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Filter by:A total of 60 people diagnosed with non-specific chronic low back pain of more than 3 months of evolution and who are not currently undergoing any type of treatment will be recruited, with ages between 30 and 65 years. A random distribution will be made into two treatment groups (diathermy combined with supervised therapeutic exercise versus supervised therapeutic exercise). Participants will receive treatment once a week for a period of four weeks, in the physiotherapy laboratories of the University of Almería, with a follow-up evaluation at three weeks and two months after the start of treatment. At their first visit, participants will be screened for study eligibility according to the study inclusion and exclusion criteria, and will be evaluated by a therapist blinded to the intervention. After this face-to-face evaluation, patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups and will receive treatment for low back pain according to their random assignment group by two therapists belonging to the research group and trained in the techniques used.
This study will examine the effectiveness of water-filtered whole-body hyperthermia during an outpatient setting in patients with fibromyalgia. The duration of the study is about 3 weeks with two treatment units per week and a passive period (follow-up measurement) of 24 weeks after the outpatient setting.
During exercise in the heat, the thermoregulatory system impacts performance in an athletic population. Increased in core body temperature could lead to development of heat-related illnesses and impair physical performance. To facilitate heat loss and optimize performance during exercise in the heat, various cooling strategies, including cold water immersion and wearable cooling devices have been previously explored. Although whole body cooling by cold water immersion is considered to be the most effective way to reduce core body temperature, this cooling method would not be feasible for athletes during practice or competition. Therefore, previous studies strongly recommended neck cooling during exercise because of the rate of heat dissipation through the large blood vessel and accessibility compared to other body part. Furthermore, multiple studies reported that the neck cooling could improve aerobic performance (i.e. running distance and time). In addition to physiological changes, human prefer to be cool in the neck region as well as the face in hot environment. Thus, local cooling of the neck is efficient way to reduce thermal discomfort during heat exposure. The novel neck cooling collar device (NeuroRescue Inc., Lafayette, LA) used in the current study may be able to produce powerful effect of conductive cooling, which result in improving performance and also reduce thermal discomfort during exercise in the heat. While this neck cooling collar would assist athletes in improving sports safety and performance by decreasing skin temperature around the neck, the effectiveness of this neck cooling collar on core temperature was not examined at this point. Moreover, other physiological and perceptual changes are important to assess along with changes in core body temperature. Therefore, this study aims to examine how internal body temperature, heart rate, perceptual measures, and athletic performance are affected by the novel neck cooling collar during exercise in the heat.
BHSAI is developing a computational system that provides early alerts of a rise and fall in core body temperature to help reduce the risk of thermal injury in the field and during training. The goal of the body temperature alerting system is to use it during rest, exercise in the heat and cold. Therefore, the primary purpose of this investigation is to validate a body temperature alerting system using physiological responses that occur during rest, exercise in the heat and cold. Multiple cold ambient temperatures will be validated.
This single-arm feasibility trial administered up to 8 weekly (early phase) or 4 bi-weekly (later phase) whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) sessions and 8 weekly cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) sessions to adults aged 18 years or older with major depressive disorder (MDD).
The Academic centre for Malignant Hyperthermia of Masaryk University (ACMHMU) was established in 2021 in Brno, Czech Republic and consists of four academic departments of Medical Faculty of Masaryk University in two tertiary university hospitals, University Hospital Brno and St. Anne Faculty Hospital. These departments collaborated and operated since 2002 and since 2019 is Brno one of the of centre of EMHG (www.emhg.org). Aim of this study was to describe the Czech and Slovak (CZ-SK) cohort of MHS patients, the biggest Slavonic MHS cohort known by now, and to fill the knowledge gap about the Slavonic population in perspective of MH.
Febrile seizure (FS) is a common neurological condition in children, affecting 2 - 14% of children. FS is defined as seizures occurring in a child aged from six months to five years that is accompanied by a fever (≥38°C) without central nervous system infection. FS is classified into simple febrile seizure (SFS) and complex febrile seizure (CFS). SFS accounts for 70-75% of FS cases and is characterized by being generalized, duration of less than 15 minutes, occurs once in 24 hours, and no previous neurologic problems. We aim to investigate serum levels of adipocytokines, specifically leptin, adiponectin, and IL-6, in children with FS.
Heat-related injuries and other physiological stresses continue to be a significant threat to the health and operational effectiveness of the US Armed Forces (Armed Forces Health Surveillance 2011). This is because military personnel are exposed to exertional and environmental heat-stress factors during both deployment and training at US installations in hot and humid climates. Cold water immersion (CWI) is considered the gold standard for the treatment of exertional heat stroke (EHS) and has been shown to increase survival rates to 100% with the implementation of CWI best practices. However, in a field setting other cooling strategies have been developed to aid in the prevention of EHS and other heat-related illnesses. One such proposed strategy is a portable hand cooling device that does not require the use of ice or water. Therefore, the primary purpose of this investigation is to validate hand and back cooling devices using physiological, cognitive, performance, and perceptual responses that occur during and following rest, exercise, and cooling in the heat.
Febrile urinary tract infection (FUTIs) are the most common bacterial infections in children under the age of 2 years. They represent 7% of children presenting with fever without a source. In case of recurrent or undertreated FUTIs there is a risk for kidney function with the threat of chronic renal failure [7]. They are more often isolated but some FUTIs may reveal an underlying and facilitating condition. Beside the well-known congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract such as reflux or obstructions, others risk factors for FUTI are reported. Age less than 1 year, uncircumcised males, poor fluid intake, bladder bowel dysfunction (BBD) including dysfunctional voiding pattern and constipation increase the risk of FUTI. The prevalence of BBD in children with FUTIs is far higher than in the general population. Recommendations emphasize on an efficient treatment of BBD in the first-line management of recurring FUTIs and it has been proven to be efficient (ref). One of the BBD may include Hirschsprung's Disease (HD). HD is the first congenital malformation of the enteric nervous system with a reported prevalence of 1 in 5000 live birth. It's characterized by an aganglionosis and subsequent dysmotility affect by always the anal canal, most commonly there is a rectosigmoid form (74-80%), and less commonly involves a long segment of colon (12-22%) or a total colonic aganglionosis with ileal involvement upto 50 cm proximal to ileocecal junction (4-13%). The treatment is based on the resection of dysfunctional segment of colon with an anastomosis between the normally innervated bowel to the anus, while preserving normal sphincter function. But significant bowel dysfunction may persist postoperatively. 20% of the children present a fecal incontinence, and 14% a constipation in long-term studies. Bladder dysfunction and associated urological anomalies are also reported in these patients. All of that may facilitate the occurrence of febrile urinary tract infections (FUTI) in patients with HD. Unfortunately, few studies focused on this specific population. The objective of this study was to find out whether children with HD are more prone to develop FUTIs than controls and which patient with HD are more at risk to develop UTIs.
An epidemic of chronic kidney disease is occurring in laborers who undertake physical work outdoors in hot conditions. The reason for this is unknown, but may be related to kidney dysfunction caused by increases in body temperature and dehydration. The current heat stress recommendations for workers were not developed with regards for kidney health. The purpose of this study is to determine if the current recommendations protect against kidney dysfunction.