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In recent years, with the change of lifestyle, the problem of children’s obesity and physical decline has become increasingly serious, which poses a threat to the healthy growth of children. Therefore, the scientific management and effective analysis of children’s sports behavior is particularly important. The traditional analysis method of children’s sports behavior mainly relies on manual observation and recording, which is not only inefficient, but also easily influenced by subjective factors, and it is difficult to ensure the accuracy and objectivity of the analysis. In view of this, this study aims to develop a children’s sports behavior analysis and health management system by using deep learning technology to improve the accuracy and efficiency of sports behavior analysis. The significance of this study is that it cannot only provide parents and doctors with a scientific health management basis, but also provide data support for formulating more scientific children’s health policies by deeply understanding children’s sports habits and needs. The purpose of this study is to build a children’s sports behavior analysis and health management system based on deep learning (DL), which can automatically identify and analyze children’s sports behavior and provide personalized health guidance. The system uses You Only Look Once version 7 (YOLOv7) DL model to automatically identify and analyze the movement behavior, and improves the performance of the model by integrating the attention mechanism and optimizing the loss function. The research method is to automatically identify and analyze children’s sports behavior by collecting children’s daily sports data and using the DL model YOLOv7. In order to ensure the generalization ability of the model, a group of children with different ages, sexes, and body shapes were selected as the experimental objects. YOLOv7 model is trained by using pre-trained weights from large public data sets, and the Adam optimizer is used to minimize the loss function. In order to improve the training efficiency and model performance, grid search and cross-validation are used to adjust the superparameter. The main conclusion of the study is that the designed YOLOv7 model has achieved high accuracy, recall, and F1 score in children’s motor behavior recognition tasks. Specifically, the accuracy of the model in running category is 95.0%, the recall rate is 93.0%, and the F1 score is 94.0%. The accuracy rate of playing basketball is 89.0%, the recall rate is 86.0%, and the F1 score is 87.5%. These results show that the designed YOLOv7 model has excellent performance in the task of children’s motor behavior recognition, which proves the effectiveness and accuracy of the system. In particular, by introducing innovative designs such as attention mechanism and optimizing loss function, the performance of YOLOv7 model is further improved, so that it can better adapt to the task of children’s sports behavior recognition.

Brain Respiration (BR)-training is a unique form of breathing exercise that develops potential ability by facilitating brain function. It is recognized as an effective method of improving the scholastic aptitude and emotional stability of children. The present study was designed to investigate the characteristics of the EEG during this training. Spectral analysis was used to examine the relative power in the EEG of 12 children while they practiced BR-training, and these were compared to those of 12 matched controls. BR-trainees showed a lower θ rhythm than the controls before the training session began and lower β₂ power before, during and after the session. In contrast, the BR subjects showed greater relative α₁ power than the controls in the left frontal region during BR-training, which persisted throughout the BR-training schedule. There is evidence that decreased θ and β waves may be correlated with emotional maturation, whilst increased α waves are associated with educational achievement. These findings enhance our understanding of the neurophysiological basis of the effects of BR-training upon emotion and maturation.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, Dai-kenchu-to (DKT), on obstructive bowel diseases in children. We have treated 46 pediatric patients with various obstructive bowel diseases with DKT: six patients with postoperative ileus, 12 with large abdominal surgery (including three neonates), one with ano-rectal anomaly, three with Hirschsprung's disease, two with functional bowel obstructions, one with SMA syndrome, and 21 patients with chronic constipation. DKT (0.1-0.15 g/kg) was mixed with 5–10 ml of warm water, and was given orally two to three times a day. DKT was effective for 39 patients (85%) and their clinical symptoms improved. DKT was ineffective in seven patients: two with postoperative ileus, two with Hirschsprung's disease, and three with chronic constipation. DKT had mild but significant effects for various obstructive bowel diseases in children, while no side effects were encountered. Our current strategy for pediatric patients with obstructive bowel disease is to use DKT first and then test its efficacy. If DKT is effective, the regimen is continued. However, in cases where DKT is not effective, we will consider laparotomy or will further investigate the illness.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been used in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but its therapeutic effects are debatable. We evaluated the clinical and biochemical effects of a TCM capsule (PentaHerbs capsule) in children with AD. After a run-in period of 4 weeks, children old enough to manage oral medication were admitted and their disease severity was evaluated by the SCORing Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index. Blood was obtained for complete blood count, total and allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), biochemical studies and inflammatory markers of AD severity [serum cutaneous T cell-attracting chemokine (CTACK), macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC), thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) and eosinophil cationic protein (ECP)] prior to, and after 3 months of, TCM use. Three PentaHerbs capsules twice a day were prescribed for 4 months. Patients were followed monthly to ensure compliance, and SCORAD scores were obtained at each visit. Five boys and four girls participated in the study. All patients had detectable food or inhalant-specific IgE in serum. There was significant improvement in the overall and component SCORAD scores. There were no significant differences between the pre- and post-treatment values of the serum CTACK, MDC, TARC and ECP levels but CTACK showed a decreasing trend (p=0.069). No clinical or biochemical evidence of any adverse drug reaction was observed during the study period. The PentaHerbs capsules were well tolerated by the children and apparent beneficial effects were noted clinically. A larger, randomized placebo-controlled study is required to confirm the efficacy of this formulation for AD.

A traditional Korean herbal formula (KH), which is based on Taeumjowi-tang, is currently the most widely used herbal formula in Korea. In this study, KH was administered to obese children for 30 days, and was found to be clinically safe and effective. The subjects were children admitted to hospital to be treated for obesity with relative body weights (%RBW) of 20% or more. Originally, there were 31 subjects, but nine dropped out during the experiment. There were eight girls and 14 boys, whose average age was 11.00 ± 2.62 years, average weight was 53.37 ± 17.29 kg, and average period (30-day amount) of KH dosage was 51.18 ± 22.58 days.

The short-term effects of KH on obese children were the reduction of their BMI from 24.34 ± 3.10 to 23.26 ± 3.00 kg/m², of %RBW from 34.41 ± 10.90 to 25.94 ± 11.18% (p < 0.01), of body fat mass from 17.99 ± 5.37 to 16.50 ± 4.82 kg, and of body fat from 34.16 ± 3.75 to 32.08 ± 3.15% (p < 0.01). Concerning anthropometrical measurements, abdominal skin-fold decreased from 26.16 ± 9.08 to 22.90 ± 8.35 mm, as did subscapular skin-fold from 20.86 ± 5.20 to 18.46 ± 5.31 mm (p < 0.01). In terms of serum lipid levels, which are indices of heart disease, their total cholesterol decreased from 195.38 ± 31.39 to 183.25 ± 33.27 mg/dl, the arteriosclerosis index from 4.100 ± 0.81 to 3.84 ± 0.64 mg/dl (p < 0.05), and serum leptin level from 14.91 ± 6.59 to 12.24 ± 4.98 ng/ml (p < 0.01). Concerning the safety of KH, there were no significant changes in the subjects' livers, hearts, or kidneys. Nor were there any short-term signs of clinically serious side effects or withdrawal symptoms observed. The short-term effects of KH on obese children are weight loss and a decrease in obesity.

Myopia is a major health problem, not only because of its high prevalence in Asia but also because it contributes to visual morbidity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of ear acupressure for visual improvement on school children in Taiwan. Participants were fifth-grade school children with visual acuity between 6/37.5 and 6/9.6 in one eye. The experimental group (n = 35) received a 15-week ear acupressure intervention with seed embedding; the control group (n = 35) did not. Data for demographic factors, visual acuity, refractive error, and behavior toward visual health were collected before and after the intervention. The significant differences were observed between the two groups in visual acuity (p = 0.02), refractive error (p = 0.04), and behaviors toward visual health (p = 0.045). Performing ear acupressure may facilitate improved visual health for children. However, it requires more extended studies exploring its effects on elementary students in different grades. Longitudinal effects of this intervention also require further study.

We evaluated the efficacy and safety of stir-fried white pepper in the treatment of infant and children diarrhea. This was a randomized trial conducted in the pediatric emergency department of the hospital affiliated to Jining Medical College. One hundred seventy four patients were selected from outpatients from 2011 to 2012. Participants were randomly assigned to treatment with stir-fried white pepper (n = 88) or montmorillonite powder (n = 86). The proportions of chronic diarrhea patients (n = 52) showing success of treatment were similar for both groups. There were great differences between the two groups in acute diarrhea (n = 62) and persistent diarrhea (n = 60), and the cure rate of stir-fried white pepper was higher than montmorillonite powder in both groups. The prescription of stir-fried white pepper significantly decreased the frequency of diarrhea in infants and children under 2.5 years with diarrhea compared to treatment with montmorillonite powder, especially for the patients with acute diarrhea or persistent diarrhea.

Giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath is uncommon in children. We describe this tumour arising from the right ring finger in an eight-year-old girl. Plane radiographs showed a soft tissue mass with erosion of the distal phalanx. The tumour was treated by surgical excision with good outcome.

A three-year-old girl suffered a T-condylar fracture of the distal humerus. Open reduction and pinning were performed. Three years after injury, there was no functional disturbance or radiographic evidence of avascular necrosis or epiphyseal growth arrest.

We describe a case of dynamic scapholunate dissociation in a skeletally immature ten-year-old girl. The patient presented for pain in the anatomical snuffbox and swelling over the dorsum of the wrist and hand. Standard static and dynamic radiographs of the wrist did not reveal any pathology. Magnetic resonance imaging was inconclusive. The scapholunate dissociation was diagnosed by wrist arthroscopy, reduced, and stabilised using standard techniques. Full and pain-free motion of the wrist was restored.

Traumatic metacarpophalangeal joint (MCPJ) volar plate attenuations are often managed non-operatively in adults. However, the management of these situations in children is a less commonly encountered challenge. We present a systematic review of the evidence describing the management of these injuries in the paediatric population. We also present our experience of managing painful thumb MCPJ volar plate attenuation in three children who presented to a single UK hand unit.

Introduction: We report the presentation, management, and outcome in five children with osteoarticular tuberculosis of distal radius.

