REVIEW ON PHYSIOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF ABHYANGA

Lifestyle interventions are the major Ayurvedic preventive and therapeutic approach that helps in building a healthy metabolic system, attaining good digestion and proper excretion. To achieve the aim of Ayurveda, i.e., to preserve and promote the health of healthy, it prescribes many measures in the form of daily routine [Dinacharya], seasonal regime [Rtu charya] etc. Abhyanga has been included as a part of Dinacharya and as a treatment for certain diseases. It is also a part of the pre-therapeutic procedures of Panchakarma (five purificatory measures). It prevents Jara [ageing process], help to overcome Srama [fatigue], cures disease caused by Vata, promotes eyesight, improves texture and quality of skin, longevity etc. Since Vata dominates in the Sparsanendriya (skin) and Taila (oil) possess those qualities opposite to that of Vata, Abhyanga pacify Vata to a great extent. Since Sparsha is also the seat of Pitta dosha, and the eye itself is the seat of Pitta, Drshtiprasada effect of Abhyanga described in classics can be explained. By massaging, through oil application and generating heat by friction, Abhyanga stimulate blood circu- lation and lymphatic circulation. It also serves as the transporting medium of nutritional substances, metabolic end- products etc. So, it is an attempt to explore the physiological effects of Abhyanga as Dinacharya in the body. Keywords: Abhyanga, Pancha karma, Physiology

Physiological evaluation of premature neonates submitted to bath and humanized bath / Avaliação fisiológica de neonatos prematuros submetidos ao banho de imersão em banheira e banho humanizado

Objetivos: descrever e comparar os sinais fisiológicos apresentados pelos bebês prematuros durante o banho de imersão em banheira e banho humanizado. Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal e observacional, realizado através da filmagem e análise dos banhos. Participaram do estudo todos os prematuros hemodinamicamente estáveis. A coleta de dados ocorreu de junho de 2018 até junho de 2019. A análise de dados ocorreu por estatística descritiva. Resultados: o banho de imersão em banheira apresentou uma grande perda na temperatura corporal de 50% (15) dos prematuros. O banho humanizado não apresentou perda de significativa de temperatura em nenhum neonato. Conclusão: a técnica humanizada promove uma melhor assistência ao recém-nascido prematuro, gerando menos alterações fisiológicas.

Quantitative flow ratio as a new tool for angiography-based physiological evaluation of coronary artery disease: a review

The functional evaluation of coronary stenoses has obtained important clinical results in recent years, resulting in strong guideline recommendations. Nonetheless, the use of coronary wire-based functional evaluation has not yet become part of the routine in catheterization laboratories for several reasons, including the need to advance a wire into the coronary vessel to interrogate the stenosis. Angiography-derived indexes have been introduced to expand the current use of physiology to estimate the functional meaning of a stenosis on the basis of angiographic data only. The most studied and validated angiography-derived index is certainly the quantitative flow ratio. This article will summarize the basics of the quantitative flow ratio, the related validation studies and its current and future applications.