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Recent attempts at developing pharmacotherapies for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) have failed to reach market. Many ligands have produced encouraging preclinical results, but show negligible clinical improvement in adequately powered trials. Underlying these failures may be that AD ligands are developed for target selectivity; however, the pathology of...
Background: A recent case series report presented significant improvement in dementia patients after transcranial plus intranasal photobiomodulation (PBM) treatments. The phenomenon calls for evidence that the brains were responding to PBM and not to alternative external stimuli. This study utilizes electroencephalography (EEG) to investigate the c...
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This study investigated whether patients with mild to moderately severe dementia or possible Alzheimer's disease (AD) with Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) Baseline scores of 10-24 would improve when treated with near-infrared photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy.
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Animal studies have presented the potential of PBM for AD. Dysregu...
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Objective: This study investigated whether patients with mild to moderately severe dementia or possible Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) Baseline scores of 10–24 would improve when treated with near-infrared photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy.
Background: Animal studies have presented the potential of PBM for AD....
Phototherapy with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT) has arisen as an interesting alternative to drugs in treatments of musculoskeletal disorders. However, there is a lack of studies investigating the effects of combined use of different wavelengths from different light sources like lasers and light-emitting diod...
Two chronic, traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases, where cognition improved following treatment with red and near-infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs), applied transcranially to forehead and scalp areas, are presented.
Significant benefits have been reported following application of transcranial, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) to humans with acute s...
Citation Naeser, Margaret A. et al. "Transcranial LED therapy for cognitive dysfunction in chronic, mild traumatic brain injury: two case reports. ABSTRACT Two chronic, traumatic brain injury (TBI) cases are presented, where cognitive function improved following treatment with transcranial light emitting diodes (LEDs). At age 59, P1 had closed-head...
The purpose of the study is to assess the effectiveness of low level laser therapy for wound healing when combined with the Extendicare Wound Prevention and Management Program. Sixteen residents at a Canadian Extendicare nursing home had a total of 27 sites treated consisting of 23 open wounds and 4 'at risk' areas. Of the 23 open wounds, two wound...
Urinary incontinence is estimated to affect nearly 40% of older women. While it is widely accepted that the prevalence of urinary incontinence is high in older women [1], the few longitudinal studies that included younger women have shown a surprising prevalence in younger age groups, with only minimal increases in prevalence as age increases (peak...
The authors describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a continuing education course for nurses. Goals of the program were to help change attitudes toward care of older persons and to help nurses realign value priorities in practice so the concerns, needs, and wishes of patients directed care. Learners engaged in dialogues about ag...
The York Incontinence Perceptions Scale (YIPS) was developed to measure the psychosocial aspects of urinary incontinence and its management.
Testing of internal consistency and validity of the YIPS.
Subjects were 101 female rural community residents (mean age = 67.4 years) diagnosed with urinary incontinence and participating in a 25-week longitudi...
1. Although a range of factors can contribute to urinary incontinence in long-term care residents, it is more closely associated with a decline in both cognitive and functional status. 2. Although all subjects had to be cognitively impaired to participate in the study, the incontinent group had a significantly lower mean score on the mental status...
À Toronto, le Centre hospitalier Sunnybrook a conçu et rédigé un programme de soins pluridisciplinaires à l'intention des malades âgés en traitement actif. Le programme prévoit des activités particulières d'extension dans la collectivité, en conjonction avec les programmes hospitaliers, qui répondent aux besoins nouveaux d'une population vieillissa...
Sunnybrook Medical Centre, Toronto, has designed a written, multidisciplinary program of care for elderly patients in acute care. The program includes specific community outreach activities that support the in-hospital program and addresses the challenges presented by an increasingly aged population. Some of its objectives are to develop a measurem...
Our clinical experience indicates that voiding dysfunction is common in geriatric patients with hip fracture. Therefore, we conducted a prevalence survey and found that voiding dysfunction occurred in 47% of these patients, indicating a significant clinical problem. This article describes the survey and outlines tentative nursing actions that are a...
Our clinical experience indicates that voiding dysfunction is common in geriatric patients with hip fracture. Therefore, we conducted a prevalence survey and found that voiding dysfunction occurred in 47% of these patients, indicating a significant clinical problem. This article describes the survey and outlines tentative nursing actions that are a...
Introduction: Urinary incontinence is a common problem that has a profound impact on quality of life (QOL)1. Awareness of these QOL challenges can assist service providers in developing sensitive, meaningful programs for those seeking assistance for incontinence. This study assesses this group's overall contentment with life.
Methodology: A reques...
Introduction: Urinary and fecal incontinence have profound impact on satisfaction with life and its relationship with quality of life (QOL)1,2. Health care providers and organizations providing assistance to those experiencing incontinence need to understand their life issues. This study investigates satisfaction with sexual, social, family, and vo...
