Prospective evaluation of muscle strength and spine joint motility of patients who underwent surgery for colorectal cancer by open and laparoscopic methods.

Introduction: The current trend in oncological surgery is to minimize its degree of invasiveness while maintaining a satisfactory survival rate. Surgical treatments within the large intestine are applied through traditional open surgery (OS) or laparoscopic surgery (LS).

Aim: The purpose of this nonrandomized, prospective, single-centered clinical examination was to compare motility within the spine joints and evaluate abdominal muscle strength of patients who underwent LS or OS for colorectal cancer.

Hemostatic parameters in patients with spinal cord injury in subacute and chronic phase of the rehabilitation.

The goal of this study was to measure hemostatic markers after SCI. Assesing changes in coagulation and fibrynilitic system in SCI patients in different time post injury to Cross-sectional study. Rehabilitation Department of the Bydgoszcz University Hospital, Poland from 2011 to 2017.

Modulatory effect of laser irradiation on mastoparan-7-induced contraction.

Mastoparan-7 activates guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G-proteins) and stimulates both apoptosis and increases in cytoplasmic calcium concentration and may induce smooth muscle contraction. The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the modulatory effect of laser stimulation on vascular smooth muscle contraction induced by direct stimulation of G-protein with mastoparan-7. Experiments were performed on isolated and perfused tail arteries of Wistar rats.

Prospective evaluation of the quality of life of patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer depending on the surgical technique.

Purpose: Monitoring of the quality of life of patients in addition to satisfactory survival indexes in order to choose an optimal treatment method is a trend in contemporary oncological surgery. The goal of the study was to prospectively evaluate the quality of life of patients treated for colorectal cancer depending on the type of surgical technique (open surgery (OS) vs. laparoscopic surgery (LS)).

Evaluation of distant sequelae of breast cancer treatment among patients after breast-conserving surgery depending on the type of intervention in the axillary fossa.

Aim Of The Study: The goal of this work was to assess upper-limb sequelae among patients undergoing breast-conserving therapy (BCT) for breast cancer 5-6 years after the surgical procedure.

Material And Methods: A controlled clinical study was conducted on 128 patients who had undergone surgery 5-6 years prior. BCT + ALND (axillary lymph node dissection) was performed in 58 patients and 69 underwent BCT + SLND (sentinel lymph node dissection).

Ultrasound therapy: Dose-dependent effects in LBP treatment.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) affects most people at least once in their lives.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound therapy (UD) in patients with LBP receiving two different treatment dosages.

Methods: The study design was a randomized prospective study.

Assessment of quality of life in women five years after breast cancer surgery, members of Breast Cancer Self-Help Groups - non-randomized, cross-sectional study.

Aim Of The Study: To assess the quality of life in patients treated for breast cancer who were 5 years after diagnosis and were active members of Breast Cancer Self-Help Groups.

Material And Methods: The study had a non-randomized, cross-sectional design. We enrolled 167 women who were more than 5 years after mastectomy and were active members of Breast Cancer Self-Help Groups (group A1).

Foot posture in female patients 5 years after breast-conserving surgery: a case-control study.

Purpose: Along with the improvement in the outcomes of breast cancer treatment being observed in the recent years, long-term studies to assess distant adverse effects of the treatment have become increasingly important. The objective of this study was to assess the foot posture in patients subjected to breast-conserving therapy. The assessment was made 5 years after the surgical procedure.

Analysis of Undesirable Sequelae of Sentinel Node Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients - a Prospective Cohort Study.

Use of sentinel lymph node biopsy limits the frequency and severity of sequelae of surgical treatment. However, the procedure itself may not be completely free of complications. The goal of this work was to analyze prospectively the occurrence of undesirable sequelae in patients undergoing sentinel lymph node biopsy as an isolated intervention in the axillary fossa.

The influence of low level laser irradiation on vascular reactivity.

Purpose: The mechanism of action of low level laser irradiation on tissues is unclear. Authors of publications present the positive clinical impact of low and medium power laser irradiation on vascular reactivity. The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of vascular endothelium in laser-induced constricted by endothelin-1 and phenylephrine.

Evaluation of changes to foot shape in females 5 years after mastectomy: a case-control study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in foot shape of women 5 years after undergoing breast amputation.

Methods: Evaluation of foot shape was performed using a non-invasive device for computer analysis of the plantar surface of the foot. Obtained results were compared between feet on the healthy breast side (F1) and on the amputated breast side (F2).

