The aim of this study was to emphasize the amount of anatomy courses in the regulation titled, "T... more The aim of this study was to emphasize the amount of anatomy courses in the regulation titled, "Traditional and Complementary Medical Implementations" and to make anatomists think of the question who should teach anatomy in traditional and complementary medicine? Methods: The anatomy courses in the standards of education for traditional and complementary therapies organized by the Turkish Republic Ministry of Health were investigated. The number of anatomy courses for teaching complementary medicine without standards of education were taken from the draft regulation for traditional and complementary therapies. Results: Clinical anatomy is the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment. Up to date, there is no regulation defining who is authorized to give anatomy lectures in the workshops or courses permitted by the Ministry of Health of Turkey. It was seen that, theoretically, any health practitioner in workshops could give anatomy lectures. Conclusion: Anatomists are experts of the structure and relationship of all parts of the body. A great number of anatomists are practicing traditional and complementary medicine in Turkey. The anatomists who are qualified in both anatomy and complementary medicine may be the ideal lecturers in the education of these methods.
Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. B... more Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, humerus, radius ve ulna kuru kemiklerinde FN sayısı, konumları ve vertical çapları araştırıldı. Gereç ve yöntem: Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı'nda bulunan ve eğitim amaçlı kullanılan 64 humerus, 37 radius ve 26 ulna kuru kemiği üzerinde ölçüm yapıldı. FN yeri, sayısı ve vertical çapları ölçüldü. Kemiğin proksimal ucu ile FN arasındaki mesafenin kemiğin toplam uzunluğuna bölünmesiyle hesaplanan foraminal indeks (FI), FN çapı 0,5 mm'den büyük olan her bir kemik için hesaplandı. Bulgular: Humerus kemiklerinin %81'inde FN'un tek sayıda olduğu görüldü. Humerus kemiklerinin %80'inde FN anteromedial yüzeyde yer almaktaydı. Humerus kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertikal çapı 1,20±0,27 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI %55,47 olarak bulundu. Radius kemiklerinde FN'un diğer ölçüm yapılan kemiklere göre daha az olduğu ve anterior yüzeyde bulunduğu görüldü. Radius kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertical çapı 0,98±0,24 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %34,60 olarak bulundu. Ulna kemiklerinin %92'sinde tek FN bulunduğu görüldü ve %89'unda FN kemiğin ön yüzünde yer almaktaydı. Ulna kemiklerinde ortalama vertical FN çapı 1,24±0,32 mm olarak ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %37,16 olarak belirlendi. Sonuç: FN'nin konumu, sayısı ve morfometrik özelliklerinin bilinmesi, uzun kemik kırıklarının iyileşmesinde ve ekstremite üzerindeki tüm cerrahi veya ortopedik prosedürlerde kemiğin beslenmesi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the views of physiotherapists with and without trai... more Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the views of physiotherapists with and without training in manual therapy on undergraduate anatomy instruction and to examine the influence of manual therapy training on their views. Methods: The study was conducted among 178 (119 females, 59 males) physiotherapists who graduated from Trakya University between 2018 and 2021. The questionnaire used for the study consists of 3 sections and 39 questions. Results: One hundred seventy-eight questionnaires were completely filled and returned (55% response rate). Most of the training completed by physiotherapists is referred to as manual therapy. The results show that 87 (48.9%) postgraduate physiotherapists received training in manual therapy and 91 (51.1%) postgraduate physiotherapists did not receive training in manual therapy. 96.6% of physiotherapists indicated that training on cadavers increased their interest in anatomy, and 78.7% indicated that examining cadaver parts was the most effective way to learn anatomy. Conclusion: No significant differences were found between the responses of physiotherapists who had received manual therapy training and those of physical therapists who had not, except for responses to the statement "After my anatomy education, I can easily find anatomical formations and points on myself or another person."
Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientif... more Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientific research of acupuncture and for assuring the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. Unreliable point location can produce false findings for acupuncture research and clinical practice. The acupuncturists use the one cun measurement as well as various lengths and breadths of the fingers in order to locate acupuncture points. The finger-cun measurements are: 1 cun: the width of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. 1.5 cun: the width of the index and middle finger, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. 2 cun: the length of the two distal phalanges of the index finger. 3 cun: the width of all four fingers, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points are 2 cun above the wrist crease anterior and posterior, respectively. There have been several reports on the reliability of traditional acupuncture point location methods. In this study we have investigated the four different finger-cun measurements to provide accurate estimates for contemporary Turkish adults. The PC6 and TW5 points were accurately detected with an acupuncture detector. One cun, 1.5 cun, 2 cun, and 3 cun were measured with a digital caliper. The most frequently used finger-cun measurement to find PC6 or TW5 is the 2-cun method. As a result, the 2-finger cun method is more reliable than the 1-cun method to find these two acupuncture points in Turkish adults.
The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods us... more The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods used in acupuncture. This study used the cun system to investigate any variation between the traditional measurements and the sample means for selected finger measurements, and for the forearm length obtained from 110 healthy volunteer subjects randomly selected from students of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. This study was conducted in order to determine if finger cun-measurements are consistent with proportional bone methods and to investigate whether both methods can be used to locate acupuncture points in the forearm. The length of the forearm was measured using tape measure. The length of the forearm was compared with 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 finger cuns measured with a digital caliper. Additionally, PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points were found with an acupuncture detector. The distance from the wrist crease to PC6 and TW5 was measured and compared with the measurements obtained from directional and proportional methods. The results showed that 3 cun measured by the directional method was most significantly different from one cun measured by the proportional method. The directional method is likely less dependable in locating PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points than the proportional method.
Ulnar artery originating from brachial artery higher and coursing superficially was found at the ... more Ulnar artery originating from brachial artery higher and coursing superficially was found at the left upper extremity of a male cadaver during routine dissection. The branch originating from the brachial artery at the middle part of the arm reached the elbow at the medial part of this artery. At the elbow region it reached the forearm by crossing it in front of the bicipital aponeurosis. The main brachial artery ended as radial artery after giving rise to the common interosseous artery at approximately 3 cm at the lower part of the cubital fossa. The clinical importance of this case is discussed here, bearing in mind that it could be confused with superficial veins of the arm and the forearm.
Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. B... more Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, humerus, radius ve ulna kuru kemiklerinde FN sayısı, konumları ve vertical çapları araştırıldı. Gereç ve yöntem: Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı'nda bulunan ve eğitim amaçlı kullanılan 64 humerus, 37 radius ve 26 ulna kuru kemiği üzerinde ölçüm yapıldı. FN yeri, sayısı ve vertical çapları ölçüldü. Kemiğin proksimal ucu ile FN arasındaki mesafenin kemiğin toplam uzunluğuna bölünmesiyle hesaplanan foraminal indeks (FI), FN çapı 0,5 mm'den büyük olan her bir kemik için hesaplandı. Bulgular: Humerus kemiklerinin %81'inde FN'un tek sayıda olduğu görüldü. Humerus kemiklerinin %80'inde FN anteromedial yüzeyde yer almaktaydı. Humerus kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertikal çapı 1,20±0,27 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI %55,47 olarak bulundu. Radius kemiklerinde FN'un diğer ölçüm yapılan kemiklere göre daha az olduğu ve anterior yüzeyde bulunduğu görüldü. Radius kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertical çapı 0,98±0,24 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %34,60 olarak bulundu. Ulna kemiklerinin %92'sinde tek FN bulunduğu görüldü ve %89'unda FN kemiğin ön yüzünde yer almaktaydı. Ulna kemiklerinde ortalama vertical FN çapı 1,24±0,32 mm olarak ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %37,16 