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Filter by:Cervicogenic headache (CH) arises from cervical region problems. Various physiotherapy methods such as manual therapy approaches and exercise training are used in the treatment of CH. The aim of our study is to investigate cervical mobilization and clinical Pilates exercises on pain, muscle stiffness, head and neck blood flow in CH. Including individuals diagnosed with CH in the study. Those to be included in the study will be divided into 3 groups by a simple method. Demographic information of the individuals, age, height, weight, Body Mass Index (BMI), gender, educational status, occupation, marital status, smoking, alcohol use will be recorded. In evaluations about pain before treatment; pain intensity, pain frequency, duration and characteristics will be evaluated with Visual Analog Scale (VAS). In addition, analgesic use (frequency, amount) in headache situations will be recorded. Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) will be used to determine the effect of headache on quality of life. Disability Index will be used in the assessment of functional desire, and Postur Screen mobile application will be used in the assessment of posture. Range of motion(ROM) of all neck joint movements will be evaluated by CROM goniometer, deep neck flexor muscle strength by Pressure Biofeedback Unit (PBU), sternocleidomastoid(SKM), suboccipital and upper trapezius muscle stiffness myotonometer, and head-neck artery flow volume will be evaluated by Doppler ultrasound. Cervical mobilization methods will be applied to the 1st group, clinical pilates applications to the 2nd group, clinical pilates with cervical mobilization will be applied to the 3rd group for 3 days / week for 6 weeks. All evaluations were completed again after the 3rd week and after the treatment. After the obtained results are obtained, the literature will be discussed.
Resin composites were introduced for restoring defective teeth commercially in the mid- 1960s as an alternative to acrylic resin and silicate cements. As one of the most significant contributions to dentistry, dental resin composites usually have three components as organic resin matrix, photo initiator system, and coupling agent treated inorganic fillers. At present, the most commonly used organic resin matrix for dental resin composites are based on di-methacrrylates such as 2.2- bis [p-(2- hydroxy-3- methacryloxypropoxy) penylene] propane (Bis-GMA), ethoxylated bisGMA, 1,6-bis(2-methacryloyoxy-ethoxycarbonyl-amino)-2,4,4tri-methyl-hexane (UDMA) and triethyleneglycoldimethacrylate (TEGDMA). The application of Bis-GMA has been doubted since it was reported to have estrogenic activity in a cell culture assay.Though later studies have showed that Bis-GMA does not hydrolyse into the estrogenic substance BPA, BPA has still been detected to be release out of several commercial Bis-GMA-based dental restorative materials. Although there is a lack of studies analysing the association between BPA exposure from dental materials and its adverse effects on human health, there is a need to develop newer BPA-free resin composites to minimize human exposure to this compound. Accordingly, the objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of BIS- GMA- free composite as a photopolymerizable posterior dental composite restoration.
Negative mental health effects of war exposure and displacement are pervasive, but many displaced persons and refugees in low-and-middle income countries lack access to evidence-based treatments. Community lay-therapists are a promising solution for the global mental health field. However, in spite of results from randomized-control trials, no research to-date has examined the external validity of community-led lay-therapist effectiveness. In this exploratory study, longitudinal data at three time points were collected from 28 Arabic-speaking displaced persons (nineteen women and nine men, ages 18-57) seeking mental health services from the Jiyan Foundation: a non-profit founded and based in Kurdish Iraq. Lay therapists trained in evidence-based treatments upon being hired operated largely independently of supervision from foreign clinicians. Participants in weekly psychotherapy completed the Posttraumatic Stress Checklist (PCL-5) and the Psychological Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at baseline, one month, and three months, as well as a modified measure assessing traumatic exposure, purpose-in-life, and a modified Afghan Daily Stressors Scale at baseline to assess for moderators of change over time.
Periodontitis is a chronic multifactorial inflammatory disease that lead to the loss of supportive tissues around the teeth with gradual deterioration of masticatory function and esthetics, resulting eventually in the decrease of the quality of life. Host immune response triggered by bacterial biofilm is responsible for the chronic periodontal inflammation and ongoing tissue loss. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) have anti-inflammatory properties, thus may be used for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of dietary supplementation with PUFAs omega-3 in the patients with periodontitis stage III and IV.
Introduction: Proprioception refers to the information's dynamic, sent to central nervous system by the free nerve endings and mechanoreceptors, about the biomechanics relationship for the joint tissue. The proprioceptive exercises show a big prophylactic action by musculoskeletal injuries. Among the top modalities of these exercises, it can be cited the Whole Body Vibration (WBV). Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the joint position sense, muscle electric activity and the postural sway in healthy individuals, before and after performing proprioceptive exercises on the vibrational platform or on a stable surface. Materials and Methods: 20 healthy young (24,85 + 4,27 years) were recruited, randomly divided into two groups, Control Group (GC) and Experimental Group (GE). Were realized evaluates of the proprioception by means of the joint position sense, the muscle electric activity of peroneus longus, gastrocnemius medialis, vastus medialis and gluteus medium, and the postural sway by means of the postural sway before and after one assistance consisting of 4 sets of 60s with unipodal standing position on soil (GC) or on vibrational platform (GE).
The study was a 8-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Berberine (300 mg，three times a day), as an adjuvant therapy has been used on the basis of the Second-generation antipsychotics（SGAs） monotherapy. All participants were randomly divided into two groups.Any SGA + berberine (BBR) or any SGA +placebo.Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) has been used for psychiatric symptoms.The treatment Emergent Symptom Scale(TESS) has been used for evaluate adverse effects.Glucose and lipid profile, inflammatory factors，adiponectin，leptin were obtained at 0, 4,8 weeks.
Plasmodium vivax can be cause of severe malaria and mortality. There are serious public health implications associated with cases of P. vivax resistant to Chloroquine in the Americas as well there are efforts of many countries to eliminate this disease. In this way, it is critically important to evaluate an alternative radical cure treatment efficient to amazon scenario. The objectives of this trial are to demonstrate the superiority of adequate parasitological response at D42 of Dihydroartemisinin plus Piperaquine (DHA-PQP or Eurartesim®) versus Chloroquine and to evaluate the proportion of failure until D180 considering different starting days of Primaquine (0.50 mg/kg/day) for 14 days. It is an open, 4 arms, randomised, comparative trial. Total of 460 patients are initially planned to be included. To demonstrate the superiority of DHA-PQP compared to Chloroquine, the 95% confidence interval of the difference observed between both treatment success rates will be determined. Each recurrence will be passively and actively detected for 180 days.
The purpose of this study is to identify if circulating platelet cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels can be used as a biomarker of milrinone efficacy in children following cardiac surgery or undergoing heart transplant.
Much of the basic general medical care and chronic disease management in rural Honduras comes from groups of volunteers setting up temporary clinics run by volunteers. These clinics, also known as brigades, or medical missions, are often criticized for their lack of quality and the lack of follow-up, both of which stem, in part, from understaffing with volunteer physicians. This study is designed to assess if it is feasible, safe, and acceptable to treat patients in short-term mobile medical clinics in rural Honduras using US physicians connected with patients by videoconference.