dental anxiety is defined as an abnormal fearing or dread toward preventive or therapeutic visits by a dentist and unreasonable anxiety against dental procedures. it is estimated that dental anxiety affects one-third of the general population. its physical and cognitive symptoms may result in behavioral issues such as avoidance of early dental visits that troubles both patient and dentist. in o...

background and objectives: there are studies that support music and singing as appropriate developmental care for premature infants, thus, we conducted this study to investigate the physiological and behavioral responses of premature infants to quran recitation, lullaby music and silence. methods: in a randomized controlled trial (2011-2012),120 premature infants in the neonatal unit (nnu) at i...

evidence acquisition we searched pubmed, google scholar and the cochrane databases for systemic reviews, review articles, meta-analysis and randomized clinical trials up to december 2013. results in this review, the efficacy and safety of the more commonly used cam methods for the treatment of obesity, namely herbal supplements, acupuncture, and non-invasive body-contouring, are briefly discuss...

background: despite the development of pediatric post-operative pain management and use of analgesic/narcotic drugs, post-operative pain remains as a common problem. some studies suggested, the most effective approach to controlling immediate post-operative pain may include a combination of drug agents and non-drug methods. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of music therapy on...

abstract kermanshah is a city in west of iran with a specific customs and cultures between the kermanshah is a city in west of iran with a specific customs and cultures between the people who are living here. according to historical documents these cultures are very ancient and belong to more than one thousand years. the climate condition in this place forces people to find the solution of thei...

context: vomiting is one of the most prevalent side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients. aims: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ginger plant on chemotherapy-induced vomiting, since the previous studies were somehow imperfect and have provided controversial results. materials and methods: this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted on 80...

objectives: complementary and alternative medicine methods (cam) are now used for a wide range of disorders. craniosacral therapy (cst) is one of cam methods in which manual maneuvers with light forces are used for different aspects of health. in the present research, the effects of cst were studied for reducing symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (adhd). methods: twenty-fo...

objectives: in present study, we studied the effect of teaching three painting methods (free method, subject selection method and complementary method) on creativity of children with learning disabilities. first, among all disabled students, who refer to bizhani center for learning disabilities in arak city, 60 subjects were randomly selected as statistical sample. thus, the 45 children, divide...