications.

Adequate birth weight reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes.

Exercise interventions do not increase the risk of SGA infant.

Healthy pregnant women should exercise within the recommended guidelines.

Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome patients had losses in hip muscle strength.

Flexion and rotation movements are reduced in FAI syndrome patients.

Reduced hip strength and motion should be considered during rehabilitation programs.

Pre-morbid contexts may relate to the onset of central sensitisation in chronic low back pain.

Themes of developmental learning experiences and personal characteristics emerged.

Themes of physical and emotional sensitivities and traumas also emerged.

These four themes may be linked with autonomic stress responses and central sensitisation pain.

PGQ-Br has adequate measurement properties, including a moderate responsiveness.

The use of PGQ-Br is preferable to evaluate pelvic pain during pregnancy.

The overall impairment of pregnant women is evaluated by the total score of PGQ-Br.

Personal and environmental context influence affected arm use of stroke survivors.

Rural stroke survivors have limited awareness and knowledge of active functional task practice.

For recovery of the affected upper extremity, many stroke survivors rely on passive recovery methods.

Self-engagement in active functional task practice is facilitated by an enriched home environment and perception of ongoing recovery.

Glittre-ADL test minimal important difference (MID) is −0.38min in COPD patients.

Glittre-ADL test's MID reflects the changes in functional capacity.

Two tests are necessary for interpretation of changes induced by pulmonary rehabilitation.

Physical activity does not return to pre-diagnosis level 3 years after diagnosis.

Impact of different cancer treatments on physical activity levels remains unclear.

Personalised physical activity guidelines are needed in gynaecological cancer.

Ai Chi can be used to treat arm volume for breast cancer related lymphoedema.

For the circumstances seen here, the main effect of Ai Chi is in the short term.

After 1h, the effect of Ai Chi was similar to conventional aquatic therapy.

Participants were satisfied with both, Ai Chi and conventional aquatic therapy.

Variability exists in the duration of ipsilesional and contralesional cortical silent period durations in children with congenital hemiparesis.

EMG breakthrough activity was consistently observed during ipsilesional CSP assessment.

The amplitude of ipsilesional EMG breakthrough was higher than contralesional EMG breakthrough.