Select Page

References – 9 Unusual Medical Treatments That Just Might Work

  1. Chen X, Peng LH, Chee SS, Shan YH, Liang WQ, Gao JQ. Nanoscaled pearl powder accelerates wound repair and regeneration in vitroand in vivo. Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy. 2019;45(6):1009-1016.
  2. Loh XJ, Young DJ, Guo H, et al. Pearl powder—an emerging material for biomedical applications: a review. Materials. 2021;14(11):2797.
  3. Agroyannis B, Koutsicos D, Tzanatou-Exarchou H, Varsou-Papadimitriou E, Kapetanaki A, Yatzidis H. Combined recombinant human erythropoietin-blood letting strategy for treating anemia and iron overload in hemodialysis patients. Int J Artif Organs. 1991;14(7):403-406.
  4. Lauche R, Cramer H, Langhorst J, Dobos G. A systematic review and meta-analysis of medical leech therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee. The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2014;30(1):63-72.
  5. McCarthy JG, Stelnicki EJ, Mehrara BJ, Longaker MT. Distraction osteogenesis of the craniofacial skeleton: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2001;107(7):1812-1824.
  6. Zarchi K, Jemec GB. The efficacy of maggot debridement therapy – a review of comparative clinical trials. International Wound Journal. 2012;9(5):469-477.
  7. Fernandes, Julio C., Martel‐Pelletier, Johanne, and Pelletier, Jean‐ ‘The Role of Cytokines in Osteoarthritis Pathophysiology’. 1 Jan. 2002 : 237 – 246. Print.
  8. Księżopolska-Orłowska K, Pacholec A, Jędryka-Góral A, et al. Complex rehabilitation and the clinical condition of working rheumatoid arthritis patients: does cryotherapy always overtop traditional rehabilitation? Disability and Rehabilitation. 2016;38(11):1034-1040.
  9. Chuchnowska, I. et al.(2023). Thermal Stabiliser of Knee Joint. In: Gzik, M., Paszenda, Z., Piętka, E., Tkacz, E., Milewski, K., Jurkojć, J. (eds) Innovations in Biomedical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 409. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99112-8_2
  10. Chowdhury RS, Islam MD, Akter K, Sarkar MAS, Roy T, Rahman ST. Therapeutic aspects of hydrotherapy: a review. Bangladesh Journal of Medicine. 2021;32(2):138-141.