olarak belirlendi. Sonuç: FN'nin konumu, sayısı ve morfometrik özelliklerinin bilinmesi, uzun kemik kırıklarının iyileşmesinde ve ekstremite üzerindeki tüm cerrahi veya ortopedik prosedürlerde kemiğin beslenmesi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementar... more Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine among medical students. Methods: The study was conducted among 160 (80 females, 80 males) medical students who are studying in their last year of Medical School at Trakya University. The questionnaire used for the study consists of 3 sections and 19 questions. The data collected provided the following: an overview of the study groups, students' general perceptions and knowledge of traditional and complementary medicine, and a comparison of students' knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine. Results: One hundred and sixty questionnaires were filled and returned. Traditional and complementary medicine was performed on 47 (29.4%) (22 men, 25 women) of the 160 students who participated in this study. The most well-known traditional and complementary medicine methods among medical students were acupuncture, ozone therapy, and mesotherapy. The majority of students had positive attitudes toward traditional and complementary medicine and acknowledged its potential benefits, but reported limited knowledge of the subject. Conclusion: Utilization of traditional and complementary medicine was relatively low among students, as the majority of students relied on mainstream medicine for their health needs. These findings highlight the need for increased education and training in traditional and complementary medicine for medical students to ensure that they can address the health needs of patients who use traditional and complementary medicine.
Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of ac... more Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of acupuncture points on the auricle. The embryological hypothesis of ear acupuncture was launched in the 1970's by Bourdiol of France. All organs develop from the foetus's three germ layers, the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. The ear is one of the few anatomic structures of the human body which is developed from each of these three primary tissue types. The internal organs except for the heart and the kidneys develop from the endoderm. The endodermal organs are represented in the concha and this part of the ear is innervated mainly by the vagus nerve. The skin, endocrine and nervous systems develop from the ectoderm. These organs are represented in the tail of the helix and the lobule. These parts of the ear are innervated mostly by a branch of cervical plexus. The locomotor and lymphatic systems develop from the mesoderm tissue. These organs are to be found represented in the antihelix, the scapha and fossa triangularis of the auricle. The trigeminal nerve innervates these areas on the auricle. In the context of these embryological and anatomical knowledge, auricular acupuncture is described with its clinical implications.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementar... more Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine among medical students. Methods: The study was conducted among 160 (80 females, 80 males) medical students who are studying in their last year of Medical School at Trakya University. The questionnaire used for the study consists of 3 sections and 19 questions. The data collected provided the following: an overview of the study groups, students' general perceptions and knowledge of traditional and complementary medicine, and a comparison of students' knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine. Results: One hundred and sixty questionnaires were filled and returned. Traditional and complementary medicine was performed on 47 (29.4%) (22 men, 25 women) of the 160 students who participated in this study. The most well-known traditional and complementary medicine methods among medical students were acupuncture, ozone therapy, and mesotherapy. The ...
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST36 and BL20 on the te... more Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST36 and BL20 on the testicular tissues in a rat model of diabetes and to explore the mechanisms of action. Methods: A total of 34 male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated to a control group (n = 10), diabetes (D) group (n = 12) or diabetes + acupuncture (DA) group (n = 12). To model diabetes, rats in groups D and DA received an intraperitoneal injection of a single dose of 35 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ) dissolved in citrate buffer (pH = 4.5; 0.1 M) after 2 weeks of high-fat diet administration. Under xylazine/ketamine anesthesia, stainless steel needles (30 mm × 0.25 mm) were inserted bilaterally at ST36 and BL20. The needles were connected to an EA device via cables, and EA was applied for 30 min (15 Hz frequency and 0.2–1 mA intensity) twice a week for 5 weeks. Results: The effects of EA at ST36 and BL20 on blood glucose levels and body weight, biochemical parameters, histopathological, morphometric and immun...
Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of ac... more Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of acupuncture points on the auricle. The embryological hypothesis of ear acupuncture was launched in the 1970’s by Bourdiol of France. All organs develop from the foetus’s three germ layers, the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. The ear is one of the few anatomic structures of the human body which is developed from each of these three primary tissue types. The internal organs except for the heart and the kidneys develop from the endoderm. The endodermal organs are represented in the concha and this part of the ear is innervated mainly by the vagus nerve. The skin, endocrine and nervous systems develop from the ectoderm. These organs are represented in the tail of the helix and the lobule. These parts of the ear are innervated mostly by a branch of cervical plexus. The locomotor and lymphatic systems develop from the mesoderm tissue. These organs are to be found represented in the antihelix, ...
The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods us... more The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods used in acupuncture. This study used the cun system to investigate any variation between the traditional measurements and the sample means for selected finger measurements, and for the forearm length obtained from 110 healthy volunteer subjects randomly selected from students of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. This study was conducted in order to determine if finger cun-measurements are consistent with proportional bone methods and to investigate whether both methods can be used to locate acupuncture points in the forearm. The length of the forearm was measured using tape measure. The length of the forearm was compared with 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 finger cuns measured with a digital caliper. Additionally, PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points were found with an acupuncture detector. The distance from the wrist crease to PC6 and TW5 was measured...
Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientif... more Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientific research of acupuncture and for assuring the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. Unreliable point location can produce false findings for acupuncture research and clinical practice. The acupuncturists use the one cun measurement as well as various lengths and breadths of the fingers in order to locate acupuncture points. The finger-cun measurements are: 1 cun: the width of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. 1.5 cun: the width of the index and middle finger, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. 2 cun: the length of the two distal phalanges of the index finger. 3 cun: the width of all four fingers, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points are 2 cun above the wrist crease anterior and posterior, respectively. There have been several reports on the reliab...
The aim of this study was to emphasize the amount of anatomy courses in the regulation titled, "T... more The aim of this study was to emphasize the amount of anatomy courses in the regulation titled, "Traditional and Complementary Medical Implementations" and to make anatomists think of the question who should teach anatomy in traditional and complementary medicine? Methods: The anatomy courses in the standards of education for traditional and complementary therapies organized by the Turkish Republic Ministry of Health were investigated. The number of anatomy courses for teaching complementary medicine without standards of education were taken from the draft regulation for traditional and complementary therapies. Results: Clinical anatomy is the practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment. Up to date, there is no regulation defining who is authorized to give anatomy lectures in the workshops or courses permitted by the Ministry of Health of Turkey. It was seen that, theoretically, any health practitioner in workshops could give anatomy lectures. Conclusion: Anatomists are experts of the structure and relationship of all parts of the body. A great number of anatomists are practicing traditional and complementary medicine in Turkey. The anatomists who are qualified in both anatomy and complementary medicine may be the ideal lecturers in the education of these methods.
Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. B... more Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, humerus, radius ve ulna kuru kemiklerinde FN sayısı, konumları ve vertical çapları araştırıldı. Gereç ve yöntem: Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı'nda bulunan ve eğitim amaçlı kullanılan 64 humerus, 37 radius ve 26 ulna kuru kemiği üzerinde ölçüm yapıldı. FN yeri, sayısı ve vertical çapları ölçüldü. Kemiğin proksimal ucu ile FN arasındaki mesafenin kemiğin toplam uzunluğuna bölünmesiyle hesaplanan foraminal indeks (FI), FN çapı 0,5 mm'den büyük olan her bir kemik için hesaplandı. Bulgular: Humerus kemiklerinin %81'inde FN'un tek sayıda olduğu görüldü. Humerus kemiklerinin %80'inde FN anteromedial yüzeyde yer almaktaydı. Humerus kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertikal çapı 1,20±0,27 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI %55,47 olarak bulundu. Radius kemiklerinde FN'un diğer ölçüm yapılan kemiklere göre daha az olduğu ve anterior yüzeyde bulunduğu görüldü. Radius kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertical çapı 0,98±0,24 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %34,60 olarak bulundu. Ulna