MOTIVATION Foot placement and its variability can serve as indicators of mobility and walking ability as a function of age, injury, and disease in humans. Inertial measurement units (IMU) can potentially quantify foot motion without need for laboratorybased motion capture equipment, and for relatively long bouts of walking during daily living. One limitation is that integration of IMU data is s...

BACKGROUND Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is still one of the major causes of severe maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Currently, no guideline for PPH occurring in primary midwifery care in the Netherlands is available. A set of 25 quality indicators for prevention and management of PPH in primary care has been developed by an expert panel consisting of midwives, obstetricians, ambulanc...

BACKGROUND Massage therapy has grown in popularity, yet little is known globally or in New Zealand about massage therapists and their practices. PURPOSE AND SETTING The aims of this study were to describe the practice patterns of trained Massage New Zealand massage therapists in New Zealand private practice, with regard to therapist characteristics; practice modes and settings, and therapy ch...

BACKGROUND The anxiety reduction before coronary angiography has clinical advantages and is one of the objectives of nursing. Reflexology is a non-invasive method that has been used in several clinical situations. Applying reflexology might have effect on the reduction of anxiety before coronary angiography. OBJECTIVES The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to investigate the effect of...

Introduction Massage techniques fall within the scope of many different health care providers. Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and chiropractors receive insurance reimbursement for health care services, including massage. Although many patients pay out of pocket for massage services, it is unclear how the insurance company reimbursement policies factor provider qualifications into...

Hyperhidrosis is a disorder of excessive sweating beyond what is physiologically necessary for thermoregulation. Primary hyperhidrosis is localized; it can affect the axillae, palms, soles, face, and other areas and is idiopathic. The prevalence of hyperhidrosis in the United States is estimated to be 2.8% of the population, with about one-half (1.4%) of these individuals having the axillary fo...

LIPTON, J. R/I. Thermosensitiuity of medulla oblongata in control of body temperature. Am. J. Physiol. 224(4): 890-897. 1973.-When the temperature of the medulla oblongata (T,) of conscious rats was altered, changes occurred in rectal temperature (T,) and in thermoregulatory behavior that were generally similar to those produced by altering the temperature of the preoptic/anterior hypothalamic ...

Studies of ecological speciation are often biased towards extrinsic sources of selection against hybrids, resulting from intermediate hybrid morphology, but the knowledge of how genetic incompatibilities accumulate over time under natural conditions is limited. Here we focus on a physiological trait, metabolic rate, which is central to life history strategies and thermoregulation but is also li...