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ARTICLE IN IMRAD FORMAT

ECOR-13-00918.pdf (hkccf.org.hk)
II. SUMMARY
The smallest molecule that can pass through a cell membrane is hydrogen.
Molecular hydrogen dramatically decreased cerebral infarction in rats following left middle
cerebral artery closure, according to research by Ohsawa & colleagues.The causes were
attributed to the antioxidant characteristics of molecular hydrogen, which they hypothesized
to be a particular antioxidant, removing the damaging molecules only when necessary. Atopic
dermatitis, cancer, and other diseases have all been the subject of animal investigations.
Human clinical trials have recently been carried out for Hydrogen-enriched water and
hydrogen gas have been studied for their effects in numerous disorders, including psoriasis,
psoriasis-related arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, neurological diseases, ischemia and
reperfusion injury, and various forms of cancer. Studies on musculoskeletal problems,
however, are limited so on this study they make an effort to review hydrogen's clinical role in
treating numerous musculoskeletal problems.
Papers were searched in PUBMED that includes case reports, restrospective
studies and controlled clinical trisals using the Boolean search operators and they
only get studies conducted on humans about muscuskeletal conditions.There aren't
many studies on the application of hydrogen molecules to the management of musculoskeletal
disorders. Several studies are   case reports or prospective studies. Consequently, the data that
points to the utilization of hydrogen as management for musculoskeletal disorders is fairly
limited.
In conclusion, on this study I understand that among the various ailments, hydrogen
exhibits promise as an additional therapy for psoriatic and early rheumatoid arthritis.
However, there is little evidence to back up its efficacy. Therefore, more research is necessary
to determine whether hydrogen administration may be used to treat musculoskeletal
conditions.

III. NURSING IMPLICATIONS

As a nursing student, reading and understanding this journal is very helpful to me as
I go on our clinical exposure. This gave insight on how to properly manage patients with a
musculoskeletal conditions like sprains and arthritis and knowing the result of this study is
helpful for me to just stay in what I have learned during the lectures on how to manage some
musculoskeletal conditions like the RICE method as the use of hydrogen molecules needs
further studies. As nurses are given that they are typically the last person to verify that the
prescription has been prescribed and administered appropriately, nurses have a special role
and duty in the administration of medications so journals like these are very important for me
a student nurse.

IV. LEARNING INSIGHTS

I find this journal amazing and enlightening and also a refresher of the different
concepts about musculoskeletal conditions. On this paper, I have learned that there are
different muscoloskeletal conditions that can be treated by hydrogen-rich water and hydrogen
gas like the early rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis though results in the other types
of musculoskeletal conditions are still low and needs further studies. Therefore, I’ve
understand that as a student nurse, I also need to do more readings about the management and
trends in musculoskeletal conditions.