ABSTRACT
Whole body and partial body cryotherapies (WBC and PBC) have been successfully used in human medicine, and currently also are being proposed in veterinary practice.In horses, only the partial body cryotherapy provided in cryosauna is considered, due to the technical conditions. These therapies have been dedicated to human patients with rheumatic and inflammatory diseases as well as an assistance during training in athletes. The anti-inflammatory effects have been demonstrated clinically and indicated by the changes in several hematological and immunological parameters, however, various patterns have been described, depending on the protocols and the treating subjects. The numbers of white blood cells and the differential counts either increased or remained unchanged but the cytokine concentrations generally changed towards various anti-inflammatory profiles and the modifications of immunological molecules having paracrine effects have been reported.In equine practice, local cold therapies have been successfully used, so the therapy in cryosauna, which allows for a much shorter procedure with much lower temperature seems promising.
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Cryotherapy , Horse Diseases/therapy , Animals , Cryotherapy/methods , Cryotherapy/veterinary , Horses , HumansSubject(s)
Hepatitis B Antibodies/administration & dosage , Hepatitis B/prevention & control , Immunization, Passive , Immunoglobulins/administration & dosage , Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/immunology , Carrier State/immunology , Female , Hepatitis B/immunology , Humans , Infant, Newborn , PregnancySubject(s)
Fatty Acids/blood , Hyperthyroidism/blood , Female , Humans , Linoleic Acids/deficiency , Linolenic Acids/deficiency , MaleSubject(s)
Heart/physiopathology , Hyperthyroidism/physiopathology , Adult , Cardiac Output , Female , Humans , Male , SystoleSubject(s)
Thyroxine/blood , Triiodothyronine/blood , Age Factors , Aged , Blood Protein Electrophoresis , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
In the I State Home for Incurables in Lodz (Poland) 195 hemiplegia cases were observed over ten years. 140 women and 55 men. This comprised 8.2% and 17.8% of all ill females and males respectively. Causes of the lesion were vascular 187, trauma 4, neoplasm 4. Hemiparesis was in females most frequent between 60 and 80 years, in males between 50 and 80 years. Communication was absent or difficult in 126 cases (in 22 the cause was aphasia, in 104 dementia). Incontinence was noted in 77 cases, inability to walk (on admission) in 129. During the ten years under survey 135 died, 15 were discharged home, 26 females and 18 males were rehabilitated. Very good improvement in motor activity was obtained in 14 females (3 without kinesitherapy) and 7 males, indicating adequate walking and independence in activities of daily living after prolonged bedfastness. (average 2.5 years in males and 2.7 years in females). Altogether 88 patients improved from the locomotor angle. In cases with dementia, incontinence and severe aphasia prognosis in rehabilitation was found to be poor.
