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Balance performance in patients with post-acute COVID-19 compared to patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy subjects
COVID-19 leaves important sequelae in patients, not only in those who had the experience of a critical illness but also in patients with severe form. Understanding the impairments allows us to target rehabilitation to patients’ real needs; balance impairments are an assumed sequela of COVID-19, but no study has specifically evaluated balance performance in these patients. Their performance was compared to that of patients with a pulmonary disease that leads to systemic diseases, such as patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (PwAECOPD), and of healthy subjects. A total of 75 subjects...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

The efficacy of robot-assisted training for patients with upper limb amputations who use myoelectric prostheses: a randomized controlled pilot study
The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether a movement therapy robot can improve skills in using a myoelectric prosthesis by patients with upper limb amputations. This prospective randomized, controlled study included a total of eleven patients with upper limb amputations who use myoelectric prostheses. The patients were randomized into a robot-assisted exercise group (n = 6) and a control group (n = 5). The robot group received robot-assisted training. No training program was provided to the control group. The outcome measure was kinematic data (A-goal hand–path ratio, A-goal deviation, A-goal instability and...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Intermittent pain in patients with chronic low back pain is associated with abnormalities in muscles and fascia
In conclusion, we observed that paravertebral muscle echogenicity and perimuscular connective tissue thickness in patients with chronic low back pain were associated with pain, especially intermittent pain. (Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research)
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Content comparison of neck pain outcome measures using the international classification of functioning, disability and health
The purpose of this study was to compare the content covered by existing neck pain measures based on the linkage to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework to examine the extent to which the existing measures represent ICF categories and to identify content gaps in existing measures that would inform further research. Ten commonly used measures were identified, and their content was linked to ICF categories using established coding systems. Two clinical experts reviewed every measure independently and identified the central meaningful concepts from individual items of each mea...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Review articles Source Type: research

Effects of sling exercise therapy on post-stroke walking impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Walking impairment is a common consequence of stroke, resulting in long-term disability. Trunk muscle strength has been proven to be associated with post-stroke walking performance. As a type of trunk training, sling exercise therapy (SET) has been widely used to improve the trunk function in stroke patients. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the efficacy of SET on post-stroke walking impairment. Seven databases were systematically searched for eligible studies from their inception to 1 August 2021. Review Manager 5.3 software was used for this meta-analysis. The overall quality of included studies w...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Review articles Source Type: research

Effects of supervised exercise on aerobic capacity and quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease and patients who underwent liver transplantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chronic liver disease and liver transplantation are risk factors for poor physical health and quality of life. This meta-analysis aimed to examine whether supervised exercise improves the physical health and quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease and liver transplant. Articles were searched in four databases (MEDLINE, Cochrane, Embase, and the Web of Science) from 1 January 1990 to 6 July 2021. Studies that assessed the change in aerobic capacity and quality of life following supervised exercise in patients with chronic liver disease or in those who had undergone liver transplantation were included in this ...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - February 10, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Review articles Source Type: research

Professor Dejan B. Popović (1950 – 2021)
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Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Obituary Source Type: research

Botulinum toxin type A therapy for bilateral focal neuropathic pruritus in multiple sclerosis: a case report
Neuropathic pruritus is a form of chronic itch that occurs in the presence of direct damage to the nervous system. It tends to be severe, disabling, and difficult to treat. Usual antipruritic medications are largely ineffective and there is no consensus regarding the treatment approach. The authors report a case of a 58-year-old man with primary progressive multiple sclerosis and a history of unsatisfactory management of severe bilateral focal pruritus. Significant symptom relief was attained after local intradermal injections of botulinum toxin type A. (Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research)
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Case report Source Type: research

Attentional demands of cane-free walking and cane walking in subacute stroke patients who have just learned to walk without a cane
In conclusion, experience with cane-free walking leads to increased attentional demand for cane walking. In subacute stroke patients weaning use of a cane, the attentional demand for cane-free walking decreases to less than that of cane walking. During both cane and cane-free walking, the older the participant, the more the walking performance deteriorated due to dual-tasking. (Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research)
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Brief research report Source Type: research

