An Apparent Achilles Heel of the NFL: Have Achilles Tendon Injuries Significantly Increased to Unacceptably High Incidence Levels in the NFL and if so, why? A Clinical Insight
Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Feb 2;19(2):145-147. doi: 10.26603/001c.92082. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTMany if not most of us watched in utter disbelief and horror last September 11th as Aaron Rogers, the newly acquired $75 million dollar quarterback with the New York Jets just 4 snaps into the new season, suffered an Achilles Tendon ruptures (ATR) in his inaugural game on nationally televised Monday Night Football with his new and excited team and demanding fanbase. With cell phones in hand, we watched as our X apps lit up with claims of an excess of ATRs in the NFL in recent years and much of the blame placed on the new ru...
Source: Physical Therapy - February 5, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Timothy E Hewett Chad D Lavender Andrew L Schaver Source Type: research
Essential Oils of Some Potential Medicinal Plants and Their Wound Healing Activities
Curr Pharm Biotechnol. 2024 Jan 2. doi: 10.2174/0113892010282605231218064053. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe wound has been recognised as a deep cut or tearing of the epidermis, which is also referred to as trauma and harm to the body tissues. Healing of wounds requires a coordinated series of cellular processes, including cell attraction, proliferation, differentiation, and angiogenesis. These processes involve interactions between various cells, such as macrophages, endothelial cells, keratinocytes, fibroblasts, growth hormones, and proteases. The outcome of wounds can be fatal if not treated properly, resulting in ch...
Source: Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology - February 4, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Shiv Bahadur Sana Fatima Source Type: research
Multifactorial action of lavender and lavandin oils against filamentous fungi
CONCLUSIONS: More studies are needed to verify the activity of this EO against more different fungal species, and determine the active ingredients.Significance and impact of study: MIC of the antifungal efficacy relating to EOs was evaluated. The EOs tests showed no cytotoxic effect at very low concentrations, ranging from 0.03% (IC50 0.9132 mg/mL) (L. hybrid Abrialis) to 0.001% (IC50 1.631 mg/mL) (L. hybrid R.C.).PMID:38293715 | DOI:10.1080/14786419.2024.2301741 (Source: Natural Product Research)
Source: Natural Product Research - January 31, 2024 Category: Biochemistry Authors: Matthew Gavino Donadu Marco Ferrari Payam Behzadi Nhan Trong Le Donatella Usai Maura Fiamma Basem Battah Aleksandra Barac Maria Grazia Bellardi Thi Nguyen Hoai Vittorio Mazzarello Salvatore Rubino Piero Cappuccinelli Stefania Zanetti Source Type: research
Alleviating effect of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and its major components on postherpetic pain: a randomized blinded controlled trial
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of inhalation of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) oil and its major component... (Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Source: BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine - January 24, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jiyeong You, You Kyoung Shin and Geun Hee Seol Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of lavender essential oil inhalation aromatherapy on depression and sleep quality in stroke patients: A single-blind randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Lavender essential oil inhalation aromatherapy may help reduce depression and improve sleep quality in patients with PSD.PMID:38241803 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2024.101828 (Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice)
Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - January 19, 2024 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Xiao-Jun Yin Gao-Ping Lin Xiao-Yan Wu Rui Huang Cun-Jin Xu Mei-Yan Yao Source Type: research
Disparities in Olfactory Dysfunction in African Americans
CONCLUSION: On both tests of olfaction, AA performed worse than Whites and a greater proportion of AA were considered hyposmic compared to Whites. This is a discrepancy with self-reported olfaction, which showed no difference between Whites and AA. AA performed significantly worse than their White counterparts on several scents, with possible implications regarding cultural appropriateness of scents used in olfactory testing.PMID:38235801 | DOI:10.1177/00034894231222693 (Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology)
Source: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology - January 18, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Nicholas J Choi Kevin J Sykes Mark Villwock Jennifer Villwock Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 481: Seasonal and Geographic Dynamics in Bioproperties and Phytochemical Profile of Limonium algarvense Erben
This study delved into the influence of ecological and seasonal dynamics on the synthesis of secondary metabolites in the medicinal halophyte Limonium algarvense Erben, commonly known as sea lavender, and examined their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Aerial parts of sea lavender were systematically collected across winter, spring, summer, and autumn seasons from distinct geographic locations in southern Portugal, specifically “Ria de Alvor” in Portimão and “Ria Formosa” in Tavira. The investigation involved determining the total polypheno...
Source: Molecules - January 18, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Catarina Guerreiro Pereira Maria Jo ão Rodrigues Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik Adam Matkowski Lu ísa Custódio Tags: Article Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 29, Pages 480: Phenolic Content Analysis of Two Species Belonging to the Lamiaceae Family: Antioxidant, Anticholinergic, and Antibacterial Activities
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The Lamiaceae family are utilized as ornamental, medicinal, and food supplements throughout the world. The current study focuses on a comparative analysis of the phenolic compositions and bioactivities (including antioxidant, anticholinergic, and antibacterial activities) of ethanolic extracts derived from the aerial parts of the two species (Lavandula stoechas L. and Thymus sipyleus Boiss). The presence of phenolic compounds and phytochemicals in the plant extracts was identified using the LC-MS/MS technique. The LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that vanillic acid (125,596.66 µg/L) was the most abundant ...
