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Tai Chi exercise and functional electrical stimulation of lower limb muscles for rehabilitation in older adults with chronic systolic heart failure: a non-randomized clinical trial

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 52 (12), 2019
Exercise-based training decreases hospitalizations in heart failure patients but such patients have exercise intolerance. The objectives of the study were to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks of Tai Chi exercise and lower limb muscles' functional electrical stimulation in older chronic heart failure adults...

Terapia con presión positiva para enfermedad de Ménière

Medwave; 19 (3), 2019
INTRODUCCIÓN La enfermedad de Ménière es una anomalía del oído interno caracterizada por episodios de vértigo espontáneo, hipoacusia fluctuante y tinnitus. La terapia con presión positiva ha sido utilizada para reducir la intensidad y la frecuencia de las crisis, pero existe controversia respecto...

Artroplastía parcial de cadera con banda de tensión en fracturas de fémur proximal en pacientes ancianos

Int. j. morphol; 37 (1), 2019
RESUMEN: Las fracturas intertrocantéricas en adulto mayor presentan gran dificultad para lograr una cicatrización ósea estable y una fijación en la artroplastía, para la recuperación completa y funcional del anciano. En pacientes adultos mayores sin stock óseo, se recomienda realizar anexo a la ar...

Investigation of mad honey use as an alternative treatment in patients admitted to the pulmonary clinic: Ordu, Turkey example

Abstract This study assessed mad honey use in alternative treatments. The universe of this descriptive study was patients admitted to the pulmonary disease clinic located in the Ordu province of the Black Sea region between 15 December 2014 and 15 February 2015. We did not use a sampling method and patie...

Therapeutic evaluation of magnetic hyperthermia using Fe3O4-aminosilane-coated iron oxide nanoparticles in glioblastoma animal model

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the potential of magnetic hyperthermia using aminosilane-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles in glioblastoma tumor model. Methods: The aminosilane-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles were analyzed as to their stability in aqueous medium and th...

Pelvic floor muscle training alone or in combination with oxybutynin in treatment of nonmonosymptomatic enuresis. A randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow up

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
Abstract Objective To compare the results of the standard urotherapy alone and associated with pelvic floor muscle training alone, and in combination with oxybutynin in treatment of nonmonosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. Methods A total of 38 children aged 5 to 10 years were randomized into three gro...

Laryngotracheal separation in pediatric patients: 13-year experience in a reference service

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate clinical stability of neurologically impaired children and adolescents with recurrent pneumonia submitted to laryngotracheal separation. Methods: Between October 2002 and June 2015, 92 neurologically impaired children from a reference service, with median age of 68.5 mon...

Influence of photobiomodulation therapy on root development of rat molars with open apex and pulp necrosis

Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the role of photobiomodulation (PBM) in apexification and apexogenesis of necrotic rat molars with an open apex. Rat molars were exposed to the oral environment for 3 weeks. Canals were rinsed with 2.5% NaOCl and 17% EDTA, filled with antibiotic paste and sealed. Aft...

Skin color affect the replacement of amalgam for composite in posterior restorations: a birth-cohort study

Abstract The aim of present study was to estimate the occurrence and associated factors for replacement of amalgam posterior restorations. A representative sample of all 5,914 births from the 1982 in Pelotas birth cohort study was prospectively investigated, and the posterior restorations were assessed a...

Evaluation of the long-term stability of micro-screws under different loading protocols: a systematic review

Abstract: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the association between the different factors of loading protocols and the long-term stability of micro-screws from biomechanical and histological viewpoints. Searches were performed on PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Wanfang and CNKI datab...