scholarly journals The Beneficial Effect of Traditional Chinese Exercises on the Management of Obesity

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Yuan Qin ◽  
Weiyi Xia ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Yi Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Working Mechanism ◽  
Yi Jin Jing ◽  
Obese Population ◽  
Simple Obesity ◽  
Shaolin Neigong ◽  
Treatment Population

This paper systematically reviewed the clinical update of traditional Chinese exercises in the treatment of simple obesity in recent years and discussed their specific advantages in this aspect. This review focused on several typical traditional Chinese exercises, namely, Tai Chi, Ba Duan Jin, Yi Jin Jing, Wu Qin Xi, Shaolin Neigong, and Liu Zi Jue, which all showed clinical beneficial effect on the treatment of simple obesity with their own characteristics. To optimize the clinical therapeutic effect of these traditional Chinese exercises, we need to seek the most appropriate exercise or the combo exercise based on the characteristics of different obese population, to improve the efficiency of weight loss, reduce sports injury, and consolidate the therapeutic effect. In the future, we need to further evaluate the efficacy of sitting exercise, lying exercise, and static training in the treatment of simple obesity, subdivide the treatment population, and explore the working mechanism of these traditional Chinese exercises.

Chronic Beneficial Effect of Makeup Therapy on Cognitive Function of Dementia and Facial Appearance Analyzed by Artificial Intelligence Software

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Koh Tadokoro ◽  
Toru Yamashita ◽  
Junko Sato ◽  
Yoshio Omote ◽  
Mami Takemoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Therapy Group ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Skin Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Facial Appearance ◽  
Social Lives

Background: Makeup greatly impacts normal social lives but can also be a non-pharmacological form of therapy for dementia. Objective: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of makeup therapy. Methods: We carried out a prospective interventional study on female nursing home residents with dementia, focusing on the chronic therapeutic effect of makeup therapy. Thirty-four patients who received either only skin care (control group, n = 16) or skin care plus makeup therapy (makeup therapy group, n = 18) once every 2 weeks for 3 months were assessed. Results: Three months of makeup therapy significantly improved the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score compared with control patients ( * p <  0.05). Artificial intelligence (AI) software revealed that the appearance of age decreased significantly in the makeup group compared with the control, especially among patients without depression ( * p <  0.05). Furthermore, a larger AI happiness score was significantly correlated with a greater improvement of ADL in the makeup therapy group (r = 0.43,  * p <  0.05). Conclusion: Makeup therapy had a chronic beneficial effect on the cognitive function of female dementia patients, while the chronic effect of makeup therapy on facial appearance was successfully detected by the present AI software.

scholarly journals Simple Analysis on the Medical and Health Care Function of Tai Chi Chuan

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Gaofeng
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Tai Chi ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Health It ◽  
Simple Analysis ◽  
Tai Chi Chuan ◽  
Yin And Yang ◽  
Good Health Care

As the treasure of traditional culture in China, Tai Chi Chuanexercise is the crystallization of the wisdom and painstaking effortsof all previous generations with the civilization of the Chinesenation for thousands of years; it contains the principle ofcombining Yin and Yang and generation-inhibition in fiveelements with the beautiful appearance of martial artsperformances and a good health care function as well. In a word,Tai Chi Chuan has a distinct health care and therapeutic effect onhuman body with the knowledge of TCM guidance and health; it isa popular exercise from practice to theory, and it has been widelypromoted.

Clinical Observations on Laser Acupuncture in Simple Obesity Therapy

2010 ◽  
Vol 38 (05) ◽  
pp. 861-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-Long Hu ◽  
Chih-Hao Chang ◽  
Yu-Chiang Hung
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
The Body ◽  
Laser Acupuncture ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Percent Reduction ◽  
Simple Obesity ◽  
Restrictive Diet

A previous study has shown that laser acupuncture is a useful healing method for the treatment of visceral postmenopausal obesity in combination with a low-calorie diet. We observe and evaluate the therapeutic effect of laser acupuncture in subjects of simple obesity with a non-restrictive diet protocol. Subjects included 73 women and 22 men with simple obesity and body mass indices ≥ 27 kg/m2. Daily energy intake recommendations for obese females and males were 1620.0 and 1894.2 kcal in average, respectively. The gallium aluminum arsenide Handylaser Trion was used to apply 0.25 J of energy to each of the following acupuncture points three times per week for four consecutive weeks: Stomach, Hunger, ST25, ST28, ST40, SP15, and CV9. The subjects' body weights and body mass indices were recorded before treatment, and four weeks after treatment, and the percent reduction in each parameter was calculated. Statistically significant reductions in body weight and body mass index were detected after four weeks of treatment. The mean reduction and mean percent reduction in body weight were 3.17 kg and 3.80% (p < 0.0001), respectively. The corresponding values for the body mass index were 1.22 kg/m2 and 3.78% (p < 0.0001), respectively. We concluded that laser acupuncture was found to exert a therapeutic effect on simple obesity by reducing both body weight and body mass index. Moreover, subjects showed good compliance with this comfortable and non-restrictive diet protocol.

