Vibration therapy as an intervention for trochanteric hip fractures – A randomized double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial by Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Pui Yan Wong, Chaoran Liu, Chun Sing Chui, Wing Hong Liu, Ning Tang, James Griffith, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung

“…Secondary outcome assessments were clinical and functional outcomes with quadriceps muscle strength, balancing ability, handgrip strength, Time Up and Go (TUG) test, quality of life outcomes, pain, falls, and mortality. Results: 237 patients were screened for eligibility by the inclusion and exclusion criteria. 62 patients were recruited and randomly assigned to placebo group (n = 32, mean age: 83.6 ± 7.0 years, women: 71.9 %) or LMHFV group (n = 30, mean age: 81.5 ± 5.7 years, women: 73.3 %). …”
Get full text

A study of relationship between cardiac exposure dose-volume and cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in radiotherapy by CHEN Hongyu, SU Pengyu, LUO Wenzi, PANG Dequan, WANG Feiran

“…Exclusion criteria: ① previously received chest radiotherapy; ② patients with obvious palpitation, chest tightness and chest pain before treatment; ③ diabetes, heart disease and other serious underlying diseases; ④ anti-arrhythmic drugs are currently being used; ⑤ patients who cannot tolerate radiotherapy and who were lost or lost during follow-up. …”
Get full text

Feasibility, Usability, and Pilot Efficacy Study of a Software-Enabled, Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring by Flynn S, Mosher CL, Cornelison S, Rao E, Metzler KA, Pu W, Davies J, Paladenech C, Doyle D, MacIntyre N, Ohar J

“…Four participants from each group withdrew due to reasons related to health issues (appendicitis, thrush, COVID, back pain) or the health status of their spouse, no-shows, and time constraints. …”
Get full text

Assessment of Bowel Preparation Using Low-Volume Sulphate-Based Preparations in Comparison with Macrogols: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Study of the 3rd Phase by E. D. Fedorov, V. V. Veselov, S. V. Kashin, E. V. Tikhomirova, A. V. Veselov, D. V. Zavyalov, A. Kornowski, T. E. Gorskaya, M. Volteau, T. Ponchon

“…Differences in other symptoms (bloating, abdominal pain or abdominal discomfort) between the groups were not significant, with the severity of symptoms being generally mild. …”
Get full text

L’approccio multidisciplinare al trattamento del dolore cronico pediatrico: analisi qualitativa mediante focus group by Aldana Paola Ercolano, Sabrina Galvan, Tessa Louise Marchesan, Alessia Gavioli, Gerardo Papa, Mariarita Todaro, Lidia Berforini D’Aquino, Alessia Zanatta, Andrea Vianello

“…Il dolore, definito dall'International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) come un'esperienza sensoriale ed emotiva spiacevole legata a un danno reale o potenziale, diventa cronico quando persiste oltre tre mesi, compromettendo qualità della vita e prognosi clinica. …”
Get full text

A qualitative study on the promotion and obstacle factors of pre rehabilitation for patients with degenerative lumbar spine disease based on virtual reality technology (基于虚拟现实技术的退行... by WANG Xiaoying (王小影), GAO Nana (高娜娜), GUO Jingran (郭敬然), MENG Xiaona (孟小娜), HU Huiju (胡惠菊)

“…Conclusion Virtual reality technology can promote better implementation of pre-rehabilitation for degenerative lumbar spine diseases, thereby reducing perioperative kinesiophobia, alleviating pain, and promoting rapid recovery; But it is important to choose appropriate and comfortable equipment to provide personalized, diversified, and gamified rehabilitation programs to overcome its obstacles. …”
Get full text

Therapeutic Effect of <italic>Self-made Wrist Joint Flexion and Extension Orthoses</italic> Combined with Routine Rehabilitation Training on Wrist Joint Spasm after Brain Infarctio... by Rui JIAO, Shangjie CHEN, Shuqian LI, Xinyan JIA, Heng LIU

“…The degree of adjustment per day was set up accoding to the patient's feeling of muscle tension without apparent pain. Convulsive electric stimulation was given for 15 minutes each time, and the rest routine rehabilitation was given for 20 minutes, once a day. …”
Get full text

