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An Interactive Preoperative Virtual Reality Intervention for Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Oncological Surgery: A Feasibility and Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

open access: yesJournal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Preoperative anxiety is common before surgery and is associated with adverse outcomes, yet access to mental health support remains limited. We evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of a novel preoperative virtual reality (VR) prototype designed to reduce anxiety in patients undergoing cancer surgery.
Renée El‐Gabalawy   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biofeedback – A Promising Non Pharmacological Tool of Stress – Related Disorders

open access: yesActa Medica Martiniana, 2020
Biofeedback is a therapeutic method of obtaining better awareness of physiological functions based on principles of operant conditioning and learning in general. While patient observes changes in physiological parameters in real-time (e.g. blood pressure,
Slavikova M.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Daily self-regulation with biofeedback to improve stress and job satisfaction in a primary care clinic

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Background: Burnout in healthcare professions is higher than other careers. An undesirable work-life balance has resulted in declining job satisfaction among primary care physicians.
Frank A Orlando   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between walking gait biomechanical changes after anterior cruciate ligament injury or reconstruction and the development of osteoarthritis: A systematic review

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction significantly increase the risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Biomechanical alterations during walking are frequently suggested contributors to OA development. This systematic review aims to determine the association between walking gait biomechanical changes following ACL ...
Jérôme Riera   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physiological reactions to and recovery from acute stressors: the roles of chronic anxiety and stable resources

open access: yesHealth Psychology Report, 2022
Background Research has shown that employees subjected to acute stressors at work can suffer devastating repercussions. However, little is known about how employees who are experiencing ongoing chronic anxiety or have stable resources respond to acute ...
James A. Meurs   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Urinary incontinence is common after radical prostatectomy and can also occur in some circumstances after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP).
Abbinante   +177 more
core   +1 more source

Targeting ligament boundaries rather than alignment boundaries in augmented‐reality‐assisted total knee arthroplasty ensures comparable gait patterns between operated and contralateral limbs

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Modern personalised total knee arthroplasty (TKA) techniques aim to mimic natural knee kinematics by focusing on soft‐tissue dynamics rather than static alignment. However, a consistent definition of the optimal ligamentous balance has not yet been established.
Michael Engl   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychological interventions in asthma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Asthma is a multifactorial chronic respiratory disease characterised by recurrent episodes of airway obstruction. The current management of asthma focuses principally on pharmacological treatments, which have a strong evidence base underlying their use ...
A Brewin   +56 more
core   +1 more source

Impact of hamstring versus quadriceps tendon graft on thigh muscle strength and surface electromyography activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

open access: yesKnee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose To compare quadriceps tendon (QT) and hamstring tendon (HT) autografts regarding isometric thigh muscle strength, surface electromyography (sEMG) activity and clinical outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Benjamin Forquignon   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of biofeedback therapy in patients with chronic constipation

open access: yesJournal of Coloproctology, 2012
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of physical therapy in women diagnosed with chronic constipation using functional training of the pelvic floor (biofeedback). PATIENTS AND METHODS: From March 2009 to March 2010, 67 women with
Univaldo Etsuo Sagae   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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