Medicine
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Review
Immunological studies on acupuncture and moxibustion treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A review.
From the 4 perspectives of T lymphocytes, various cytokines, adenosine and "neuro-endocrine-immune" network, the researches related to the immune mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in recent years were summarized, and different acupuncture and moxibustion treatments were analyzed. The method has a regulatory effect on the mechanism of RA, in order to provide a reference and basis for acupuncture research on the immune mechanism of RA, and promote the further development of research in this field.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects of cervical stabilization with visual feedback on craniovertebral angle and proprioception for the subjects with forward head posture.
This study aimed to identify the effect of cervical stabilization exercise with visual feedback on the craniovertebral angle and proprioception in subjects with forward head posture. ⋯ The findings of this study showed that the cervical stabilization exercise with visual feedback was effective for the proprioception of subjects. Moreover, the results suggest that visual feedback is effective in cervical stabilization exercise.
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Clinical Trial
Pain relief effect of angiopuncture therapy on patients with postoperative pain: A clinical trial.
The objective of this study is to study the pain relief effects of angiopuncture therapy in patients with postoperative pain. ⋯ The angiopuncture therapy approach may assist in pain relief in patients with postoperative pain.
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The data regarding pulmonary artery stump thrombosis (PAST) after lung cancer surgery are insufficient. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the incidence, clinical characteristics, and prognosis of PAST. We retrospectively investigated the incidence and clinical characteristics of PAST among patients who underwent lung resection for lung cancer at 2 institutions. ⋯ PAST was rarely detected in lung cancer patients on follow-up chest computed tomography after lung resection. Patients with PAST were asymptomatic in most cases and had relatively favorable clinical outcomes. However, these patients are at risk of contralateral PE, despite its rarity.
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Intravascular/intravenous leiomyomatosis (IVL) is a peculiar variant of uterine leiomyoma that is classified as a histologically benign smooth muscle tumor with a biological behavior similar to that of a malignant tumor. It is characterized by the proliferation of leiomyomas spreading along the uterine and extrauterine venous circulation. ⋯ Two cases in the study showed 2 different proceeding stages of the same disease and corroborated multiple pathogeneses, which have been mentioned in the available literature on IVL. Our work provides both supplement for clinical data to facilitate further research and better understanding of special types of fibroids to clinicians.