Carcinoma of the nasal vestibule often requires radical surgical excision, which results in total or partial loss of the nose followed by radiation therapy. A noninvasive, cost-effective technique for rehabilitation of a patient with squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule following partial rhinectomy and radiation therapy using heat-polymerizing clear acrylic resin is presented.

Irradiated metallic nanoparticles hold great promise as heat transducers in photothermal applications such as drug delivery assays or photothermal therapy. We quantify the temperature increase of individual gold nanoparticles trapped in three dimensions near lipid vesicles exhibiting temperature sensitive permeability. The surface temperature can increase by hundreds of degrees Celsius even at ...

Clinical results recently demonstrated improvement in lesion blanching using local vacuum to target small vessels in port wine stains (PWS) birthmarks laser therapy. The release of cryogen spurts under vacuum pressures may also offer many advantages to this therapeutic procedure due to different spray-surface interactions under vacuum conditions, which may lead to enhanced heat transfer. The ob...

Methods This was a prospective, 2-arm randomized controlled pilot study for participants with acute low back pain. SMC included education about self-management, analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents, physical therapy and modalities such as heat/ice. CMT included mobilization, brief massage, modalities such as heat/ice, exercises, advice for activities of daily living, postural/ergonomic advic...

BACKGROUND In many parts of the world, including in China, extreme heat events or heat waves are likely to increase in intensity, frequency, and duration in light of climate change in the next decades. Risk perception and adaptation behaviors are two important components in reducing the health impacts of heat waves, but little is known about their relationships in China. This study aimed to exa...

■ EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER For grade 3 and 4 ankle sprains, ice works better than heat to speed recovery (return to play) (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on a single retrospective cohort study). No studies support faster return to play with the application of heat at any time after injury (SOR: B, based on head-to-head randomized trials). Ice therapy also reduces edema, but the clinica...

Background/introduction Thermal therapy has tremendous potential to augment the benefits of immunotherapy. The ability of heat to stimulate both general and tumor specific responses, in part through heat shock protein mediated mechanisms has been known for over two decades. Significant challenges persist however in translating these effects into predictable and meaningful clinical responses. Mo...