Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Dr Hollisaz); Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran (Dr Aghda); and Exercise Physiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (Drs Asheghan, Amanollahi, and Hashemi).
Correspondence: Mahsa Asheghan, MD, Exercise Physiology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Mollasadra St, 1437773787, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran ([email protected]).
The author contributions are as follows: M.T.H. contributed to the concept and literature review and coordinated and supervised the study. A.K.A. contributed to the concept and literature review and helped in developing study protocol. M.A. contributed to the design, guided the development of the study protocol, and participated in the physical examination. A.A. contributed to the design, performed statistical analyses, and interviewed the patients. S.E.H. helped in recruitment, physical examinations and interviews, and analysis. All the authors participated in drafting and its final approval.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