kemiklerinin %92'sinde tek FN bulunduğu görüldü ve %89'unda FN kemiğin ön yüzünde yer almaktaydı. Ulna kemiklerinde ortalama vertical FN çapı 1,24±0,32 mm olarak ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %37,16 olarak belirlendi. Sonuç: FN'nin konumu, sayısı ve morfometrik özelliklerinin bilinmesi, uzun kemik kırıklarının iyileşmesinde ve ekstremite üzerindeki tüm cerrahi veya ortopedik prosedürlerde kemiğin beslenmesi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the views of physiotherapists with and without trai... more Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the views of physiotherapists with and without training in manual therapy on undergraduate anatomy instruction and to examine the influence of manual therapy training on their views. Methods: The study was conducted among 178 (119 females, 59 males) physiotherapists who graduated from Trakya University between 2018 and 2021. The questionnaire used for the study consists of 3 sections and 39 questions. Results: One hundred seventy-eight questionnaires were completely filled and returned (55% response rate). Most of the training completed by physiotherapists is referred to as manual therapy. The results show that 87 (48.9%) postgraduate physiotherapists received training in manual therapy and 91 (51.1%) postgraduate physiotherapists did not receive training in manual therapy. 96.6% of physiotherapists indicated that training on cadavers increased their interest in anatomy, and 78.7% indicated that examining cadaver parts was the most effective way to learn anatomy. Conclusion: No significant differences were found between the responses of physiotherapists who had received manual therapy training and those of physical therapists who had not, except for responses to the statement "After my anatomy education, I can easily find anatomical formations and points on myself or another person."
Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientif... more Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientific research of acupuncture and for assuring the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. Unreliable point location can produce false findings for acupuncture research and clinical practice. The acupuncturists use the one cun measurement as well as various lengths and breadths of the fingers in order to locate acupuncture points. The finger-cun measurements are: 1 cun: the width of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. 1.5 cun: the width of the index and middle finger, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. 2 cun: the length of the two distal phalanges of the index finger. 3 cun: the width of all four fingers, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points are 2 cun above the wrist crease anterior and posterior, respectively. There have been several reports on the reliability of traditional acupuncture point location methods. In this study we have investigated the four different finger-cun measurements to provide accurate estimates for contemporary Turkish adults. The PC6 and TW5 points were accurately detected with an acupuncture detector. One cun, 1.5 cun, 2 cun, and 3 cun were measured with a digital caliper. The most frequently used finger-cun measurement to find PC6 or TW5 is the 2-cun method. As a result, the 2-finger cun method is more reliable than the 1-cun method to find these two acupuncture points in Turkish adults.
The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods us... more The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods used in acupuncture. This study used the cun system to investigate any variation between the traditional measurements and the sample means for selected finger measurements, and for the forearm length obtained from 110 healthy volunteer subjects randomly selected from students of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. This study was conducted in order to determine if finger cun-measurements are consistent with proportional bone methods and to investigate whether both methods can be used to locate acupuncture points in the forearm. The length of the forearm was measured using tape measure. The length of the forearm was compared with 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 finger cuns measured with a digital caliper. Additionally, PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points were found with an acupuncture detector. The distance from the wrist crease to PC6 and TW5 was measured and compared with the measurements obtained from directional and proportional methods. The results showed that 3 cun measured by the directional method was most significantly different from one cun measured by the proportional method. The directional method is likely less dependable in locating PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points than the proportional method.
Ulnar artery originating from brachial artery higher and coursing superficially was found at the ... more Ulnar artery originating from brachial artery higher and coursing superficially was found at the left upper extremity of a male cadaver during routine dissection. The branch originating from the brachial artery at the middle part of the arm reached the elbow at the medial part of this artery. At the elbow region it reached the forearm by crossing it in front of the bicipital aponeurosis. The main brachial artery ended as radial artery after giving rise to the common interosseous artery at approximately 3 cm at the lower part of the cubital fossa. The clinical importance of this case is discussed here, bearing in mind that it could be confused with superficial veins of the arm and the forearm.
Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. B... more Kemiğe kan sağlayan a. nutricia'nın seyrettiği foramen nutricium (FN) önemli bir role sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, humerus, radius ve ulna kuru kemiklerinde FN sayısı, konumları ve vertical çapları araştırıldı. Gereç ve yöntem: Trakya Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Anatomi Anabilim Dalı'nda bulunan ve eğitim amaçlı kullanılan 64 humerus, 37 radius ve 26 ulna kuru kemiği üzerinde ölçüm yapıldı. FN yeri, sayısı ve vertical çapları ölçüldü. Kemiğin proksimal ucu ile FN arasındaki mesafenin kemiğin toplam uzunluğuna bölünmesiyle hesaplanan foraminal indeks (FI), FN çapı 0,5 mm'den büyük olan her bir kemik için hesaplandı. Bulgular: Humerus kemiklerinin %81'inde FN'un tek sayıda olduğu görüldü. Humerus kemiklerinin %80'inde FN anteromedial yüzeyde yer almaktaydı. Humerus kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertikal çapı 1,20±0,27 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI %55,47 olarak bulundu. Radius kemiklerinde FN'un diğer ölçüm yapılan kemiklere göre daha az olduğu ve anterior yüzeyde bulunduğu görüldü. Radius kemiklerinde FN'nin ortalama vertical çapı 0,98±0,24 mm ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %34,60 olarak bulundu. Ulna kemiklerinin %92'sinde tek FN bulunduğu görüldü ve %89'unda FN kemiğin ön yüzünde yer almaktaydı. Ulna kemiklerinde ortalama vertical FN çapı 1,24±0,32 mm olarak ölçüldü ve ortalama FI değeri %37,16 olarak belirlendi. Sonuç: FN'nin konumu, sayısı ve morfometrik özelliklerinin bilinmesi, uzun kemik kırıklarının iyileşmesinde ve ekstremite üzerindeki tüm cerrahi veya ortopedik prosedürlerde kemiğin beslenmesi açısından kritik öneme sahiptir.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementar... more Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine among medical students. Methods: The study was conducted among 160 (80 females, 80 males) medical students who are studying in their last year of Medical School at Trakya University. The questionnaire used for the study consists of 3 sections and 19 questions. The data collected provided the following: an overview of the study groups, students' general perceptions and knowledge of traditional and complementary medicine, and a comparison of students' knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine. Results: One hundred and sixty questionnaires were filled and returned. Traditional and complementary medicine was performed on 47 (29.4%) (22 men, 25 women) of the 160 students who participated in this study. The most well-known traditional and complementary medicine methods among medical students were acupuncture, ozone therapy, and mesotherapy. The majority of students had positive attitudes toward traditional and complementary medicine and acknowledged its potential benefits, but reported limited knowledge of the subject. Conclusion: Utilization of traditional and complementary medicine was relatively low among students, as the majority of students relied on mainstream medicine for their health needs. These findings highlight the need for increased education and training in traditional and complementary medicine for medical students to ensure that they can address the health needs of patients who use traditional and complementary medicine.
Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of ac... more Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of acupuncture points on the auricle. The embryological hypothesis of ear acupuncture was launched in the 1970's by Bourdiol of France. All organs develop from the foetus's three germ layers, the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. The ear is one of the few anatomic structures of the human body which is developed from each of these three primary tissue types. The internal organs except for the heart and the kidneys develop from the endoderm. The endodermal organs are represented in the concha and this part of the ear is innervated mainly by the vagus nerve. The skin, endocrine and nervous systems develop from the ectoderm. These organs are represented in the tail of the helix and the lobule. These parts of the ear are innervated mostly by a branch of cervical plexus. The locomotor and lymphatic systems develop from the mesoderm tissue. These organs are to be found represented in the antihelix, the scapha and fossa triangularis of the auricle. The trigeminal nerve innervates these areas on the auricle. In the context of these embryological and anatomical knowledge, auricular acupuncture is described with its clinical implications.
Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementar... more Aim: This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine among medical students. Methods: The study was conducted among 160 (80 females, 80 males) medical students who are studying in their last year of Medical School at Trakya University. The questionnaire used for the study consists of 3 sections and 19 questions. The data collected provided the following: an overview of the study groups, students' general perceptions and knowledge of traditional and complementary medicine, and a comparison of students' knowledge, attitudes, and use of traditional and complementary medicine. Results: One hundred and sixty questionnaires were filled and returned. Traditional and complementary medicine was performed on 47 (29.4%) (22 men, 25 women) of the 160 students who participated in this study. The most well-known traditional and complementary medicine methods among medical students were acupuncture, ozone therapy, and mesotherapy. The ...
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST36 and BL20 on the te... more Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST36 and BL20 on the testicular tissues in a rat model of diabetes and to explore the mechanisms of action. Methods: A total of 34 male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated to a control group (n = 10), diabetes (D) group (n = 12) or diabetes + acupuncture (DA) group (n = 12). To model diabetes, rats in groups D and DA received an intraperitoneal injection of a single dose of 35 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ) dissolved in citrate buffer (pH = 4.5; 0.1 M) after 2 weeks of high-fat diet administration. Under xylazine/ketamine anesthesia, stainless steel needles (30 mm × 0.25 mm) were inserted bilaterally at ST36 and BL20. The needles were connected to an EA device via cables, and EA was applied for 30 min (15 Hz frequency and 0.2–1 mA intensity) twice a week for 5 weeks. Results: The effects of EA at ST36 and BL20 on blood glucose levels and body weight, biochemical parameters, histopathological, morphometric and immun...
Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of ac... more Auricular acupuncture/auriculotherapy is a treatment based on the detection and stimulation of acupuncture points on the auricle. The embryological hypothesis of ear acupuncture was launched in the 1970’s by Bourdiol of France. All organs develop from the foetus’s three germ layers, the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm. The ear is one of the few anatomic structures of the human body which is developed from each of these three primary tissue types. The internal organs except for the heart and the kidneys develop from the endoderm. The endodermal organs are represented in the concha and this part of the ear is innervated mainly by the vagus nerve. The skin, endocrine and nervous systems develop from the ectoderm. These organs are represented in the tail of the helix and the lobule. These parts of the ear are innervated mostly by a branch of cervical plexus. The locomotor and lymphatic systems develop from the mesoderm tissue. These organs are to be found represented in the antihelix, ...
The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods us... more The cun measurement system is an essential component of the traditional point location methods used in acupuncture. This study used the cun system to investigate any variation between the traditional measurements and the sample means for selected finger measurements, and for the forearm length obtained from 110 healthy volunteer subjects randomly selected from students of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Sciences, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey. This study was conducted in order to determine if finger cun-measurements are consistent with proportional bone methods and to investigate whether both methods can be used to locate acupuncture points in the forearm. The length of the forearm was measured using tape measure. The length of the forearm was compared with 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 finger cuns measured with a digital caliper. Additionally, PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points were found with an acupuncture detector. The distance from the wrist crease to PC6 and TW5 was measured...
Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientif... more Locating acupuncture points reliably and reproducibly is a requisite for the accuracy of scientific research of acupuncture and for assuring the appropriate and effective treatment of patients. Unreliable point location can produce false findings for acupuncture research and clinical practice. The acupuncturists use the one cun measurement as well as various lengths and breadths of the fingers in order to locate acupuncture points. The finger-cun measurements are: 1 cun: the width of the interphalangeal joint of the thumb. 1.5 cun: the width of the index and middle finger, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. 2 cun: the length of the two distal phalanges of the index finger. 3 cun: the width of all four fingers, measured at the level of the proximal interphalangeal joint of the index finger. PC6 and TW5 acupuncture points are 2 cun above the wrist crease anterior and posterior, respectively. There have been several reports on the reliab...
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