Source: Molecules - January 18, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Ashwell R. Ndhlala Mesut I şık Arzu Kavaz Y üksel Emrah Dikici Tags: Article Source Type: research
Improving mental health in black men through a 24-week community-based lifestyle change intervention: the black impact program
Poor mental health is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among Black men in the United States. Efforts to improve mental health among Black men have been hampered by a lack of access and utilization of... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - January 9, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua J. Joseph, Timiya S. Nolan, Guy Brock, Amaris Williams, Songzhu Zhao, Alicia McKoy, Bjorn Kluwe, Faith Metlock, Katherine Campanelli, James B. Odei, Monique T. Khumalo, Dana Lavender, John Gregory and Darrell M. Gray Tags: Research Source Type: research
Re: An Estimate of Severe Harms Due to Screening Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review
(Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine)
Source: Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine - January 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: Swartz, A. W., Klippenstein, K., Lavender, D. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 8133: Mediterranean Shrub Species as a Source of Biomolecules against Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Neurodegenerative diseases are associated with oxidative stress, due to an imbalance in the oxidation-reduction reactions at the cellular level. Various treatments are available to treat these diseases, although they often do not cure them and have many adverse effects. Therefore, it is necessary to find complementary and/or alternative drugs that replace current treatments with fewer side effects. It has been demonstrated that natural products derived from plants, specifically phenolic compounds, have a great capacity to suppress oxidative stress and neutralize free radicals thus, they may be used as alternativ...
Source: Molecules - December 16, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Natividad Chaves Laura Nogales Ismael Montero-Fern ández Jos é Blanco-Salas Juan Carlos Al ías Tags: Review Source Type: research
Antiseizure Effects of < em > Peganum harmala < /em > L. and < em > Lavandula angustifolia < /em >
This study evaluated the effects of these two herbal extracts on pentylenetetrazol- (PTZ-) induced seizures in mice. We prepared hydroalcoholic extracts using P. harmala seeds and the aerial parts of L. angustifolia and then randomly divided 190 mice into 19 groups. Normal saline (10 mg/kg), diazepam (2 mg/kg), P. harmala (2.5, 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, and 60 mg/kg), and L. angustifolia (200, 400, 600, and 800 mg/kg) were intraperitoneally (IP) administrated 30 min before an IP administration of PTZ (90 mg/kg). Animals were observed for behavioral changes for one hour. In addition, the effects of flumazenil and naloxone on the a...
Source: Biomed Res - December 13, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Zahra Rahimian SeyedHassan Sadrian Mina Shahisavandi Hadi Aligholi Mohammad M Zarshenas Alireza Abyar Zahra Zeraatpisheh Ali A Asadi-Pooya Source Type: research
Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the ‘Munstead’ cultivar of Lavandula angustifolia
Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender) is commercially important not only as an ornamental species but also as a major source of fragrances. To better understand the genomic basis of chemical diversity in lave... (Source: BMC Genetics)
Source: BMC Genetics - December 13, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: John P. Hamilton, Brieanne Vaillancourt, Joshua C. Wood, Haiyan Wang, Jiming Jiang, Douglas E. Soltis, C. Robin Buell and Pamela S. Soltis Tags: Data Note Source Type: research
The antibacterial effectiveness of lavender essential oil against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a systematic review
With the overuse and misuse of antibiotics, multi-drug resistant organisms have become a prominent issue in healthcare, increasing morbidity and mortality in affected patients. One such organism of concern is methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which is a leading cause of a variety of clinical infections. Therefore, in the interest of finding alternate substances to antibiotics, there has been increased interest in the antibacterial properties of lavender essential oil (LEO). This systematic review aims to collate information regarding the antibacterial properties of LEO against S. aureus and MRSA. A systema...
Source: Frontiers in Pharmacology - December 7, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender on Pain of Needle Insertion and Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients; a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
CONCLUSION: In summary, the findings indicate a notable reduction in catheter insertion pain in AVF and relief from RLS among HD patients through the use of lavender essential oil. As a result, future research is encouraged to include a comparison of lavender's effects with those of a placebo group.PMID:38022715 | PMC:PMC10674070 | DOI:10.22037/aaem.v12i1.2071 (Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing)
Source: Accident and Emergency Nursing - November 29, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Fatemeh Izadi Seyed Amirhossein Mazhari Masoomeh Najafi Mohammad Taghi Ashoobi Milad Sarafi Samad Karkhah Pooyan Ghorbani Vajargah Poorya Takasi Mahbobeh Firooz Seyed Javad Hosseini Nurten Ozen Source Type: research
