OBJECTIVE Treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) remains a challenge. The autogenic iliac bone graft is important consistent of treatment for CPT. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of wrapping autogenic iliac bone graft in improvement of the curing opportunities of CPT. METHODS We combined Ilizarov fixator with intramedullary rodding of the tibia and wra...

This paper challenges two paradigms long held in relation to the ecology of parasites in freshwater systems: (1) autogenic species are poorer colonisers than allogenic ones; and (2) parasites with direct life cycles are more successful colonisers than those with complex life cycles. Using new and existing data for Acanthocephala in freshwater fish from the British Isles, it is suggested that al...

INTRODUCTION Clinical evidence indicates that certain types of movement disorders are due to psychosomatic factors. Patients with myoclonic movements are usually treated by a variety of therapeutic agents. Autogenic training (AT), a recognized form of psychosomatic therapies, is suitable for certain types of neurological diseases. We describe a patient with myoclonus who failed to respond to co...

BACKGROUND Insomnia is commonly associated with chronic health problems. Behavioural and cognitive factors often perpetuate a vicious cycle of anxiety and sleep disturbance, leading to long-term insomnia. National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence currently recommends behavioural approaches before prescribing hypnotics. Behavioural approaches aim to treat underlying causes, but are n...

BACKGROUND The long-term patency rates in vascular transplants (diameter<3.0-4.0mm) are very low due to thrombus formation and intimal hyperplasia. A possible mechanism is the loss of the endothelial cells (ECs) lining. Previous attempts to reseed ECs had poor results due to seeded cell loss, severe antigenicity, and low compliance. The objectives of this study were to generate an allogeneic va...

Airway clearance is integral to the management of COPD, yet there is no evidence as to the optimal modality. This study was conducted to compare the efficacy of two chest clearance techniques, autogenic drainage and active cycle breathing in COPD patients.Thirty subjects who were 40 60 years of age and had moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder were allocated randomly into three groups...

Introduction Learning to respond to voice-text inputs involves the subject’s ability in understanding the phonetic and text based contents and his/her ability to communicate based on his/her experience. The neuro-cognitive faculty of the subject has to support two important domains in order to make the learning process complete. In many cases, though the understanding is complete, the response ...

Purpose: According to the World Health Organization, stress is a significant problem of our times and affects both physical as well as the mental health of people. Stress is defined as a situation where the organism‘s homeostasis is threatened or the organism perceives a situation as threatening. Stress coping methods are the cognitive, behavioral and psychological efforts to deal with stress. ...

This preliminary study examined whether the practice of mind-body techniques decreases symptoms of posttraumatic stress in adolescents. Posttraumatic Stress Reaction Index questionnaires were collected from 139 high school students in Kosovo who participated in a 6-week program that included meditation, biofeedback, drawings, autogenic training, guided imagery, genograms, movement, and breathin...