Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-4148/1710013
Experiences of Teasing and Bullying in Children Who Stutter
Yoshikazu Kikuchi, Toshiro Umezaki, Motohiro Sawatsubashi, Masahiko Taura, Yumi Yamaguchi, Daisuke Murakami and Takashi Nakagawa
Article Type: RESEARCH ARTICLE | First Published: December 09, 2019
Participants were 120 CWS, aged 3-12 years, who were patients at our hospital. Each child was asked the following three questions: Has anyone asked you why you speak in that way? (questioned); has anyone imitated the way you speak? (imitated); and has anyone laughed at your speech? (laughed). We also asked if the CWS felt unhappy or happy about these responses. The total proportion of children who were questioned, imitated, and laughed at was 66.6%. Most of the CWS in the study over 4-years-old ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3243.1510070
Prevalence and Severity of Vitamin D Deficiency in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study among Rheumatology Clinic Patients
Mariam Haji, MD, Mohamed Amin, MD, Osama Haji Ahmed, MD, Paula Karabelas, PharmD and Abdulhafez Selim, MD, PhD
Article Type: Original Research | First Published: December 04, 2019
This study was performed at Riyadh Care Hospitals, Saudi Arabia. The data were obtained from rheumatology outpatient clinic records that routinely measure Vitamin D levels. The total number of patients in this database was 1,072. The gathered data included vitamin D serum concentration, age, and gender, as well as body mass index (BMI). Patients were diagnosed according to Wolfe, et al. criteria for diagnosing FMS. Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) was defined according to Mayo Medical Laboratories Ref...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510115
Demosthenes Lorandos, William Bernet & Richard Sauber (2013), Parental Alienation: Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals
Wilfrid von Boch-Galhau, Christiane Forster and Jorge Guerra Gonzalez
Article Type: Book Review | First Published: November 11, 2019
Parental Alienation is an important mental condition that professionals in the field, especially those who work with children, adolescents and adults from divorced families should know. Although about thousand three hundred professional articles, book chapters and books, and also empirical studies, exist meanwhile (see website www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/pasg) from all over the world, there is still considerable controversy about the existence of Parental Alienation. According to the Diagnostic and St...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510154
Impact of Shoulder Injuries on Quality of Life for Retired National Basketball Association Players: A Survey Study
Chetan Gohal, MD, Moin Khan, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Tyrrell Burrus, MD, Kim Madden, MSc, PhD, Joel Gagnier, PhD, Joseph P. Rogowski, MSc, ATC, CSCS and Asheesh Bedi, MD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 04, 2019
Athletes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) are at risk of sport-related injuries due to the frequent jumping, pivoting, and overhead movements that constantly strain the musculoskeletal system. A comprehensive understanding of how shoulder injuries affect athletes during their NBA careers and into retirement has not been studied. The purpose of this study is to utilize a survey to evaluate the epidemiology of shoulder injuries in NBA players and determine the impact that these injuri...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-570X/1410064
Prospective Study of Autologous Adipose Derived Stromal Vascular Fraction Containing Stem Cells for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Mark Berman, MD, Elliot Lander, MD, Thomas Grogan, MD, Walter O'Brien, MD, Jonathan Braslow, MD, Shawntae Dowell and Sean Berman, MS
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 29, 2019
The management of osteoarthritis of the knee runs the spectrum of care from a variety of conservative treatments often culminating in total joint arthroplasty. We initiated a large prospective study to evaluate whether autologous adipose derived stromal vascular fraction (SVF - rich in stem cells) therapy is a safe and effective option. A patient funded prospective study of 2,586 patients from a network of physicians participated in an IRB approved study using autologous stromal vascular fractio...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-570X/1410063
Selection of Cells for Parkinson's Disease Cell-Therapy
Ashok Chakraborty and Anil Diwan
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 25, 2019
Availability of DOPA in situ and thereafter Dopamine (DA) is the main therapeutic approach to treat the Parkinson's Disease (PD). Human neural stem cells (hNSCs), a good source of DA synthesis and release, have long been demonstrated to be a promising candidate for treating PD. However limited cell sourcing and low-growth rate are major concern of its applicability. Different types of other stem cells or reprogrammed somatic cells, including induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), holds tremendo...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510104
Clinical Evaluation of a Dentifrice Containing Nhap for the Reduction of Dentin Hypersensitivity
Kondyurova Evgenia V, Lisevtsova Julia V Eliseykina Elena V, Vilikotskiy Anatoliy E and Zakirova Svetlana A
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: December 04, 2019
Open single-center comparative randomized clinical study in two parallel groups. 60 volunteers at the age of 18 to 65 years participated in the research. This was a 4-week, single-centre, open-label, two-treatment, parallel- group, exploratory study in healthy adult volunteers with self-reported and clinically diagnosed Dentin hypersensitivity. Evaporative, chemical and thermal stimuli were used to measure pain. Measurements were obtained at baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks. The assessment of effic...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510103
Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses of Natural Products in the Treatment of Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis
Katherine S Phillips, DDS, DABDSM, Wallace C Carrillo Medina, DMD, Joeseph M Potter, BA, DDS, Kamal Al-Eryani, DDS, PhD and Reyes Enciso, PhD
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: November 27, 2019
Conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of natural products in the treatment of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) and their effect on the size and pain levels compared with placebos. Randomized placebo-controlled trials were identified up to January 2019 in PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Library. Cochrane Risk of Bias tool was used to assess the risk of bias. The search yielded 248 unduplicated references. After evaluation, 11 studies with 694 subjects with RAS were include...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2643-3885/1710037
Orthotic Intervention on Flexible Flat Feet and Lower Extremity Exertional Pain during Normal Overland Walking
Bruce N Elliott, PT, EdD, DPT, MS, COMT and Juan C Garbalosa, PhD, PT
Article Type: Rese arc h art icle | First Published: December 04, 2019
A biomechanical foot orthosis is commonly used for the management of lower extremity injuries that are related to flexible flat feet. The purpose of this study was to document the effect of a maximal arch supination stabilization (MASS) orthosis on foot motion in individuals with flexible flat feet who experience lower extremity exertional pain. 30 subjects with flexible flat feet and lower extremity exertional pain received a pair of custom orthoses. Intersegmental foot kinematics were recorded...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2377-3634/1410114
Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence, Distribution and Risk Factors in St. Kitts and Nevis, West Indies
Jeanita W Richardson, Kelsie D Kelly, Trina K Kumodzi, Nicole Slack Liburd and Hazel Laws, MD
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: November 28, 2019
This study in collaboration with the St. Kitts & Nevis Ministry of Health (MOH) investigated the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and its risk factors, the second leading cause of death in the country. Medical records of patients between the ages of 18 and 75 as of January 1, 2010 treated between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2015 in the government-funded health centers (HCs) were eligible for inclusion (N = 2737). All HC visits (n = 4169) generated by a representative sample of patients (n = 76...