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials assessing safety and efficacy of posterior pericardial drainage in patients undergoing heart surgery.

Objectives: To investigate the potential beneficial effects of posterior pericardial drainage in patients undergoing heart surgery.

Methods: Multiple online databases and relevant congress proceedings were screened for randomized controlled trials assessing the efficacy and safety of posterior pericardial drainage, defined as posterior pericardiotomy incision, chest tube to posterior pericardium, or both. Primary endpoint was in-hospital/30 days' cardiac tamponade.

The Effect of Two Different Cognitive Tests on Gait Parameters during Dual Tasks in Healthy Postmenopausal Women.

Introduction: The paper aims to evaluate the influence of two different demanding cognitive tasks on gait parameters using BTS SMART system analysis.

Patients And Methods: The study comprised 53 postmenopausal women aged 64.5 ± 6.

The influence of a ten-week Nordic walking training-rehabilitation program on the level of lipids in blood in overweight and obese postmenopausal women.

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a ten-week Nordic Walking (NW) rehabilitation program on chosen anthropometric parameters and the level of basic lipids in overweight and obese postmenopausal women's blood. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 32 women aged 50-68 (average: 59.7 ± 5.

The Assessment of the Magnitude of Frontal Plane Postural Changes in Breast Cancer Patients After Breast-Conserving Therapy or Mastectomy - Follow-up Results 1 Year After the Surgical Procedure.

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in Polish women. Management of breast cancer includes surgical treatment as well as adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, hormonal therapy, and combination regimens. One of the adverse consequences of oncological management of breast cancer may involve changes in frontal plane body posture.

Effects of Nordic Walking and Pilates exercise programs on blood glucose and lipid profile in overweight and obese postmenopausal women in an experimental, nonrandomized, open-label, prospective controlled trial.

Objective: Cardiometabolic effects of physical exercise depend on its intensity, duration, and type. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of two exercise models, Nordic Walking (NW) and Pilates, on postmenopausal women.

Methods: The study comprised 196 overweight or obese women: 20 were advised to maintain their previous level of physical activity (control group) whereas the others started either an NW exercise program (n = 88) or a Pilates exercise program (n = 88).

Lamellar slippage of bilayers--a hypothesis on low friction of natural joints.

The cartilage's amphoteric surface behavior is a physical phenomenon in biological lubrication. However, there is a lack of knowledge on amphoteric phospholipids bilayers and in overcoming friction in cartilage joints. In this paper, friction experiments were conducted, and the cartilage's surface was characterized using pH and wettability, while the interfacial energy and coefficients were determined.

The Probable Explanation for the Low Friction of Natural Joints.

The surface of an articular cartilage, coated with phospholipid (PL) bilayers, plays an important role in its lubrication and movement. Intact (normal) and depleted surfaces of the joint were modelled and the pH influence on the surface interfacial energy, wettability and friction were investigated. In the experiments, the deterioration of the PL bilayer was controlled by its wettability and the applied friction.

Age- and menopause-related differences in physiological factors of health quality in women aged 35-60.

The purpose of this study was to elucidate using time series analysis age and menopause induced differences in selected health quality related physiological factors. The study was conducted, using the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), and the NHANES 1999-2002 data, on women aged 35-60. Subjects who had not had surgical menopause, did not use contraceptives, did not smoke, and did not breastfeed during the examination, and did not use contraception and for whom follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone (LH) activity was assessed, were included in the study.

[Patients's with aphasia communication problems].

Aphasia is a speech disorder caused by disorders of speech centre in brain cortex. Patient with aphasia compensates communication disorders by communication strategy, witch are spontaneous mechanisms, and uses individual rehabilitation methods. Compensation mechanisms are divided in to: phonetic, inflective, formative, semantic, discursive and structural.

Measures of menopause driven differences in levels of blood lipids, follicle-stimulating hormone, and luteinizing hormone in women aged 35 to 60 years: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002 study.

Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the association of the menopausal transition with differences in lipid and endogenous hormone levels in normal [18.5 kg/m² ≤ body mass index (BMI) ≤ 24.99 kg/m] and overweight (BMI >24.

Changes in level of VO2max, blood lipids, and waist circumference in the response to moderate endurance training as a function of ovarian aging.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of moderate endurance training on a set of physiological parameters accompanying menopausal transition.

Methods: One hundred sixty-eight women participated in the study. The cohort was divided into three subgroups: premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal.