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Introduction: Low back pain is a complaint in communities. Low back pain has negative effects on different aspects of the patient, s lives. Different methods used for reduction effects. Foot reflexology causes pain and disability reduction. This study conducted to examines effects of foot reflexology on disability in patients with low back pain
Methods: This study was clinical trial study and 3 groups. This study conducted 150 men with low back pain returnee to Baghiatallah hospital in Tehran. First men patients were selected by purposive sampling and then they with random allocation method had been divided into three groups: Experimental [foot reflexology was applied in real points once a week for three week], placebo [sham foot reflexology was applied low pressure in all points once a week for three weeks] and control [without any intervention]. Dates were collected by demographic questionnaire and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire. For analyze of data used SPSS v.18 and variance q squre
Results: The results indicated that disability before intervention in 3 groups not differences significant [P>0.05] but after intervention Variance showed mean of disability reduced in three groups [P<0.05]
Conclusion: In conclusion, the study showed foot reflexology effects of reduction of disability. So proposes for nurses to use foot reflexology for reduction of disability in patients with low back pain
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Background: irritable bowel syndrome [IBS] is a disease or functional gastrointestinal disorder, which appears to be associated with mental disorders, including anxiety. IBS seems to be involved in the creation and prevalence of anxiety, which varies in different societies. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of anxiety and its relationship with IBS among students of Payam-e-Nour Boiene Mieandasht University [Esfahan]
Materials and Methods: this study was a cross-sectional analysis study on 144 students that used a stratified random sampling method. We used the Cattell questionnaire, Rome III criteria and the collaboration of a general physician to measure anxiety
Results: there were 74 [51.4%] female patients. The mean age of all participants was 22.73+/-2.93 years. The prevalence of disease was 25%, and the prevalence of anxiety was 47.9%. Prevalence was higher in women than in men. Among anxiety disorders, marital and family history of anxiety in a statistically meaningful relationship was observed [p < 0.001]. We found a statistically meaningful relationship between a history of anxiety and IBS [p = 0.003]
Conclusion: anxiety seems to be involved in causing disease IBS. And disease prevalence was higher in these students than seen with other studies. We recommend better planning to prevent and promote improved mental health for students
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Rosa damascena is well known in herbal medicine. In addition to perfume effect, in traditional medicine several pharmacological effects of this plant such as beneficial effects for premenstrual breast tenderness, anti-inflammatory, treatment of abdominal and chest pain were reported. In the present study, the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of 100, 500 and 1000 mg/kg aqueous, ethanolic and chloroformic suxheleted extracts of Rosa dampscena were investigated. Analgesic effect of extracts was measured by Hot plate and Tail flick methods and inflammation was produced in the rats using carrageenan sodium salt. Anti-inflammatory effect was investigated through measurement of foot volume by displacement technique using a calibrated glass tube. The results showed that ethanolic extract had significant analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects comparable to morphine and diclofenac sodium respectively. Pretreatment of animals with naloxan significantly reduced analgesic effect of extract. Therefore the analgesic effect of extract seems to be, at least in part, through the opioid system
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the harmful complication in chemical injuries with sulfur mustard. Corticosteroids, bronchodilators and anti cholinergic are the most common drugs use in this disease in which it isn't definitely treatment but is palliative
Materials and Methods: There were 39 patients suffered by sulfur mustard, non smoker, without history of the use of corticosteroid during last month selected based on the spirometery and American thoracic society criteria and divided into 3 group mild moderate and sever. They underwent intravenous corticosteroid for 8 days and pulmonary function test [PFT] was done before and after treatment
Results: All patients the PFT was increased after treatment FVC and FEV1 increased significantly in contrast the PEF. the results show severity of the obstructon in 33.33% patient was decreased, in 61.4% without change and in 5.12% was increased.31.65 of the patients who had mild obstruction beome better. Also 60% with moderate obstruction and 80% with sever obstruction become as same.so however the more sever obstruction, better recovery
Conclusion: This protocol is a good method to treat the moderate and sever COPD and it recommoned to not treatment the mild ones
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is one of the harmful complication in chemical injuries with sulfur mustard. Corticosteroids, bronchodilators and anti cholinergic are the most common drugs use in this disease in which it isn't definitely treatment but is palliative
Materials and Methods: There were 39 patients suffered by sulfur mustard, non smoker, without history of the use of corticosteroid during last month selected based on the spirometery and American thoracic society criteria and divided into 3 group mild moderate and sever. They underwent intravenous corticosteroid for 8 days and pulmonary function test [PFT] was done before and after treatment
Results: All patients the PFT was increased after treatment FVC and FEV1 increased significantly in contrast the PEF. the results show severity of the obstructon in 33.33% patient was decreased, in 61.4% without change and in 5.12% was increased. 31. 65 of the patients who had mild obstruction beome better. Also 60% with moderate obstruction and 80% with sever obstruction become as same.so however the more sever obstruction, better recovery
Conclusion: This protocol is a good method to treat the moderate and sever COPD and it recommoned to not treatment the mild ones
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Background: All the patients with Angina pectoris have not stenotic coronary artery. Syndrome x consists of patients with Angina pectoris and positive Exercise test along with normal coronary angiography. Syndrome x includes 25-30 percent of those who undergo diagnostic coronary arteriography at the different centers. In our study it was attempted to know the prevalence and characteristics of this special group in Afshar cath-lab
Materials and Methods: In a prospective cross sectional descriptive study 200 patients who were admitted for coronary angiography evaluated in terms of Risk factors: HTN, Family history Hyperlipidemia, DM, Cigarette smoking, clinical symptoms, response to TNG, different symptoms, ECG and Exercise test. data in two subgroups with normal and abnormal Coronary angioghraphy were compared. Six patients were excluded because of ambiguous Coronary angiography
Results: Among 194 patients 51 patients [26.3%] had normal coronary artery. 38.9% of female and 21.4% of males showed normal coronary angioghraphy [P = 0.013]. The prevalence of risk factors among those with syndrome x and abnormal coronary Artery were as follow. HTN 37% vs 42% , Hyperlipidemia 50% vs 51% , smoking 25% vs 37% , DM 12% vs 28% , obesity 45% vs 47% Positive family history for CAD = 21.5% vs 47% respectively. Angina relieved suitably with TNG in 24% of those with syndrome x compared to 76% suitable response in those with abnormal coronary arteries.[P Value = 0.49 ]. Regarding to functional class, 87% of patients with normal coronary artery belonged to class I and II. also 26% had atypical pain 50% had normal rest ECG and 51% achieved stage III or IV of Bruce protocol during Exercise test
Conclusion: Syndrome x was more prevalent among women ,also angina was less typical and less responsive to TNG. Most patients had not positive familial history for CAD. normal ECG was more prevalent among those with syndrome x
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Retinal detachment surgery has been considered an inpatient hospital procedure requiring preoperative and postoperative hospitalization. In this pilot study, outpatient retinal detachment surgery was performed on sixteen patients and the results [100% success rate after an average follow-up of 8.3 months] were comparable or better than reported overall success rates for retinal detachment in the literature. This prospective and non-randomized study, although small in scale, suggests that ambulatory retinal detachment surgery is safe and successful. This is the first report on outpatient retinal detachment surgery in world ophthalmic literature