Elevated Hemidiaphragm and Shortness of Breath: Challenges in Clinicoradiologic Integration
Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis is often suspected when a hemidiaphragm is found abnormally elevated on chest radiography. Chest radiography has a high sensitivity for diaphragmatic palsy. A 67-year-old male presented to the hospital with a history of 4 months of exertional breathlessness that improved after taking a rest. The patient had normal cardiac and respiratory physical function. He also had a normal electrocardiogram and good systolic function on echocardiography. A treadmill test revealed ST-segment changes during peak exercise and recovery phases. On chest X-ray, his right hemidiaphragm was shown to be signif...
Source: Integrative Medicine International - December 6, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Impact of Internet Addiction on Mental Health: An Integrative Therapy Is Needed
In the past few years internet addiction (IA) and internet gaming disorder (IGD) have become very frequent, leading to many personality and psychiatric disorders including low self-esteem, impulsivity, poor sleep quality, mood disorder, and suicide. IA has been included in Appendix III of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as IGD. In addition, IA leads to many neuroanatomical and neurochemical alterations including cortical thinning of various components of the brain and altered dopaminergic reward circuitry. Due to widespread neuropsychiatric and neurobiological implications of IA, multiple...
Source: Integrative Medicine International - September 2, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Strengthening the Ability of General Hospital Neurology Departments to Treat Neuropsychiatric Diseases and Mental Disorders
Due to the “stigma” of neuropsychological and psychogenic disorders in China, patients with psychological and affective disorders mostly prefer to go to general hospitals or integrative medicine hospitals, while the majority of patients with mental disorders in the department of internal medicine are treat ed in the department of neurology. At present, there are few physicians with the ability to diagnose and treat neuropsychiatric diseases properly in the neurological department of general hospitals in China, and the diagnosis and treatment experience of mental diseases is insufficient. At the same t ime, the diagnosi...
Source: Integrative Medicine International - August 23, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Assessment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Effects on the Electrophysiological Properties of the Ulnar Nerve: A Nerve Conduction Study
Conclusions: Acupuncture and moxibustion on HT 4 increased the electrical sensitivity, decreased the stimulus intensity to achieve the maximum amplitude, and avoided a significant increase in latency and decrease in reaction velocity in two consecutive electrical stimulations.Integr Med Int 2018;4:198 –207 (Source: Integrative Medicine International)
Source: Integrative Medicine International - July 11, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Effect of Antenatal Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise on Mode of Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Conclusions: PFM exercise is recommended for healthy pregnant women as a safe and inexpensive strategy for increasing the vaginal delivery rate.Integr Med Int 2017;4:187 –197 (Source: Integrative Medicine International)
Source: Integrative Medicine International - April 25, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Effect of a Residential Integrated Yoga Program on Blood Glucose Levels, Physiological Variables, and Anti-Diabetic Medication Score of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Retrospective Study
Conclusion: The present study indicates that 2 weeks of a yoga-based residential program improves blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and medication score in patients with T2DM. However, further randomized controlled studies need to be performed in order to confirm the present findings.Integr Med Int 2017;4:181 –186 (Source: Integrative Medicine International)
Source: Integrative Medicine International - April 4, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
The State of Intracellular Molecular Regulators during the Reconvalescence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia under the Influence of Microwaves at 1 GHz
We evaluated the levels of protein p53, retinoblastoma protein (RB), β-catenin, SMAD2, protein kinases AKT and focal adhesion kinase (FAK), and transcription factor CREB using ELISA in mononuclear leukocytes of patients with community-acquired pneumonia on days 15–17 of the disease. The research results showed that the subclinical immune-inflammatory process was c haracterized by a higher content of β-catenin by 19.8%, CREB by 23.3%, RB protein by 14.7%, increased phosphorylation level of protein kinase FAK by 19.8%, АKТ1 at serine-473 by 65.6%, and RB by 13.7%. In the cells, there was a decrease in p53 of 15.7%, SMA...
Source: Integrative Medicine International - February 6, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
Cell Death and Induced p53 Expression in Oral Cancer, HeLa, and Bone Marrow Mesenchyme Cells under the Exposure to Noncontact Electric Fields
Conclusion: The high IRS shown in the treated oral cancer and HeLa culture cells may suggest that p53 expression in these culture cells is associated with the cell death mechanism induced by the exposure to noncontact electric fields, and the increased cell death in these culture cells may correlate with the IRS.Integr Med Int 2017;4:161-170 (Source: Integrative Medicine International)
Source: Integrative Medicine International - December 20, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Source Type: research
