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Healing Potential (healing + potential)
Selected AbstractsHealing and prognosis of teeth with intra-alveolar fractures involving the cervical part of the rootDENTAL TRAUMATOLOGY, Issue 2 2002Miomir Cvek Abstract Healing and long-term prognosis of 94 cervical root fractures were evaluated. The teeth were divided into two groups according to type of fracture: transverse fractures limited to the cervical third of the root (51 incisors) and oblique fractures involving both the cervical and middle parts of the root (43 incisors). Neither the frequency nor the type of fracture healing differed significantly between the two groups. In the material as a whole, healing of the fracture with hard tissue formation was observed in 17 teeth (18%), and healing with interposition of periodontal ligament (PDL) and, in some cases, hard tissue between the fragments in 62 teeth (66%). Fifteen teeth (16%) showed no healing and a radiolucency adjacent to the fracture. Statistical analyses revealed that incomplete root formation and a positive sensibility test at the time of injury were significantly related to both healing and hard tissue repair. The same applied to concussion or subluxation compared with dislocation of coronal fragment, as well as optimal compared with suboptimal reposition of displaced coronal fragments. The type and duration of splinting (or no splinting) appeared to be of no significance for frequency or type of healing of cervical root fractures. During the observation time (mean = 75 months), 19 (44%) of the teeth with transverse fractures and 3 (8%) of those with oblique fractures were lost after healing. In conclusion, fractures in the cervical part of the root had a healing potential and the predictive parameters identified for fractures in other parts of the root seemed to be valid for the healing of cervical root fractures. Transverse fractures appeared to have a significantly poorer long-term prognosis compared to oblique fractures, apparently due to a marked post-treatment mobility, which often led to new luxation caused by even minor impacts. [source] Healing through self-reflectionJOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, Issue 5 2001Karran Thorpe PhD RN Healing through self-reflection Background.,Today, women have an enlightened view towards their life cycles, which is evidence of their healing potential. Women need to share their insights about their healing potential gained through self-reflective processes. Their voices must be heard so that we can benefit from their collective wisdom. The process of healing through self-reflection has begun as a group of nurses share their insights. Documenting the perspectives of these nurses provides the opportunity for other women to learn from and apply this knowledge to their lives. Method.,Through purposive sampling, eight registered nurses, all women, were selected to participate in in-depth, personal, semi-structured interviews. The purposes in this paper are to describe a three-stage (i.e. awareness, critical analysis, and new perspective) reflective-thinking model and discuss the application of this model to women's expressed inner knowledge and wisdom across personal and professional life cycles. Results.,Three themes, signifying their ability to heal themselves, were labelled: Spirituality, Be-ing Versus Do-ing, and Eustress Versus Distress. Conclusions.,Essentially, self-reflection results from both personal and professional stimuli and signifies the need for change so that healing can begin. Recommendations are offered for nurse educators and researchers. [source] GDF-5/7 and bFGF activate integrin ,2-mediated cellular migration in rabbit ligament fibroblastsJOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH, Issue 2 2010Hirokazu Date Abstract Cellular activities responding to growth factors are important in ligament healing. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has poor healing potential compared to the medial collateral ligament (MCL). To assess the differences, we investigated the proliferation, migration, adhesion, and matrix synthesis responding to growth factors in rabbit ACL and MCL fibroblasts. ACL cell proliferation to basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), bone morphogenetic protein-2, growth and differentiation factor (GDF)-5, and GDF-7 treatment was similar to that of MCL cells. GDF-5 enhanced Col1a1 expression in ACL and MCL fibroblasts up to 4.7- and 17-fold levels of control, respectively. MCL fibroblasts showed stronger migration activities in response to bFGF and GDF-5 than ACL cells. GDF-5/7 and bFGF also changed the stress fiber formation and cellular adhesion by modulating the distribution of integrin ,2. Functional blocking analyses using anti-integrin ,2 antibodies revealed that cellular migration responding to growth factors depended on the integrin ,2-mediated adhesion on type I collagen. The expression of integrin ,2 was also increased by growth factors in both cells. Our results demonstrate that GDF-5/7 and bFGF stimulate cellular migration by modulating integrin ,2 expression and integrin ,2-dependent adhesion, especially in MCL fibroblasts. These findings suggest that the different healing potential between ACL and MCL may be caused by different cellular behavior in the integrin ,2-mediated cellular migration in response to growth factors. © 2009 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 28:225,231, 2010 [source] In search of the True Self: a clinical journey through the vale of Soul-makingJOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC & MENTAL HEALTH NURSING, Issue 1 2006P. WILKIN rmn ma Once a person accepts any form of mainstream mental health care, she is faced with the paradox of disabling caring. Every time an emotionally distressed individual is professionally rescued, she forfeits a golden opportunity to discover and utilize her own healing potential. Yet within a mental health service that is heavily medicalized and investing more and more in time-limited therapies, can it ever be otherwise? Drawing on the developmental theory of Donald Winnicott, together with the poet John Keats' concept of ,Soul-making', this case study provides an account of therapy delivered from outside the parameters of a health,illness model of caring. It acknowledges human suffering as a natural and inevitable part of life and, whilst acknowledging the value of therapeutic companionship, proclaims the mentally distressed person as best placed to navigate her own recovery. [source] | ||||||||||