Indigenous Knowledge Systems: Practices in Modern-Day China
David R. Katerere, Wendy Applequist, Oluwaseyi M. Aboyade, Chamunorwa Togo in Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge for the Modern Era, 2019
Cupping therapy can be classified via six main categories (Shaban, 2013; Al-Bedah et al., 2016). The first category distinguishes the “technical types” which include dry, wet, massage, and flash cupping therapies. The second category distinguishes the “power of suction related types”, which include light, medium, and strong cupping therapies. The third category distinguishes the “method of suction related types”, which include fire, manual suction, and electrical suction cupping therapies. The fourth category is made up of “materials inside cups related types”, which include herbal, water, ozone, moxa, needle, and magnetic cupping therapies. A fifth category and a sixth category were developed later. The fifth category is made up of treatment types focused on a specific body area, which include facial, abdominal, female, male, and orthopedic cupping therapy. The sixth category is made up of special-purpose cupping types that include sports and aquatic cupping.
Special Measurement Techniques
Sujoy K. Guba in Bioengineering in Reproductive Medicine, 2020
To obtain data from localized zones microelectrode techniques are suitable. Microelec-trodes varying from 50 to 80 microns in diameter are inserted into the muscular layers of the tubal wall. In this case, the extracellular potential from a tissue volume is recorded. Since the volume is small, selectively different layers and regions can be examined. Suction cups help in stabilizing the electrode and thereby minimizing electrode motion artifacts. A polymeric tubing incorporating the electrode wire is connected to a vacuum source. When the tubing is placed in contact with the fallopian tube, a small portion of the tubal tissue is sucked into the tube bringing the tissue into firm contact with the metal electrode. The electrode also penetrates the tissue. Motion artifacts are reduced but the tissue trauma introduces trauma potentials. It is necessary to wait for some time before commencing recordings to allow the trauma potentials to subside.
Cupping Therapy and Immune System
Mehwish Iqbal in Complementary and Alternative Medicinal Approaches for Enhancing Immunity, 2023
Since the fame of bleeding cupping diminished in the mid-19th century, awareness and curiosity were gone in scarification, and the attempt revolved to producing a more efficient sealed syringe to generate suction for DC. Up till then, suction had been attained by introducing ignite into a cylinder for only some seconds before positioning it on the skin of the patient. It is fascinating to observe that as the fame of dry cupping started to descend in the initial part of the 20th century, doctors had handed on the duty of executing the practice to barbers, who would make window symbols marketing ‘Cups for Colds' (Fido & Fido, 1996). Spring lancet was established in 1719, a tool that would turn out to be very trendy with German, American and Dutch doctors. Nowadays, suction can be employed by means of silicon cups or with electric or hand pumps, while bamboo, plastic, earthenware or glass cups are commonly used globally. However, surgical blades of various sizes are used for making the incisions in the case of wet cupping therapy (Lowe, 2017).
Inferior Vena Cava Diameter is an Early Marker of Central Hypovolemia during Simulated Blood Loss
Published in Prehospital Emergency Care, 2021
Blair D. Johnson, Zachary J. Schlader, Michael W. Schaake, Moragn C. O’Leary, David Hostler, Howard Lin, Erika St. James, Penelope C. Lema, Aaron Bola, Brian M. Clemency
Lower body negative pressure (LBNP) is a validated, noninvasive surrogate of progressive blood loss in humans that can be used to study a variety of physiological responses to hemorrhage (7–10). During LBNP, the lower half of a participant’s body is sealed to an airtight chamber (Figure 1). The pressure within the LBNP chamber is controlled using a voltage-regulated vacuum. When suction is applied. LBNP sequesters circulating blood volume in the lower extremities to induce central hypovolemia that can be quickly restored when the technique is terminated. In this regard, LBNP can safely elicit cardiovascular decompensation in human participants (11), whereas the amount of blood volume that can be safely removed from human volunteers in the laboratory is limited. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that ultrasound measurements of IVC diameter would decrease during simulated severe hemorrhage using LBNP.
The Double-Lumen Irrigation-Suction Tube in The Management of Incisional Surgical Site Infection After Enterocutaneous Fistula Excisions: An Observational Study
Published in Journal of Investigative Surgery, 2021
Zheng Yao*, Weiliang Tian*, Xin Xu, Risheng Zhao, Ming Huang, Yunzhao Zhao, Xinhao Chen
Once an incisional SSI occurred, patients received antibiotics (the second-generation cephalosporin) until the infection disappeared. The incision was re-opened and the infection was revealed. Before November 2016, when an SSI was diagnosed, NPWT was immediately used for deep incisional SSI and DPC for superficial incisional SSI. In our unit, the NPWT equipment was a vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)®, abdominal wound management system (KCI, San Antonio, TX, USA).When placing the VAC, the incision was re-opened, and the infections was revealed. A foam (main component: polyurethane; VAC®; KCI, San Antonio, TX, USA) is used as a cover over the infection and was tailored according to the infected incision length. A biological semipermeable membrane was used to seal the covering. After covering the suction disk, a vacuum was applied using continuous suction from an external power source (–125 mmHg). The VAC was replaced every 3 d.
New microvascular anastomotic device for end-to-side anastomosis using negative pressure; a preliminary study
Published in Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, 2020
Kazufumi Tachi, Katsuko S. Furukawa, Isao Koshima, Takashi Ushida
We previously built and reported that this device that is powered by negative pressure works well for end-to-end anastomosis [16]. This time, we have found that the negative-pressure system can also be applied to end-to-side anastomosis, which is as clinically popular as end-to-end anastomosis. The most important feature is that we built a “semi-automatic” microvascular anastomotic device that functions as an actuator and proved that the negative-pressure system works for both end-to-end and end-to-side anastomosis in rats. An additional advantage in using this negative pressure system is that during the anastomosis, surgeons often find blood and fluid at the anastomotic site that hinder the procedure. The device worked perfectly with suction, and the procedure was performed in a clean, fluid-free operative site with no stress.
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