Urinary calculi successfully expelled in a patient through traditional Chinese exercise: A case report.

Rationale: Urinary calculi are hard mineral deposits that typically require medication or surgery, such as lithotripsy. This case report presents traditional Chinese exercises (TCEs) as a potential alternative for stone expulsion.

Patient Concerns: A 41-year-old male with no history of urinary tract stones, experienced sudden severe lower back and abdominal pain accompanied by nausea and vomiting.

Effects of resveratrol on renal ischemia-reperfusion injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury may lead to acute kidney injury, which is characterized by high morbidity and mortality rates. Resveratrol (RSV) can be extracted from Chinese herbs, and multiple animal experiments have demonstrated its potential for renal protection. This systematic review evaluates the protective effect of RSV against renal I/R injury in animal models.

Simplified Chinese version of the international prostate symptom score and the benign prostatic hyperplasia impact index: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia.

Background: The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the international prostate symptom score (IPSS) and benign prostatic hyperplasia impact index (BII) into simplified Chinese for mainland Chinese patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).

Methods: The original English IPSS and BII were translated into simplified Chinese versions based on cross-cultural adaptation guidelines. Internal consistency was evaluated with Cronbach's α, then test-retest reliability with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) in stable patients.

Protective Effect of Melatonin for Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury is one of the major causes related to acute kidney damage. Melatonin has been shown as a powerful antioxidant, with many animal experiments have been designed to evaluate the therapeutic effect of it to renal I/R injury. This systematic review aimed to assess the therapeutic effect of melatonin for renal I/R injury in animal models.

A systematic review of cross-cultural adaptation of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index.

Background: The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) was developed to accurately assess the pain, urinary symptoms, and quality of life related to chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). This study aimed to evaluate the cross-cultural adaptations of the NIH-CPSI.

Method: PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and SciELO databases were searched from their established year to September 2020.

Is manipulative therapy clinically necessary for relief of neck pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To summarize and critically assess the effificacy of Eastern and Western manipulative therapies for the treatment of neck pain in adults.

Methods: A search of PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov, EMBASE, etc.

Traditional Chinese Herb Combined with Surgery versus Surgery for Varicocele Infertility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Objective. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness and safety of traditional Chinese herb combined with surgery for male varicocele infertility compared to surgery. Methods.

A systematic review of cross-cultural adaptation of the neck disability index.

Study Design: Systematic review of cross-cultural adaptation.

Objective: To perform a systematic review of cross-cultural adaptations of the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and to give a critical assessment to improve its translation.

Summary Of Background Data: The NDI is used to assess functional capacity and physical activity in patients with neck pain, but the quality of its cross-cultural adaptations has not been systematically reviewed.

Neurological recovery and antioxidant effects of curcumin for spinal cord injury in the rat: a network meta-analysis and systematic review.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a devastating condition affecting young, healthy individuals worldwide. Existing agents have inadequate therapeutic efficacy, and some are associated with side effects. Our objective is to summarize and critically assess the neurological recovery and antioxidant effects of curcumin for treatment of SCI in rat models.