Therapeutic effects of traditional Thai massage on pain, muscle tension and anxiety in patients with scapulocostal syndrome: A randomized single-blinded pilot study

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitsarut Buttagat ◽  
Wichai Eungpinichpong ◽  
Uraiwon Chatchawan ◽  
Preeda Arayawichanon
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Therapeutic Effects

scholarly journals Ustekinumab Biotherapy and Real-Time Psoriasis Capacitance Mapping: A Pilot Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudine Piérard-Franchimont ◽  
Gérald E. Piérard
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Stratum Corneum ◽  
Treatment Efficacy ◽  
Clinical Applications ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
New Class ◽  
Water Trapping ◽  
Present Pilot Study ◽  
Quantitative Assessments ◽  
Skin Capacitance

In recent years, the treatment of moderate to severe psoriasis has benefited from the development of targeted biologicals. Assessing this new class of drugs calls for precise modalities of severity/improvement ratings of the disease. Bioengineering-driven dermometrology aims at improving objective and quantitative assessments of disease severity and treatment efficacy. Skin capacitance mapping/imaging is one of those emerging methods. Among its clinical applications, psoriasis capacitance mapping (PCM) was introduced in order to assess both skin scaliness and water trapping inside the stratum corneum (inflammatory serum deposits) on lesional skin. PCM was used for assessing the therapeutic effects of ustekinumab on target lesions of 5 psoriatic patients. The reduction in the inflammatory dampness of the stratum corneum was conveniently seen after a 1-month ustekinumab treatment. The present pilot study suggests that PCM could be used as a fast and convenient method for assessing the anti-inflammatory efficacy of ustekinumab and other biotherapies.

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