This community contains the scholarly works of faculty and students of the schools, institutes and departments within the College of Health Sciences at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Teaching in the clinical dental hygiene setting entails not only clinical teaching skills and content expertise but also the consideration of the role that emotions contribute to in the clinical teaching environment. This ...
Lyme Disease affects 475,000 Americans each year (CDC,2021). It originated in Lyme, Connecticut, and expanded to other parts of the globe (Hout, 2018). In Europe, it is considered one of the top vector-borne diseases ...
Lyon, Cheryl L.; Sanders, Kimberly M.; McDermott, Kena A.; Freilicher, Tina M.; Pitcher, Mark H.(2022-03-28)
Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFA) are popular dietary supplements that have purported beneficial effects for cardiovascular health, inflammatory, autoimmune, and mood disorders. The manufacture of dietary ...
Lyon, Cheryl L.; McDermott, Kena A.; Sanders, Kimberly M.; Freilicher, Tina M.; Pitcher, Mark H.(2022-03-28)
Chronic pain is a substantial driver of high health care costs and disability, and disparities in the experience and treatment of pain based on age, sex and race are significant. Patients seeking complementary and integrative ...
In this study, we sought to evaluate the thickness of the epimysial fascia using diagnostic ultrasound before and after 30-45 seconds of Fascial Manipulation (Stecco method)® (FM).
The depth and breadth of research on dry needling (DN) has not previously been evaluated for symptomatic spine related disorders (SRD) from myofascial trigger points (TrP), disc, nerve and articular structures that are not ...
Background: An increasing older adult population presents challenges to the health care system at large. Older adults often face comorbidities that accelerate the need for long-term care dependence when the older adult’s ...
Biofilms provide a protected environment in which bacteria can grow and thrive. These biofilms are especially resistant to antibiotic treatments. This poses a huge problem as 80% of infections that are of clinical significance ...