BACKGROUND: : The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the presence, size, or type of calcaneal spurs on pain or the outcomes of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) therapy in patients with plantar fasciitis.
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Category: Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Ultrasonographic/regional muscle measurements for diagnosing sarcopenia in older adults with and without dementia by Zekeriya Ülger
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and dementia are growing concerns among older adults that muscle and brain atrophy may cooccur. We aimed to compare the age-related loss of muscle mass by using ultrasound (US), and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) by bioelectrical impedance analysis in older adults with and without dementia.
Child maltreatment and telomere length in middle and older age: retrospective cohort study of 141 748 UK Biobank participants by Ziyi Zhou
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings showed that child maltreatment is associated with shorter telomere length in middle- and older-aged adults, independent of sociodemographic and mental health factors.
Structure modification: a successful tool for prodrug design by Yuexuan Cheng
Prodrug strategy is critical for innovative drug development. Structural modification is the most straightforward and effective method to develop prodrugs. Improving drug defects and optimizing the physical and chemical properties of a drug, such as lipophilicity and water solubility, changing the way of administration can be achieved through specific structural modification. Designing prodrugs by linking…
Health-related quality of life among transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy patients by Per Eldhagen
CONCLUSIONS: KCCQ scores were lower than previously reported for patients with other heart diseases of non-ATTR CM origin. The HRQoL measures correlated well to NYHA class and NAC disease stage. The prevalence of depression appeared to be low.
The effect of comprehensive multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation on 5-year survival in COPD: does maintaining a home exercise program improve survival? by Seher Satar
BACKGROUND: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Therefore, optimizing medical therapy in the comprehensive management of the disease, as well as including pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) in the treatment, is essential. The goal of our study was to determine the impact of PR on the survival of…
Ultrasonographic/regional muscle measurements for diagnosing sarcopenia in older adults with and without dementia by Zekeriya Ülger
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and dementia are growing concerns among older adults that muscle and brain atrophy may cooccur. We aimed to compare the age-related loss of muscle mass by using ultrasound (US), and skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) by bioelectrical impedance analysis in older adults with and without dementia.
Biomechanical analysis of four internal fixations for Pauwels Ⅲ femoral neck fractures with defects by Zhi-Hao Su
CONCLUSION: For Pauwels type Ⅲ femoral neck fracture with defects, FNS had better biomechanical properties than ICS. ICS combined with medial buttress plate can better enhance fixation stability and non-locking plate is recommended. FNS had the capability of shear resistance and needn’t combine with medial buttress plate.
Disentangling the relationships between motor control and cognitive control in young children with symptoms of ADHD by Cameron Ferguson
Children with ADHD experience difficulties with motor and cognitive control. However, the relationships between these symptoms are poorly understood. As a step toward improving treatment, this study investigated associations between specific aspects of motor control and cognitive control in children with varying levels of hyperactive-impulsive symptoms. A heterogeneous sample of 255 children of 4 to…
Focal tonic seizures with asymmetrical posturing could allow voluntary movements: a lesson to not be misled for a non-epileptic event by Mitsumasa Fukuda
This report documents the clinical features of supplementary motor area seizures with voluntary movements in two patients. The first case describes a 13-year-old boy with a 2-year history of nocturnal seizures, characterized by an asymmetrical brief tonic posture followed by bilateral rapid hand shaking, but without impaired awareness. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed no abnormalities. Video…
Physical Activity Levels and Adiposity in Ambulant Children and Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy Compared With Their Typically Developing Peers by Leticia Janzen
CONCLUSIONS: The findings contribute to the knowledge base of increasing MVPA and LMI deficits with the greater functional impact of CP. Associations of increasing LMI with greater MVPA support efforts targeting enhanced PA participation to promote independent mobility.
Chitosan/silk fibroin/nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dot/α-tricalcium phosphate nanocomposite electrospinned as a scaffold for wound healing application: In vitro and in vivo studies by Niloofar Dehghani
A highly porous nanofibrous network that can functionalize antibacterial and therapeutic agents can be considered a suitable option for skin wound healing. In this study, α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP)/nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots (N-CQDs) nanocomposite was synthesized and then applied to the fabrication of novel chitosan (CS)/silk fibroin (SF)/N-CQDs/α-TCP wound dressing via electrospinning system. The prepared nanomaterials…
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