Ilie Onu

Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa Iasi | UMF Iasi · Department of Biomedical Sciences

Nerve-transfer surgery is the treatment of choice for traumatic brachial plexus injuries (tBPIs). Combined electromyography (EMG) follow-ups and results obtained by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) may provide useful follow-up of rehabilitation outcomes of elbow flexion in C5-C7 tBPIs. A total of 11 patients with complex tBPIs, operated by t...

The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is involved in various processes, including brain plasticity, learning and memory, neuronal development, nociception, inflammation, appetite regulation, digestion, metabolism, energy balance, motility, and regulation of stress and emotions. Physical exercise (PE) is considered a valuable non-pharmacological therapy...

Introduction: COVID-19 was the turning point of 2020, endangering the health of the entire population around the world. Among other therapeutic methods and supportive measures, physiotherapy represents a useful intervention applied on COVID-19 patients suffering from respiratory symptoms, this being supported by recent literature data. Materials an...

Introduction: The diseases number with a known inflammatory etiology is constantly increasing. Cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, osteoporosis, cancer, asthma, atherosclerosis, type 2 diabetes and obesity are associated with chronic low-grade inflammation. There is evidence that individuals who engage in intense physical activity or who...

1) Background: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is a frequent type of degenerative joint disease, which results in a gradual loss of function, discomfort, and stiffness. KOA can be effectively treated with oral drugs such as corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). NSAIDs may raise the dangers of renal, gastrointestinal, and othe...

Biomarkers have emerged as valuable tools in the realm of elite sports, providing objective measures of athletes' physiological responses and potential for performance optimization. This article review delves into the significance and implications of biomarkers in elite sports, emphasizing their crucial role in supporting athletes' training, recove...

Background (1): Football is the most popular sport among men, associated with a certain risk of injury, which leads to short-and long-term health consequences. While the injury profile of professional footballers is known, little is known about the injury profile of amateur footballers; amateur football is a major and diverse area, the development...

One of the leading risk factors for environmental health problems is air pollution. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that this risk factor is associated with one of every nine deaths worldwide. Epidemiological studies conducted in this field have shown a solid connection between respiratory pathology and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (...

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify impact differences in the rehabilitation the second-degree ankle sprain, more specifically the restoration of agonist-antagonist muscle balance, static and dynamic balance, and motor control in junior soccer players will have a different impact on patients who perform the recovery program with t...

Introduction: Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) is characterized by wear, tear, and it's a slowly progressive loss of cartilage, that becomes finally disabling. KOA is one of the most analyzed diseases by many medical specialties such as rheumatology, orthopedics, rehabilitation medicine, and physiotherapy. Major symptoms of KOA such as pain, dysfunction,...

The purpose of this study was to identify impact differences in the rehabilitation the second-degree ankle sprain, more specifically the restoration of agonist-antagonist muscle balance, static and dynamic balance, and motor control in junior soccer players will have a different impact on patients who perform the recovery program with the help of B...

Oxidative stress is induced by tobacco smoking and is also associated with exposure to air pollution, which are two of the most important risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this study was to correlate tobacco use and exposure to air pollution with oxidative stress markers useful in clinical practice in patient...

Background: Static and dynamic balance are factors of major importance in the manifestation of human motor skills at a higher level. Purpose: The determination of vari-ations in the performance of balance tests for young women students at the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports (48 cases in the 1st year of bachelor's degree), divided and analy...

Atherosclerosis remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide characterized by the deposition of lipids and fibrous elements in the form of atheroma plaques in vascular areas which are hemodynamically overloaded. The global burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is steadily increasing and is considered the largest known n...

Managing cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19 remains a global challenge due to the facets of this virus. The technologies used in the rehabilitation of post-COVID-19 patients fail to keep pace with the global epidemiological developments. The purpose of this article is to review the medical technologies used in post-COVID-19 ca...

Background: Postural stability is a factor that conditions the motor performance of athletes and of different categories of the population involved in activities that require physical effort. The aim of the study is to highlight the differences that appear in terms of balance performance for students, depending on their classification on BMI levels...

Leisure activities, their dynamics in ontogenesis and the way of managing the time allocated to them are a topic that is frequently researched. Purpose: to investigate students' attitudes, aiming at aspects related to forms of leisure, depending on specialization and level of physical activism, by applying a questionnaire. Material and method: The...

