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Malaysia is a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural constitutional monarchy and federal system located in Southeast Asia. The top three diseases that cause deaths are ischemic heart disease, lower respiratory tract infections and stroke. Lower respiratory tract infections, colorectal cancer and Alzheimer’s disease have been the fastest growing diseases in recent years. The health insurance system complements public and private health care system. Traditional medicine in Malaysia includes Malaysian Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Indian Medicine, Islamic Medicine and homeopathy. Although TCM, such as acupuncture, has not been covered by health insurance, it is widely used under the impetus of the local Chinese people. At present, in Malaysia, the TCM public acceptance and education need promotion, and scientific researches need to be improved. It is hoped that in the future, the development of TCM in Malaysia will be better developed and disseminated by promoting TCM relevant legislation, increasing public awareness, focusing on education and training, and carrying out international scientific research cooperation.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>On the basic therapy, to assess the clinical effects of dynamic scalp acupuncture, scalp acupuncture combined with proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) therapy and simple PNF therapy for upper limb motor impairment in ischemic post-stroke spastic hemiplegia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A total of 90 cases were randomly assigned into a PNF group, a dynamic scalp acupuncture group and a scalp acupuncture group, 30 cases in each group. Basic therapy and PNF therapy were applied in the three groups. PNF therapy was used during scalp acupuncture in the dynamic scalp acupuncture group. PNF therapy was applied after scalp acupuncture in the scalp acupuncture group. The points were the upper 1/5 and middle 2/5 of (MS 6) and (MS 7) at the lesion side, the hemiparalysis contralateral side. The treatment was given for 6 months, once a day and 1 month as a course. The modified Ashworth scale (MAS), the Fugl-Meyer motor assessment (FMA) and Barthel index (BI) were observed before treatment and 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The MAS 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after treatment were improved compared with those before treatment in the three groups ( all <0.05), and the MAS results in the dynamic scalp acupuncture group were better than those in the PNF and scalp acupuncture group (all <0.05). The FMA and BI scores 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after treatment were higher than those before treatment (all <0.05). The FMA Scores in the 3 time points and after treatment in the dynamic scalp acupuncture group were higher than those in the other two groups (all <0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>PNF therapy during scalp acupuncture can relieve the spasmodic condition of patients with upper limb motor impairment in ischemic post-stroke spasmodic hemiplegia, and improve the limb function and life activity, which is better than PNF therapy after scalp acupuncture and simple PNF therapy.</p>
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Humans , Acupuncture Therapy , Brain Ischemia , Rehabilitation , Combined Modality Therapy , Hemiplegia , Rehabilitation , Therapeutics , Scalp , Stroke , Stroke Rehabilitation , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Objective To construct the professional competency evaluation index system for clini-cal medical professional degree postgraduates. Methods With the literature review and expert consulting, we constructed preliminarily the evaluation index system framework; using the Delphi method, we selected indicators and determined the weights system. Data are recorded and processed using Excel 2003 and SPSS 19. Result The response rate of the Delphi survey were 97％and 96％. The mean of authorities was 0.827 and 0.812, and the harmonious coefficients had statistical significance (P<0.05). The professional compe-tency evaluation index system was established, which was composed of 2 first level indicators, 5 second level indicators and 31 third level indicators; The weight coefficients of the indicators at first level was 0.586 and 0.414. Conclusion The index system construction method is scientific, the process is reasonable, and has certain practical value.
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Objective To evaluate the occupational competency of clinical post-graduate students by the 360-degree feedback system.Methods The occupational competencies of the 102 clinical post-graduate students were evaluated by department directors, teachers, the superior band taught physicians, peers, post-graduate themselves using a self-designed questionnaire.The evaluation content of professional competence included 12 core elements, such as medical knowledge, clinical skills, and professional ethics and so on.EpiData 3.02 was used to establish the database, SPSS 19.0 software was used to carry on the statistical analysis, and the statistical analysis method was mainly for the descriptive statistics analysis, the single factor analysis of variance.Results 5 kinds of evaluation subjects were statistically significant (P＜0.05) in medical knowledge, clinical skills, clinical thinking ability, lifelong learning ability, professional ethics, team cooperation ability, self cognition and management ability and total score.Students themselves and their peers scored high in various aspects, teaching superior doctors rated middle and the director and mentor gave low grade in all aspects and the scores rated by the department directors and teachers were lower than students themselves(P=0.003, P=0.047).Conclusion The 360-degree evaluation system can comprehensively and objectively evaluate the clinical post-graduate students' occupational competency and offer beneficial assistant to clinic and practice.
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Identifying the goals of outstanding doctor tralning and orienting medical students' competency, we conducted rational integration and construction of curriculum system for graduate students of clinical medicine and implemented 5 modes of module teaching including professional course, foreign language course, practical skill course, scientific research course and comprehensive ability course . According to the different characters of courses and professional development , we adopted multi-dimensional teaching methods and input the quality education throughout the whole teaching process. These efforts promoted the reform of graduate course evaluation system and provided effective security for improving teaching contents, teaching methods, teaching means and evaluating methods.
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Objective To study the characteristics of skinfold thickness of Han adults in Jiangsu province . Methods The skinfold thicknesses of facial , subscapular , suprailiac , biceps , triceps and calf on 311 urban adults ( 157 males and 154 females) and 421 rural adults ( 213 males and 208 females ) of Han were investigated in Huaian city of Jiangsu province .Results The thickness of skinfold of urban females were thicker than that of urban males .Rural adults were the same .Han adults of Jiangsu showed the most significant differences between urban areas and rural areas .The values of six skinfold thicknesses of Jiangsu urban adults have positive correlation with age .Conclusion Han adults of Jiangsu show the most significant differences between genders .
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Objective: To observe the effect of traditional Chinese medicine Jiusuyu(酒速愈) on activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and catalase(CAT),as well as the content of malondialdehyde(MDA) in liver tissues of mice with acute alcoholism.Methods: The models of acute alcoholism mice were established by drinking 56% Hongxing Erguotou(红星二锅头) drink.Eighty healthy Kunming mice were randomly divided(into) normal group,model group,high Jiusuyu dosage group,low Jiusuyiu dosage group and Gehua Jiecheng decoction(葛花解酲汤) group,with 16 animals in each group.The SOD,CAT activities and the content of MDA in(liver) tissues of each group were detected 6 hours after treatment.Results: The content of MDA in(liver) tissues of the model group was increased(P