Current Issue : April - June Volume : 2015 Issue Number : 2 Articles : 7 Articles
Background: Trained practitioners claim to identify the specific direction of superficial or deep lymphatic\ncirculation using a non-invasive technique called Manual Lymphatic Mapping (MLM). MLM is a recent advance in\nmanual therapy, a component of Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT)/Osteopathic Lymphatic Technique (OLT).\nObjective: Assess the potential of trained practitioners to palpate superficial lymphatic flow.\nMethod: Each practitioner mapped the sole of the foot of a healthy volunteer, a region never previously studied.\nThe results of the mapping were compared between trained and untrained practitioners and physiologic lymph charts\nResults: Trained practitioners (n=393) provided significantly more correct mappings (correct answers = 245)\nthan untrained practitioners (n=411, correct answers = 11) (X2 = 329.54, p < 0.05), and OR = 60.20, p < 0.05.\nConclusion: Trained practitioners, but not untrained practitioners, mapped pedal flow by palpation, consistent\nwith standard physiologic lymphatic maps. Flow studies, by imaging in individual subjects mapped by palpation, must\nfurther test this finding....
Background and objectives: The portion size of food is a determinant of energy intake, linking with obese traits.\nA healthy plate for portion control has recently been made in a Japanese style. The aim of the current study was to\nassess the efficacy of a lifestyle intervention program using the Japanese-style healthy plate on weight reduction in\noverweight and obese diabetic Japanese subjects.\nMethods: We randomized overweight and obese diabetic subjects (n = 19, 10 women) into an intervention group\nincluding educational classes on lifestyle modification incorporating the healthy plate (n = 10) or a waiting-list\ncontrol group (n = 9). The intervention period was three months, and the educational classes using the healthy\nplate were conducted monthly in a group session for the intervention group. The body weight, blood glycemic\nand metabolic measures, and psychosocial variables were measured at the baseline and after the 3-month intervention\nin both groups. The impression of the intervention was interviewed using a structured questionnaire.\nResults: There was one drop-out in the control group. No adverse events were reported in the groups. Subjects in the\nintervention group had a greater weight change from baseline to the end of the 3-month intervention period (-3.7 +/-\n2.5 [SD] kg in the intervention group vs. -0.1 +/- 1.4 kg in the control group, P = 0.002). Most subjects recorded that the\nuse of a healthy plate could be recommended to other people.\nConclusions: The lifestyle intervention program using the Japanese-style healthy plate, which was developed for portion\ncontrol, may effectively reduce body weight in overweight and obese diabetic subjects in Japan. Further studies\nare needed to establish the efficacy of this methodology on weight management...
African-American (AA) women are the segment of the population that experiences the highest mortality from\nmetabolic syndrome (MetS). Yoga decreases risk of MetS, yet there have been no yoga studies of AA women with or\nat risk for MetS. The purpose of this 4-week study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a culturally tailored,\nInternet-based intervention, yogic dance (YD), using digital videos in a sample of AA women (ages 35-64) at risk\nfor or with MetS. The investigators examined the rates of accrual, attrition, and reasons for attrition; the feasibility of\nusing the Internet to deliver the intervention; the acceptability of the intervention as structured; and any other benefits\nand/or limitations of YD. The study used a single-group, mixed-methods design underpinned by social constructivist\ntheory and Pender's Health Promotion Model. Twenty-four women provided consent to enroll in the study. After\ncompleting in-person semi-structured interviews and Internet-based measures, including the Physical Activity\nReadiness Questionnaire, and the modified International Physical Activity Questionnaire, consented participants\nengaged in 4-weeks of the yogic dance intervention via daily video-based instructions located on the study Web site.\nAfter the intervention, four women participated in focus groups to voice their perceptions of barriers to and benefits\nfrom YD and the acceptability of using the YD intervention. The investigators analyzed focus group data using\ncontent/thematic analysis and validated themes with baseline semi-structured interviews. The majority of the women\n(79%) found YD acceptable. Themes that emerged from the descriptive data include: (1) Culture is an important\naspect of yogic dance; and (2) Increased social support would enhance yogic dance participation. The integrated\nresults from this feasibility study will inform research exploring the complex correlates that influence health behaviors\nin AA women....
