Effects of nanotechnology-based devices on postural control in healthy subjects

More that half-century of skeletal muscle research is continuing at the Padua University (Italy) under the auspices of the Interdepartmental Research Centre of Myology (CIR-Myo), the European Journal of Translational Myology (EJTM) and recently also with the support of the A&C M-C Foundation for Translational Myology, Padova, Italy. The Volume 30 (1), 2020 of EJTM opens with the collection of abstracts of the conference “2020 Padua Muscle Days: Mobility Medicine 30 years of Translational Research”, an International Conference, that will be held March 18-21, 2020 in Euganei Hills and Padova (Italy). These abstracts are excellent examples of translational research and of the multidimensional approaches that are needed to classify and manage in both the acute and chronic phases Mobility Medicine diseases that span from neurologic, metabolic, traumatic syndromes to the biological process of aging. Their excellent contents grant the high scientific profiles of researchers and clinicians who are eager to present their results at the PaduaMuscleDays. A series of EJTM Communications will add to this preliminary evidence. Here you can find the Announcement details.

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Taopatch® combined with home-based training protocol to prevent sedentary lifestyle and biochemical changes in MS patients during COVID-19 pandemic

Amato

Messina

Feka

et al. 2021

Eur J Transl Myol

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In Multiple sclerosis (MS) it is important to preserve the residual physiological functions of subjects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of nanotechnological device treatment combined with home-based training program (TP) on lactate level, hand grip strength and cervical mobility on MS patients. Seventeen MS patients were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG) in which the Taopatch® nanotechnological device was applied or to a control group (CG). All the participants carried out a cervical range of motion (1) assessment and the hand grip test at baseline (T0) and after TP (T1), also investigating the lactate levels to figure out if there could be a correlation with the possible changes in the investigated parameters. The results showed no significant differences in both groups for ROM. As regards the hand grip test, EG showed a statistically significant improvement on strength for both hands, dominant (p = 0.01) and non-dominant (p = 0.04), while the CG showed an improvement only for the non-dominant hand (p = 0.001). No correlation was found between baseline lactate level and cervical ROM change. We can definitely conclude that exercise and Taopatch® can help to improve and maintain hand strength in MS subjects and also can prevent sedentary lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic time. These are preliminary results that need further investigations, possibly increasing sample size and lengthening time of intervention.

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Effects of nanotechnology-based devices on postural control in healthy subjects

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Taopatch® combined with home-based training protocol to prevent sedentary lifestyle and biochemical changes in MS patients during COVID-19 pandemic

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