Spontaneous Physical Activity Downregulates Pax7 in Cancer Cachexia by Dario Coletti, Paola Aulino, Eva Pigna, Fabio Barteri, Viviana Moresi, Daniela Annibali, Sergio Adamo, Emanuele Berardi

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Correlation between daily physical activity and intestinal microbiota in perimenopausal women by Yanqiu Zheng, Junyu Ke, JinBin Song, Xuyu Li, Rongman Kuang, Haiyan Wang, Shuang Li, Yanwu Li

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Standard for Rehabilitation Diagnosis and Treatment of COVID-19 with Integration of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine by Wenguang XIA, Qiang HUA, Gang WANG, Tiecheng GUO, Shanshan ZHU, Yan ZHAO, Jun TIAN, Chanjuan ZHENG, Yangpu ZHANG, Wei ZHANG, Qiang TANG, Rongjiang JIN, Xiaodong FENG, Xiaolin HUANG, Boli ZHANG

“…According to clinical classification of the disease, the syndrome differentiation and treatment of traditional Chinese Medicine, we adopted personalized rehabilitation programme with integrated Chinese and western medicine, which include modern rehabilitation therapeutic techniques, such as positional therapy, breathing training and kinesiotherapy with the purpose of ameliorating respiratory and physical function, point massage, sandwiched moxibustion and other Chinese medicine treatments to regulate Qi (breathing) activities and repair Zang-fu viscera function, traditional Chinese exercises such as Tai Chi boxing and Baduanjin exercise with the effects of strenthening physical ability and improving physical and mental status. …”
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Principles of occupational medicine: an educational case study of hazards and risks for Dr “Indiana” Jones by Thomas C. Erren, Christopher Dietrich, Jonas Wallraff, Florian Glenewinkel, Andreas Pinger, Philip Lewis

“…Educational case study We review the fictional example of “Indiana” Jones as an educational vector to illustrate principles of occupational medicine in real-world scenarios. Conclusion After reviewing the Jones saga regarding potential hazards (physical – biological – chemical – psychosocial), we provide a practical outlook on the workplace health for readers with a non-occupational medicine background.…”
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Remote assessment of physical fitness via videoconferencing: a systematic review by Thorsten Klein, Annette Worth, Claudia Niessner, Anke Hanssen-Doose

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Barriers and Facilitators of Research in Pediatric Sports Medicine Practitioners: A Survey of the PRiSM Society by Dai Sugimoto, Michael Del Bel, Lauren Butler

“…# Background Barriers and facilitators to research in sports medicine (SM) by physicians and allied health (AH) professions such as physical therapists and athletic trainers are understudied. …”
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Utilizing MSK Ultrasound for Comprehensive Assessment of the Femoral Trochlea: A Game Changer in Sports Medicine by Robert C Manske, Mike Voight, Phil Page, Chris Wolfe

“…Musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasound has emerged as a valuable tool for sports physical therapists in the assessment and treatment of various knee pathologies. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Red Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Starch as Solid Medicinal Additive by Melisa Nia Alfiona, Intan Martha Cahyani, Wulan Kartika Sari

Clinical Holistic Medicine: Avoiding the Freudian Trap of Sexual Transference and Countertransference in Psychodynamic Therapy by Søren Ventegodt, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

“…Recent research in clinical holistic medicine (CHM), salutogenesis, and sexual healing has shown that touch and bodywork (an integral part of medicine since Hippocrates) are as important for healing as conversational therapy. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents by LI Li, YU Shaohong, ZHOU Xia, WANG Mingyue, YU Juan, WANG Shengchun, LI Nianhu, LIU Yuanfeng, CHANG Yulin, CHENG Yiran

“…This guideline covered and standardized the technical scope, normative references, terms and definitions (Cobb angle, idiopathic scoliosis, functional scoliosis, forward bending test, trunk rotation angle, weak link, core muscle strengthening, and Du-moxibustion), clinical diagnosis (clinical symptoms, clinical assessment, and imaging), TCM pattern differentiation, rehabilitation treatment [TCM rehabilitation treatment (oral administration of Chinese medicine, massage therapy, moxibustion, acupuncture therapy, acupotomy therapy, sling exercise training and traditional Chinese exercrises), modern rehabilitation therapy (physical agent modalities, exercise therapy, brace therapy and psychotherapy), prevention and management], and efficacy evaluation. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Pilot Study on the Effect of Vaginal Acupressure (Hippocratic Pelvic Massage) by Søren Ventegodt, Birgitte Clausen, Joav Merrick

