[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of childbirth delivery method on vaginal pressure and abdominal thickness during the Valsalva maneuver (VAL). [Subjects] Thirty healthy female volunteers (26-39 years of age) were selected for this research. Their delivery histories were: nulliparous 10, vaginal delivery 10, and Cesarean delivery 10. None of the participants had a hi...

UNLABELLED The effects of Epley's maneuver in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) associated with Menière's disease are controversial. AIMS To evaluate the progression of positional vertigo and nystagmus after one or more of Epley's maneuvers in BPPV associated with Menière's disease, and the recurrence of BPPV. METHOD a retrospective study of 62 patients with BPPV associated with M...

Introduction The use of vagal nerve stimulation is identified as a proper treatment option in patients with stable supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). This study aimed to assess the success of Valsalva maneuver via a handmade device in reversion of SVT. Methods In this quasi experimental study, using a handmade device, vagus nerve stimulation was performed for SVT patients presenting to emerg...

UNLABELLED The effectiveness of postmaneuver postural restrictions is controversial in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. AIM To verify the role of postural restrictions in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of posterior canal, submitted to a single Epley maneuver. STUDY DESIGN clinical prospective. MATERIAL AND METHOD Fifty eight patients with benign paro...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the acute hemodynamic responses to multiple sets of passive stretching exercises performed with and without the Valsalva maneuver. METHODS Fifteen healthy men aged 21 to 29 years with poor flexibility performed stretching protocols comprising 10 sets of maximal passive unilateral hip flexion, sustained for 30 seconds with equal intervals between sets. Protoco...

This study was performed to compare continuous Finapres (FIN) and intrabrachial (IAP) blood pressure in healthy elderly volunteers. Fifteen elderly subjects (age 71 to 83) without cardiovascular disease and an intraarterial mean (range) systolic and diastolic blood pressure of 162 (122 to 195) and 73 (62 to 88) mm Hg, respectively, participated in the study. A 10-min head-up tilt, 10 min active...

Neurology 2012;78:154–156 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) presentations are one of the unique opportunities in medicine when the care rendered can result in substantial benefit with extremely low risk for harm. Disabling symptoms are cured in minutes by moving the otolithic debris out of the semicircular canal, and the maneuvers to do this carry no more risk than that of lying down ...

BACKGROUND Nasal valve collapse is a common cause of nasal obstruction in otolaryngology practice. Common examination methods, such as the Cottle Maneuver and modified Cottle Maneuver are available. However, these methods are dichotomous and do not provide ordinal severity information. The Ottawa Valve Collapse Scale (OVCS) is a grading system for assessing and easily grading external nasal val...

A 17-year-old woman had undergone exploratory laparotomy because of a huge cystic pelviabdominal mass equivalent of 36 weeks' gestation. A closed system drainage maneuver was applied via using a laparoscopic trocar to drain a revealed large left paraovarian cyst. This maneuver was found to be a simple and effective method to safely aspirate giant paraovarian cysts; thus allowing their total exc...