Muscle Disorder

DJO UK Ltd (ENOVIS) is conducting this study to confirm the performance and safety of the Chattanooga Intelect® devices in real world use. This study will record post market clinical data on the use of a number of MDR-CE marked devices that are part of the Chattanooga Intelect® device family to ensure the continued acceptability of the benefit-risk ratio, and to identify possible systematic misuse or off-label use of the devices (Intelect® Mobile 2 Combo, Intelect® Mobile 2 Ultrasound, Intelect® Mobile 2 Electrotherapy (Stim), Intelect® Transport 2 Combo and Intelect® Transport 2 Ultrasound).

The researcher wants to explore the genetic causes of muscle disease. The researcher is particularly interested in muscle disorders that occur in combination with diseases of bone that appear to be passed on from generation to generation. Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy will measure the concentrations of blood, water, and lipids (fats, for example) in your tissues. This device essentially measures the color of tissues in order to determine tissue physiology (its physical and chemical processes).

Dyspnea in asthma, is mainly due to airway obstruction but can be caused by several alternative diagnoses. The impact of sarcopenia on dyspnea in patients with asthma is unknown. Sarcopenic asthma had a reduced physical activity and is associated with airway obstruction compared to non-sarcopenic asthma. In patients with obstructive pulmonary disease, sarcopenia is associated with shallow breathing and diverse sensory and affective components of exertional dyspnea . The morbidity of sarcopenia is also increased by systemic inflammation and the production of inflammatory cytokines as found in inflammatory airway obstruction. The investigators will investigate the prevalence and impact of sarcopenia in asthmatics patients. This will enable to better manage sarcopenia in asthmatic patients, understand its origins and personalize treatment.

The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between professional experience and grip strength, pain threshold and anxiety level in dentists. As a result of the results obtained, we aim to contribute an original study to the literature and to increase awareness by informing the dentists participating in the study.