Effects of Visual Feedback During Balance Training on Knee Function and Balance Ability in Postoperative Patients After Knee Fracture: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To investigate the effects of visual feedback training on knee function and balance ability in postoperative patients with knee fracture.

Methods: A clinical randomized controlled trial with 104 participants, randomly assigned (1:1) to a visual feedback training group or a  control group. Eligible participants were evaluated using Lysholm scores, the Tinetti scale, and the evaluation module of TecnoBody® to demonstrate dynamic balance function in a standing position before treatment and after 4 and 8 weeks of treatment.

A pilot project for the effective delivery of HAART in rural China.

The purpose of this pilot study, conducted in rural Jilin Province in northeastern China, was to develop and test an infrastructure for the delivery of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) that might be applicable to other such areas across the country. Earlier attempts to provide antiretroviral therapy in rural areas met with mixed success in large measure because of social stigma, a lack of adequate physician training, and problems with patient retention. In response to these problems, a highly integrated and family-centered approach was developed that placed emphasis on the primary care level for regimen delivery.

Effects of nitric oxide on gastric ulceration induced by nicotine and cold-restraint stress.

Aim: Stress induces gastric ulceration in human and experimental animals. People tend to smoke more cigarettes when under stress. Nitric oxide (NO) and nicotine have opposing effects on gastric integrity.

Susceptibility to cerulein-induced pancreatitis in inducible nitric oxide synthase-deficient mice.

Production of nitric oxide (NO) by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) has been proposed as a pathogenic factor in acute pancreatitis, but its role has still not been fully examined. The present study explored the role of iNOS in cerulein-induced acute pancreatitis using iNOS-deficient mice. Twelve- to 14-week-old male mice (C57B1/6 and iNOS-deficient) were administered cerulein by intraperitoneal (i.

Vagal hyperactivity in stress induced gastric ulceration in rats.

Indirect evidence suggests that stress ulceration is provoked by vagal hyperactivity. However, direct evidence of hypervagal activity during stress conditions is lacking. Experiments were designed to directly measure vagal activity under different stress conditions in rats.