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Integrative Clinical Research
2022
This book embraces a comprehensive range of research across several disciplines, providing insights and fresh perspectives on clinical topics, emphasizing the integrative medical approach. The book also addresses an increasing role of artificial intelligence in the development of clinical methodologies, research, and patient-oriented care. The authors share expertise and experience in rehabilitation medicine whose healing-effects particularly depend on the interaction between the therapist and patient. Chapters present novel approaches in manual rehabilitative therapy of common painful and disabling neuromuscular ailments, exemplified but not limited to low back pain and migraine. The myofa…
NMDA receptor antagonists and pain relief: A meta-analysis of experimental trials
2019
ObjectiveWe conducted a meta-analysis of controlled trials that used experimental models of acute pain and hyperalgesia to examine the analgesic effects of NMDA receptor (NMDAR) antagonists.MethodsSix major databases were systematically searched (to March 2018) for studies using human evoked pain models to compare NMDAR antagonists with no-intervention controls. Pain outcome data were analyzed with random-effects meta-analysis.ResultsSearches identified 70 eligible trials (n = 1,069). Meta-analysis found that low-dose ketamine (<1 mg/kg) produced a decrease in hyperalgesic area (standardized mean difference 0.54, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.34, 0.74, p < 0.001) and a 1.2-point decr…
Could emotional processing influence pain perception and quality of life in chronic kidney disease and hemodialyzed patients?
2017
Background and Objectives: The incidence of chronic pain is 11-24% in general population, whereas it affects 50% of hemodialyzed subjects and is often secondary to comorbidities, CKD-related complications and certain clinical procedures. Consequently, a better approach in evaluating pain as a “symptom” and in managing it adequately is required for these patients. Methods: 33% of the 300 patients enrolled properly consigned the questionnaires. The mean age of dialyzed patients was 52.2±11.2 years, whereas 54.9±10.7 years was the mean age for CKD patients. Moreover, 53 healthy subjects, ages 20-65, have been included in the study as control group. Specific psycho-diagnostic tests were adminis…
Painful prosthesis: approaching the patient with persistent pain following total hip and knee arthroplasty.
2013
BACKGROUND: Symptomatic severe osteoarthritis and hip osteoporotic fractures are the main conditions requiring total hip arthroplasty (THA), whereas total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is mainly performed for pain, disability or deformity due to osteoarthritis. After surgery, some patients suffer from "painful prosthesis", which currently represents a clinical problem. METHODS: A systematic review of scientific literature has been performed. A panel of experts has examined the issue of persistent pain following total hip or knee arthroplasty, in order to characterize etiopathological mechanisms and define how to cope with this condition. RESULTS: Four major categories (non infective, septic, othe…
A “Painful Tic Convulsif” (Trigeminal Neuralgia And Ipsilateral Facial Spasm) Due To Double Neuro-Vascular Impingement: A Case Report.
2011
Are computer and cell phone use associated with body mass index and overweight? A population study among twin adolescents
2007
Background. Overweight in children and adolescents has reached dimensions of a global epidemic during recent years. Simultaneously, information and communication technology use has rapidly increased. Methods. A population-based sample of Finnish twins born in 1983–1987 (N = 4098) was assessed by self-report questionnaires at 17 y during 2000–2005. The association of overweight (defined by Cole's BMI-for-age cut-offs) with computer and cell phone use and ownership was analyzed by logistic regression and their association with BMI by linear regression models. The effect of twinship was taken into account by correcting for clustered sampling of families. All models were adjusted for gender, ph…
Painokevennetyn kävelykuntoutuksen vaikutuksia kävelynopeuteen ja tasapainoon selkäydinvammakuntoutujilla
2017
Sanna Hosio. 2017. Painokevennetyn kävelykuntoutuksen vaikutuksia kävelynopeuteen ja tasapainoon selkäydinvammakuntoutujilla. Liikuntabiologia, Jyväskylän yliopisto, liikuntafysiologian kandidaatintutkielma, 34 sivua. (liitteet 5 kpl) Johdanto. Kuntoutukseen käytetään vuosittain useita miljoonia euroja. Kuntoutuksen interventiot, esimerkiksi painokevennetty kävely, tulivat markkinoille antaen suuria toiveita kuntoutumiselle. Neurofysiologiset todisteet puhuvat painokevennetyn kävelyharjoittelun puolesta, mutta toistaiseksi siitä puuttuu tilastollisesti merkittävät satunnaisesti kontrolloidut tutkimukset. Kohorttitutkimukset sen sijaan ovat raportoineet tilastollisesti merkitseviä tuloksia. …
Lajispesifisen voimaharjoittelun vaikutus pesäpallon lyöntisuoritukseen
2016
Kemppainen, Joose 2016. Lajispesifisen voimaharjoittelun vaikutus pesäpallon lyöntisuoritukseen. Liikuntabiologian laitos, Jyväskylän Yliopisto. Valmennus- ja testausopin Pro Gradu-tutkielma 56s. Lajispesifisen voimaharjoittelun tarkoitus on saada aikaan vastaavanlaisia ärsykkeitä, mitä itse kilpailusuoritus aiheuttaa. Tarkoitus on kuormittaa ja kehittää niitä lihaksia, joita lajisuorituksessa tarvitaan. Lajispesifisestä voimaharjoittelusta pesäpallossa on tarjolla rajoitetusti tieteellistä näyttöä, minkä takia olisi tärkeää tutkia asiaa tarkemmin. Tutkimuksen tarkoitus oli vertailla kahden harjoitusprotokollan tehokkuutta lyöntisuorituksen kehittämiseen. Harjoitusprotokollasta riippuen lyö…
Body weight dissatisfaction and communication with parents among adolescents in 24 countries: international cross-sectional survey
2009
BACKGROUND: Parents have significant influence on behaviors and perceptions surrounding eating, body image and weight in adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of body weight dissatisfaction, difficulty in communication with the parents and the relationship between communication with parents and adolescents' dissatisfaction with their body weight (dieting or perceived need to diet). METHODS: Survey data were collected from adolescents in 24 countries and regions in Europe, Canada, and the USA who participated in the cross-sectional 2001/2002 Health Behaviour of School-Aged Children (HBSC) study. The association between communication with parents and body weight dis…