Niki Patel OT
Occupational Therapist
468 EAST 140TH STREET BRONX NY, 10454About
Dr. Niki Patel practices Occupational Medicine in BRONX, NY. Dr. Patel evaluates the interaction between work and health. Occupational medicine physicians have general knowledge of worksite operations and are familiar with the toxic properties of materials used by employees and the potential hazards and stressors of work processes; in addition to being qualified to determine an employees physical and emotional fitness for work; diagnosing and treating occupational diseases; handling work related injuries; and having an understanding of rehabilitation methods, health education techniques, sanitation, and workers compensation laws.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of the amount of exercise on body weight, body composition, and measures of central obesity: STRRIDE--a randomized controlled study.
- Gender and racial differences in lipoprotein subclass distributions: the STRRIDE study.
- Inactivity, exercise, and visceral fat. STRRIDE: a randomized, controlled study of exercise intensity and amount.
- Response of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein to exercise training in an at-risk population.
- Minimal versus umbilical waist circumference measures as indicators of
- Inactivity, exercise training and detraining, and plasma lipoproteins. STRRIDE: a
- Exercise training amount and intensity effects on metabolic syndrome (from Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention through Defined Exercise).
- Dietary nitrate supplementation enhances exercise performance in peripheral arterial disease.
- Exercise effects on lipids in persons with varying dietary patterns-does diet matter if they exercise? Responses in Studies of a Targeted Risk Reduction Intervention through Defined Exercise I.
- Earbud-based sensor for the assessment of energy expenditure, HR, and VO2max.
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