Antioxidant effects of the essential oil of Syzygium aromaticum on bovine epididymal spermatozoa.

Focusing on its application in reproductive biotechnology, we evaluated the effects of the essential oil of Syzygium aromaticum (EOSA) on bovine epididymal sperm quality variables, including morphology, membrane functional integrity, membrane structural integrity, mitochondrial activity, metabolic activity, motility and oxidative stress by reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Bovine spermatozoa from eight males were incubated into the following groups: EOSA0 (without EOSA), EOSA10 (10 µg/ml of EOSA), EOSA15 (15 µg/ml of EOSA) and EOSA20 (20 µg/ml of EOSA); the incubation time with and without the EOSA was 1 or 6 hr. None of the sperm quality variables presented difference among the EOSA concentrations. However, the incubation time had a significant effect on the membrane functional integrity, membrane structural integrity, mitochondrial activity, progressive motility and some kinetic parameters. The effect of interaction among EOSA and incubation time was significant only on ROS levels. Spermatozoa incubated in the presence of 15 µg/ml of the EOSA for 1 hr had significantly reduced ROS levels compared with all other groups in the same time. In conclusion, the EOSA at a concentration of 15 µg/ml has antioxidant effects and protects bovine epididymal spermatozoa; hence, the EOSA may potentially be used in the field of reproductive biotechnology.

Effect of the Auricular Acupoint Associated with Physical Exercise in Elderly People: A Randomized Clinical Test.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of auricular acupoint associated with physical exercise on balance, mobility, and fear of falling in the elderly. METHOD: The study is characterized as a clinical, controlled, and randomized trial with 22 elderly people divided into two groups: kinesiotherapy group (n = 11) and kinesiotherapy/auriculotherapy group (n = 11). The instruments used for evaluation were Falls Efficacy Scale International; Berg Balance Scale, and Timed up and Go Test. The intervention was performed with frequency 2×/week for 8 weeks. In the kinesiotherapy/auriculotherapy group, in addition to kinesiotherapy, auriculotherapy was applied in specific acupoints. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to determine the normality of the data, and for comparison, analysis of variance was used for repeated measures of two factors. RESULTS: There was a significant intragroup reduction for the Timed up and Go Test (p = 0.00) and Falls Efficacy Scale International (p = 0.00), and significant intragroup Berg Balance Scale (p = 0.00) for both groups. CONCLUSION: The auricular acupoint did not influence the balance, mobility, and fear of falling in the elderly studied.

The Effect of Auricular and Systemic Acupuncture on the Electromyographic Activity of the Trapezius Muscle with Trigger Points-A Pilot Study.

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare intra and intergroup the immediate effect of the auricular and LR8 systemic acupuncture on the electromyographic activity of the trapezius with the trigger points. This is an experimental clinical trial; 40 people were split in 4 distinct groups (n = 10): GI mustard seed application in the auricular acupoint; GII bilateral needle application in the LR8 acupoint; GIII combination of the techniques; GIV/Control Group mustard seed application in an acupoint not linked to the muscle tension. The EMG was used to assess the muscle contraction for 5 seconds during the resting time and during the isometric contraction time. The EMG signal was first collect without the acupuncture intervention; then both techniques were applied for 5 minutes; and the EMG was collected again right after these applications. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used, the t test was paired with the Wilcoxon test to the intragroup comparison; One-way analysis of variance test for intergroup comparison. There was no statistical difference in the intragroup comparison for the groups. The same happened to the intergroup comparison before and after application. Systemic and auricular acupuncture did not promote immediate changes in the EMG activity of the trapezius muscle in individuals with MTrPs.

Role of Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders with Anxiety in University Students.

Introduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of auriculotherapy with mustard seeds in the treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), anxiety, and electromyographic (EMG) activity in university students. Methodology. The State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) for TMDs (RDC/TMDs), and electromyography were used in this study of 44 college students with high levels of anxiety and TMDs. The subjects were divided into two groups: an auriculotherapy (AA) group (n = 31) and an AA sham group (n = 13). The mustard seeds were applied to the shenmen, rim, sympathetic, brain stem, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) points in the AA group and to sham points in the external ear and wrist in the AA sham group. The treatment protocol was 10 sessions (two treatments per week). Results. Anxiety (p < 0.01) was significantly reduced in the AA group. This group also showed a decrease in tender points in the mandibular posterior region (p = 0.04) and in the right side of the submandibular region (p = 0.02). Complaints of bilateral pain were reduced in the temporal tendon (p ≤ 0.01) and in the left side of the ATM (p < 0.01). In addition, electromyographic (EMG) activity was reduced during temporal muscle contraction (p = 0.03). Conclusion. Auriculotherapy was effective in the treatment of students with anxiety and TMDs.

