Browsing Allied Health Sciences by Author "Perera, GAD"
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The Correlation between Incidence of Falls and Quadriceps Muscle Strength among Patients with COPD from Two Selected Government Hospitals in Colombo District
Malsri, DGS; Gordon, LA; Wijesiriwardana, VR; Perera, GAD (2021)Skeletal muscle dysfunction is one of the extrapulmonary manifestations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). Quadriceps muscle strength plays an important role in maintaining the postural stability ... -
Effectiveness of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme on Cardiovascular Endurance in Patients Attending Cardiology Unit, National Hospital, Sri Lanka
Perera, GAD; Bogoda, JK; Siriwardana, SDPM; Athukorala, ADSM (2021)Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular diseases caused 34% of total deaths in 2016 in Sri Lanka. Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) programme is the medically ... -
Relationship between Postural Balance and Falls in Elderly People in Two Selected Elders’ Homes in Colombo District
Kandege, IM; Pramodhya, LGO; Perera, GAD (2021)Aging is a natural process that results from the impact of the accumulation of various molecular and cellular changes over time at the biological level. This process leads to a gradual reduction in physical health. Falls ...