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Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of combining neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF) with floating needle treatment in treating stroke survivors with painful shoulder subluxation.Methods:Thirty-nine stroke survivors with painful shoulder subluxation were randomly divided into an NJF group, a floating needle group and a combination group, each of 13. In addition to the basic treatment for shoulder subluxation and pain (including positioning, physiotherapy, active and passive motor function training, progressive training of the upper limbs, and using shoulder pads to protect the affected shoulders when standing or walking), the 3 groups were also given NJF, floating needle therapy or both as their group names imply six days per week for 4 weeks. Shoulder subluxation was evaluated using ultrasonography to measure the acromion-greater tuberosity distance (AGT). Pain was self-reported using a visual analogue scale. And the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) was applied to quantify the treatments′ efficacy.Results:Before the treatment, no significant differences were found among the 3 groups in terms of their average AGTs, pain ratings or FMA scores. Afterward, significant improvement was observed in all of the measurements in all 3 groups, with the combination group′s average results significantly better than those of the other two. The combination group′s overall effectiveness was 85%, significantly better than that of NJF group (54%) and the floating needle group (62%).Conclusions:Floating needle treatment combined with NJF and routine rehabilitation can significantly improve motor functioning and relieve the pain of shoulder subluxation after a stroke.
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Objective@#To investigate the value of shear wave elastography (SWE) in the early diagnosis of hepatic cirrhosis nephropathy.@*Methods@#Seventy-three hepatic cirrhosis patients with normal conventional renal function were enrolled in the study, and were subdivided into Child-Pugh A group, Child-Pugh B group and Child-Pugh C group. Forty healthy volunteers were served as the control group. All the subjects underwent SWE to obtain the Young′s modulus value of left renal cortex, medulla and parenchyma which included Emax, Emin, Emean. The Young′s modulus value were compared among different groups.@*Results@#Compared to the control group, the Emax, Emean of left renal cortex, modulus and parenchyma in hepatic cirrhosis group were higher(P<0.05). Compared to the control group, there was no significant difference in Emax, Emin and Emean of left renal cortex, medulla and parenchyma in group A(P>0.05). The Emax and Emean of left renal cortex, medulla and parenchyma were higher both in group B and group C than those in control group(P<0.05). Comparison of liver cirrhosis among groups, the Emax and Emean of left renal cortex, medulla and parenchyma in group B and group C were higher than those of group A(P<0.05), there was no significant difference between group B and group C(P>0.05).@*Conclusions@#SWE can quantitatively determine the elastic parameters of renal tissue in patients with different degrees of cirrhosis, the change of renal tissue elasticity is earlier than that of routine laboratory examination, SWE can early detect renal tissue damage in patients with liver cirrhosis.
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Objective To investigate the efficacy of different adding times,treatment courses and doses of bifidobacterium and lactobacillus triple live bacteria in Helicobacter pylori (Hp) eradication.Methods A total of 280 patients Hp-infected were enrolled and randomly assigned to five groups.Group A received lansoprazole 30 mg,clarithromycin 500 mg and amoxicillin 1,000 mg bid for 14 days;group B received bifidobacterium and lactobacillus triple live bacteria 2,000 mg tid for 14 days followed by regimen of group A for another 14 days;group C1 received regimen of group A with addition of bifidobacterium and lactobacillus triple live bacteria 2,000 mg bid for 14 days;group C2:regimen of group A with addition of bifidobacterium and lactobacillus triple livc bacteria 2,000 mg tid for 14 days;and group D received regimen of group C2 followed by bifidobacterium and lactobacillus triple live bacteria 2,000 mg tid for another 14 days.4 weeks after end of treatment,Hp eradication was assessed by 13C-urea breath test.Adverse effects during the courses of treatment were recorded.Results A total of 252 (90.0％) patients completed the treatment.The completion rate in group A,B,C1,C2,and D were 78.6％ (44/56),92.9％ (52/56),87.5％ (49/56),96.4％ (54/56),and 94.6％ (53/56) respectively;the