Oxylipin Dynamics Following A Single Bout of Yoga Exercise: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Secondary Analysis.

Yoga may promote health via a complex modulation of inflammation. Little is known about oxylipins, a class of circulating mediators involved in inflammation resolution. To explore the acute effects of yoga exercise on systemic levels of oxylipins.

Preoperative decreased physical activity is associated with greater postoperative pain: the mediating role of preoperative sleep disturbance.

Purpose: Engagement in physical activity (PA) is often associated with better sleep quality and less pain severity among patients diagnosed with breast cancer. However, less research has focused on whether patients' PA prior to breast surgery, including their perceived decrease in PA level, is associated with worse preoperative sleep quality, and subsequently, greater postoperative pain. This longitudinal study investigated whether patients' preoperative PA was associated with their postoperative pain.

Acupoint Sensitivity in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.

The concept of acupoints is a key defining feature of acupuncture, yet the scientific basis of acupoints remains unclear. In recent years, there has been an emerging body of animal studies demonstrating an association between cutaneous sensitivity and visceral pathophysiology, through which acupoints over the skin are sensitized in pathologic conditions. Several studies with humans have also been conducted to assess whether the sensitivity of acupoints is distinct in healthy versus clinical populations.

Effect of stretching on inflammation in a subcutaneous carrageenan mouse model analyzed at single-cell resolution.

Understanding the factors that influence the biological response to inflammation is crucial, due to its involvement in physiological and pathological processes, including tissue repair/healing, cancer, infections, and autoimmune diseases. We have previously demonstrated that in vivo stretching can reduce inflammation and increase local pro-resolving lipid mediators in rats, suggesting a direct mechanical effect on inflammation resolution. Here we aimed to explore further the effects of stretching at the cellular/molecular level in a mouse subcutaneous carrageenan-inflammation model.

The Effects of a Single Bout of High- or Moderate-Intensity Yoga Exercise on Circulating Inflammatory Mediators: A Pilot Feasibility Study.

Background: There is a knowledge gap in the physiological effects of short-term yoga exercise interventions.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) assessing the acute effects of a yoga exercise protocol practiced at 2 intensities (high or moderate) on temporal responses of a battery of systemic circulatory cytokines in healthy yoga-naïve adults.

Methods: This study was a three-arm, pre-post pilot-RCT employing a single bout of yoga exercise intervention.

Increased Clinical Pain Locations and Pain Sensitivity in Women After Breast Cancer Surgery: Influence of Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy.

Objectives: Aromatase inhibitors (AIs), which potently inhibit estrogen biosynthesis, are a standard treatment for hormone sensitive early-stage breast cancer. AIs have been associated with substantial joint pain and muscle stiffness (aromatase inhibitor-associated musculoskeletal syndrome). However, the link between AIs and number of clinical pain locations and pain sensitivity are less well understood.

A systematic review of chiropractic care for fall prevention: rationale, state of the evidence, and recommendations for future research.

Background: Falls in older adults are a significant and growing public health concern. There are multiple risk factors associated with falls that may be addressed within the scope of chiropractic training and licensure. Few attempts have been made to summarize existing evidence on multimodal chiropractic care and fall risk mitigation.

A systematic review of in vivo stretching regimens on inflammation and its relevance to translational yoga research.

Objective: To conduct a systematic review evaluating the impact of stretching on inflammation and its resolution using in vivo rodent models. Findings are evaluated for their potential to inform the design of clinical yoga studies to assess the impact of yogic stretching on inflammation and health.

Methods: Studies were identified using four databases.

Skin Temperature of Acupoints in Health and Disease: A Systematic Review.

Despite substantial progress made in the field of acupuncture research, the existence and specificity of acupoints remain controversial. In recent years, the concept of acupoint sensitization has emerged as a theoretical framework for understanding acupoints as dynamic functional entities that are sensitized in pathological conditions. Based on this premise, some have claimed that specific acupoints are thermally distinct between healthy and clinical populations, but no systematic review has been conducted to synthesize and evaluate the quality of studies supporting such claims.

Establishment of a Novel Porcine Model to Study the Impact of Active Stretching on a Local Carrageenan-Induced Inflammation.

Objective: Active stretching of the body is integral to complementary mind-body therapies such as yoga, as well as physical therapy, yet the biologic mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effects remain largely unknown. A previous study showed the impact of active stretching on inflammatory processes in rats. The present study tested the feasibility of using a porcine model, with a closer resemblance to human anatomy, to study the effects of active stretching in the resolution of localized inflammation.