scholarly journals Goal-Directed Acupuncture in Sports—Placebo or Doping?

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taras I. Usichenko ◽  
Vasyl Gizhko ◽  
Michael Wendt
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Training Effect ◽  
Competitive Sports ◽  
Physiological Effects ◽  
Neuromuscular Activity ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Acupoint Stimulation

The modern pentathlon (MP), sports discipline including fencing, swimming, steeplechase and a cross-country run, requires a rapid change of central nervous and peripheral neuromuscular activity from one sport to another in order to achieve the best possible results. We describe the case where a top MP athlete was supported by a program of acupoint stimulation, which was directed to relieve the symptoms, preventing him from effective performance. Although the fact of acupoint stimulation was associated with improvement of his results, other factors like training effect, placebo and nonspecific physiological effects and their mechanisms in sports are discussed in a literature review. The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine methods among the athletes raises the question of their potential misuse as a doping in competitive sports.

scholarly journals Effects of competitive sports on temporomandibular dysfunction: a literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-65
Author(s):  
Hannah Charlotte Freiwald ◽  
Nico Peter Schwarzbach ◽  
Anne Wolowski
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Anabolic Steroids ◽  
German Society ◽  
Competitive Sports ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Temporomandibular Dysfunction ◽  
Competitive Athletes ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
Everyday Stress

Abstract Objectives The German Society of Craniomandibular Function and Disorders recommends that patients suffering from temporomandibular dysfunctions should practice sports in order to compensate for everyday stress. This raises the question as to what extent competitive athletes develop temporomandibular dysfunctions or whether their athletic activities protect them. With the present literature review, the authors intend to give an overview of the currently available publications on this topic. Materials and methods A literature research in the PubMed and Google Scholar databases was performed to filter out the currently available publications on the topic ‚sports, and temporomandibular dysfunction. Results Out of 114 available articles, seven met the inclusion criteria. Two other relevant articles were found in the list of references, so that in total, nine publications were picked for the review. In case numbers ranging from eight to 347 subjects, a temporomandibular dysfunction was detected with a prevalence between 11.7% and 100% for athletes and between 11.11% and 14.3% for non-athletes. Different kinds of sports were evaluated, all of them contact sports: basketball, handball, wrestling, boxing, karate, mixed martial arts, field hockey, water polo, and soccer. One study compared athletes with and without consumption of anabolic steroids, regardless of the type of sport. The level of athletic performance varied across the different studies. Conclusions Currently, studies dealing with the effect of competitive sports on temporomandibular dysfunction are scarce. Inconsistent methodological procedures permit only limited comparability. Clinical relevance A general trend, however, can already be discerned: professional athletes suffer from temporomandibular dysfunctions more frequently than non-athletes.

Modeling the barriers of Indian telecom services using ISM and MICMAC approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 188-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faisal Talib ◽  
Zillur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Interpretive Structural Modeling ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Micmac Analysis ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Effective Performance ◽  
Relationship Model ◽  
Telecom Sector

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the potential barriers of telecom services and develop relationships among them using interpretive structural modeling (ISM) in the Indian telecom sector. Further, this paper intends to find the driving and dependence powers of telecom barriers, using MICMAC (Matriced' Impacts Croise′s Multiplication Applique′ea′un Classement) analysis. Design/methodology/approach A group of experts from telecom sector and academia was consulted and the ISM was used to develop the contextual relationship among identified barriers of telecom services. The results of ISM are used as an input to MICMAC analysis, to further classify identified barriers based on their driving and dependence powers. Findings This paper has identified 11 barriers of telecom services from the literature review and opinion of experts, and a contextual relationship model was developed using the ISM technique. The paper further studied barriers based on their driving and dependence powers using MICMAC analysis that classifies them into four clusters. The results identified the barriers such as “lack of adequate investment in infrastructure expansion”, “interference of private operators”, “legal and regulatory issues”, “lack of maintenance culture” and “lack of financial resources and high cost” as strategic-level barriers that, if dealt with carefully, can help overcome the effect of other barriers preventing the effective performance of the Indian telecom sector. Research limitations/implications Although, there are a number of barriers that affect the performance of telecom services, existing theories, models and frameworks have focused on identification of factors, their implementation and benefits, and thus, these theories lack a holistic view in understanding those barriers which hinder the performance of the telecom sector. Top-managers and policymakers need to be more concerned about these barriers so that the performance of the Indian telecom sector could be improved. Originality/value A thorough literature review has revealed that no such study has been undertaken that provides any clear understanding of the barriers of telecom services, linkages between them and hierarchical relationships among the barriers.

A Systematic Literature Review of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Prevalence in EU

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Eardley ◽  
Felicity L. Bishop ◽  
Philip Prescott ◽  
Francesco Cardini ◽  
Benno Brinkhaus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

scholarly journals Haemodynamic Changes in the Superior Mesenteric Artery Induced by Acupuncture Stimulation on the Lower Limbs

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masashi Watanabe ◽  
Shin Takayama ◽  
Yoshiko Yamamoto ◽  
Satoru Nagase ◽  
Takashi Seki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Superior Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Mesenteric Artery ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Physiological Effects ◽  
Physiological Alterations ◽  
Haemodynamic Changes ◽  
Manual Rotation ◽  
Healthy Participants ◽  
Stimulation Group ◽  
Acupoint Stimulation

Acupuncture is commonly performed on acupoints. A comparison of quantitative physiological alterations induced by stimulation on different acupoints has never been performed in the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) in humans. Therefore, we investigated changes in blood flow volume (BFV) in the SMA as an indicator of physiological effects induced by stimulation on 3 points. Thirty healthy participants aged29±10years (mean±SD) were enrolled. All participants underwent stimulations on 3 points located in the lower legs: ST36, LR3, and a non-acupoint. Control pertains to a condition with no-stimulation. Stimulation was performed bilaterally with manual rotation of the needles. BFV was measured by ultrasonography before insertion and 10, 20, 30, and 60 minutes after stimulation. Following acupuncture on ST36, BFV increased significantly 20 and 30 minutes after stimulation, compared to BFV before insertion (P<0.05). Following stimulation on LR3 and the non-acupoint, no significant differences in BFV could be found. Relative to the no-stimulation group, stimulation on LR3, and the non-acupoint, stimulation on ST36 elicited a significant increase in BFV (P<0.05). The results suggest that stimulation on the different points causes distinct physiological effects in BFV in the SMA.

scholarly journals Management of Liddle Syndrome in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Awadalla ◽  
Manasi Patwardhan ◽  
Adham Alsamsam ◽  
Nashat Imran
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Pregnant Woman ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Autosomal Dominant ◽  
Maximum Dose ◽  
Physiological Effects ◽  
Genetic Condition ◽  
Water Reabsorption ◽  
Liddle Syndrome ◽  
In Pregnancy

Liddle syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic condition that causes hypertension and hypokalemia due to a gain-of-function mutation in the SCNN1B or SCNN1G genes which code for the epithelial sodium channel in the kidney. This leads to increased sodium and water reabsorption causing hypertension. We report a case of a 27-year-old pregnant woman who was admitted for hypertension and hypokalemia and later diagnosed and treated for Liddle syndrome using amiloride. Maintaining a high suspicion of Liddle syndrome in pregnancy is essential in such cases to be able to adequately and effectively treat the hypertension. Due to physiological effects of pregnancy, the dose of amiloride may need to be increased as gestational age progresses up to a maximum dose of 30 mg orally per day.

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