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Electroacupuncture stimulation using different frequencies (10 and 100 Hz) chan...
Figueiredo,Lanese Medeiros; Silva,Agamenon Honório; Prado Neto,Alberico Ximenes do; Hissa,Miguel Nasser; Vasconcelos,Paulo Roberto Leitão dePURPOSE: To investigate the effect of 10 and 100 Hz peripheral electro-estimulation (electroacupuncture, EAc) at Zusanli (ST-36) and Zhongwan (CV-12) acupoints on blood glucose and lactate levels and tissue (liver and kidney) concentrations of lactate in hyperglycemic induced anesthetized rats. METHODS: Thirty-six rats were randomly assigned to 3 groups (n=12): G1: basal (anesthesia: ketamine (90mg kg-1 body we...
Electroacupuncture attenuates liver and kidney oxidative stress in anesthetized...
Silva,Agamenon Honório; Figueiredo,Lanese Medeiros; Dias,Paulo Araujo; Prado Neto,Alberico Ximenes do; Vasconcelos,Paulo Roberto Leitão dePURPOSE: Investigate the effects of a single electroacupuncture (EA) session at acupoints Zusanli (ST-36) and Zhongwan (CV-12) combined in regulating oxidative stress in liver and kidney in anesthetized rats. METHODS: Eighteen healthy rats randomly assigned to 3 groups (n=6) were anesthetized intraperitoneally with ketamine (90mg kg-1 body weight) + xylazine (10mg/kg body weight): G-1: Control (anesthesia), G-2...
A screening tool for knee pain (KNEST) in primary care: translation, cultural a...
Medeiros,Marta Maria das Chagas; Sousa,Daniela Cabral; Paiva,José Gerardo Araujo; Figueiredo,Lanese Medeiros; Freitas,Thiago Holanda<p><b>OBJECTIVES:</b> To translate into Brazilian Portuguese and adapt culturally a knee pain screening tool (KNEST) designed for primary care of senior citizens and test it on a sample of elderly patients in Fortaleza, Brazil.<br> <b>METHODS:</b> The translation and cultural adaptation followed the method proposed by Guillemin and coworkers. Elderly subjects enrolled in a health program for senior citizens lin...