Health Sciences

Background and objectives: Amputation is defined as an irreversible surgical act where total or partial removal of a body limb is done through one or more bones. It is said that the most frequent reasons are traumatic, oncologic and vascular. When people suffer from this type of process, they lose physical capacity which generates a decrease in their ability to ambulate and perform daily activities. The physiotherapeutic process in lower limb amputations is aimed at the recovery and functional retraining of ambulation to generate the greatest possible independence.

Sciaticais acondition characterized by sharppain originating in the lumbar region and extends down the postero-lateral aspect of the leg/thigh, often radiating to the foot or ankle. It affects around 13% to 40% population. Its etiology is believed to be multifactorial, mostly resulting from lumbosacral intervertebral disc herniation.

Background:Patients post colectomy experience a substantial decline fitness level and quality of life. As obesity is one of the most important risk factors for colorectal cancer, studies show that aerobic exercises and weight loss program will result in reduction of leptin and increase of ghrelin in patients with colorectal cancer. Objectives: was to investigate plasma leptin and ghrelin concentrations in male patients with colorectal cancer post colectomy after 8 weeks of aerobic exercise and a week of detraining.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is the progressive deficiency of renal function that reach life threatening stage. Aim of Study: This study was be conducted to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of High Tone Therapy (HTT) on selective kidney functions in hemodialysis patients. Subjects and Methods: Forty CKD patient received hemodialysis three times per week participated in this study and were recruited from the Nephrology and hemodialysis Unit at Cairo University hospital (kasr Al-ainy). Their ages ranged from 45 to 60 years old.

Bacteriocin has established significant efficacy as a therapeutic agent. Its discovery has been a breakthrough in the combat against antibiotic resistance, which includes both multidrug-resistant and chronic bacterial infections. They are mainly bactericidal, antibiotic-like compounds produced by many bacteria that kill strains of the same or nearly related species and are differ from other (classical) antibiotics due to their restricted specificity of action and protein composition.

Objetivo: Reportar un caso de glaucoma asociado a partículas de cristalino posterior a una capsulotomía fáquica YAG láser bilateral, en paciente con supuesto antecedente de cirugía por catarata congénita. Observaciones: Paciente femenino quién acude a consulta por baja visual y dolor ocular bilateral 15 días posteriores a la aplicación de YAG láser.

We present the case of a 15 year old boy, athlete and American football player, who after receiving a contusion with the helmet of a player from the opposing team on his right thigh, began with sudden and disabling pain, however, despite of the initial anti-inflammatory treatment with physical measures and once the presence of femoral fracture and hematoma had been ruled out, it persisted with symptoms highly suggestive of compartment syndrome.

In order to determine the epidemiological profile of neonatal infection in Kindu, this retrospective study was conducted on 116 cases of neonatal infection recruited in neonatology from the general reference hospital of Kindu. The clinical picture was marked by the frequency of severe forms.

With the popularization of the Internet, the new thing of "campus online loan" has quietly emerged. Due to the special consumption psychology of college students, this consumption method has become popular among college students. In order to understand the situation of college students' online loan on campus, we conducted an in-depth investigation with the students of Hainan Medical University.The survey results showed that most students have some understanding of campus online loans and can treat campus online loans rationally.

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (aka Stress-induced cardiomyopathy) is characterized by a regional, usually transitory systolic disfunction of the left ventricle which is clinically difficult to differentiate from an acute myocardial infarction with no angiographic evidence of acute coronary obstruction. It occurs in approximately 1-2% of patients with probable myocardial infarction with troponin elevation.