Objective:To utilize usculoskeletal ultrasound technology for real-time assessment of related muscle characteris-tics in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain(NLBP)and to analyze the correlation with visual ana-logue scale(VAS)and Oswestry disability index questionnaire(ODI).Method:A total of 180 patients diagnosed with chronic NLBP in the department of rehabilitation of the Sec-ond Hospital in Fuzhou from December 2022 to June 2023 were selected as NLBP group,and 120 healthy subjects who underwent physical examination at the same time period were selected as the control group.VAS and ODI questionnaires were used to assess the two groups of subjects.Based on musculoskeletal ultrasound technology,the muscle thickness and elastic modulus of transverse abdominal muscle and multifidus muscle in resting and contraction positions were detected in real time.Finally,the correlation analysis was performed be-tween the real-time muscle characteristics monitoring indexes of musculoskeletal ultrasound and the VAS and ODI scores in NLBP patients.Result:The VAS score showed that the healthy group was 0.58±0.73 and the NLBP group was 3.29±0.42.There was a significant difference in VAS score between the two groups(t=40.729,P＜0.001).The ODI score showed that the healthy group was 4.25±0.36 and the NLBP group was 14.41±1.63.The difference of ODI score between the two groups was statistically significant(t=-67.162,P＜0.001).The transverse abdominal muscle test showed that the thickness of the healthy group was 3.89±0.31 mm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 2.85±0.26 mm.At the contraction position,the thickness of the healthy group was 5.18±0.35 mm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 3.64±0.29 mm.The multifidus muscle test showed that the thickness of the healthy group was 2.19±0.14 cm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 1.82±0.16 cm.At the contraction position,the thickness of the healthy group was 3.15±0.22 cm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 2.41±0.21 cm.Compared with the healthy group,the muscle thickness of the transverse abdominis of the NLBP group(t=-31.401,-48.751;P＜0.001)and multifidus muscle thickness were significantly reduced(t=-20.610,-29.335;P＜0.001).The correlation analysis showed that there was a significant negative correlation between VAS score and transverse abdominal muscle thickness(r=-0.69,P＜0.001)and multifidus muscle thickness(r--0.45,P＜0.001)at rest.There was a significant negative correlation between the VAS score and the thickness of the transverse abdominal muscle(r=-0.59,P＜0.001)and the thickness of the multifidus muscle(r=-0.31,P＜0.001).At rest,there was a significant negative correlation between ODI score and transverse abdominal muscle thickness(r=-0.58,P＜0.001)and multifidus muscle thickness(r=-0.36,P＜0.001).In the contractile position,there was a significant negative correlation between the VAS score and the thickness of the transverse abdominal muscle(r=-0.54,P＜0.001)and the thickness of the multifidus muscle(r=-0.22,P=0.0029).Conclusion:Musculoskeletal ultrasonography can be used as a real-time detection method to evaluate the rele-vant characteristic indexes of NLBP in subjects.

ObjectiveTo explore the effect of virtual reality on upper limb function in stroke patients through diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). MethodsFrom September, 2021 to March, 2023, 80 stroke patients in the Fuzhou Second General Hospital were randomly divided into control group (n = 40) and experimental group (n = 40). Both groups received routine rehabilitation, while the experimental group received virtual reality training additionally, for four weeks. They were assessed with Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremities (FMA-UE) and Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) before treatment, after treatment and after four-week follow-up; and they were scaned with DTI to measure the fractional anisotropy (FA) and relative anisotropy (RA) of cerebral peduncle and posterior limb of inner capsule of the affected side before and after treatment. ResultsTwo cases dropped in each group. The FMA-UE and ARAT scores increased in both groups after treatment and follow-up (F > 2.790, P < 0.001), and increased more in the experimental group than in the control group (t > 2.297, P < 0.05). FA and RA in the posterior limb of inner capsule increased in both groups after treatment (t > 21.013, P < 0.001), and increased more in the experimental group (t > 2.006, P < 0.05). The d-value of FA of the posterior limb of internal capsule before and after treatment (ΔFA) was positively correlated with the d-value of FMA-UE score (r > 0.362, P < 0.05) in both groups, the ΔFA of the posterior limb of internal capsule was positively correlated with the d-value of ARAT score (r = 0.459, P < 0.01). ConclusionVirtual reality training can promote the recovery of upper limb function in stroke patients, which may associate with the conductivity of posterior limb of inner capsule.

