scholarly journals A pilot study of the effects of acupuncture treatment on objective and subjective gait parameters in horses

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 154-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Dunkel ◽  
Thilo Pfau ◽  
Andrew Fiske-Jackson ◽  
Kata O. Veres-Nyeki ◽  
Harriet Fairhurst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Gait Parameters

scholarly journals Investigation of Therapeutic Response Markers for Acupuncture in Parkinson’s Disease: An Exploratory Pilot Study

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1697
Author(s):  
Sangmin Park ◽  
Aeyung Kim ◽  
Gunhyuk Park ◽  
Ojin Kwon ◽  
Sangsoo Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Therapeutic Response ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Gene Marker ◽  
Dopaminergic Therapy ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Repeat Domain ◽  
Previous Clinical Trial

In this preliminary pilot study, we investigated the specific genes implicated in the therapeutic response to acupuncture in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Transcriptome alterations following acupuncture in blood samples collected during our previous clinical trial were analyzed along with the clinical data of six patients with PD, of which a representative patient was selected for transcriptomic analysis following acupuncture. We also examined the changes in the expression of PD biomarker genes known to be dysregulated in both the brain and blood of patients with PD. We validated these gene expression changes using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) in the blood of the remaining five patients with PD who received acupuncture treatment. Following acupuncture treatment, the transcriptomic alterations in the representative patient were similar to those induced by dopaminergic therapy. Among the PD biomarkers, ankyrin repeat domain 22 (ANKRD22), upregulated following dopaminergic therapy, and synapsin 1 (SYN1), a common gene marker for synaptic dysfunction in PD, were upregulated following acupuncture. These alterations correlated with changes in gait parameters in patients with PD. Our data suggest ANKRD22 and SYN1 as potential biomarkers to predict/monitor therapeutic responses to acupuncture in patients with PD, especially in those with gait disturbance. Further research is needed to confirm these findings in a large sample of patients with PD.

Brief Acupuncture Treatment for Dermatitis Solaris: A Multicentre Pilot Study

1992 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-65
Author(s):  
Raymund Pothmann
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Acute Treatment ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Heat Energy ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Dermatitis Solaris

The conventional dermatological therapy for urticaria solaris is often problematic in practice. Acute treatment is rarely successful; avoidance of exposure to the sun is isolating for the patient; and prophylaxis is too prolonged or unsafe. According to traditional Chinese pathogenic understanding, acupuncture seems to be the treatment of choice for improving symptoms of superficial heat energy. A maximum of 3 sessions over 3 days using acupoints L1.11 and SP.10 led to significant improvement of acute symptoms within 2 days. This treatment was effective for several weeks, including exposure to the sun, for all 4 patients observed over the whole season. Thus acupuncture should be integrated in the dermatological treatment of so-called solar allergy.

Acupuncture Treatment of Alcoholic Recidivism: A Pilot Study

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton L Bullock ◽  
Andrew J Umen ◽  
Patricia D Culliton ◽  
Robert T Olander
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment

Evaluation of spatio-temporal gait parameters and gait symmetry in diabetic polyneuropathic patients with burn injury: A pilot study

Burns ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 897-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melek Merve Erdem ◽  
Gonul Koc ◽  
Kemal Kismet ◽  
Cınar Yasti ◽  
Semra Topuz
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Gait Symmetry ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Spatio Temporal

Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation and Gait Training in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Thompson ◽  
Kaitlin Hays ◽  
Alan Weintraub ◽  
Jessica M Ketchum ◽  
Robert G Kowalski
Keyword(s):  
Traumatic Brain Injury ◽  
Brain Injury ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Gait Training ◽  
Auditory Stimulation ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation ◽  
Functional Gait