Anxiety and spirituality in university students: a cross-sectional study.

OBJECTIVE: to study anxiety and spirituality and the relationship between them in university students. METHOD: the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Pinto and Pais-Ribeiro Spirituality Scales were used for data collection. RESULTS: six hundred and sixty-nine students participated in the study, of whom 91.5% had moderate and high levels of trait anxiety and 92.9% of state anxiety; 93.8% had high spirituality scores. The multiple linear regression test showed a significant relationship between anxiety and the presence of physical discomfort, unusual body movements, and the need for treatment. Furthermore, higher levels of anxiety were associated with the female gender, the lack of leisure activities, and low levels of optimism in the spirituality scale. CONCLUSION: it is important to develop strategies for coping with anxiety, which in turn can be oriented toward protective factors such as spirituality.

Ansiedade e espiritualidade em estudantes universitários: um estudo transversal / Ansiedad y espiritualidad en estudiantes universitarios: un estudio transversal / Anxiety and spirituality in university students: a cross-sectional study

RESUMOObjetivo:investigar a ansiedade e a espiritualidade de estudantes universitários e a relação entre elas.Método:para a coleta de dados, foi utilizado o Inventário de ansiedade traço-estado (IDATE) e a Escala de Espiritualidade de Pinto e Pais-Ribeiro.Resultados:participaram 609 alunos, sendo que 91,5% apresentam níveis moderados e altos de ansiedade-traço; 92,9%, os mesmos níveis de ansiedade-estado e 93,8% alto escore de espiritualidade. O teste de regressão linear múltipla apontou relação signifi cativa entre a ansiedade e a presença de desconfortos físicos, de movimentos pouco comuns e necessidade de tratamento. Os maiores níveis de ansiedade estiveram associados ao sexo feminino, à ausência de atividades de lazer e aos baixos níveis de otimismo da escala de espiritualidade.Conclusão:é importante o desenvolvimento de estratégias de enfrentamento da ansiedade que, por sua vez, podem estar voltadas a fatores protetores, como a espiritualidade.

RESUMENObjetivo:identificar la ansiedad y espiritualidad de los estudiantes universitarios, y investigar la relación entre ellas.Método:para la colección de datos se utilizó el Inventario de Ansiedad Estado-Trazo y la escala de espiritualidad de Pinto y Pais-Ribeiro.Resultados:participaron del estudio 609 estudiantes y 91,5% tienen niveles moderados y altos de ansiedad trazo y estado de ansiedad del 92,9%, y 93,8% tenía una puntuación alta de la espiritualidad. La prueba de regresión lineal múltiple indica una relación signifi cativa entre la ansiedad y la presencia de molestias físicas, movimientos inusuales y de la necesidad de llevar a cabo el tratamiento. Sin embargo, los niveles más altos de ansiedad se asociaron con el sexo femenino, la falta de práctica de láser y los niveles bajos de la escala dimensión optimismo de la espiritualidad.Conclusión:es importante desarrollar estrategias para hacer frente a la ansiedad que a su vez pueden estar orientados hacia los factores de protección, como la espiritualidad.

ABSTRACTObjective:to study anxiety and spirituality and the relationship between them in university students.Method:the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Pinto and Pais-Ribeiro Spirituality Scales were used for data collection.Results:six hundred and sixty-nine students participated in the study, of whom 91.5% had moderate and high levels of trait anxiety and 92.9% of state anxiety; 93.8% had high spirituality scores. The multiple linear regression test showed a signifi cant relationship between anxiety and the presence of physical discomfort, unusual body movements, and the need for treatment. Furthermore, higher levels of anxiety were associated with the female gender, the lack of leisure activities, and low levels of optimism in the spirituality scale.Conclusion:it is important to develop strategies for coping with anxiety, which in turn can be oriented toward protective factors such as spirituality.