Objective:To utilize usculoskeletal ultrasound technology for real-time assessment of related muscle characteris-tics in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain(NLBP)and to analyze the correlation with visual ana-logue scale(VAS)and Oswestry disability index questionnaire(ODI).Method:A total of 180 patients diagnosed with chronic NLBP in the department of rehabilitation of the Sec-ond Hospital in Fuzhou from December 2022 to June 2023 were selected as NLBP group,and 120 healthy subjects who underwent physical examination at the same time period were selected as the control group.VAS and ODI questionnaires were used to assess the two groups of subjects.Based on musculoskeletal ultrasound technology,the muscle thickness and elastic modulus of transverse abdominal muscle and multifidus muscle in resting and contraction positions were detected in real time.Finally,the correlation analysis was performed be-tween the real-time muscle characteristics monitoring indexes of musculoskeletal ultrasound and the VAS and ODI scores in NLBP patients.Result:The VAS score showed that the healthy group was 0.58±0.73 and the NLBP group was 3.29±0.42.There was a significant difference in VAS score between the two groups(t=40.729,P＜0.001).The ODI score showed that the healthy group was 4.25±0.36 and the NLBP group was 14.41±1.63.The difference of ODI score between the two groups was statistically significant(t=-67.162,P＜0.001).The transverse abdominal muscle test showed that the thickness of the healthy group was 3.89±0.31 mm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 2.85±0.26 mm.At the contraction position,the thickness of the healthy group was 5.18±0.35 mm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 3.64±0.29 mm.The multifidus muscle test showed that the thickness of the healthy group was 2.19±0.14 cm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 1.82±0.16 cm.At the contraction position,the thickness of the healthy group was 3.15±0.22 cm,and the thickness of the NLBP group was 2.41±0.21 cm.Compared with the healthy group,the muscle thickness of the transverse abdominis of the NLBP group(t=-31.401,-48.751;P＜0.001)and multifidus muscle thickness were significantly reduced(t=-20.610,-29.335;P＜0.001).The correlation analysis showed that there was a significant negative correlation between VAS score and transverse abdominal muscle thickness(r=-0.69,P＜0.001)and multifidus muscle thickness(r--0.45,P＜0.001)at rest.There was a significant negative correlation between the VAS score and the thickness of the transverse abdominal muscle(r=-0.59,P＜0.001)and the thickness of the multifidus muscle(r=-0.31,P＜0.001).At rest,there was a significant negative correlation between ODI score and transverse abdominal muscle thickness(r=-0.58,P＜0.001)and multifidus muscle thickness(r=-0.36,P＜0.001).In the contractile position,there was a significant negative correlation between the VAS score and the thickness of the transverse abdominal muscle(r=-0.54,P＜0.001)and the thickness of the multifidus muscle(r=-0.22,P=0.0029).Conclusion:Musculoskeletal ultrasonography can be used as a real-time detection method to evaluate the rele-vant characteristic indexes of NLBP in subjects.

Objective:To observe any effect of transplanting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) on microglia and neuron expression in newborn mice with hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD).Methods:Sixty 10-day-old C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into a sham operation group, a hypoxic-ischemia group, a placebo group and a stem cell group, each of 15. The hypoxia-ischemia model was induced in the hypoxia-ischemia, placebo and stem cell groups, while the sham operation group was sutured after the neck incision. After successful modeling, the rats in the stem cell group were injected with BMSCs into the bregma while those in the placebo group received phosphate buffered saline. Seven days later, brain tissue was resected and its structure was observed using transmission electron microscopy. Immunofluorescence staining was performed to observe the expression of microglia and neurons in the left cerebral cortex.Results:Seven days after stem cell transplantation, the neuron morphology had improved and nerve fiber swelling was relieved in the stem cell group. The average expression of neurons was significantly greater in the stem cell group compared with the hypoxic-ischemia and placebo groups, while the expression of microglia was significantly lower.Conclusions:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells may induce neuron regeneration and reduce inflammatory response by inhibiting the expression of microglia, at least in neonatal rats modeling hypoxic-ischemic brain injury.

Two cases of nevus of Ota resistant to multiple sessions of Q-switched laser treatment are reported.Both of the patients were females,who developed beige or blue patches on the left side of the face (zygomatic region,cheek)several months after birth.No conjunctiva or sclera was involved.The lesions spread to the left retroauricular region and posterior neck during pregnancy in one patient.Histopathological examination of the lesions showed scattered melanocytes and melanophages in lower dermis and subcutaneous adipose tissue as well as apparent proliferation of collagen.Immunostaining for CD34 showed no abnormality in the distribution of vascular endothelial cells in these tissues.No obvious improvement was observed in either of the patient after more than 10 sessions(12 sessions in 1 case,and 13 sessions in the other case)of treatments with Q-switched alexandrite(755 nm)or Q-switched Nd:YAG laser(1064 nm).The immediate response of lesions to laser irradiation was unusual.Purpura or errhysis was absent in the lesions after repetitive irradiation with high-energy laser,but both were visible in the adjacent normal skin even after irradiation with low-energy laser.