Syzygium aromaticum extract mediated, sustainable silver nanoparticle synergetic with heterocyclic antibiotic clarithromycin and their antimicrobial activities by Zehra Edis, Zehra Edis, Samir Haj Bloukh, Samir Haj Bloukh, Akram A. Ashames, Akram A. Ashames, Moawia M. Al-Tabakha, Moawia M. Al-Tabakha, Moyad J. S. A. Shahwan, Moyad J. S. A. Shahwan, Hamed Abu Sara, Hamed Abu Sara, Sai H. S. Boddu, Sai H. S. Boddu, Sohaib N. Khan, Sohaib N. Khan, Ibrahim Haj Bloukh, Maram Eladdasy, Somayeh Sadeghi, Haneen Alkubaisi, Iman Haj Bloukh, Nageeb A. G. M. Hassan, Nageeb A. G. M. Hassan

“…It has also been used historically for its pain relief especially for tooth ache. Clove extract derived nanoparticle synthesis is a promising method of combining therapeutics with metals at nanoscale. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and its associated factors in Jeddah Saudi Arabia by Muazzam Sheriff Maqbul, Reem Saleh Alzaki, Reema Sami Meeralam, Norah Abdulmajeed Alqutami, Bayan Mohammed Alturki, Lina Sultan Alhazmi, Reem Mamdouh Alaseeri, Lama Saad Alghamdi, Reem Khalid bin Brik, Shaima Tariq Mansoor Beig, Muath Saeed Alamri, Wjood Abdullah A. Alshehri, Turki Ayed Almutairi, Maha Abdullah Alqurashi, Ahmed Jamal Nasef

“…Symptoms like abdominal pain were prevalent (398 respondents), as were lifestyle factors such as spicy food consumption (456 respondents) and stress (496 respondents). …”
Get full text

Maintenance of patient-reported health-related quality of life post neoadjuvant relugolix prior to the initiation of prostate radiation therapy by Min Jung Koh, Min Ji Koh, Jessica Y. Hsueh, Lindsey Gallagher, Malika Danner, Alan Zwart, Marilyn Ayoob, Deepak Kumar, Michael Carrasquilla, Paul Leger, Nancy A. Dawson, Simeng Suy, Sean P. Collins

“…In line with the questionnaire framework, individual elements (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression) were rated on a three-point scale from 1 (no problems) to 3 (severe problems). …”
Get full text

Epidemiological evidence for a hereditary contribution to myasthenia gravis: a retrospective cohort study of patients from North America by Joel Oger, Joshua D Green, Bryan J Traynor, Richard J Barohn, Michael Benatar, Emanuela Bartoccion, Derrick Blackmore, Vinay Chaudhry, Manisha Chopra, Andrea Corse, Mazen M Dimachkie, Amelia Evoli, Julaine Florence, Miriam Freimer, James F Howard, Theresa Jiwa, Henry J Kaminski, John T Kissel, Wilma J Koopman, Bernadette Lipscomb, Michelanglo Maestri, Mariapaola Marino, Janice M Massey, April McVey, Michelle M Mezei, Srikanth Muppidi, Michael W Nicolle, Robert M Pascuzzi, Mamatha Pasnoor, Alan Pestronk, Carlo Provenzano, Roberta Ricciardi, David P Richman, Julie Rowin, Donald B Sanders, Zaeem Siddiqi, Aimee Soloway, Gil I Wolfe, Charlie Wulf, Daniel B Drachman

Get full text

Comparison on the effect of different dressings on poor wound healing after surgery via posterior midline approach (不同敷料对后正中手术入路切口愈合不良的影响差异研究)... by ZHANG Tingting (张婷婷), ZHANG Hongyang (张宏扬), ZHU Ruifang (朱瑞芳)

“…This intervention not only shorten wound healing time but also reduced the frequency of dressing changes, thereby alleviating pain and promoting prompt wound recovery among pediatric patients. …”
Get full text

Fractures in sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, economic impact and ethnography (Fractures-E3): study protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Christopher Grundy, Simon Matthew Graham, Hannah Wilson, Samuel Hawley, Kebba Marenah, Tadios Manyanga, James Masters, Bintou Trawally, Munyardardzi Ndekwere, Prudance Mushayavanhu, Mkhululi Lukhele, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Farhanah Paruk, Kate A. Ward, Matthew Costa, Celia L. Gregson, Rashida A. Ferrand, Sarah Drew, Anya Burton, Landing M. Jarjou, Bilkish Cassim, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Sian Noble

