Effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Trigger Point Compression Release among Patients with Neck Pain - RCT by Saad Tariq, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Anam Javed, Iqra Naseem, Nasir Khan, Muhammad Shakir Khan

“…Improvement was assessed through Visual Analog Scale(VAS) and Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire(NPQ). …”
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Study protocol for a Prospective Observational study of Safety Threats and Adverse events in Trauma (PrO-STAT): a pilot study at a level-1 trauma centre in Canada by Melissa McGowan, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Brodie Nolan, Teodor Grantcharov, Eliane M Shore, Anisa Nazir

“…All consecutive trauma team activations over 12 months will be included, with data collected using audio-visual recordings and physiological monitoring. A synchronised data capture and analysis platform will comprehensively assess AEs, errors and human and environmental factors during trauma resuscitations. …”
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Clinical outcomes following medial meniscus posterior root repairs: A minimum of 5‐year follow‐up study by Yuki Okazaki, Kazuhisa Sugiu, Yusuke Kamatsuki, Masanori Tamura, Koki Kawada, Tsubasa Hasegawa, Takayuki Furumatsu

“…The Lysholm, Tegner activity, International Knee Documentation Committee score, pain visual analogue scale and Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome scores were assessed as clinical outcomes. …”
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Therapeutic Plasma Exchange: Current and Emerging Applications to Mitigate Cellular Signaling in Disease by R. M. Imtiaz Karim Rony, Alireza Shokrani, Naseeb Kaur Malhi, Deborah Hussey, Rachael Mooney, Zhen Bouman Chen, Tristan Scott, Haiyong Han, Jaeger Moore, Jiahui Liu, Wendong Huang, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña, Maria B. Grant, Karen Aboody, Daniel Von Hoff, Rama Natarajan, Joshua D. Tompkins

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Combined repair technique for patellar tendon rupture using two suture anchors and three transosseous sutures: a retrospective cohort study by Ding Li, Yuchen He, Zhenmu Xu, Yueming Chen, Kai Jiang, Ding Zhou, Qian Liu, Weihong Zhu

“…Clinical outcomes were measured using range of motion (ROM), patient satisfaction, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores, Knee Society Function Score (KSS-F), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Lysholm score, and Tegner score. …”
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Comparison of the donor site healing following free gingival graft procedure with and without topically applied ozonated oil as wound dressing by Kalaiselvan Dharani, P.T. Priyangha

“…The primary outcomes calculated were postoperative pain (Visual Analog Scale) and wound healing index (Landry et al.), and the secondary outcome calculated was wound size for up to 28 days. …”
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Predictors of post caesarean section surgical site infection and referral pattern for caesarean section in a tribal dominant and resource constraint tertiary level health care Cent... by Sona Singh, Neha Jain, Shruti Singh Parihar, Akash Ranjan Singh, Sanjeev Bakshi, Vikrant Kabirpanthi, Nagendra Singh

“…The ‘event’ was the first SSI report, and ‘censoring’ included those without SSI or lost to follow-up. A heatmap visualized referral patterns by healthcare centers and duty hours for common caesarean section indications. …”
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NEW DIRECTION IN LOCAL THERAPY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE JOINT by Ye. S. Tsvetkova, L. N. Denisov

“…Assessment of B and C section of the WOMAC index in dynamics was performed in the course of the study. Visual and analogous scale (in mm) was used for general assessment separately by the patient and the doctor; daily assessment of pain intensity was performed by the patient. …”
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The Two Sides of Placebo Analgesia: Differential Functional Connectivity Reveals Mechanisms of Placebo Analgesic Response by Bush NJ, Cushnie AK, Boissoneault J, Aghabeigi S, Alexander C, Staud R, Robinson ME

“…Stimulus intensity was individually calibrated to produce pain ratings of approximately 40 on a 100-point visual analog scale. Generalized psychophysiological interaction (gPPI) was used to assess the group differences in functional connectivity during painful stimulation compared to warmth stimulation.Results: About 68.5% showed a reduction in pain in the placebo condition with an average decrease of 30.3%. …”
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Screening of necroptosis-related genes and evaluating the prognostic capacity, clinical value, and the effect of their copy number variations in acute myeloid leukemia by Dake Wen, Ru Yan, Lin Zhang, Haoyang Zhang, Xuyang Chen, Jian Zhou

