Importance of heat therapy in the treatment of pain in the daily clinical practice.

Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain includes a wide variety of causes and conditions. Despite the heterogeneity of MSK pain, it is possible to identify some common clinical features and treatments. Heat therapy (HT) is one of the most common and could be a suitable non-pharmacological approach.

Suitability of Slaughterhouse-Acquired Pig Eyes as Model Systems for Refractive Ultraviolet and Infrared Femtosecond Laser Research.

Purpose: To elucidate whether it is feasible to use porcine eyes from scalded, abattoir-acquired animals for refractive femtosecond laser research.

Methods: An infrared laser (FS 200) and an ultraviolet laser (prototype version) were tested for their applicability on scalded pig eyes. Fifty porcine eyes were divided into two equally-sized groups and assigned to either the infrared or the ultraviolet laser.

Effects of foam rolling on vastus intermedius and lateralis microvascular blood flow.

Introduction: Foam Rolling (FR) as a technique of self-massage has become a widely used intervention in clinical and sports practice. It is assumed that FR leads to an increased intramuscular microvascular blood flow (MBF), and therefore is commonly recommended as a warm-up or regeneration method. However, no data validate the effects of FR on MBF.

Early functional and morphological changes of calf muscles in delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) assessed with 7T MRI.

Background: To assess morphological and functional alterations of the skeletal muscle in exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) using 7 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Methods: DOMS was induced in 16 volunteers performing an eccentric exercise protocol of the calf muscles of one randomized leg. 7 T MRI including T1w- (0.

Moderate evidence exists for four microRNAs as potential biomarkers for tendinopathies and degenerative tendon ruptures at the upper extremity in elderly patients: conclusion of a systematic review with best-evidence synthesis.

Purpose: The aim of this systematic review was to investigate tendon-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers for the detection of tendinopathies or degenerative tendon ruptures. Also, their regulatory mechanisms within the tendon pathophysiology were summarized.

Methods: A systematic literature research was performed using the PRISMA guidelines.