It is well known that local anesthetics have a broad spectrum of pharmacological actions,
acting as nerve blocks, and treating pain and cardiac arrhythmias via blocking of the sodium …

Electroacupuncture (EA), as a particular type of electrostimulation treatment, has an extensive
application in the field of biomedicine. Triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) has sparked …

Background The improvement of the upper limb disability, which is mainly caused by stroke,
is still one of the rehabilitation treatment challenges. However, the effectiveness of task-…

Objective: To explore the effects of kinesiotape on pain and disability in individuals with
chronic low back pain. Data sources: PubMed, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of …

Quality of life and functional recovery after burn injury is the final goal of burn care, especially
as most of burn patients survive the injury due to advanced medical science. However, …

Background Breast cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in women, with
high morbidity and mortality. Tumor metastasis is implicated in most breast cancer deaths; …

Background: Clinical and animal studies have shown that transcutaneous auricular vagus
nerve stimulation (ta-VNS) exerts neuroprotection following cerebral ischaemia. Studies have …

Treadmill exercise is widely considered an effective strategy for restoration of skilled motor
function after spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the specific exercise intensity that optimizes …

Ischemic stroke is the leading cause of death and disability. Microglia are polarized toward
the proinflammatory M1 phenotype and neuroprotective M2 phenotype after stroke and play …

Background Enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) is currently applied for treating
coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. However, the mechanism(s) by which EECP …