OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of intermittent percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) as a treatment modality for patients with refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). PATIENTS AND METHODS Twenty female patients with IC/BPS (mean symptom duration of 4.5 ± 2.4 years) each had a 30-minute session of PTNS per week for 12 successive weeks and the symptoms were a...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES The objectives were to investigate the effect of a 12-wk intervention with behavioral modification on clinical characteristics and dietary intakes of young and otherwise healthy obese and to identify factors for successful weight loss. The goal was to lose 0.5 kg per week by reducing 300-500 kcal/day and by increasing physical activities. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty four ...

D the growing interest in daily hemodialysis (DHD), logistic and economic factors limit its dissemination. Not the least of these factors is the lack of uniform criteria for measuring efficiency. From November 1998 to November 2000, 19 patients were on DHD in our unit. The dialysis prescription was bicarbonate buffer; 6 sessions per week; 2 – 3 hours; blood flow 250 – 350 mL/min; individual K, ...

Three patients (mean age = 62) received 18-sessions of PBM stimulation twice per week for nine weeks. Each patient was assessed with Rey- Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (Rey-O testing visual memory) and Hong Kong List Learning (HKLLT verbal memory), Clinical Dementia Rating Scale (CDR), Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ), Geriatric Anxiety Scale-10 Item Version (GAS-10) Chinese Depressio...

background: high intensity interval training (hiit) is a novel training method which has received most attention in recent years. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 8 weeks of high intensity interval training (hiit) on plasma levels of adiponectin and leptin in overweight nurses. m aterials and methods: 27 nurses (mean age 25.81±60 years, height 158.01±67 cm and weight 69.41±25 ...

Eight private pilots (four men, four women) were trained to perform on a twodimensional tracking task (joystick control of a localizer/glideslope instrument) and to respond as quickly as possible to the onset of a red pinlight, appended to the tracking instrument, by depressing a button on the joystick. Tracking and reaction time scores were obtained under both static (stationary) and dynamic c...

OBJECTIVE Although mindfulness meditation (MM) is increasingly used for chronic pain treatment, limited evidence supports its clinical application for opioid-treated chronic low back pain (CLBP). The goal of this study was to determine feasibility, acceptability, and safety of an MM-based intervention in patients with CLBP requiring daily opioid therapy. DESIGN 26-week pilot randomized contro...

BACKGROUND Patients starting dialysis often have substantial residual kidney function. Incremental hemodialysis provides a hemodialysis prescription that supplements patients' residual kidney function while maintaining total (residual + dialysis) urea clearance (standard Kt/Vurea) targets. We describe our experience with incremental hemodialysis in patients using NxStage System One for home hem...