“…Results Six hub-NRDEGs (SLC25A5, PARP1, CTSS, ZNF217, NFKB1, and PYGL) were obtained and their expression changes derived from CNVs in AML were visualized. In total, 65 mRNA-miRNA and 80 mRNA-TF interaction networks with hub-NRDEGs were screened. …”
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The Effectiveness of Topical Treatment for Plantar Warts: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana Mª Rayo Pérez, José María Juárez Jiménez, Rafael Rayo Rosado, Raquel García de la Peña

“…Subjects were divided into three groups according to the treatment received (zinc and nitric complex, cantharidin, bleomycin), and demographic variables, post-treatment pain (measured using the visual analog scale), the number of sessions required, and satisfaction after discharge (evaluated with the Likert scale) were analyzed. …”
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Oblique lateral internal fusion combined with percutaneous pedicle screw fixation in severe lumbar spinal stenosis: clinical and radiographic outcome by Chen Liu, Yin Geng, Yifeng Li

“…Clinical outcomes, including visual analogue scale (VAS)-back and VAS-leg scores, and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), as well as mean disc height (DH), mean foraminal height (FH), segmental lumbar lordosis (SLL) and cross-sectional area (CSA) of the spinal canal, were analysed before and after surgery and at the last follow-up. …”
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Meta-analysis on effects of lymphatic drainage techniques in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome by Sina Shahshenas, Hossein Yarmohammadi, Masood Soltanipur, Zahra Sheikhi

“…Primary outcomes included the Boston Symptom Severity Scale (BSSS), Boston Functional Status Scale (BFSS), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), median nerve cross-sectional area (CSA), hand grip strength, and nerve conduction studies. …”
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An Exercise-Based Precision Medicine Tool and Smartphone App for Managing Achilles Tendinopathy (the 'PhysViz' System): User-Centered Development Study by Kohle Merry, Megan M MacPherson, Jackie L Whittaker, Christopher Napier, Liisa Holsti, Alex Scott

“…In addition, clinicians can visualize client data longitudinally and make changes to client exercise prescriptions remotely based on objective data. …”
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Media Role of Graphic in Harmonizing The Meanings Association Pattern with Forms of Expression and Literacy Genre by Amir Reza Estakhrian Haghighi, Setareh Ahsant

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Abdominal Aorta Screening During Routine Transthoracic Echocardiography in Zanzibar, Tanzania: The Zanzibar Heart Survey by Abukar Mohamed Ali, Khamis Mustafa Khamis, Ghirmay Andemichael, Muhiddin Abdi Mahmoud, Victor Aboyans, Sahrai Saeed

“…Results: AA could be visualized in 128 (93.4%) patients (43% of men and 57% of women). …”
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UAV as a Bridge: Mapping Key Rice Growth Stage with Sentinel-2 Imagery and Novel Vegetation Indices by Jianping Zhang, Rundong Zhang, Qi Meng, Yanying Chen, Jie Deng, Bingtai Chen

“…The UAV data collection involved the Nanchuan, Yongchuan, Tongnan, and Kaizhou districts of Chongqing City, encompassing a total area of 377.5 hectares. After visual interpretation, centimeter-level high-resolution labels of the key rice growth stages were constructed. …”
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The capacity and training needs of primary health care workers in Nyeri and Nakuru counties of Kenya: a cross-sectional study by Josphat Martin Muchangi, Kioko Kithuki, Sarah Jebet Kosgei, Mary Mathenge, Deborah Kioko, Bryson Sifuma, Billian Sawenja, Samuel Kamau

“…Descriptive statistics was employed, and stacked bar charts were used to visualize the capacity and training needs for the components of PHC adopted in Kenya.ResultsIn total, we obtained questionnaires from 95 participants in Nakuru and 76 participants in Nyeri. …”
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A Classification Tree Model with Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography Variables to Screen Early-Stage Diabetic Retinopathy in Diabetic Patients by Hongyan Yao, Shanjun Wu, Zongyi Zhan, Zijing Li

“…In the logistic regression model, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) (LogMAR) and SCP density were entered (BVCA : OR= 60.30, 95% CI= [2.40, 1513.82], p = 0.013; SCP density: OR= 0.86, 95% CI= [0.78, 0.96], p = 0.006). …”
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Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Rehabilitation Protocols Significantly Improve Postoperative Pain and Recovery in Ankle Fracture Surgery by Yang Q, Yang H, Zhao J, Ren L

“…Pain intensity was evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at 24 hours, 48 hours, and 7 days postoperatively. …”
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