1.Clinical Observation of the Head Acupuncture Combined With Loosening Collapse Test for Post-stroke Strephenopodia
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University 2015;(12):895-897
Objective]To observe the clinical efficacy of scalp needle combined with loosening collapse test treating post-stroke strephenopodia. [Methods] 40 stroke patients with exclusive standard were randomly divided into treatment groups:treatment group(n=20) and control group(n=20).The control group received conventional medicine therapy and Bobath rehabilitation, the treatment group on the basis of the control group plus scalp and loose collapse test. The treatment was given 5 times a week in 2 groups; totally, four weeks of treatment was required. Evaluating the effect by using the modified Ashworth Scale(MAS) muscle spasm rating, Fugl-Meyer lower limb motor function assessment(FMA) before treatment and 4 weeks after treatment.[Results] The two groups before treatment the modified Ashworth Scale(MAS) muscle spasm rating, Fugl-Meyer lower limb motor function assessment(FMA) score had no statistisal difference(P>0.05);After treatment, patients had the modified Ashworth Scale(MAS) muscle spasm rating, Fugl-Meyer lower limb motor function assessment(FMA) scores than before treatment significantly improved(P<0.01), the treatment group than the control group(P<0,05). [Conclusion] On the basis of the conventional medicine therapy and Bobath rehabilitation plus the scalp needle combined with Loosening collapse test treating post-stroke strephenopodia was satisfactory. It's worth putting into clinical application and promoting.
2.Association between temperature and mortality: a multi-city time series study in Sichuan Basin, southwest China.
Yizhang XIA ; Chunli SHI ; Yang LI ; Shijuan RUAN ; Xianyan JIANG ; Wei HUANG ; Yu CHEN ; Xufang GAO ; Rong XUE ; Mingjiang LI ; Hongying SUN ; Xiaojuan PENG ; Renqiang XIANG ; Jianyu CHEN ; Li ZHANG
Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2024;29():1-1
BACKGROUND:
There are few multi-city studies on the association between temperature and mortality in basin climates. This study was based on the Sichuan Basin in southwest China to assess the association of basin temperature with non-accidental mortality in the population and with the temperature-related mortality burden.
METHODS:
Daily mortality data, meteorological and air pollution data were collected for four cities in the Sichuan Basin of southwest China. We used a two-stage time-series analysis to quantify the association between temperature and non-accidental mortality in each city, and a multivariate meta-analysis was performed to obtain the overall cumulative risk. The attributable fractions (AFs) were calculated to access the mortality burden attributable to non-optimal temperature. Additionally, we performed a stratified analyses by gender, age group, education level, and marital status.
RESULTS:
A total of 751,930 non-accidental deaths were collected in our study. Overall, 10.16% of non-accidental deaths could be attributed to non-optimal temperatures. A majority of temperature-related non-accidental deaths were caused by low temperature, accounting for 9.10% (95% eCI: 5.50%, 12.19%), and heat effects accounted for only 1.06% (95% eCI: 0.76%, 1.33%). The mortality burden attributable to non-optimal temperatures was higher among those under 65 years old, females, those with a low education level, and those with an alternative marriage status.
CONCLUSIONS
Our study suggested that a significant association between non-optimal temperature and non-accidental mortality. Those under 65 years old, females, and those with a low educational level or alternative marriage status had the highest attributable burden.
Female
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Humans
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China/epidemiology*
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Cities
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Cold Temperature
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Hot Temperature
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Mortality
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Temperature
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Time Factors
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Middle Aged
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Male