Objective To investigate and explore the clinical effect of preoperative exercise intervention on total hip arthroplasty. Methods Seventy-three patients who underwent primary unilateral total hip replacement (THR) in the Orthopedics Department, the Second Hospital of Jilin University between March 2017 and January 2018 were divided into 2 groups: treatment group (n=37) and control group (n=36). Patients in treatment group received exercise intervention and routine education since 4 weeks before surgery; the control group just received routine education before surgery and both groups underwent the same routine rehabilitation training. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was evaluated and compared separately between the two groups at 4 weeks before surgery (T0), 1 day before surgery (T1), before discharge (T2), 1 month after discharge (T3), and 3 months after discharge (T4). The results of Hip Harris score and Time Up and Go test (TUG) were evaluated and compared separately between the two groups at T0, T1, T3 and T4. Results Time of TUG of the treatment group and the control group at T1, T3 and T4 were (14.59±3.15) vs. (16.31±3.31) s, (13.61±2.76)vs. (15.25±3.08) s, (12.49±2.37)vs. (14.22±2.65) s, respectively, and the differences between the two groups at T1, T3 and T4 were all statistically significant (P<0.05). In terms of VAS and Harris scores, both groups showed significant improvement after surgery at different time nodes (P<0.05), but the differences between the two groups was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusion Preoperative exercise intervention can effectively improve the walking ability of THR patients and reduce the risk of falls after discharge, but it did not reduce postoperative pain or improve postoperative hip Harris score after discharge.
Facial complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a CRPS that occurs around the periorbital and/or orofacial region, showing regional chronic pain accompanied by motor and autonomic nervous dysfunction. At present, the pathogenesis of CRPS is not clear, which may include inflammatory reaction, sympathetic nerve, spinal cord, supraspinal and other mechanisms. It is related to the hemisensory disturbances of CRPS, and closely associated with facial allodynia and migraine with trigeminal nerve. This article reviews the possible mechanisms of facial CRPS and connects the limb pain with facial pain, in order to provide some reference for the study of the pathogenesis of CRPS.
Pain is one of the common complications of most diseases. Due to the unknown mechanism of pain, its treatment has been controversial. Repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation for pain has the advantages of non-invasiveness, painlessness, and well-targeted. However, the parameters of repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation for pain are not uniform due to various factors such as frequency, location of action, and coil type. In this paper, the parameters and efficacy of repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation for various kinds of pain such as acute and chronic low back pain, myofascial pain, migraine, peripheral neuralgia and post-traumatic pain are described, in order to providea theoretical basis for future research. In addition, the mechanism of repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation for pain has not been known, and this article will briefly summarize and explain on this.
ObjectiveTo explore the clinical efficacy of fascial manipulation (FM) treatment in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI).MethodsThe clinical data of CAI patients who received rehabilitation treatment in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Second Hospital of Jilin University from October 2018 to December 2020 were retrospectively collected. According to different treatment methods, patients were divided into balance training (BT) group and FM group. The BT group received BT for 4 weeks, while the FM group received BT for 4 weeks after FM treatment. Propensity score matching (PSM) was used for 1∶1 matching to compare the effects of different treatment options on the dysfunction of CAI patients. Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM) [including FAAM-activity of daily living (FAAM-ADL), activity of daily living (ADL) self-scoring, FAAM-sports (FAAM-S), and sports self-scoring], center of pressure (COP), foot lift test (FLT) were used to evaluate the changes in balance function and symptoms pre-treatment and post-treatment.ResultsA total of 52 patients were included, including 24 cases in FM group and 28 cases in BT group. Finally, after PSM method, 34 patients were included, 17 cases in each group. Before intervention, there was no significant difference in FAAM, COP and FLT between the two groups (P>0.05). After the intervention, FAAM-ADL, ADL self score, COP and FLT in the FM group were better than those in the BT group (P<0.05); there was no significant difference between FAAM-S and exercise self score (P>0.05). Before and after the intervention, FAAM, COP and FLT were improved in both groups (P<0.05). The improvement of FAAM ADL, ADL self-score and the decrease of COP in FM group were higher than that of the BT group (P<0.05). Comparison of FAAM-S, exercise self score and FLT before and after intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05).ConclusionBT can improve the function of patients with CAI, and the combination of FM is more effective in improving the ability of daily living and static balance.
Stroke has the characteristics of high incidence rate, high mortality rate and high disability rate. Most patients may have some motor dysfunction after stroke, which greatly affects the normal life of patients. As a common sequela after stroke, foot drop seriously affects the walking gait of patients, limits the activities of patients, and reduces their quality of life. In recent years, repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) has been used more and more in the rehabilitation of various diseases. Because rPMS is noninvasive, affordable and effective, it is accepted by many patients. This article reviews the research progress of rPMS for foot drop after stroke.