[Contributions of auriculotherapy in smoking cessation: a pilot study]. / Contribuições da auriculoterapia na cessação do tabagismo: estudo piloto.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the contribution of auriculotherapy in smoking cessation. METHOD: Double-blind randomized controlled trial, conducted with 30 smokers allocated into two groups: Experimental Group (21 participants received 10 sessions of auriculotherapy at specific points for smoking) and Control Group (nine participants received auriculotherapy in points that have no effect on the focus of research). RESULTS: Auriculotherapy contributed in reducing the number of cigarettes smoked in 61.9% of participants (p=0.002), in reducing the difficult to abstain from smoking in places where it is forbidden by 38% (p=0.050) and in not smoking when ill 23.8% (p=0.025). CONCLUSION: Given the efficacy only in terms of reducing the number of cigarettes smoked and other parameters, we suggest that future studies consider the use of auriculotherapy combined with other treatment methods, in order to achieve better results in cessation/abstinence.

Contributions of auriculotherapy in smoking cessation: a pilot study / Contribuciones de la auriculoterapia al cese del tabaquismo: estudio piloto / Contribuições da auriculoterapia na cessação do tabagismo: estudo piloto

Objective To evaluate the contribution of auriculotherapy in smoking cessation. Method Double-blind randomized controlled trial, conducted with 30 smokers allocated into two groups: Experimental Group (21 participants received 10 sessions of auriculotherapy at specific points for smoking) and Control Group (nine participants received auriculotherapy in points that have no effect on the focus of research). Results Auriculotherapy contributed in reducing the number of cigarettes smoked in 61.9% of participants (p=0.002), in reducing the difficult to abstain from smoking in places where it is forbidden by 38% (p=0.050) and in not smoking when ill 23.8% (p=0.025). Conclusion Given the efficacy only in terms of reducing the number of cigarettes smoked and other parameters, we suggest that future studies consider the use of auriculotherapy combined with other treatment methods, in order to achieve better results in cessation/abstinence. .

Objetivo Evaluar la contribución de la auriculoterapia al cese del tabaquismo. Método Ensayo clínico aleatorizado, controlado y doble ciego conducido con 30 tabaquistas dispuestos en dos grupos: Grupo Experimental (21 participantes recibieron 10 sesiones de auriculoterapia en puntos específicos para el tabaquismo) y Grupo Control (nueve participantes recibieron auriculoterapia en puntos que no tienen efecto sobre el foco de investigación). Resultados El tratamiento con auriculoterapia contribuyó para la reducción de la cantidad de cigarrillos fumados en el 61,9% de los participantes (p=0,002), la reducción de la dificultad de permanecer sin fumar en sitios prohibidos en el 38% (p=0,050) y en no fumar cuando enfermos en el 23,8% (p=0,025). Conclusión Ante la efectividad solo en términos de reducción de la cantidad de cigarrillos consumidos y los demás parámetros evaluados, se sugiere que trabajos futuros consideren la utilización de la auriculoterapia asociada con otros métodos de tratamiento, a fin de alcanzar mejores resultados de cese/abstinencia. .

Objetivo Avaliar a contribuição da auriculoterapia na cessação do tabagismo. Método Ensaio clínico controlado, randomizado e duplo cego conduzido com 30 tabagistas alocados em dois grupos: Grupo Experimental (21 participantes receberam 10 sessões de auriculoterapia em pontos específicos para o tabagismo) e Grupo Controle (nove participantes receberam a auriculoterapia em pontos que não possuem efeito sobre o foco de investigação). Resultados O tratamento com auriculoterapia contribuiu na redução do número de cigarros fumados em 61,9% dos participantes (p=0,002), na redução da dificuldade de ficar sem fumar em locais proibidos em 38% (p=0,050) e em não fumar quando doente em 23,8% (p=0,025). Conclusão Diante da eficácia apenas em termos de redução do número de cigarros consumidos e dos demais parâmetros avaliados, sugere-se que trabalhos futuros considerem a utilização da auriculoterapia associada a outros métodos de tratamento, com intuito de alcançar melhores resultados de cessação/abstinência. .

Auriculoterapia efeito sobre a ansiedade / Efecto de la auriculoterapia sobre la ansiedad / Effect of auriculotherapy on anxiety

