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Medicine, Research & Experimental
Xinye Li, Yonghong Gao, Min Wu, Dawei Wei, Xingjiang Xiong, Yan Yang, Yuchen Jiang, Xiandu Pan, Ran Zhao, Fan Yang, Jiahao Sun, Shengjie Yang, Li Tian, Linqiang Ban, Xingye Li, Peifen Chang, Yanwei Xing
Summary: This study aims to compare the effects of Tai Chi and aerobic exercise on blood pressure in prehypertension patients, to explore the feasibility of Tai Chi as an alternative form of exercise.
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Oncology
Denise Shuk Ting Cheung, Naomi Takemura, Tai Chung Lam, James Chung Man Ho, Wen Deng, Robert Smith, Yinxia Yan, Anne Wing Mui Lee, Chia Chin Lin
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effects of aerobic exercise and tai-chi on survival and well-being among advanced lung cancer patients, and confirmed the feasibility of these interventions in this population.
INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Mu Wang, Yanyan Chen, Yubing Xu, Xiaoyu Zhang, Ting Sun, Huazhi Li, Cunfeng Yuan, Jin Li, Zeng-Hui Ding, Zuchang Ma, Yining Sun
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Tai Chi on drug craving for women with drug disorders. The results showed that the exercise group, which underwent 3 months of Tai Chi training, experienced a significant decrease in drug craving, suggesting that Tai Chi could be a supportive treatment for drug addiction.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Liang Cheng, Shuwan Chang, Benxiang He, Yang Yan
Summary: This study compared the effects of Tai Chi and brisk walking exercise on bone mineral density in perimenopausal women. The results showed that both exercises significantly increased BMD and these effects were maintained after exercise cessation.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Xueqing Zhang, Huayu Yang, Kexin Zhang, Jianghui Zhang, Xiaoyan Lu, Haiyun Guo, Guojing Yuan, Zhihui Zhu, Jun Du, Haiyan Shi, Guifang Jin, Jiahu Hao, Ying Sun, Puyu Su, Zhihua Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effect of exercise or tai chi on Internet addiction disorder (IAD) among college students and the role of gut microbiota in this relationship. The results showed that exercise intervention had a significant effect in treating IAD, and both exercise and tai chi could relieve fatigue symptoms. Furthermore, exercise intervention regulated the gut microflora, with changes in the abundance of certain bacteria improving IAD symptoms.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Liye Zou, Tao Xiao, Chao Cao, Lee Smith, Kellie Imm, Igor Grabovac, Thomas Waldhoer, Yin Zhang, Albert Yeung, Jacopo Demurtas, Nicola Veronese, Ulf Ekelund, Yikyung Park, Lin Yang
Summary: An umbrella review evaluated the evidence of Tai Chi as a mind-body exercise for chronic illness management, finding that moderate evidence supports its effectiveness in improving physical functions and disease-specific outcomes in patients with diverse chronic illnesses compared to nonactive or active controls.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fuzhong Li, Peter Harmer, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Kathleen Fitzgerald, Kerri Winters-Stone
Summary: Cognitively enhanced tai ji quan therapy was found to be superior to standard tai ji quan and stretching exercise in improving global cognition and reducing dual-task gait interference in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. The effects of the intervention lasted for 48 weeks.
ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Yan Wang, Biru Luo, Xiaoqin Wu, Xiaoxia Li, Shujuan Liao
Summary: This study compared the effects of Tai Chi and aerobic exercise on weight, blood pressure, and blood glucose control in older adults with mild to moderate-severe depressive symptoms. The results showed that Tai Chi exercise was more effective in improving blood pressure and long-term glucose control than general aerobic exercise.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Po-Yin Chen, Chen-Yi Song, Hsin-Yen Yen, Pi-Chu Lin, Su-Ru Chen, Liang-Hsuan Lu, Chen-Li Tien, Xin-Miao Wang, Chueh-Ho Lin
Summary: The study showed that community-dwelling older adults with knee OA experienced significant improvement in functional fitness after a 12-week tai chi intervention compared to those who only received health education.
