Background
Kinesiology tape indications of use include pain mitigation, neurosensory input, and promotion of circulation. Current evidence suggests that residual functional limitations following intramedullary nailing of the femoral shaft may be due to soft tissue injury and compromise. This retrospective study from a single center aimed to compare the effects of kinesiology taping on edema of the lower limb in 14 patients following intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fracture.
Material/Methods
The randomized control trial design consisting of 2 groups totaling 14 patients. The intervention group (n=7) received standard therapy and kinesiology tape decompression/fan application. The control group (n=7) received standard therapy with no kinesiology tape. Outcome measures included limb girth tape measurements, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, involved knee ROM goniometry, and Timed Up and Go (TUG).
Results
Results of this study showed there was a decrease in limb volume in the control group and an increase in limb volume in the intervention group. Both groups had improvements in TUG scores. The only statistically significant finding was among the control group, which had a decrease of 1.6 in mean VAS score before and after IM nailing (
P
=0.010).
Conclusions
In this study from a single center, kinesiology tape in patients with intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fracture did not significantly reduce the volume of the lower limb, reduce pain, or improve postoperative mobility. The only significant improvement from the use of kinesiology tape was improved active knee extension due to improvement in quadriceps force.
El nativo de altura posee variantes anatomofisiológicas en el sistema respiratorio. Las de mayor significado son los aumentos de amplitud torácica, ventilación pulmonar, difiisión alveolo/capilar y del contenido arterial de oxígeno. En salud ocupacional, para controlar los riesgos del trabajo se aplica valores límites de exposición desarrollados a nivel del mar y para poblaciones con características físicas y laborales diferentes a las de altura. Fisiológicamente, un trabajo seguro en la altura se caracteriza porque el organismo no demanda mayor energía que a nivel del mar para realizarlo, a pesar de la caída de la presión barométrica y esto es así hasta los 2 500 msnm. De acuerdo a esta premisa, cuando por el nivel de altitud el organismo compensa la baja presión barométrica con aumento de la ventilación pulmonar, es necesario corregir los límites de exposición. La adaptación de un organismo a un medio ambiente diferente implica que se mantenga tanto la capacidad, de reproducirse como la de desarrollar actividad física de cualquier índole sin que ello afecte o vaya en desmedro de su salud.
En el Ecuador con algunas poblaciones sobre los 2500 M,S.11.M, como son: Callan El Íngel, Huaca, Tulcán, Quito, no existen datos actuales de la prevalencia de poliglobulia relacionada con la altura, es por esta razón que se planteó este tema, tan importante para nuestra ciudad.
La muestra de nuestra para nuestra investigación es de 1118 pacientes los cuales voluntariamente accedieron a realizarse los estudios pertinentes para la investigación. Los estudios a realizar es: Biometría Hemática, para la determinación de poliglobulia, Anemia y trombocitosis.
El objetivo de nuestra investigación es establecer la prevalencia de la poliglobulia y con estos datos poder establecer un programa que nos ayude a prevenir las consecuencias de esta grave patología.
Summary
The use of butanol synthesized from organic waste has been widely studied, but the lack of native strains of Clostridium and the use of a synthetic medium for its growth remain important barriers to extend its use. In this work, it was possible to isolate and characterize three strains of Clostridium sp. native using the Cherry Waste (ChW) as a culture medium, contained 106 g L−1 of total carbohydrates equivalent glucose, and a synthetic medium (P2) as control containing 20 g L−1 of glucose, which demonstrated that isolated natives strains are producers butanol, used ChW as culture medium. The work done is a contribution in the field of bioenergy science to increase the bioconversion of agroindustrial waste energy and thus reduce the costs of biofuel production.
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