Inactivity contributes to chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension,cardiovascular disorders, and obesity. Sedentary habits can shorten life expectancy. Exercise has been widely proposed as a valuable approac...Inactivity contributes to chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension,cardiovascular disorders, and obesity. Sedentary habits can shorten life expectancy. Exercise has been widely proposed as a valuable approach to prevention. Regular physical activity, as part of one’s daily routine, may help to manage pathological conditions. This editorial especially addresses osteoarthritis(OA), a degenerative disease of the articular cartilage, which is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide. Standard treatments for this illness include surgical procedures and pharmacological management;behavioural approaches are also strongly recommended. Physical exercise represents a practical strategy to preserve function, decrease pain and fatigue, and increase muscle strength and flexibility. We suggest that physical activity be considered as an established form of treatment, which means including exercise in standard therapeutic guidelines. A growing number of patients suffer from preventable chronic conditions that impose a heavy social and economic burden on the healthcare system. Preventive exercise training should be prescribed in the same way as pharmaceuticals.展开更多
This integrative review is to identify the factors associated with balance function in patients with knee osteoarthritis and explore the relationship between these factors and balance function.Osteoarthritis commonly ...This integrative review is to identify the factors associated with balance function in patients with knee osteoarthritis and explore the relationship between these factors and balance function.Osteoarthritis commonly occurs in elderly people.Patients with knee osteoarthritis have balance impairment,and maintaining knee stability is important for such patients to prevent accidental injuries caused by falling.Therefore,it is important to clarify the factors related to balance function in patients with knee osteo-arthritis.The PubMed,Science Direct,CINAHL,Ovid,ProQuest,CNKI,WanFang databases were searched,and relevant articles published up to December 2015 were included.Twenty articles were included in the analysis.Age,gender,dominant limb,foot length,knee alignment,diurnal variation,and meniscus tears were the non-modifiable factors,whereas body mass index,knee pain,muscle strength,joint range of motion,severity,and cognitive loading were the modifiable factors.Knee sleeve and custom-molded insoles showed protective effects against knee osteoarthritis.展开更多
Moxibustion therapy is a treatment and health-care method that originated from China.It is a kind of therapy for preventing and treating diseases by stimulating meridians and acupoints using heat to regulate the visce...Moxibustion therapy is a treatment and health-care method that originated from China.It is a kind of therapy for preventing and treating diseases by stimulating meridians and acupoints using heat to regulate the viscera and enhance immunity.This article introduces the definition and mechanism of moxibustion technology,clinical operation technics,and precautions of moxibustion in practice,and demonstrates plenty of iconic cases of application of moxibustion in the treatment of insomnia,dysmenorrhea,urinary retention,knee arthritis,chronic eczema,etc.,so as to provide a reference for the wide application of moxibustion technology.展开更多
Background: Corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and Anti-inflammatory agents are considered as non-invasive treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA), Chronic Tendinitis (CT) and Tennis elbow (TE) that are s...Background: Corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and Anti-inflammatory agents are considered as non-invasive treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA), Chronic Tendinitis (CT) and Tennis elbow (TE) that are supposed to provide symptomatic relief and to help surgical delay intervention. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a biological component shown to be beneficial for different orthopedic dysfunctionalities treatment. The presence of GFs in PRPs such as transforming growth factor-β, insulin-like growth factor 1co-stimulate the mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts secretions and promotes the fibrin matrix formation which effectively drive the healing process, induces regenerative response and lead to the damage structure repair in orthopedics trauma. Methods: Three groups of a total of 30 patients presenting OA, CT and TE diagnosis, non-responding to corticosteroid, HA and non-steroid anti-inflammatory treatments were randomized to undergo one intra-articular injections of single high dose of PRP. The efficacy of Intra-articular PRP Injections was evaluated before the injection and one month after. The efficiency assessment score was based on [1] Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, [2] Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS) Arabic (KSA) version LK 1.0, [3] HOOS-Physical Function Short form (HOOS-PS), and [4] Macdermid patient-rated Tennis Elbow. Results: A significant reduction of pain and a marked improvement in movements was observed in the 3 patient’s groups, PRP-injected patients showed significantly higher values compared with baseline: (p < 0.005 vs baseline), improve functional status and reduce clearly the articular dysfunctions over the time. In our study, single High dose injection of PRP provided an overall superior clinical improvement compared with HA and corticosteroid treatments over the time and the different follow-up checkpoints of the study.展开更多
