[Patient partnership: sharing experience in sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis].

The patient partnership is a new approach in which the patient, through his knowledge acquired from his experience with the disease, is a stakeholder in decisions about care, the organization of the health system and choices in terms of health policy. A team from the Blois hospital (41) was able to share the experience of a patient partnership during the analysis of a complex medical situation with a young man with sickle cell disease in a vaso-occlusive crisis. She reports here this new and enriching experience.

[Innovations in physical and rehabilitation medicine].

Over the last decade, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) is a medical specialty that has evolved considerably in the various fields that concern it : from the management of low back pain and lumbosciatalgia or osteoporosis in a multidisciplinary manner, through the use of new technologies in neuro-locomotor rehabilitation and robotisation in amputee patients for example, the development of regenerative medicine and prevention in sports traumatology and, finally, the progress of electrophysiology techniques for the diagnosis of small-fibre neuropathies. These various advances will be discussed in this article.

Two Weeks of High-Intensity Interval Training in Combination With a Non-thermal Diffuse Ultrasound Device Improves Lipid Profile and Reduces Body Fat Percentage in Overweight Women.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of an innovative strategy which combined low-frequency ultra sound (LOFU) with high-intensity interval training (HIIT) to improve physical fitness and promote body fat loss in overweight sedentary women. A placebo controlled, parallel group randomized experimental design was used to investigate the efficacy of a 2-week combined LOFU and HIIT program (3 sessions per week). Participants were allocated into either the Experimental HIIT group (HIIT, = 10) or Placebo HIIT group (HIIT, = 10).

Epidemiology of Judo-Related Injuries in 21 Seasons of Competitions in France: A Prospective Study of Relevant Traumatic Injuries.

Background: Judo is a full-contact fighting sport that may lead to severe injuries. There are limited data available on the incidence of judo-related injuries. The French Judo Federation has established a surveillance system to document the frequency and type of injuries during judo competitions.

Understanding the Physiological Requirements of the Mountain Bike Cross-Country Olympic Race Format.

To evaluate the physiological requirements imposed by the current mountain biking Cross-Country Olympic (XCO) format. Sixteen Cross-Country cyclists competing at national or international level participated in this study. All participants completed a simulated and a real official race on a cycling-accredited race track.