scholarly journals Use of ultraviolet erythemotherapy for gastrointestinal diseases

1935 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 709-711
Author(s):  
I. D. Kudenko ◽  
N. A. Fedorova
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Autonomic Nervous System ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Vascular System ◽  
Gastrointestinal Diseases ◽  
Bactericidal Effect ◽  
Autonomic Innervation ◽  
Autonomic Nervous ◽  
Effect Of Light

Everyone knows and experimentally proved the therapeutic effect of light: its bactericidal effect, its effect on the nervous and vascular system, as well as on the blood; stimulating effect on metabolism, beneficial effect on the growth and regeneration of tissues, etc. Despite the widespread use of ultraviolet therapy, dosage issues cannot be considered resolved for certain diseases. The questions about the influence of ultraviolet therapy on the autonomic nervous system in general and, focal, at individual points of autonomic innervation have not been resolved.

scholarly journals A Case Report on the Effects of Gamisachil-tang on an Anorexic Patient with Depression

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 793-799
Author(s):  
Su-jung Lee ◽  
Jeong-been Ha ◽  
Ji-soo Yang ◽  
Jae-hwan Lew
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Food Intake ◽  
Herbal Medicine ◽  
Visual Analogue Scale ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Analogue Scale ◽  
Daily Food Intake ◽  
Daily Food ◽  
Anorexic Patient

Objectives: This study examined the effects of Gamisachil-tang on an anorexic patient with depression.Methods: A patient suffering from anorexia and depression was treated with Korean herbal medicine (Gamisachil-tang) for 14 days. To evaluate the therapeutic effect, we measured the daily food intake of the patient and used the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for anorexia.Results: Following treatment, both the patient’s daily food intake of the patient and VAS score for anorexia had improved.Conclusion: These results suggest that Gamisachil-tang has a beneficial effect on both anorexia and depression.

Harm and Adverse Events in Otolaryngology Journals

2008 ◽  
Vol 139 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. P71-P72
Author(s):  
Haidy Bibawy ◽  
Anne Cossu ◽  
Kogan Sophia ◽  
Richard M Rosenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Events ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Median Number ◽  
Effect Of Therapy ◽  
Therapeutic Recommendations ◽  
Events Data

Objective To identify the frequency and quality of harm and adverse events reporting in otolaryngology journals. Methods Four major otolaryngology journals from 2006 and 1996 were reviewed. Clinical research studies offering therapeutic recommendations were evaluated for frequency and quality of harm and adverse events reporting. Results Of 1835 total articles reviewed, 576 (31%) offered therapeutic recommendations. Only 65% provided any mention of harm or adverse events; 47% explicitly defined the events and 24% described methodology for collecting harm data. The median number of harms or adverse events reported was 3. Studies concluding a beneficial effect of therapy were more likely to not mention adverse events (odds ratio 2.99, p= 0.007), compared to studies concluding no benefit. Studies of surgical therapy were more likely to report harm or adverse events (odds ratio 1.46, p= 0.046) than medical therapy. Conclusions Harm and adverse events are under-reported and poorly described in otolaryngology journals, with about 1/3 of clinical research not mentioning adverse events at all. Most authors do not explicitly describe harm or adverse events (53%), or the methodology behind collecting adverse events data (76%). Under-reporting is more likely when a therapeutic effect is found to be beneficial.

The Mechanism of the Combined Treatment of Depression with Iproniazid and Reserpine

1960 ◽  
Vol 106 (444) ◽  
pp. 1021-1026 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Assael ◽  
F. Gabay ◽  
N. Khazan ◽  
F. G. Sulman ◽  
H. Z. Winnik
Keyword(s):  
Monoamine Oxidase ◽  
Beneficial Effect ◽  
Therapeutic Effect ◽  
Combined Treatment ◽  
Experimental Animals ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Depressive States

The beneficial effect of monoamine oxidase blockers on depressive states has been established. Their therapeutic effect has been assessed at ranging between 60 and 80 per cent. of all cases treated. We have tried to improve on this rate by combined treatment with iproniazid and reserpine, a combination which has been used in experimental animals by Chessin et al. (1, 2) and Brodie et al. (3). The results of our treatment will be briefly described in this paper.

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