BACKGROUND To compare in a prospective randomized study Mersilene tape and standard metal wire for complications and pain upon sternal wound closure. METHODS Sixty-four patients scheduled for cardiac surgery were prospectively randomized to undergo sternal closure using either Mersilene tape (n=30) or standard metal wire (n=34). The intensity of postoperative pain from the chest wound was ass...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of patellar taping on the amplitude of electromyographic activity (EMG) of vasti activation in subjects with and without patellofemoral pain (PFP). METHODS Ten participants with PFP and 12 asymptomatic controls were recruited to the study. The study was designed as a randomised crossover trial. Participants completed a stair stepping task. Three experiment...

Abstract This research investigates the limitations of apparent paradox in which neck flexion, is associated with poor inhibition and pain, seems to facilitate performance some tasks. We compared effect a flexed on reaction time go-nogo task using novel method fixing posture. hypothesize that posture speeds response for tasks high prepotency (when participants are biased toward responding), but...

BACKGROUND Pain during and after topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one of the few severe adverse effects of the new treatment of skin diseases. OBJECTIVE To compare the pain experienced in normal skin treated with 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) PDT and 5-aminolevulinic methylester (ALA-ME) PDT. DESIGN Double-blind randomized trial. INTERVENTIONS Twenty healthy volunteers were treated ran...

objective: this study compared the tension-free vaginal tape (tvt) and transobturator tape (tot) procedures for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women. materials and methods: this prospective non randomized clinical trial was conducted in vali-e-asr hospital from march 2001 to march 2005. a total of 71 patients with clinical and urodynamic diagnosis of stress urinary inconti...

background: inattention to ergonomic factors will influence the students’ health and cause discomfort during their adulthood. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the relationship between ergonomic and environmental conditions of classrooms and pain sensation in students. methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 442 elementary students of zahedan city in 2007. the typ...

People show empathic responses to others' pain, yet how they choose to apportion pain between themselves and others is not well understood. To address this question, we observed choices to reapportion social allocations of painful stimuli and, for comparison, also elicited equivalent choices with money. On average people sought to equalize allocations of both pain and money, in a manner which i...

in less than 150 words) Malan-Gwader Complex located along the Balochistan coast is significantly important as it cover two Ramsar sites i.e. Ormara Turtle Beaches and Astola (Haft Talar) Island. A large lagoon is also a part of the Complex. The area is known for rocky headland located at Malan, Ormara, Pasni and Gwader whereas largest island of Pakistan is also located within the Complex. Beca...

abstract urban neighborhoods are as the smallest unit of spatial organization in the city to urban stability. neighborhoods development will be considered one of the main goals of planning the urban stability development and, it is key action to achieve stable development. stable community development perspective, will strengthen the new approach, that the solving of the urban problems is perce...