This analytical cross-sectional study evaluated the correlation between glycated albumin (GA) and HbA1c in detecting glucose tolerance disorders among transfusion-dependent children with beta-thalassaemia major. The study was conducted at Ulin Regional General Hospital, Banjarmas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81413
The glenohumeral joint depends on afferent proprioceptive feedback, and specifically joint position sense, to compensate for the limited bony constraint that permits its wide range of motion. Motor control and resistance-based training programmes are widely prescribed on the assu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81412
The fetal epigenome is established during periods of extensive cellular differentiation and may record, buffer or transmit information about the maternal milieu. This critical narrative review evaluates evidence that maternal nutrition and metabolic state, environmental toxicants...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81410
Calisthenics is widely used in martial-arts preparation because it is inexpensive, portable and adaptable to group training, yet its effects are often inferred from general exercise research rather than demonstrated in martial artists. This critical narrative review evaluates how...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81411
Kawu Ahidjo Abdulkadiri, Misbahu Haruna Ahmad, Oderinde Gbadebo Afeez, Maruf Sherif Temitope, Aremu Abdurrahman Bolaji & Buba Lukman Bello·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Osteoporosis poses a significant challenge to spinal instrumentation because compromised bone quality may predispose patients to screw loosening, implant failure, and reoperation. However, in resource-limited settings where dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81406
Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency; delayed diagnosis may increase morbidity, whereas diagnostic uncertainty may lead to unnecessary appendectomy. The Modified Alvarado Score (MAS) is widely used, but its performance may be limited in equivocal cases. S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81407
Cupping therapy has re-entered mainstream sports medicine and rehabilitation practice, and a subset of clinicians now apply the cup while the underlying tissue is actively or passively moved, a variant commonly described as dynamic or moving cupping. This critical narrative revie...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81408
Ritucharya, the seasonal regimen codified in the classical Ayurvedic compendia, prescribes graded adjustments to diet and conduct in accordance with the annual cycle, with the explicit aim of preventing disease and preserving health. As non-communicable and seasonally patterned i...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i81409
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that can impair balance, gait, coordination, and posture. These impairments increase the risk of falls, restrict safe and independent mobility, and reduce quality of life. Virtual reality (VR) and rh...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71404
Augustine Onovuakpo Eguvbe, Emuesiri Kohworho Umukoro, Pedro Ejomafuvwe Amrevwodjemu & Oghenekparobor Blessing Elijah·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Inflammation is a critical factor in the development and progression of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease. Accordingly, elevated levels of inflammatory markers, such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (HSCRP), have been reported in patients...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71405
Kawu Ahidjo Abdulkadiri, Abubakar Kabir, Nurudeen Aminu Muhammad, Sani Abdullahi Tsoho, Mamman Muhammad Lawal, Chiroma Muhammad Musa & Aremu Abdurrahman Bolaji·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Cervical laminectomy is an indirect decompression technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) that relies on posterior displacement of the spinal cord—commonly referred to as “cord drift.” However, the extent of cord drift and its relationship with functional...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71400
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is central to paediatric diagnostic radiology because it avoids ionising radiation, yet its dependence on a motionless subject over several minutes to tens of minutes is poorly matched to the developmental capacities of infants and young children....
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71401
Plantar fasciitis, more broadly described as plantar heel pain or plantar fasciopathy, is commonly treated with exercise, stretching, education and load modification, yet clinicians frequently add dry needling, cupping or instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilisation when symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71402
HIV/HBV coinfection can accelerate liver disease among people living with HIV. This hospital-based cross-sectional study determined the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and associated risk factors among HIV-positive patients attending the National Tuberculosis an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71403
Background: Port Harcourt’s creek systems support fisheries while receiving domestic sewage, industrial effluent, and petroleum-related waste. Lead, chromium, and cadmium are persistent contaminants that can accumulate in fish tissues and create ecological and dietary concerns. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71399