scholarly journals A REVIEW ON THE STANDARD OPERATIVE PROCEDURE OF NASYA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Sunil Solanke ◽  
Sneha Kamre ◽  
Pavan Sushir ◽  
Sushil Chawre ◽  
Prakash Kabra
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Operative Procedure ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Fast Growing ◽  
Reasonable Amount

Ayurveda is the science, which deals with the maintenance of health and treats the disease. Rasayana Aushadhi, Pathya-Apathya, Dinacharya, Rutucharya etc are explained in Samhitas for maintaining the health. Nasya is one of the Panchakarma used for eradication of Urdhvajatrugat Dosha (disease of head and neck). Although Nasya is included in Shodhan Chikitsta, it has various other uses as Shaman for health maintenance and controlling the disease. Today’s lifestyle is very fast growing and having lack of time to look for their health issues. Nasya is the most preferred procedure as it consumes a very reasonable amount of time and can be performed easily as compared to other Panchakarma therapies like Vaman, Virechan and Basti. There is a need to have standard operative procedure, as its effect is largely dependent on the proper administration of Nasya. If this procedure is not followed properly and according to the classics, then there are chances of Vyapad (complications). This article will focus on the standardization of Nasya Karma procedure, Nasya Kal (timing at which Nasya is to be administered) and its importance in today’s lifestyle.

Para-incisional tattooing with electrocautery

1999 ◽  
Vol 113 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhtar Hussain ◽  
Michael S. W. Lee
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Operative Procedure ◽  
Neck Surgery ◽  
Head And Neck Surgery ◽  
Operative Procedures ◽  
Royal Infirmary ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Albany Medical College ◽  
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

AbstractThe authors present a technique using electrocautery diathermy to make surgical tattoos. This method has been used in over 300 patients who underwent head and neck surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Albany Medical College, New York, over a period of five years. A wide variety of operative procedures such as total laryngectomies and neck dissections were performed. The electrocautery surgical tattoos have a major advantage of persisting until the end of the operative procedure by which time other types of tattoos have faded. The technique is widely available, inexpensive, and has to date been complication free.

Validation of late oral health outcomes, an oral health subscale of the Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey in post-radiation therapy head and neck cancer patients.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6040-6040
Author(s):  
Leanne Kolnick ◽  
Jie Deng ◽  
Joel Brian Epstein ◽  
Cesar A. Migliorati ◽  
Julie Rezk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Salivary Flow ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Neck Symptom ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Version 2.0

6040 Background: The Vanderbilt Head and Neck Symptom Survey (VHNSS) version 2.0 oral symptom subscale was developed to address potentially overlooked and underreported oral health issues. We report the validation of questions pertaining to xerostomia (4 items), dental health (4 teeth), dentures (1 item) and trismus (1 item). Methods: Between May 2011 and April 2012, 50 patients treated with chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer completed the 50-item VHNSS survey, underwent an oral health assessment by a dentist, salivary flow and inter-incisal opening (IIO) measurements. Results: Patient reported “problems with dry mouth” correlated with unstimulated salivary flow rates (-0.43, p = 0.002). “Cracked teeth” (-0.55, p = < 0.001) or “difficulty chewing due to teeth” (-0.43, p = 0.004) correlated with urgent or emergent dental care issues identified on exam. Using a cut off of >4 on any of four the dental questions, we were able to identify 83% of patients with urgent or emergent dental issues. The ROC curve was useful (0.89, p< 0.001) for separating patients with and without urgent/emergent dental issues. “Limitations” in jaw movement correlated with IIO (-0.43, p = 0.002). Small numbers of patients with dentures precluded meaningful analysis of this subsample. Conclusions: Clinically significant oral health issues pertaining to xerostomia, dental health and trismus may be identified using the oral health subscale of the VHNSS version 2.0. Patients who score > 4 on any of the teeth related items should be referred for immediate dental evaluation; and for trismus should be referred for physical therapy.

Health maintenance of Japanese rural small enterprise shopkeepers

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
Yuki Ohashi ◽  
Sanae Sugawara ◽  
Koko Muraoka ◽  
Akiko Ozaki
Keyword(s):  
Small Enterprise ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Personal Capital ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rural Enterprises