Objective: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects synovial joints. Micro-injuries of articular structures initiate inflammatory processes, leading to persistent pain. Due to various risk factors,osteoar...Objective: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects synovial joints. Micro-injuries of articular structures initiate inflammatory processes, leading to persistent pain. Due to various risk factors,osteoarthritis is often diagnosed in multimorbid patients. This makes pain management one of the key challenges, with a consistent need for new therapeutic strategies. Hence, complementary and integrative methods such as hirudotherapy have become increasingly important, even though their mechanisms of action are not entirely understood.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the longitudinal effect of a single leech application on osteoarthritic joints in a heterogenic cohort of 24 cases with various chronic pain syndromes. We assessed articular pain intensity ratings and movability of the treated joint after one-time leeching for up to 12 months.We further investigated the effect of hirudotherapy on the systemic pain status and multimodal treatment strategies of the patients.Results: There was a significant reduction in pain intensity ratings at the joint of leech application for up to 12 months after treatment. The improvements in pain intensities were independent of the form of osteoarthritis treated. In addition, we saw a considerable enhancement in local movability of the treated joint. Hirudotherapy did not seem to influence the systemic pain status as well as the previously established individualized multimodal treatment model of the patients.Conclusion: Leeching as an adjuvant therapy has a great potential especially in terms of safety and longterm outcome.展开更多
Sarcopenia("sarx" for muscle,"penia" for loss) is an important problem in the elderly.Although muscle loss is a part of natural aging,excessive loss that limits physical activity is considered path...Sarcopenia("sarx" for muscle,"penia" for loss) is an important problem in the elderly.Although muscle loss is a part of natural aging,excessive loss that limits physical activity is considered pathological.Sarcopenia is associated with age,malnutrition,physical inactivity,inflammatory stress and hormonal changes.Although relationships between sarcopenia and various chronic inflammatory diseases have been shown,the role of rheumatologic disease in sarcopenia development is currently unknown.Our aim in this mini-review was to increase the awareness of clinicians to sarcopenia,and to evaluate studies in which the relationship between sarcopenia and rheumatologic diseases was investigated.We also aimed to determine whether the available literature was sufficient to confirm a strong relationship between these conditions.Although our findings showed that diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,osteoarthritis and systemic sclerosis may have a role in sarcopenia development and progress,the methodologies and results of the majority of studies were insufficient in determining direct causal relationships.We believe future studies would benefit from focusing on the factors and causes of sarcopenia,with a goal of determining the factors associated with rheumatologic disease that are most effective in sarcopenia development.展开更多
文摘Inactivity contributes to chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension,cardiovascular disorders, and obesity. Sedentary habits can shorten life expectancy. Exercise has been widely proposed as a valuable approach to prevention. Regular physical activity, as part of one’s daily routine, may help to manage pathological conditions. This editorial especially addresses osteoarthritis(OA), a degenerative disease of the articular cartilage, which is one of the most common causes of disability worldwide. Standard treatments for this illness include surgical procedures and pharmacological management;behavioural approaches are also strongly recommended. Physical exercise represents a practical strategy to preserve function, decrease pain and fatigue, and increase muscle strength and flexibility. We suggest that physical activity be considered as an established form of treatment, which means including exercise in standard therapeutic guidelines. A growing number of patients suffer from preventable chronic conditions that impose a heavy social and economic burden on the healthcare system. Preventive exercise training should be prescribed in the same way as pharmaceuticals.
文摘This integrative review is to identify the factors associated with balance function in patients with knee osteoarthritis and explore the relationship between these factors and balance function.Osteoarthritis commonly occurs in elderly people.Patients with knee osteoarthritis have balance impairment,and maintaining knee stability is important for such patients to prevent accidental injuries caused by falling.Therefore,it is important to clarify the factors related to balance function in patients with knee osteo-arthritis.The PubMed,Science Direct,CINAHL,Ovid,ProQuest,CNKI,WanFang databases were searched,and relevant articles published up to December 2015 were included.Twenty articles were included in the analysis.Age,gender,dominant limb,foot length,knee alignment,diurnal variation,and meniscus tears were the non-modifiable factors,whereas body mass index,knee pain,muscle strength,joint range of motion,severity,and cognitive loading were the modifiable factors.Knee sleeve and custom-molded insoles showed protective effects against knee osteoarthritis.