A sense of balance is required in sports activities, conditioning the quality of movements and physical performance. (1) The purpose of the study is to investigate the influence of gender and the specificity of sports activities on body balance. The investigated participants are 157 students of the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports/Bachelor’...

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common public health problems which cannot be cured and ultimately leads to disability. Current management is largely limited to the treatment of the symptoms. To avoid the late stages of KOA that lead to knee replacement, the key point is to control and reduce destructive processes using efficient pharm...

Studies show that the autonomic nervous system (ANS) has an important impact on health in general. In response to environmental demands, homeostatic processes are often compromised, therefore determining an increase in the sympathetic nervous system (SNS)’s functions and a decrease in the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)’s functions. In modern...

Background: Postural skills are fundamental in motor activities, so far no evidence of a direct relationship has been found, it is therefore recommended to consider the following directions, the higher the level of sports competition, the better the body posture; or better athletes also have a better body posture. Around the age of 11-14 years, i...

In this paper an evaluation method for neuromotor rehabilitation level is proposed. The method is completely non-invasive, based on the analysis of video sequences in which the patient performs certain relevant activities. In the first step, the position of the patient who is walking in the frontal plane is estimated in all frames of the video sequ...

Introduction: Although they do not endanger the life of the individual, the major symptoms of osteoarthritis (OA), such as pain, inflammation and dysfunction, it will slowly decrease quality of life and performance, leading finally to disabilities. Due to the fact that this disease has no cure, strategies are still being sought to slow its evolutio...

The novelty is the conception of an optimal physiotherapeutic protocol using the combination IR with exercices during the standard treatment, reducing the local pain, stiffness and accelerating the of rehabilitation process. A physiotherapy treatment design was created so that the standard passive and active exercices was supplemented with IR in or...

We have lived in an era in sports history in which due to the intensity of the confrontations between athletes, disorders manifested by headaches, shoulder, pelvis and knee aches etc. appear more often. The performers during puberty require special attention on their morpho – functional development from the kynesiotherapist who is part of the multi...

Introduction: Calcaneal spurs are a very common reason why patients go to the medical offices. The calcaneal spur is a bony protrusion that appears at the level of the plantar fascia, but most commonly at the insertion of the plantar fascia on the heel. It is considered calcaneal spur from 2mm upwards, diagnosed on the profile incidents of calcanea...

The novelty is the conception of an optimal physiotherapeutic protocol using the combination LLLT - TENS during the standard treatment, reducing the local pain and accelerating the healing process in stages I, II and III

Abstract The calcaneal spurs are a specific condition of middle and old age. It manifests through plantar osteophytosis on plantar fascia insertion, and is largely associated with plantar fasciitis. Calcaneal spurs are asymptomatic until they are mechanically irritated and inflamed, they respond through a local intense pain. The proposed treatment...

THE EFFECTS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY MEANS IN THE RECOVERY OF MUSCULAR INJURIES IN ATHLETES

Knee instability is a common condition found in degenerative knee osteoarthritis. The evolution of the disease is a chronic one, with acute exacerbations that accentuate the static and dynamic deterioration of the knee joint. Women are more susceptible in 70% - 80% of cases, with an increased frequency after menopause, between 40 to 70 years, being...

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disease of wear and tear, leading to disability and ultimate surgical treatment. KOA has multiple etiologies and is considered a disorder of physiological processes that is manifested by progressive lesions of articular cartilage caused by chondrolysis, synovial membrane inflammation and subchondral osteophytes produc...

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disabling slow progressive disease. KOA is manifested by pain, limited mobility, erosion of articular cartilage, joint deformity and muscle weakness. Unfortunately, there are no effective treatments to stop the progression of the disease. Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition (AMI) is a reflex phenomenon of the knee extensor...

Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic illness which damages central and peripheral nervous system. The presence of peripheral neuropathy (PN) in PD, it has been suggested to be the effect of treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate autonomic cardiac control in PD patients with normal serum levels of vitamin B12 by means of...

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is often used during rehabilitation by physiotherapists to improve muscle function and increase muscle strength. Modern devices use fixed frequency protocols and adjust intensity to generate optimal force by massively recruiting neuro-motor units. The biggest drawback of FES is that after stimulation with pul...