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Present(ed) bodies, absent agency: “patients’ perspectives” at the Museum Vrolik of the body and medicine by Azia Lafleur

“…I deploy the concept of “patients’ perspectives” as a conceptual tool for looking at those who have been impacted by medicine’s medicalizing gaze and handling. Their presence/absence is investigated by using embodied inquiry to attend to the affective encounter between the audience and the bodily remains on display, as felt through the embodied experiencing of visiting the exhibit and mediated by the cultural, physical and institutional context and curation of the Vrolik itself. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Rehabilitation for Spinal Cord Injury by WANG Chuhuai, YANG Jiajia, CHENG Xue, SHEN Ying, SU Min, ZOU Jun, GAO Xiaoyu, CHEN Long, HUANG Sisi, ZHOU Ting, LI Xin, WANG Hongxing

“…Rehabilitation diagnosis and treatment program of SCI mainly includes early treatment principles, drug therapy, physical therapy (muscle strength training, balance and gait training, aerobic exercise, electrical stimulation and other therapies), occupational therapy (joint range of motion training, activities of daily living training, resting motor skill training, upper limb function training and wheelchair skills training), assistive devices, traditional Chinese medicine therapy, including single drug therapy (ligustrazine, salvia miltiorrhiza injection, roasted nux vomica, etc.) and compound therapy (salvia miltiorrhiza ligustrazine injection, Buyang Huanwu decoction, Huoxue Tongdu decoction, erxian decoction, Yiqi Huoxue decoction and self-formulated decoction, etc.), acupuncture therapy and other therapies (new drug therapy, cell therapy, neuromodulation technology and brain-spine interface technology). …”
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Traditional herbal medicine for Guillain-Barré syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Somin Jung, Han-Gyul Lee, Seungwon Kwon, Seung-Yeon Cho, Seong-Uk Park, Woo-Sang Jung, Sang-Kwan Moon, Jung-Mi Park, Chang-Nam Ko

“…Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that the combination of CWM and herbal medicine may be a better and safer method of physical function recovery and rehabilitation in patients with GBS. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for digital twins in precision medicine from a complex systems perspective by Manlio De Domenico, Luca Allegri, Guido Caldarelli, Valeria d’Andrea, Barbara Di Camillo, Luis M. Rocha, Jordan Rozum, Riccardo Sbarbati, Francesco Zambelli

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Abstracts for the 2023 International Symposium, Brussels, Belgium by Belgian Federation of Sports Physical Therapy, International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy

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Physical activity behaviour up to 1 year post-rehabilitation among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases: results of the prospective cohort study ReSpAct by Lucas H V van der Woude, Rienk Dekker, Trynke Hoekstra, Leonie A Krops, Femke Hoekstra, Florentina J Hettinga, Pim Brandenbarg, Bregje L Seves

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Differences in Physical and Psychological Parameters in Sub-Elite, Male, Youth Soccer Players with Jumper's Knee Following Physical Therapy Compared to Healthy Controls: A Longitud... by Marc Niering, Thomas Muehlbauer

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Ethnomedicine Knowledge Among Iranian Patients With Gastrointestinal And Liver Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab, MD,Ph.D, Yasaman Zamanian, MD, Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Ph.D, Alireza Bakhshipour, MD, Maryam Azimi, MD,Ph.D

“…Introduction: The role of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in healthcare is substantial and frequently overlooked, with widespread use in both developed and developing countries. …”
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MET-PREVENT: metformin to improve physical performance in older people with sarcopenia and physical prefrailty/frailty – protocol for a double-blind, randomised controlled proof-of... by Andrew Clegg, James Wason, Miles Witham, Nina Wilson, Claire J Steves, Helen C Hancock, Avan A P Sayer, Leanne Marsay, Claire McDonald, Thomas von Zglinicki, Katherine J Rennie, Penny Bradley, Stephen Connolly, Shaun Hiu, Laura Robertson, Laura Simms, Alison J Steel, Bryony Storey

“…Resistance training may prevent and treat sarcopenia and physical frailty, but not everyone can or wants to exercise. …”
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