Introdução: A vida agitada, rotina excessiva, estresse e a aparência de conflito estão aumentando hoje e pode causar ansiedade, comprometendo a saúde física e mental das pessoas. Objetivos: identificar evidências na literatura sobre o efeito de orelha em protocolo de ansiedade e tratamento. Métodos: uma pesquisa bibliográfica no PubMed, LILACS, Science Direct e IBECS com palavras-chave · Ansiedade / Ansiedade · e · Auriculoterapia / Auriculoterapia · e · Ansiedade / Ansiedade · e · fone de ouvido / Acupuntura, Orelha · adaptada a cada base, com os critérios de inclusão: trabalhos apresentados em Português, Inglês e Espanhol, publicados nos últimos dez anos. Resultados: 78,11 porcento dos estudos analisados ??mostraram acupuntura auricular como uma intervenção eficaz para reduzir a ansiedade. É relacionada com o protocolo de auricular ·· ele descobriu que não há consenso entre os especialistas sobre o número de sessões, duração do tratamento e os pontos aplicados para a ansiedade. Apesar desta diversidade, auricolotherapy pode ser identificado como o método preferido: aplicação da técnica por meio de uma agulha (50 porcento), unilateral (42,9 porcento) em pontos Shenmen (64,3 porcento) e relaxamento (28,6 porcento), com o manual e estimulação (78,6 porcento) por semana (21,4 porcento), com número variável de sessões utilizando para avaliar o efeito da técnica, os marcadores e os instrumentos de avaliação psicométrica ansiedade (78,6 porcento). Conclusões: Sugere-se a realização de novos ensaios clínicos para a compreensão da técnica de ouvido, uma vez que ela foi positiva para a redução da ansiedade, além de protocolo do estudo de validação(AU)

Introducción: la agitada vida, rutina excesiva, el estrés y la aparición de situaciones de conflicto están aumentando hoy en día y pueden causar ansiedad, lo que compromete la salud física y mental de las personas. Objetivos: identificar la evidencia en la literatura sobre el efecto de la auriculoterapia en la ansiedad, así como el protocolo de tratamiento. Métodos: búsqueda de la literatura en PubMed, LILACS, Science Direct y IBECS, con las palabras clave "Ansiedade/ Anxiety" and "Auriculoterapia/ Auriculotherapy" e "Ansiedade/ Anxiety" and "Acupuntura auricular/ Acupuncture, Ear" , adaptada para cada base, con los criterios de inclusión: trabajos presentados en portugués, inglés y español, publicados en los últimos diez años. Resultados: en 78,11 por ciento de los estudios analizados la auriculoterapia se mostró como una intervención eficaz para la reducción de la ansiedad. Relacionado con el protocolo del auriculoterapia ​​ se encontró que no existe un consenso de los expertos en relación con el número de sesiones, duración del tratamiento y puntos aplicados para la ansiedad. A pesar de esta diversidad, la auricoloterapia puede identificarse como el método más utilizado: aplicación de la técnica a través de una aguja (50 por ciento), de forma unilateral (42,9 por ciento) en los puntos Shenmen (64,3 por ciento) y Relajación (28,6 por ciento) , con la estimulación manual (78,6 por ciento) y semanal (21,4 por ciento) con número variable de sesiones, utilizando, para evaluar el efecto de la técnica, marcadores e instrumentos de evaluación psicométrica de ansiedad (78,6 por ciento). Conclusiones: se sugiere llevar a cabo más ensayos clínicos para el conocimiento de la técnica del auriculoterapia, una vez que ella fue positiva para la reducción de la ansiedad, además de la validación del protocolo de estudio(AU)

Introduction: The hectic life, excessive routine, stress and the appearance of conflict are increasing today and can cause anxiety, compromising the physical and mental health of people. Objectives: to identify evidence in the literature on the effect of ear in anxiety and treatment protocol. Methods: A literature search in PubMed, LILACS, Science Direct and IBECS with keywords · Ansiedade / Anxiety · and · Auriculoterapia / Auriculotherapy · e · Ansiedade / Anxiety · and · headset / Acupuncture Acupuncture, Ear · adapted to each basis, with the inclusion criteria: papers presented in Portuguese, English and Spanish, published in the last ten years. Results: 78.11 percent of the studies analyzed showed ear acupuncture as an effective intervention to reduce anxiety. It related to the protocol of auricular ·· it found that there is no consensus among experts regarding the number of sessions, duration of treatment and dots applied for anxiety. Despite this diversity, auricolotherapy can be identified as the preferred method: applying the technique through a needle (50 percent), unilateral (42.9 percent) in Shenmen points (64.3 percent) and relaxation (28.6 percent), with manual and stimulation (78.6 percent) Weekly (21.4 percent) with variable number of sessions using to evaluate the effect of the technique, markers and psychometric assessment instruments anxiety (78.6 percent). Conclusions: It is suggested to conduct further clinical trials for understanding the technique of Ear, once she was positive for anxiety reduction, plus validation study protocol(AU)