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Kakla skriemeļu datortomogrāfijas protokola pielietojums pacientiem ar reimatoīdo artrītu

2018

Reimatoīdais artrīts ir hroniska destruktīva locītavu iekaisuma slimība ar būtisku personisku, sociālu un ekonomisku ietekmi. Ar reimatoīdo artrītu vidēji slimo 0,4 – 1% pieaugušo. Pēc Pasaules Veselības Organizācija datiem, pasaulē no šīs slimības cieš 23,7 miljoni cilvēku. Bakalaura darbā ir apkopota un analizēta literatūra par tēmu “Kakla skriemeļu datortomogrāfijas protokola pielietojums pacientiem ar reimatoīdo artrītu”. Teorētiskajā daļā aprakstīta kakla skriemeļu normālā anatomija, datortomogrāfijas anatomija, reimatoīdā artrīta klīniskā aina, diagnostika un ārstēšana, kakla skriemeļu datortomogrāfijas protokols un izmeklējuma kvalitātes kritēriji. Darba mērķis: izvērtēt kakla skriem…

Biomolecular investigation in osteoarthritis

2012

Effect of single high molecolar weight sodium hyaluronate in osteoarthritis of knee

2013

High-Frequency and Ultra-High Frequency Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal Imaging up to 70 MHz

2020

AbstractMusculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound has well-established advantages, able to investigate very small structures with high resolution and a quick and real-time dynamic evaluation with the possibility of contralateral comparison. Thus ultrasound has kept its own almost exclusive fields of application in daily clinical practice, and it is considered the first-level imaging technique to assess tendons, bursae, and capsuloligamentous structures of small peripheral joints as well as peripheral nerves. Up to now, however, clinical MSK ultrasound imaging could not go beyond the first 1 to 2 cm under the skin, using high-frequency probes up to 18 to 20 MHz with spatial resolution just below mill…

Physical loading and later lower-limb function and findings : a study among male former elite athletes

2000

Effects of progressive aquatic resistance training on symptoms and quality of life in women with knee osteoarthritis: A secondary analysis.

2020

Abstract Objective: To conduct a secondary analysis to study the effects, those 4 months of aquatic resistance training have on self‐assessed symptoms and quality of life in post‐menopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis (OA), after the intervention and after a 12‐month follow‐up period. Methods: A total of 87 post‐menopausal volunteer women, aged 60‐68 years, with mild knee OA were recruited in a randomized, controlled, 4‐month aquatic training trial (RCT) and randomly assigned to an intervention (n = 43) and a control (n = 44) group. The intervention group participated in 48 supervised aquatic resistance training sessions over 4 months while the control group maintained their usual l…

Asymmetrical muscle strength deficit, mobility limitation and aquatic resistance training in persons with knee osteoarthritis

2013

Exercise as stimulus for cartilage health in knee osteoarthritis

2018

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of musculoskeletal pain and disability and has significant socio-economical costs globally. There is no known cure for OA. Therapeutic exercise has been shown to evoke acute positive posttreatment effects on pain and function. Even though cartilage degeneration is crucial in OA progression, there is sparse knowledge about exercise effects on osteoarthritic cartilage. The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of aquatic resistance training on the estimated biochemical composition of tibiofemoral cartilage and the association between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and tibiofemoral cartilage in postmenopausal women with mild kn…

The effect of aquatic exercise on symptoms, function, body composition and cartilage in knee osteoarthritis

2016

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease associated with pain and loss of functional capacity. The management of knee OA is multifaceted and covers the whole OA continuum from injury prevention to the end stage of the disease. Recently, specific focus has been on preventing the progression of cartilage degeneration and avoiding loss of function in the early phase of the disease via the provision of exercise interventions. Aquatic exercise is a popular but under-researched exercise option. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to investigate the role of aquatic exercise in the management of knee OA, focusing especially the effect it evokes on both functional capaci…