Objective: Little is known about the benefits of yoga for pediatric obesity, and no studies have examined the\nbenefits of yoga for physical activity in either adults or children. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine\nwhether Hatha yoga would improve overall, physical and psychosocial functioning in youth with severe obesity. We\nalso sought to determine whether participants would increase the vigor of, and time spent in, physical activity.\nMethods: This study utilized a pre-test/post-test design. Sixteen youth with severe obesity completed an 8 week\nHatha yoga intervention involving fifteen, 60-minute classes. Physical and psychosocial functioning, fitness and\nstate-anxiety were assessed at baseline and post-intervention; parents completed proxy-reports of physical and\npsychosocial functioning at both time points. To assess physical activity, participants wore an Actical Accelerometer\nfor 7 days pre and post-yoga.\nResults: Significant improvements were found in: Overall, Physical and Psychosocial functioning, back and\nhamstring flexibility, and state-anxiety. Changes in the proportion of time spent in both light and moderate levels of\nphysical activity were marginally significant. Although 3 tests of fitness, and time spent in physical activity did not\nimprove significantly, trends were in the expected direction.\nConclusions: Youth with severe obesity may benefit from a Hatha yoga intervention. Yoga may also offer a way\nto engage in physical activity that is not precluded by bodily pain....
Pravahika is one of the most common diseases in the tropical countries and its severity varies from mild to severe fulminating type including life threatening complications sometimes. In modern parlance it is closely related with amoebic dysentery which is a national health problem in India and other developing and tropical countries, which is caused by Entamoeba histolytica, a parasite amoeba found in 25% of Indian population in their colon. Only a small proportion of all those harboring E. histolytica in the colon suffer with invasive form of amoebiasis. Here, the efficacy of Pravahikahar Yoga which contains dried powder of seeds of Kutaja (Holarrhenaantidysenterica), herb of Mustak (CyperusRotandus), Fruit pulp of unriped Bilwa (Aeglemarmelos), bark of Babool (Acaciaarabica), Epicarp of Dadima fruit (Punicagranatum) and the fruit pulp of Amaltas (Cassiafistula), is tested in the treatment of Vataja Pravahika. 12 patients of Vataja Pravahika were registered and were given PravahikaharaYoga 2 tea spoons full (approx. 5 gm) 3 times a day with Honey (Madhu) as Anupana for 45 days. The result was calculated statistically for different assessment criteria and found to be significant. It may be new academic contribution to research workers and beneficial to the whole medical field....
Parkinson�s disease is a progressive, degenerative neurological disorder associated to profound changes in\nthe quality of life of its survivors. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of a 16-week program of\nexercise-based interventions aiming to [1] improve motor symptoms and [2] provide social integration of PD patients.\nTo achieve this goal, we analyzed the scores recorded by the Parkinson�s disease Quality of Life questionnaire\n(PDQL) before and after the intervention. Results revealed significant improvement in overall quality of life of our\ngroup of patients (p=0.002). The results also revealed significant improvements in scores recorded from two specific\ndomains of the PDQL assessment tool; Parkinson Symptoms (p=0.002) and Social Functions (p=0.045). These\nfindings are consistent with the hypothesis that the 16-week exercise-based protocol proposed was effective to\npromote improvement in measurements of mobility and social integration of PD patients....
Objective: To examine trends in stunting and overweight in Peruvian children,\nusing 2006 WHO Multicentre Growth Reference Study criteria.\nDesign: Trend analyses using nationally representative cross-sectional surveys\nfrom Demographic and Health Surveys (1991ââ?¬â??2011). We performed logistic\nregression analyses of stunting and overweight trends in sociodemographic\ngroups (sex, age, urbanââ?¬â??rural residence, region, maternal education and\nhousehold wealth), adjusted for sampling design effects (strata, clusters and\nsampling weights).\nSetting: Peru.\nSubjects: Children aged 0ââ?¬â??59 months surveyed in 1991ââ?¬â??92 (n 7999), 1996 (n 14 877),\n2000 (n 11 754), 2007ââ?¬â??08 (n 8232) and 2011 (n 8186).\nResults: Child stunting declined (F (1, 5149)5174?8, P#0?00) and child overweight\nwas stable in the period 1991ââ?¬â??2011 (F (1, 5147)50?4, P#0?54). Over the\nstudy period, levels of stunting were highest in rural compared with urban areas,\nthe Andean and Amazon regions compared with the Coast, among children of\nlow-educated mothers and among children living in households in the poorest\nwealth quintile. The trend in overweight rose among males in coastal areas\n(F (1, 2250)54?779, P#0?029) and among males in the richest wealth quintile\n(F (1, 1730)55?458, P#0?020).\nConclusions: The 2011 levels of stunting and overweight were eight times and\nthree and a half times higher, respectively, than the expected levels from the 2006\nWHO growth standards. The trend over the study period in stunting declined in\nmost sociodemographic subgroups. The trend in overweight was stable in most\nsociodemographic subgroups....
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