Article
Oncology
Kerri M. Winters-Stone, Fay Horak, Nathan F. Dieckmann, Shiuh-Wen Luoh, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Sydnee A. Stoyles, Eric J. Roeland, Fuzhong Li
Summary: The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of tai ji quan and strength training in preventing falls in older, postmenopausal women after chemotherapy. The study found no significant difference in the incidence of falls between the tai ji quan, strength training, and stretching control groups after 6 months of training. However, there was a significant reduction in fall-related injuries within the tai ji quan group during the first 6 months.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Jianchun Yin, Caichao Yue, Zijiao Song, Xiao Sun, Xiaodong Wen
Summary: This study aims to compare the effects of Tai chi and non-mindful exercise on measures of anxiety, depression, and general mental health. The results suggest that Tai chi is more effective in reducing anxiety, depression, and improving general mental health compared to non-mindful exercise.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Jing Zhao, Antonnette Ketlhoafetse, Xiangyun Liu, Yang Cao
Summary: The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of aerobic exercise and Yi Jin Jing on the management of ovarian function in overweight/obese women with PCOS. Through a randomized clinical trial, the results may provide a new management strategy for PCOS patients.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ana Belen Peinado-Rubia, Maria Catalina Osuna-Perez, Irene Cortes-Perez, Alicia Rojas-Navarrete, Maria del Rocio Ibancos-Losada, Rafael Lomas-Vega
Summary: This study compared the effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation (VR) and Conventional Physical Exercise (CPE) on patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. The results showed that both VR and CPE were effective in improving the health status, balance, vertical perception, and the number of falls in patients. However, VR provided additional improvements in these aspects.
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Weidong Chen, Min Li, Hai Li, Yanzhao Lin, Zhoushan Feng
Summary: This study conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the effects of Tai Chi on fall prevention and balance improvement in older adults. The results showed that Tai Chi can effectively reduce the risk of falls and improve balance ability in older adults, regardless of their health status. The effectiveness of Tai Chi increases with exercise time and frequency, and Yang-style Tai Chi is more effective than Sun-style Tai Chi.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yi Wang, Jing Tian, Qingxuan Yang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effects of Tai Chi exercise on working memory capacity and emotional regulation ability among college students. The results showed that after 12 weeks of Tai Chi training, there were significant improvements in visual memory capacity and emotion regulation ability in the Tai Chi group.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Harry P. Selker, Theodora Cohen, Ralph B. D'Agostino, Willard H. Dere, S. Nassir Ghaemi, Peter K. Honig, Kenneth I. Kaitin, Heather C. Kaplan, Richard L. Kravitz, Kay Larholt, Newell E. McElwee, Kenneth A. Oye, Marisha E. Palm, Eleanor Perfetto, Chandra Ramanathan, Christopher H. Schmid, Vicki Seyfert-Margolis, Mark Trusheim, Hans-Georg Eichler
Summary: N-of-1 trials are single-patient crossover trials aimed at determining the most effective treatment for individual patients. While these trials are rarely integrated into general care currently, they have the potential to offer substantial benefit. There are type 1 and type 2 N-of-1 trials, with the former focusing on optimizing treatment for chronic diseases and the latter testing treatments designed specifically for patients with rare diseases to facilitate personalized medicine.
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sabiha Nasrin, Stephanie C. Garbern, Monique Gainey, Samika Kanekar, Mahmuda Monjory, Dilruba Ahmed, Kexin Qu, Tzu-Chun Chu, Christopher H. Schmid, Eric J. Nelson, Tahmeed Ahmed, Nur H. Alam, Adam C. Levine
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with common bacterial acute diarrhea among adults and children. The findings showed that younger age, heart rate, dehydration percentage, respiration rate, mental status, stool characteristics, and vomiting frequency were associated with bacterial diarrhea. Higher monthly income, education level, and household population were associated with lower odds of bacterial diarrhea.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Charles B. Eaton, Lena F. Schaefer, Jeff Duryea, Jeff B. Driban, Grace H. Lo, Mary B. Roberts, Ida K. Haugen, Bing Lu, Michael C. Nevitt, Marc C. Hochberg, Rebecca D. Jackson, C. K. Kwoh, Timothy McAlindon
Summary: This study investigates the prevalence, incidence, and progression of radiographic and symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (OA), and identifies complex differences by age, sex, race, and other risk factors. Women have higher rates of symptomatic hand OA, but only nonsignificantly higher rates of incident radiographic hand OA than men. Black men and women have lower rates of hand OA than White participants, but Black men have higher rates of prevalent hand OA than Black women at younger ages.