completion rate was significantly higher in group B,C2 and D than in group A (P ＜ 0.05),but there were no differences among groups B,C2 and D (P ＞ 0.05).According to intention-to-trcat (ITT) analysis,the eradication rate was 62.5％,80.4％,69.6％,85.7％,and 87.5％ in groups A,B,C1,C2,and D respectively.The eradication rate in groups B,C2 and D was significantly higher than that in group A (x2 =4.375,P =0.036;x2 =7.864,P =0.005;x2 =9.333,P =0.002),and the eradication rate was higher in group C2 than in group C1 (x2 =4.171,P =0.041),but there were no differences among groups B,C2 and D (P ＞0.05).As for per-protocol (PP) analysis,the eradication rate was 79.5％,86.5％,79.6％,88.9％ and 92.5％ in groups A,B,C1,C2,and D respectively,but no significant statistical differences were found among the five groups (P ＞ 0.05).Adverse effects included nausea,bloating,taste distortion,anorexia and constipation.The rate of adverse effects in groups A,B,C1,C2 and D was 67.9％ (38/56),26.8％ (15/56),35.7％ (20/56),21.4％ (12/56),and 17.9％ (10/56) respectively.The incidence rate was significantly lower in groups B,C2 and D than in group A (P ＜ 0.05),but no significant statistical differences were found among groups B,C2,and D (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The triple therapy combined with bifidobacterium and lactobacillus triple live bacteria can obviously decrease the adverse effects and improve patient compliance,thereby increasing the rate of Hp eradication.14-day therapy with probiotics is the best regimen.
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The diagnosis of local recurrence after radiochemotherapy for esophageal cancer requires the combination of multiple imaging methods (esophageal X-ray,computed tomography,endoscopic ultrasonography,and positron emission tomography-computed tomography),dynamic changes in esophagoscopy,and biopsy.The main treatment of recurrence includes salvage surgery,radiochemotherapy,endoscopic mucosal resection,and chemotherapy.The overall survival rate after the above treatment is improved compared with palliative care but still unsatisfactory.Early diagnosis of recurrence is fundamental for improved treatment outcomes.
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Objective To observe the effect of blood-letting puncture and cupping therapy on patients with sensory dysfunction after stroke. Methods 60 patients with sensory dysfunction after stroke were randomized into treatment group (n=30) and control group (n=30). Both groups were treated with conventional medical treatment and rehabilitation therapy. The treatment group received blood-letting punc-ture and cupping therapy in addition, twice a week for 4 weeks. They were evaluated with Fugl-Meyer Assessment and modified Barthel In-dex (MBI) before and after treatment. Results The score of Fugl-meyer Assessment and MBI increased after treatment (P<0.01), and the scores were higher in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.01). Conclusion Blood-letting puncture and cupping therapy can improve the recovery of sensory dysfunction and activities of daily living of patients with sensory dysfunction after stroke.
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0.05).The acute toxicity was more severe in the no-response group and response-LCAF group than in the response-CF group.Conclusion:LCAF did not improve the local control rate and survival rate on grades Ⅰ&Ⅱ esophageal carcinoma when 40Gy had been given by CF.Grades Ⅲ&Ⅳ esophageal carcinoma will get benefit from LCAF.
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Aim The effect of polysaccharide of spirulina on mouse myelosuppression induced by cyclophosphamide was studied. Methods Mice in the model, treatment groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ were given cyclophosphamide(ip 100 mg · kg- 1) for there days. At the same time mice in the treatment groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ were given ig spirulin 30 mg · kg-1 and 60 mg · kg-1 for ten days, while mice in the control group and model group were given ip 20 mg · kg-1 of NS. Peripheral blood and marrow cytometry, micromcelsus and chromosome aberration were analyed. Results In the dosages of 30 and 60 mg · kg-1 polysaccharide of spirulina, the polysaccharide of spirulina had perfect action on the perihemateikon and the function of bone hematoplast induced by cyclophosphamide(P ＜0.01) and antagonistic action on increase of bone cell micronuclsus(P＜0.05); The ratio of chromosome aberration in the treated group was lower compared with that in the model group. The inhibitory ratio was 51.2% and 62.5% in the treated groups Ⅰ and Ⅱ .Conclusion Polysaccharide of spirulina can perfect the hematoplast function of mice injured by cyclophosphamide.