“…Of all global regions, Africa is projected to observe the greatest increase in fragility fractures. Fractures cause pain, disability and sometimes death, and management is expensive, often requiring complex healthcare delivery. …”
Get full text

A clinical analysis and literature review of eleven cases with primary pulmonary angiosarcoma by Tao Luan, Jianqing Hao, Yingying Gu, Ping He, Yijia Li, Liqiang Wang, Haiyi Deng, Wenhui Guan, Xinqing Lin, Xiaohong Xie, Yu Deng, Shuaiying Wang, Changchun Wang, Jingxu Li, Ru Li, Yang Luan, Gang Yang, Yunhui Zhang, Nanshan Zhong, Chengzhi Zhou

“…Results Among the 11 cases, the primary symptoms were nonspecific respiratory issues, with chest pain, cough, and shortness of breath being the most common. …”
Get full text

Understanding limb necrotizing infections: A comprehensive approach by A. Garrido-Hidalgo, J. García-Coiradas, M. Echevarría-Marín, S. Llanos, J.A. Valle-Cruz, F. Marco

“…All reported severe treatment-resistant pain; sixteen had fever exceeding 37.8 °C (72.7%). …”
Get full text

[Artículo traducido] Infecciones necrosantes de partes blandas: aproximación diagnóstico-terapéutica by A. Garrido-Hidalgo, J. García-Coiradas, M. Echevarría-Marín, S. Llanos, J.A. Valle-Cruz, F. Marco

“…All reported severe treatment-resistant pain; sixteen had fever exceeding 37.8 °C (72.7%). …”
Get full text

Current Application and Meta-analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicine emotional nursing for colorectal cancer patients' psycho-somatic rehabilitation after radical surgery (中医情志护理在... by SUN Lingyun (孙凌云), PENG Rongyan (彭蓉晏), LIU Jiaxi (刘稼玺), YAN Yunzi (闫蕴孜), YANG Yufei (杨宇飞), ZHAO Nan (赵楠)

“…Meta-analysis results showed that TCM emotional nursing could significantly reduce the scores of Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) ［MD=-3. 57, 95% CI: (-4. 02, -3. 12), P＜0. 01］and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)［MD=-6. 70, 95% CI: (-7. 28, -6. 11), P＜0. 01］ of patients after intervention compared with conventional nursing, and could improve the quality of life, sleep, pain of patients, and improve the compliance and satisfaction of nursing and cancer treatment. …”
Get full text

Clinical observation of external application of compound Baiyu powder in treating cracked nipples during lactation period and related nursing management (复方白玉散外敷治疗哺乳期乳头皲裂临床疗效观察及护理)... by CHEN Shuangshuang (陈双双), WANG Yuan (王媛), YOU Tingli (游婷李), CHEN Juan (陈娟)

“…Results The total response rate was 97. 44%(38/39) in the group a, which was higher than 68. 42%(26/38) in group B and 40. 00% (16/40) in control group(P＜0. 05 respectively). A shorter time to pain relief and healing of cracked skin were observed in group A than those in group B and control group, respectively(P＜0. 01). …”
Get full text

Investigating factors influencing quality of life in thyroid eye disease: insight from machine learning approaches by Haiyang Zhang, Shuo Wu, Lehan Yang, Chengjing Fan, Huifang Chen, Hui Wang, Tianyi Zhu, Yinwei Li, Jing Sun, Xuefei Song, Huifang Zhou, Terry J Smith, Xianqun Fan

“…Multivariate linear regression analysis revealed age (P = 0.013), ocular motility pain (P = 0.012), vertical strabismus (P < 0.001) and diplopia scores as significant predictors for QOL-VF. …”
Get full text

Common lipidomic signatures across distinct acute brain injuries in patient outcome prediction by Santtu Hellström, Antti Sajanti, Abhinav Srinath, Carolyn Bennett, Romuald Girard, Aditya Jhaveri, Ying Cao, Johannes Falter, Janek Frantzén, Fredrika Koskimäki, Seán B. Lyne, Tomi Rantamäki, Riikka Takala, Jussi P. Posti, Susanna Roine, Sulo Kolehmainen, Kenneth Nazir, Miro Jänkälä, Jukka Puolitaival, Melissa Rahi, Jaakko Rinne, Anni I. Nieminen, Eero Castrén, Janne Koskimäki

Get full text