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Comparison of the health effects of Širšasana in popular science literature and in scientific studies
Vácha, Benjamin ; Křivánková, Markéta (advisor) ; Strnad, Pavel (referee)
Title: Comparison of the health effects of shirshasana in popular science literature and in scientific studies Objectives: The aim of this bachelor's thesis is to conduct a detailed analysis and compare the cited contraindications and effects of shirshasana in popular science literature and scientific studies. Methods: The bachelor's thesis utilizes the method of review and comparative analysis in available scientific studies and popular science literature. The selection of scientific articles was carried out from the PubMed database and the web search engine Google Scholar. Results: Popular science literature often presents numerous positive effects of shirshasana on the human body as a whole and on specific organ systems. However, most of these effects lack explanations or scientific evidence. Headstand contraindications are addressed in most popular science books, primarily through simple listing. The number of contraindications, like the effects of shirshasana, significantly varies among different authors. Scientific studies predominantly focus on the general effects of yoga, leaving the effects of shirshasana largely unexplained. The thesis refuted some commonly cited effects, such as increased blood flow to the brain, and highlighted the potential negative impact on the cervical spine, while...
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Current problems in prophylaxis
LOŠÁKOVÁ, Eva
The bachelor thesis describing "Current problematics of vaccination". It is divided into two main parts. Theoretical and empirical. In the theoretical part, I describe history of vaccination, explain essential terms, like vaccination, immune system, antigen and antibody. Furthermore I write about vaccines, its composing and divisions, and how to apply or store them properly. Last but not least, there are description of myths and mistakes in vaccination and present situation in the Czech Republic. In the empirical part, main goals are to find the number of vaccinated and unvaccinated kids in chosen wards of primary children health care in South Bohemian region, also to find out main reasons, why parents do not want their children vaccinated. The research questions are described and assigned. Clarified data obtained by own research are presented. Quantitative analysis method has been chosen as the research method with non-standardized survey, that contained 20 questions, used to confirm or invalidate my hypothesis. There were 332 respondents, parents from South Bohemian region. The results in numbers have shown that out of 585 children, 96 % of them were vaccinated, and only 26 kids were not. The results of my research may be used for presenation in any form.
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Bone densitometry
ŠÍRKOVÁ, Eliška
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) osteoporosis is defined as: "Increasing of systemic disease of skeleton. The characteristic feature is the lack of bone substance and disorders of microarchitecture of bone tissue. The result of the disorder is disposition to fractures. Earlier the disease was not diagnosed until it got to the stage of occurrence of osteoporotic fracture. Nowadays it is anticipated by means of BMD. Especially women at the age of postmenopause and older men are invited for the medical check-up. However, younger people and even children are invited too. The main indications for the BMD measurement are women who stopped a hormonal curing by using estrogen or they are at the age of postmenopause. It is also recommended for patients with increased occurence of fractures caused by small force and for patients who had a big weight loss. Last, but not least, it is good for men in their seventies, patients who are considering the pharmacological treatment and of course patients with visible effects of the treatment. The densitometry medical check-up itself, known as DEXA, is painless and non-invasive method, using which we can find comprehensive information about the amount of bone mineral in examined section of bone. The parts, where the density is measured, are the parts that are the most abraded. These are vertebrae L1 L4, distal antebrachium, proximal femur, ribs and proximal humerus. It is necessary to check BMD patients with the same apparatus and software during the each medical check-up. For the checking measurement the patients comes every year. Nevertheless, not later than after the two years after the first medical check-up. The purpose of the thesis is research including two main points: analysis of the data acquired from densitometric station of 'Nemocnice České Budějovice a.s. and omparison of the data of patients with a regard to age, sex and the kind of disease. Based on the research it was found out, that division of the patients into groups according to the diagnosis is not conforming. 95% of patients are suffering from various stages of osteoporosis. Only 5% of patients have different diagnosis. Based on the data from the research it was found out that there are ten-times more women who undertook the medical check-up. It is clear, why mainly women undertake the osteoporosis medical check-up. The sudden change of metabolism of bones, mostly related to climacteric, the end of treatment using estrogen, or lactation, is difficult situation and it is very stressful for the whole organism.
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