Background: Neglecting the pain assessment in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with decreased level of consciousness (LOC) can lead to inappropriate pain management. Implementation of a pain management protocol may contribute to avoiding such negligence. Aim: This study aimed to determine the effect of using a pain monitoring protocol on the pain intensity of ICU patients with decreased LOC. ...

The purpose of this study, which comprised 2 experiments, was to investigate cognitive effects on odor perception. An odor was presented using an olfactometer. In Experiment 1 ("continuous" presentation), anethole, an odor unfamiliar to most Japanese individuals, was presented continuously for 1 session (20 min), whereas in Experiment 2 ("intermittent" presentation), odor stimuli were presented...

BACKGROUND Exercise reduces obesity and related glucose tolerance, but whether increasing exercise intensity offers additional benefit at fixed exercise amounts is unknown. OBJECTIVE To determine the separate effects of exercise amount and intensity on abdominal obesity and glucose tolerance. DESIGN 24-week, single-center, parallel-group trial from 2009 to 2013. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT0095...

INTRODUCTION Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) lead to masticatory muscle pain, jaw movement disability and limitation in mouth opening. Pain is the chief complaint in 90% of the TMD patients which leads to disability and severe socioeconomic costs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic effects of low level laser therapy (LLLT) compared to pharmacotherapy with NSAIDs (naprox...

this study aimed to compare the effects of high intensity and high volume training on lactate accumulation, time performance and vo2peak in 10-14 years old distance runners. 20 male endurance runners aged 12.5±2.32 years old and with a height of 154.62±3.27 cm, weight of 34.5±5.12 kg, maximum heart rate of 207.5±3.1 and vo2max of 36.45±3.22 ml /kg/min took part in the experiment. the experiment...

background: the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of high-intensity interval training (hiit) on nitric oxide metabolites (no2 - , no3 - ) and myocardial infarct size after ischemia/reperfusion (i/r) injury in healthy male rats. methods: a total of 44 wistar rats were randomly divided into 4 groups including hiit (n=8), hiit + ir protocol (n=14), control (n=8), and control + ir (n...

conclusions according to the results of the present study, aerobic exercise at moderate intensity and proper time can be considered as a special treatment to prevent diabetes complications and related disorders, particularly obesity. objectives this study aimed to determine whether in patients with type 2 diabetes, substrate oxidation and energy expenditure were affected by the type of intensit...