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Sport Sciences
Jeffrey B. Driban, Matthew S. Harkey, Matthew J. Salzler
JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Grace H. Lo, Michael J. Richard, Timothy E. McAlindon, Chantel Park, Michael T. Strayhorn, Matthew S. Harkey, Lori Lyn Price, Charles B. Eaton, Jeffrey B. Driban
Summary: This study evaluated the association between work-related physical activity and incidence of knee osteoarthritis. The results showed that individuals who engage in work that involves walking while handling materials have a higher risk of developing knee osteoarthritis. Measures should be taken to mitigate risk factors predisposing them to radiographic osteoarthritis.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Letter
Rheumatology
Grace H. Lo, Jeffrey B. Driban
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Peter S. Czajkowski, Nicola M. Parry, Carrie A. Wood, Sue A. Casale, Whitney E. Phipps, Jennifer A. Mahoney, Daniel I. Spector, Lori Lyn Price, John Berg
Summary: The purpose of this study was to expand the knowledge on pre-operative clinical findings, progression-free and overall survival times, and potential prognostic factors for cats undergoing surgery for intestinal adenocarcinomas. The findings indicate that feline intestinal adenocarcinoma remains an aggressive and highly fatal disease.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Orthopedics
M. J. Richard, J. B. Driban, T. E. McAlindon
Summary: This article reviews the current recommendations for pharmaceutical treatment of osteoarthritis, including guidelines, mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and toxicity of various drugs. Oral and topical NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, and intra-articular corticosteroids are recommended as first-line treatments, while other drugs like capsaicin, tramadol, and acetaminophen have more controversial recommendations.
OSTEOARTHRITIS AND CARTILAGE
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Jeffrey B. Driban, Lori Lyn Price, Bing Lu, Klaus Flechsenhar, Grace H. Lo, Timothy E. McAlindon
Summary: This study aimed to describe the natural history leading to end-stage knee osteoarthritis (esKOA), focusing on knee symptoms, radiographic severity, and the presence of limited mobility or instability. The findings showed that most knees already had moderate-to-severe radiographic osteoarthritis before developing esKOA.
SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rui Duan, Jiayi Tong, Alex J. Sutton, David A. Asch, Haitao Chu, Christopher H. Schmid, Yong Chen
Summary: This study proposes a new type of radar chart called origami plot, which maintains the original functionality of a radar chart while avoiding potential misuse of its connected regions and adds new features to better assist multicriteria decision-making. The plot can be achieved by adding additional auxiliary axes and points, ensuring that the connected region area of all dots remains invariant to the ordering of axes. It enables ranking different individuals by overall performance and maintains the intuitive visual appeal of the radar chart. The potential applications of origami plot in healthcare are demonstrated using hospital performance data.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Robert J. Ward, Jeffrey B. Driban, James W. MacKay, Timothy E. McAlindon, Bing Lu, Charles B. Eaton, Grace H. Lo, Mary F. Barbe, Matthew S. Harkey
Summary: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic potential of magnetic resonance-detected meniscal degeneration in predicting destabilizing meniscal tears and accelerated knee osteoarthritis. The study used existing MR data from three groups and found that individuals with medial meniscal degeneration had three times the odds of developing a destabilizing medial meniscal tear within 4 years, while individuals with meniscal degeneration had five times the odds of developing accelerated knee osteoarthritis within 4 years. The presence of meniscal degeneration detected by MR is clinically significant for predicting future poor outcomes.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Sport Sciences
Emily Kirillov, Mara Smith, Jeffrey B. Driban
Summary: Patients should have the opportunity to voice their opinions to clinicians and researchers on how sports medicine can better meet their needs. In our Case in Point article, we allow an internationally competitive figure skater to identify her community's needs and propose solutions. We then present the perspective of a clinician who works with skaters on the skater's call to action. Finally, a researcher shares suggestions based on the skater and clinician's views. We hope this Case in Point article showcases how a forum for athletes/patients, providers, and researchers to share ideas can generate innovative clinical and research ideas.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC THERAPY & TRAINING
(2023)
Article
Rheumatology
Jeffrey B. Driban, Nhung Vo, Jeff Duryea, Lena F. Schaefer, Ida K. Haugen, Charles B. Eaton, Mary B. Roberts, Bing Lu, Timothy McAlindon
Summary: This study aimed to determine if hand osteoarthritis is characterized by systemic cartilage loss. The findings showed small differences in joint space width (JSW) loss between radiographically normal joints in hands with incident or prevalent osteoarthritis and hands without osteoarthritis. These differences were unlikely to be clinically significant.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Amanda R. Vest, Lori Lyn Price, Anindita Chanda, Benjamin A. Sweigart, Joronia Chery, Matthew Lawrence, Lauren Parsly, Gaurav Gulati, Michael S. Kiernan, Jenica N. Upshaw, Masashi Kawabori, Gregory S. Couper, Edward Saltzman
Summary: Severe cardiac cachexia or malnutrition is commonly considered a relative contraindication to LVAD implantation. This study found that LVAD patients with cachexia had higher mortality during LVAD support, while early weight gain ≥5% during LVAD support was associated with lower mortality.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2023)