Impact of cycling exercise in patients with chronic kidney disease: protocol for a systematic review and trial sequential meta-analysis.

Background: Chronic kidney disease is a global public health problem affecting approximately 10% of the adult population. Conventional management combines pharmacotherapy and dialysis, yet long-term complications persist. Cycling, a low joint load exercise, may improve cardiopulmonary function and renal outcomes, but conflicting evidence exists regarding its efficacy in advanced CKD.

Neuroimaging Characteristics of Pruritus Induced by Eczema: An fMRI Study.

Objective: To explore the neuroimaging characteristics of eczema-induced pruritus with resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI).

Methods: A total of 42 patients with eczema were recruited in the PE group, and 42 healthy participants were included in the HC group. The Visual Analogue Score (VAS), 12-Item Pruritus Severity Scale (12-PSS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were recorded in the PE group.

Three-dimensional kinematic analysis can improve the efficacy of acupoint selection for post-stroke patients with upper limb spastic paresis: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: China is seeing a growing demand for rehabilitation treatments for post-stroke upper limb spastic paresis (PSSP-UL). Although acupuncture is known to be effective for PSSP-UL, there is room to enhance its efficacy.

Objective: This study explored a semi-personalized acupuncture approach for PSSP-UL that used three-dimensional kinematic analysis (3DKA) results to select additional acupoints, and investigated the feasibility, efficacy and safety of this approach.

Research on the multidimensional brain remodeling mechanisms at the level of brain regions, circuits, and networks in patients with chronic lower back pain caused by lumbar disk herniation.

Introduction: Chronic lower back pain (cLBP), frequently attributed to lumbar disk herniation (LDH), imposes substantial limitations on daily activities. Despite its prevalence, the neural mechanisms underlying lower back pain remain incompletely elucidated. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) emerges as a non-invasive modality extensively employed for investigating neuroplastic changes in neuroscience.

Chinese massage combined with herbal ointment for athletes with nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Non-specific low back pain (NLBP) is an increasing health problem for athletes. This randomized controlled trial was designed to investigate the effects of Chinese massage combined with herbal ointment for NLBP. 110 athletes with NLBP were randomly assigned to experimental group with Chinese massage combined with herbal ointment or control group with simple massage therapy.