Patients: Patients were recruited in a prospective study. All patients underwent an open biopsy, curettage and diagnosis confirmed by histopathological/microbiological examination. In cavitary lytic lesions, bone grafting was also undertaken. The multidrug anti-tubercular chemotherapy was given for one year.

Observations: Five patients were included in the study. The average follow-up post-completion chemotherapy was 34.8 months. Bony lesions presented as a poorly defined radiolucent lytic area in metaphysis, cavitary lytic lesions with or without sequestrum or spanned the physeal plate. At final follow-up, except for one case, a full pain free range of movements was achieved in all cases. Fibular graft was used in two cases with cavitary lesions and incorporated well in both cases.

Conclusions: Tuberculosis can involve the adjacent physis and can be multifocal. The presentation is usually lytic with minimal sclerosis. For smaller ill defined lesions, curettage and multidrug anti-tubercular chemotherapy results in excellent outcome. Cavitary lytic lesions should be bone grafted as there is a risk of pathological fractures.

Fingertip injuries are common in children, with varying degrees of severity. However, there is limited epidemiological information in the literature. An understanding of the characteristics of these injuries can be used as a basis to prevent such injuries. Epidemiological data was gathered through a retrospective review of all fingertip injuries affecting children, that presented to our department. There were 202 children with 234 injured fingertips in a period of 36 months. Most children were boys and most children injured their left hand. The mode age affected was 2 years. Accidental crush injuries in doors was the most common cause of fingertip injuries in children. An unexpectedly high number of children have fingertip injuries, with many requiring surgical treatment. Safety awareness and prevention of door crush injuries could reduce a large number of fingertip injuries in young children.

A 13-year-old girl sustained epiphyseal fractures of the proximal phalanges of the left index, middle, and ring fingers. Though manual reduction of the 3 fingers was possible, it was difficult to maintain the reduction due to severe instability of the middle and ring fingers, and closed reduction with external fixation was performed. At 4 years post-injury, the patient had no impairment of daily activities. The use of external fixation (1) causes no injury to the epiphyseal cartilage, (2) enables accurate reduction and maintenance of reduction, (3) is technically easier than pinning, (4) enables earlier range of motion (ROM) exercises of the proximal interphalangeal (PIP) and distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of the externally fixated and other fingers, and (5) allows repeated fine adjustments after reduction. External fixation is an option for the treatment of children with highly unstable epiphyseal fractures of the proximal phalanges.

We present a case of radiocapitellar impingement caused by osteochondral fragment after type II capitellar fracture. Painful extension limitation of the elbow was treated successfully by diagnostic arthroscopy and mini-open removal of loose body. A displaced type II capitellar fracture in children is extremely rare, but must be carefully diagnosed and treated.

We thought that grip strength in patients with IDDM would be associated with hand BMD of patients and we thought that patients with IDDM have lower hand BMD than normal subjects.Therefore in this study, the evaluation of the relationship between hand grip strength and hand bone mineral density in healthy children and in children with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus was studied. The hand grip strength, hand and axial bone mineral density of patients were also compared to age-matched healthy controls.

We studied 31 consecutive outpatients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus defined in accordance to the World Health Organization criteria, who attended to the diabetic outpatient clinic. Thirty two healthy children were included as control group.

There were no differences in the age, body mass index, bone age, serum Ca and P levels between the diabetic patients and the controls (p > 0.05). There were no significant differences between the groups in hand grip strength, total hand and axial bone mineral density (p > 0.05). There were significant correlations between hand grip strength and hand bone mineral density r = 0.824, p = 0.000), axial bone mineral density (r = 0.714, p = 0.000), bone age (r = 0.830, p = 0.000) and duration of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus in the diabetic group (r = 0.463, p = 0.009).

When linear multiple regression analysis was performed hand grip strength and bone age were independent predictors of hand BMD (p < 0.05).

We found that hand grip strength significantly correlated with the hand and axial bone mineral density in patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. We suggest that strengthening exercises should be encouraged to increase bone mineral density in these patients.

The adverse effects of excessive mobile phone (MP) use on children include deprivation from sleep, increased risk of lack of concentration, depression, anxiety and obesity. No such study has been conducted in children from Pakistan. Objectives: To assess the association of MP usage and musculoskeletal disorders in school going children. Methods: This was a cross sectional survey. Data were collected from different private schools of Karachi, Pakistan. Convenient non probability sampling technique was used. A sample size of 385 students was taken keeping a confidence interval of 95% with 5% margin of error. Results: A total of 385 subjects participated. It was also noticed that 75.6% (291) students have smart phone and 5.2% (20) have conventional phone and remaining 19.2% (74) have camera phone. It was noticed that the participants 306 (79.5%) said they slept for 1–2h daily and 30 (7.8%) had sleep for 3–4h daily. One hundred and four 104 (27%) had noticed pain in neck. Conclusion: The use of MP for any activity was associated with sleep deprivation and pain in wrist/hands followed by neck and upper back pain. The usage of MP should be limited to avoid the stress on musculoskeletal parts of the body.

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