文摘Moxibustion therapy is a treatment and health-care method that originated from China.It is a kind of therapy for preventing and treating diseases by stimulating meridians and acupoints using heat to regulate the viscera and enhance immunity.This article introduces the definition and mechanism of moxibustion technology,clinical operation technics,and precautions of moxibustion in practice,and demonstrates plenty of iconic cases of application of moxibustion in the treatment of insomnia,dysmenorrhea,urinary retention,knee arthritis,chronic eczema,etc.,so as to provide a reference for the wide application of moxibustion technology.
文摘Background: Corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and Anti-inflammatory agents are considered as non-invasive treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA), Chronic Tendinitis (CT) and Tennis elbow (TE) that are supposed to provide symptomatic relief and to help surgical delay intervention. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a biological component shown to be beneficial for different orthopedic dysfunctionalities treatment. The presence of GFs in PRPs such as transforming growth factor-β, insulin-like growth factor 1co-stimulate the mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts secretions and promotes the fibrin matrix formation which effectively drive the healing process, induces regenerative response and lead to the damage structure repair in orthopedics trauma. Methods: Three groups of a total of 30 patients presenting OA, CT and TE diagnosis, non-responding to corticosteroid, HA and non-steroid anti-inflammatory treatments were randomized to undergo one intra-articular injections of single high dose of PRP. The efficacy of Intra-articular PRP Injections was evaluated before the injection and one month after. The efficiency assessment score was based on [1] Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, [2] Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS) Arabic (KSA) version LK 1.0, [3] HOOS-Physical Function Short form (HOOS-PS), and [4] Macdermid patient-rated Tennis Elbow. Results: A significant reduction of pain and a marked improvement in movements was observed in the 3 patient’s groups, PRP-injected patients showed significantly higher values compared with baseline: (p < 0.005 vs baseline), improve functional status and reduce clearly the articular dysfunctions over the time. In our study, single High dose injection of PRP provided an overall superior clinical improvement compared with HA and corticosteroid treatments over the time and the different follow-up checkpoints of the study.
基金the departmental funding of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine of the University Hospital Cologne。
文摘Objective: Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease that affects synovial joints. Micro-injuries of articular structures initiate inflammatory processes, leading to persistent pain. Due to various risk factors,osteoarthritis is often diagnosed in multimorbid patients. This makes pain management one of the key challenges, with a consistent need for new therapeutic strategies. Hence, complementary and integrative methods such as hirudotherapy have become increasingly important, even though their mechanisms of action are not entirely understood.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the longitudinal effect of a single leech application on osteoarthritic joints in a heterogenic cohort of 24 cases with various chronic pain syndromes. We assessed articular pain intensity ratings and movability of the treated joint after one-time leeching for up to 12 months.We further investigated the effect of hirudotherapy on the systemic pain status and multimodal treatment strategies of the patients.Results: There was a significant reduction in pain intensity ratings at the joint of leech application for up to 12 months after treatment. The improvements in pain intensities were independent of the form of osteoarthritis treated. In addition, we saw a considerable enhancement in local movability of the treated joint. Hirudotherapy did not seem to influence the systemic pain status as well as the previously established individualized multimodal treatment model of the patients.Conclusion: Leeching as an adjuvant therapy has a great potential especially in terms of safety and longterm outcome.
文摘Sarcopenia("sarx" for muscle,"penia" for loss) is an important problem in the elderly.Although muscle loss is a part of natural aging,excessive loss that limits physical activity is considered pathological.Sarcopenia is associated with age,malnutrition,physical inactivity,inflammatory stress and hormonal changes.Although relationships between sarcopenia and various chronic inflammatory diseases have been shown,the role of rheumatologic disease in sarcopenia development is currently unknown.Our aim in this mini-review was to increase the awareness of clinicians to sarcopenia,and to evaluate studies in which the relationship between sarcopenia and rheumatologic diseases was investigated.We also aimed to determine whether the available literature was sufficient to confirm a strong relationship between these conditions.Although our findings showed that diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis,osteoarthritis and systemic sclerosis may have a role in sarcopenia development and progress,the methodologies and results of the majority of studies were insufficient in determining direct causal relationships.We believe future studies would benefit from focusing on the factors and causes of sarcopenia,with a goal of determining the factors associated with rheumatologic disease that are most effective in sarcopenia development.