Abstract Rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) has been well researched with stroke survivors and individuals who have Parkinson’s disease, but little research exists on RAS with people who have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI). This pilot study aimed to (1) assess the feasibility of the study design and (2) explore potential benefits. This single-arm clinical trial included 10 participants who had a 2-week control period between baseline and pretreatment. Participants had RAS daily for a 2-week treatment period and immediately completed post-treatment assessments. Participants then had a 1-week control period and completed follow-up assessment. The starting cadence was evaluated each day of the intervention period due to the variation in daily functioning in this population. All 10 participants were 1–20 years post-TBI with notable deviations in spatial-temporal aspects of gait including decreased velocity, step symmetry, and cadence. All participants had a high risk of falling as defined by achieving less than 22 on the Functional Gait Assessment (FGA). The outcome measures included the 10-m walk test, spatial and temporal gait parameters, FGA, and Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale. There were no adverse events during the study and gait parameters improved. After the intervention, half of the participants achieved a score of more than 22 on the FGA, indicating that they were no longer at high risk of experiencing falls.

scholarly journals The Effects of Acupuncture Treatment on Sleep Quality and on Emotional Measures among Individuals Living with Schizophrenia: A Pilot Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alon Reshef ◽  
Boaz Bloch ◽  
Limor Vadas ◽  
Shai Ravid ◽  
Ilana Kremer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Treatment Period ◽  
Acupuncture Treatment ◽  
Sleep Onset ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Sleep Onset Latency ◽  
Wake Time ◽  
Subjective Sleep

Purpose. To examine the effects of acupuncture on sleep quality and on emotional measures among patients with schizophrenia.Methods. Twenty patients with schizophrenia participated in the study. The study comprised a seven-day running-in no-treatment period, followed by an eight-week experimental period. During the experimental period, participants were treated with acupuncture twice a week. During the first week (no-treatment period) and the last week of the experimental period, participants filled out a broad spectrum of questionnaires and their sleep was continuously monitored by wrist actigraph.Results. A paired-samplet-test was conducted comparing objective and subjective sleep parameters manifested by participants before and after sequential acupuncture treatment. A significant effect of acupuncture treatment was observed for seven objective sleep variables: sleep onset latency, sleep percentage, mean activity level, wake time after sleep onset, mean number of wake episodes, mean wake episode and longest wake episode. However, no significant effects of acupuncture treatment were found for subjective sleep measures. Likewise, the results indicate that acupuncture treatment improved psychopathology levels and emotional measures, that is, depression level and anxiety level.Conclusions. Overall, the findings of this pilot study suggest that acupuncture has beneficial effects as a treatment for insomnia and psychopathology symptoms among patients with schizophrenia.

scholarly journals The effects of different frequencies of rhythmic acoustic stimulation on gait stability in healthy elderly individuals: a pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Minino ◽  
Emahnuel Troisi Lopez ◽  
Pierpaolo Sorrentino ◽  
Rosaria Rucco ◽  
Anna Lardone ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Gait Cycle ◽  
Acoustic Stimulation ◽  
Cycle Duration ◽  
Fixed Frequency ◽  
Elderly Individuals ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Gait Parameters ◽  
Subject Specific ◽  
Trunk Sway

AbstractThe efficacy of rhythmic acoustic stimulation (RAS) to improve gait and balance in healthy elderly individuals is controversial. Our aim was to investigate, through 3D gait analysis, the effect of different types of RAS (fixed frequency and based on subject-specific cadence), using conventional gait parameters and the trunk displacement as readouts. Walking at a fixed frequency of 80 bpm, the subjects showed extended duration of gait cycle and increased gait variability while the same individuals, walking at a fixed frequency of 120 bpm, showed reduced trunk sway and gait cycle duration. With regard to the RAS at subject-specific frequencies, walking at 90% of the subject-specific average cadence did not significantly modify the gait parameters, except for the speed, which was reduced. In contrast, walking at 100% and 110% of the mean cadence caused increased stride length and a slight reduction of temporal parameters and trunk sway. In conclusion, this pilot study shows that using RAS at fixed frequencies might be an inappropriate strategy, as it is not adjusted to individual gait characteristics. On the other hand, RAS frequencies equal to or slightly higher than each subject's natural cadence seem to be beneficial for gait and stability.

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