Purpose Though shopkeepers in small enterprises (SSEs) are pioneers in rethinking retirement, working ages and the lifestyles of an aging society, some pertinent health issues remain unexplored. Using narratives of shopkeepers in small, rural enterprises, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the ways of thinking about health maintenance. Design/methodology/approach This study employed an ethnographic approach. In total, 20 shopkeepers and residents in a rural shopping street in Tohoku, in northeast Japan, were interviewed between June 2016 and May 2017. These interviews were analysed inductively. Findings The ways shopkeepers think about health maintenance are expressed through an interaction with their personal history. Shopkeepers and customers used narratives to arrive at novel methods to re-think health maintenance. Through data analysis, the cultural theme of maintaining vitality through long-lasting self-struggle supported by cooperation and familiar membership was identified. This cultural theme was related to three sub-themes: struggle stimulated by flexibility and responsibility; cooperation by devoting personal capital; and compensation through family support. Practical implications There is a growing focus on the important role that SSEs play in rural health. The results of this study will enable rural nurses to approach and develop health via communal interaction. In addition, the support of the family through cooperation at home should be enhanced. Originality/value There exists the potential for shopkeepers to develop a care strategy for small enterprise-related work. This strategy could enhance active ageing and promote a sustainable healthy life.

scholarly journals ETNOMEDISIN SEBAGAI SOLUSI ALTERNATIF PADA PERMASALAHAN EKONOMI DAN KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT DI DESA BAGAN KECAMATAN PERCUT SEI TUAN, KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Puspitawati Puspitawati ◽  
Sulian Ekomila ◽  
Noviy Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Hereditary Diseases ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
The People ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
The City

Indonesia is a multi-ethnic country consisting of hundreds of tribes and cultures who are faced with various problems including health issues. Health and disease are major problems facing the people of Indonesia since prehistoric times. Similarly, the city of Medan percut sei districts are faced with a host of health and disease. At the community in addressing pain and its treatment often make use of modern medical services when their economic conditions are not sufficient. While they can actually use the land in the yard to grow nutritious crops for the first treatment. Indonesia is also rich in ethnic groups that reached more than 370 ethnic and traditional knowledge which is the nation's cultural heritage in the use of herbs for health maintenance and treatment of hereditary diseases. In the study of anthropology known as ethnomedicine treatment. It is very interesting when examined from the standpoint of anthropology, especially about the treatment ethnomedicine.

scholarly journals Imaging foreign bodies in head and neck trauma: a pictorial review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Oliver Voss ◽  
Christoph Maier ◽  
Jonas Wüster ◽  
Benedicta Beck-Broichsitter ◽  
Tobias Ebker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Healing ◽  
Foreign Body ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
Impaired Wound Healing ◽  
Foreign Objects ◽  
Pictorial Review ◽  
Open Injuries ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractOpen injuries bear the risk of foreign body contamination. Commonly encountered materials include gravel debris, glass fragments, wooden splinters or metal particles. While foreign body incorporation is obvious in some injury patterns, other injuries may not display hints of being contaminated with foreign body materials. Foreign objects that have not been detected and removed bear the risk of leading to severe wound infections and chronic wound healing disorders. Besides these severe health issues, medicolegal consequences should be considered. While an accurate clinical examination is the first step for the detection of foreign body materials, choosing the appropriate radiological imaging is decisive for the detection or non-detection of the foreign material. Especially in cases of impaired wound healing over time, the existence of an undetected foreign object needs to be considered.Here, we would like to give a practical radiological guide for the assessment of foreign objects in head and neck injuries by a special selection of patients with different injury patterns and various foreign body materials with regard to the present literature.

scholarly journals Oral health issues of young adults with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and caregiver burdens: a qualitative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihyun Lee ◽  
Juhea Chang
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Oral Disease ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Behavioral Issues ◽  
Caregiver Burdens

Abstract Background Oral health maintenance is difficult to be achieved alone by patients with special needs and insufficient self-care skills. This study aims to investigate how the oral health issues of young adults with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) affect caregiver burdens. Methods A qualitative research method was employed with semi-structured interviews conducted with 14 maternal caregivers of patients with severe IDD. Eleven young adults had neurofunctional disorders and three had autism spectrum disorders. All recorded data were transcribed verbatim and subjected to thematic analysis. Results Three themes emerged from the main agenda: predisposing oral dysfunction, home care challenges, and professional treatment barriers. The severity of the disabilities had an impact on oral disease risks that increased as patients aged. Participants indicated that, among the daily living activities of their patients, toothbrushing was a particular hardship due to their dysphagia and behavioral issues. Factors impacting on dental treatment indicated by caregivers included social, emotional, and financial circumstances. Conclusions Dysphagia and behavioral issues of adult patients with severe IDD contributed to caregiver burdens in the dental care of the patients. Caregiver burdens and barriers to treatment were mutual factors hindering adequate interventions in dealing with dental problems of the patients.

scholarly journals Navigating the Pathway to Care in Adults With Cerebral Palsy

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Hurvitz ◽  
Daniel G. Whitney ◽  
Brigid Waldron-Perrine ◽  
Dayna Ryan ◽  
Heidi J. Haapala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
System Level ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Mental Health Issues ◽  
Pathway To Care

As individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) age, they face unique challenges which complicate their ability to access and receive appropriate health care. These problems exist at the level of the health care system, the clinician, and the individual. At the system level, there is an inadequate number of professionals who are informed of and interested in the care of adults with CP. Pediatric clinicians prefer treating children, and adult caregivers are not knowledgeable about and may feel less competent about CP. Pediatric care does not translate well to the adult population, and information about best practices for adults is just starting to develop. Differences in the physiologic development of individuals with CP render well-established clinical protocols for risk screening of chronic diseases less effective. Moreover, lack of supportive resources decreases a caregiver's sense of self-efficacy in treating this population. The patient's ability to navigate these barriers is complicated by the high prevalence of comorbid cognitive impairment and mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and other psychiatric disorders; a bidirectional relationship between challenges in navigating care/needs and comorbid mental health conditions appears likely. Many patients have additional barriers related to social determinants of health, such as access to transportation, accessible health care facilities, and other personal and environmental factors that may impede health maintenance and wellness. Increasing and disseminating knowledge, harnessing the power of new technologies such as telemedicine, and addressing mental health issues are some of the methods that are available to help adults with CP navigate this road.

scholarly journals Is suicide a significant contributor to mortality in head and neck cancer - A surveillance, epidemiology, and end results database study

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Rooban Thavarajah ◽  
Anusa Arunachalam Mohandoss ◽  
Elizabeth Joshua ◽  
Umadevi Krishnamohan Rao ◽  
Kannan Ranganathan
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck Cancer ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Cancer ◽  
Tumor Stage ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Survival Period ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
End Results

Introduction: Patients with oral and orofacial cancers have been suggested at increased risk for suicide, but only a few studies have described the survival characteristics. The purpose of this study was to describe survival (5-years), mortality, and suicide among patients with mid-facial head and neck cancer (HNC) and to identify the patient and disease characteristics associated with higher suicide rates. Methods: Patients in the study were residents of geographic areas served by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program who were diagnosed with cancer from 1973 to 2014. This was a retrospective cohort study of survival (classified into 5 groups), mortality with a focus on suicide in persons with HNC. All relevant details were collected and analyzed. P ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Results: There were 218,048 cases of HNC of who 774 committed suicide, 63,262 succumbed to HNC, 44,113 died due to other causes, and 81,779 are alive. Tongue was the most common site and most common type was squamous cell carcinomas. The overall mean 5-year survival period did not remarkably change since 1974. The mean survival period significantly varied between the outcome groups. Mean 5-year survival in cases of suicide was progressively decreasing with time frame while death due to other causes occurred at a relatively less time in 2003–08 as compared to 1973–78. Of interest is the nearly stable survival, by volume in death due to HNC in the entire span of time 1973–2008 but different in percentage level. Conclusion: It has been documented that patients with HNC in the SEER database have a higher incidence of suicides influenced by oral sites, stages, and number of tumors. These points to the need for psychological evaluation of patients with HNC and the relationship of tumor stage with survival characteristics. The study also highlights the burden of oral cancer and mental health issues that are largely neglected.

scholarly journals eHealth Literacy and Health Behaviors Affecting Modern College Students: A Pilot Study of Issues Identified by the American College Health Association (Preprint)

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Katherine Britt ◽  
William Bart Collins ◽  
Kari Wilson ◽  
Georgiann Linnemeier ◽  
Andrew Mark Englebert
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
College Health ◽  
Health Campaigns ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Ehealth Literacy ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Health Association

BACKGROUND The eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS) has been widely adopted by researchers to understand how eHealth literacy can be put into context. eHealth researchers need to know how to promote positive health behavior changes across college students, given the importance of the Internet to acquire and use health information. The American College Health Association identified a set of key health issues that affect college students today. By understanding how eHEALS might be related to college students’ maintenance of their health and their use of online health resources, researchers will be provided with a better understanding of eHealth literacy and its pragmatic implications for health campaigns and future interventions. OBJECTIVE The goal of the study was to examine what eHEALS reveals about college student health behaviors identified by the American College Health Association. To understand college student current health maintenance and their intentions to maintain their health and use online resources, the theory of planned behavior was used as the theoretical framework for the study. METHODS Data were collected via a survey of 422 college students that included the eHEALS measure and questions about health issues based on the recommendations of the American College Health Association. These questions asked about college student current health, subsequent use of online health resources, and their intention to maintain their health and make use of such resources in the future. RESULTS eHEALS was positively and significantly associated with all 8 areas of health issues identified by the American College Health Association for college student current maintenance of health and use of online health resources and for future intention of health maintenance and use of online resources. Key issues that emerged with eHealth literacy were maintaining safe sex practices and seeking out related information, seeking out information on an exercise regime, information on vaccinations, and maintaining a balanced diet. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest several areas that may be targeted for future health campaigns toward college students. In addition, eHEALS was found to be a useful instrument for college students in the United States. Lastly, these results point to a need to deliver targeted information to college students, particularly since eHEALS captures literacy based on positively phrased items.

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