Activation of central autonomic pathways, including those regulating the arterial baroreflex, might reduce acute pain. We tested the hypothesis that transcutaneous auricular nerve stimulation (TAN) re...
A total of 86 participants aged >18 yr were randomly assigned to 50 min of either sham or active bilateral TAN, undertaken before, and again 24 h after, surgery for orthopaedic trauma. The primary out...
From June 22, 2021 to July 7, 2022, 79/86 participants (49 yr; 45% female) completed TAN before and after surgery. For the primary outcome, the mean reduction in VAS was 19 mm (95% confidence interval...
Bilateral TAN reduces perioperative pain through autonomic modulation. These proof-of-concept data support a non-pharmacological, generalisable approach to improve perioperative analgesia....
There is an urgent need for remyelinating therapies that restore function in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS). Aerobic exercise is a promising remyelinating strategy because it promotes remyelina...
Sedentary participants (n=60; aged 18-64 years) with stable MS will undergo a baseline visit with the following outcomes to assess associations between demyelination and mobility (part 1): spinal cord...
Ethical approval was obtained from the Oregon Health & Science University Institutional Review Board (#21045). Dissemination of findings will include peer-reviewed publications, conference presentatio...
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Post-stroke spasticity is a cause of gait dysfunction and disability. Focal vibration (FV) of agonist-antagonist upper limb muscle pairs reduces flexor spasticity; however, its effects on ankle planta...
To assess the effects of focal vibration administered by a trained operator to the ankle plantarflexor and dorsiflexor muscles on post-stroke lower limb spasticity....
A randomized, single-blind controlled trial of 64 participants with stroke and plantarflexor spasticity assigned to 3 groups by centralized, computer-generated randomization (1:1:1): 1) physiotherapy ...
MAS remission rate was higher in FV_GM and FV_TA than CON groups (CON vs. FV_GM: p=0.009, odds ratio 0.15 [95% confidence interval 0.03-0.67]; CON vs. FV_TA: p=0.002, 0.12 [0.03-0.51]). Remission rate...
Focal vibration reduced post-stroke spasticity of the plantarflexor muscles. Vibration of the tibialis anterior improved ambulation more than vibration of the gastrocnemius or physiotherapy alone. Gas...
Discharge letters are a critical component in the continuity of care between specialists and primary care providers. However, these letters are time-consuming to write, underprioritized in comparison ...
The aim of this study was to assess the performance of GPT-4 in generating discharge letters written from urology specialist outpatient clinics to primary care providers and to compare their quality a...
Fictional electronic records were written by physicians simulating 5 common urology outpatient cases with long-term follow-up. Records comprised simulated consultation notes, referral letters and repl...
GPT-4 outperformed human counterparts in information provision (mean 4.32, SD 0.95 vs 3.70, SD 1.27; P=.03) and had no instances of hallucination. There were no statistically significant differences i...
Discharge letters written by GPT-4 had equivalent quality to those written by junior clinicians, without any hallucinations. This study provides a proof of concept that large language models can be us...
The objective was to assess aspartame excretion in saliva and the salivary insulin, total protein (TP), and alpha-amylase (AMI) levels in response to the ingestion of sweetened beverages (sodium cycla...
Exercise training is crucial for managing ankylosing spondylitis. We evaluated the effects of exercise with different levels of supervision on clinical outcomes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis...
We performed a single-blind randomized controlled trial in a university outpatient clinic. Overall, 45 (31 men) patients with ankylosing spondylitis were randomly allocated to 3 groups. The mean (SD) ...
Within-group analysis showed significant improvement in chest expansion (P = 0.016) and all subjective or objective questionnaire scores (all P < 0.001) for the full-supervised group. Between-group an...
We recommend the prescription of a supervised training program instead of in-home exercises for patients with ankylosing spondylitis....
The ischemic preconditioning (IPC) method has been shown to aid the recovery processes; however, no studies have been done to assess its acute recovery use in judo. This study aimed to examine IPC of ...
A single-blind, placebo-randomized crossover study was carried out on a sample of 13 elite male judo athletes. They undertook measurements of body composition, judo-specific task (Special Judo Fitness...
The IPC intervention resulted in (1) decreased heart rate at 30 and 60 minutes during recovery (P = .002; P = .001), (2) better countermovement jump performance at 60 minutes (P = .05), (3) lower perc...
The present study revealed that IPC applied to judo athletes following judo-specific exercise resulted in better cardiovascular and neuromuscular recovery and could be a useful tool to enhance recover...
This study focused on the effects of teriparatide (CinnoPar) on healing and postoperative complications in mandibular bone fractures. In this single-blind randomized controlled trial, 30 patients with...
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the equivalence in the color change, adverse effects, self-perception (AS) and the impact on oral condition (IO) of participants submitted to differe...
165 participants were bleached with a 35% hydrogen peroxide gel (Total Blanc Office One-Step, DFL), according to the following protocols: (1) 2 applications of 20-min each (2 × 20 min); (2) 1 × 40-min...
Equivalent color change were observed (p < 0.001), with no significant difference between groups. The group 2 × 20 min presented the highest risk of TS (76%, 95% CI 63 to 85), compared to the 1 × 30 m...
The 1 × 30 min protocol produced equivalent color change to the other bleaching protocols with reduced risk of TS and shorter application time....
A more simplified application regimen of a single application of 30 min yields effective bleaching and patient satisfaction while minimizing undesirable side effects and improving patient satisfaction...
To compare the color change, the risk and intensity of tooth sensitivity (TS), and gingival irritation (GI) of at-home bleaching applied on the buccal surface only or the buccal and lingual surfaces....
Sixty patients with canines A...
Neither the color change nor the risk/intensity of TS was statistically different between groups (p > 0.05). Patient satisfaction increased after bleaching for both groups (p < 0.05)....
The addition of one contact surface does not result in an increased whitening degree compared to bleaching applied solely on the buccal surface....
Understanding the influence of surfaces interacting with the bleaching agent is crucial for comprehending the bleaching mechanism and avoiding unnecessary material expenses. Notably, employing the buc...