Perception and predictors of health locus of control at rehabilitation discharge and 1 year after traumatic spinal cord injury
This retrospective study examined the perception and predictors of health locus of control (LOC) in 71 individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) at discharge from inpatient rehabilitation (average age 39 years, 77% male, 54% black, 51% cervical SCI, 51% incomplete SCI and average time post-SCI 20 days). We also determined if health LOC beliefs and predictors change over the 1st year after SCI in a representative subsample of 36 individuals. The participants completed surveys regarding the health LOC, self-esteem and depression whereas demographic and SCI information were retrieved from medical records. At inpatient...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Validity, responsiveness, floor and ceiling effects of the Berg Balance Scale in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome
We investigated the measurement properties of the Berg Balance Scale in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome. A retrospective analysis was performed of 81 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome of age 17–84 years who had completed inpatient rehabilitation over a 5-year period. They were assessed with the Berg Balance Scale, the 10 Meter Walk Test, and the 6 Minute Walk Test at admission and discharge. The concurrent validity of the Berg Balance Scale was confirmed by very good correlations with the 10 Meter Walk Test at admission and discharge (ρ = 0.83 and 0.78, respectively) and by excellent and very good corr...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Gait parameters assessed with inertial measurement unit during 6-minute walk test in people after stroke
Gait impairments are among the main issues for stroke survivors as they are often linked with a lack of endurance capacity, balance impairments and functional limitations. These conditions can be carefully assessed by combining an endurance capacity test, the 6-minute walk test (6MWT), with the analysis of gait performed by an inertial measurement unit (IMU). We investigated the evolution of gait spatiotemporal and kinematic parameters during the 6MWT and compared it with age-matched healthy subjects. Moreover, gait parameters and 6MWT distance were associated with clinical outcome scales. In a postacute rehabilitation gen...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Dynamic balance recovery in chronic acquired brain injury participants following a perturbation training
This study aimed to investigate the effect of a perturbation method using mechatronic shoes that introduce unexpected balance perturbations on the recovery of dynamic balance and gait velocity in chronic ABI participants. In an intervention trial, 35 chronic ABI participants (stroke and traumatic brain injury) participated in 22 sessions of perturbation training, twice a week for 3 months. Dynamic balance was assessed pre- and post-training using Community Balance and Mobility Scale (CB&M). Gait velocity was also assessed in the stroke participants using the 10 Meter Walking Test (10MWT). Dynamic balance improved significa...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Influence of body weight-supported treadmill training with voluntary-driven exoskeleton on the quality of life of persons with chronic spinal cord injury: a pilot study
The aim of this study was to investigate whether body weight-supported treadmill training with voluntary-driven exoskeleton body weight-supported treadmill training (VDE-BWSTT) improves the quality of life (QOL) of persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Nineteen individuals with chronic SCI with walking limitation underwent a total of 20 sessions of VDE-BWSTT using the hybrid assistant limb. The QOL was measured using the Short Form-36v2 (SF-36v2) questionnaire at preintervention and postintervention. The Walking Index for SCI-II (WISCI-II), Functional Independence Measure (FIM) motor score, and Neuropathic Pain Sy...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Swallowing difficulty in the older adults: presbyphagia or dysphagia with sarcopenia?
This study aimed to investigate the presence of dysphagia in older adults, whether this dysphagia is related to age (presbyphagia) or sarcopenia by comparing it with adults. Two hundred twenty-five patients were included in this cross-sectional study. The participants were divided into two groups by age as ‘adults’ and ‘older adults’. Sarcopenia, dysphagia and malnutrition evaluations were performed. Older adult and adult groups were compared in terms of malnutrition, dysphagia and sarcopenia. The number of patients with dysphagia was significantly higher (P = 0.007) in the older adults. In older adults, all sa...
Source: International Journal of Rehabilitation Research - November 8, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original articles Source Type: research