BACKGROUND In the absence of scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of shoulder management strategies after stage I of fingertip reconstruction, the purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of various rehabilitation procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients who underwent fingertip reconstruction with a random-pattern abdominal skin flap between March 2007 and Februa...

Several studies explored the biological effects of low frequency low energy pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) on human body reporting different functional changes. Much research activity has focused on the mechanisms of interaction between PEMFs and membrane receptors such as the involvement of adenosine receptors (ARs). In particular, PEMF exposure mediates a significant upregulation of A2...

+ Yin-Chih Fu , Je-Ken Chang, Chung-Hwan Chen, Gwo-Jaw Wang, Mei-Ling Ho +Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan [email protected] ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) has been successfully applied for accelerating fracture repair as early as 1979. Since the treatment required 8-12 hrs of application daily, the inconvenience leads us to develop a newly designe...

background : effects of electromagnetic fields on healing have been investigated for centuries. substantial data indicates that exposure to electromagnetic field can lead to enhanced healing in both soft and hard tissues. helmholtz coil is a device that generates pulsed electromagnetic fields. objective : in this study, a pair of helmholtz coils for enhancing the healing process in periodontiti...

Background: Effects of electromagnetic fields on healing have been investigated for centuries. Substantial data indicates that exposure to electromagnetic field can lead to enhanced healing in both soft and hard tissues. Helmholtz coil is a device that generates pulsed electromagnetic fields. Objective: In this study, a pair of Helmholtz coils for enhancing thehealing process in periodontitis w...

CONTEXT Neuropathic pain (NP) from peripheral neuropathy (PN) arises from ectopic firing of unmyelinated C-fibers with accumulation of sodium and calcium channels. Because pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) safely induce extremely low frequency (ELF) quasirectangular currents that can depolarize, repolarize, and hyperpolarize neurons, it was hypothesized that directing this energy into the so...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to investigate the mortality of electrical utility workers exposed to electric and magnetic fields. METHODS A historical cohort mortality study was carried out on 21,744 workers who were employed in an electrical company in the province of Québec between 1970 and 1988. The last job held by each study subject was coded. A job exposure matrix (JEM) was...