A mechatronic system for quantitative application and assessment of massage-like actions in small animals.
A mechatronic system for quantitative application and assessment of massage-like actions in small animals.
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DOI：
10.1007/s10439-013-0886-3
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发表时间：
2014-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Zhao, Yi
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作者：
Wang, Qian;Zeng, Hansong;Best, Thomas M.;Haas, Caroline;Heffner, Ned T.;Agarwal, Sudha;Zhao, Yi
按摩疗法有着悠久的历史，被广泛认为在恢复组织功能，缓解疼痛和压力，促进整体健康方面有效。然而，按摩类动作的应用和按摩的功效在很大程度上是基于难以定义和衡量的轶事经验。这导致按摩疗法与现代医学的循证界面有些有限。在这项研究中，我们介绍了一种机电设备，提供高度可重复的按摩类机械负荷的小动物（大鼠和兔子），其中各种按摩类行动的后肢量化的受试者组织上的压缩和横向力的加载参数（幅度，频率和持续时间）。按摩的效果是通过受试者组织在机械加载之前和之后的被动粘弹性的差异来测量的，两者都是通过相同的装置获得的。结果表明，该装置是有用的，在确定的加载参数，最有利于组织的机械性能的变化，并可以确定的加载参数的范围，导致持续的变化，组织的机械性能和功能。该设备是我们努力量化临床上使用的按摩类动作的应用和测量其功效的第一步，其可以容易地与各种定量测量（例如，活性机械性能和生理测定），用于确定按摩疗法的治疗和机械效果。
Massage therapy has a long history and has been widely believed effective in restoring tissue function, relieving pain and stress, and promoting overall well-being. However, the application of massage-like actions and the efficacy of massage are largely based on anecdotal experiences that are difficult to define and measure. This leads to a somewhat limited evidence-based interface of massage therapy with modern medicine. In this study, we introduce a mechatronic device that delivers highly reproducible massage-like mechanical loads to the hind limbs of small animals (rats and rabbits), where various massage-like actions are quantified by the loading parameters (magnitude, frequency and duration) of the compressive and transverse forces on the subject tissues. The effect of massage is measured by the difference in passive viscoelastic properties of the subject tissues before and after mechanical loading, both obtained by the same device. Results show that this device is useful in identifying the loading parameters that are most conducive to a change in tissue mechanical properties, and can determine the range of loading parameters that result in sustained changes in tissue mechanical properties and function. This device presents the first step in our effort for quantifying the application of massage-like actions used clinically and measurement of their efficacy that can readily be combined with various quantitative measures (e.g., active mechanical properties and physiological assays) for determining the therapeutic and mechanistic effects of massage therapies.
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4.1
作者：
Butterfield TA;Zhao Y;Agarwal S;Haq F;Best TM
通讯作者：
Best TM
影响因子：
3.8
作者：
Loerakker, S.;Stekelenburg, A.;Strijkers, G. J.;Rijpkema, J. J. M.;Baaijens, F. P. T.;Bader, D. L.;Nicolay, K.;Oomens, C. W. J.
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Oomens, C. W. J.
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作者：
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作者：
Billhult, A.;Lindholm, C.;Stener-Victorin, E.
通讯作者：
Stener-Victorin, E.
影响因子：
3.7
作者：
KEVERNE, EB;MARTENSZ, ND;TUITE, B
通讯作者：
TUITE, B