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Relationships between fear of falling, balance confidence, and control of balance, gait, and reactive stepping in individuals with sub-acute stroke - Schinkel-Ivy A, Inness EL, Mansfield A.
This study aimed to determine whether, at the time...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Association of performance of standing turns with physical impairments and walking ability in patients with hemiparetic stroke - Kobayashi M, Takahashi K, Sato M, Usuda S.
[Purpose] The effect of turn direction and relation between turn performance and walking ability in patients with hemiparetic stroke is not clear. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of turn direction on the performance of standing turns ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 13, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Exertional heat stroke and susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia in an athlete: evidence for a link? - Poussel M, Guerci P, Kaminsky P, Heymonet M, Roux-Buisson N, Faure J, Fronzaroli E, Chenuel B.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the possible association (pathophysiologic and clinical features) between exertional heat stroke (EHS) and malignant hyperthermia (MH). BACKGROUND: Both EHS and MH are acute and life-threatening disorders. It has repeat...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Effects of functional limb overloading on symmetrical weight bearing, walking speed, perceived mobility, and community participation among patients with chronic stroke - Alabdulwahab SS, Ahmad F, Singh H.
Background. Stroke is a leading cause for long-term disability that often compromises the sensorimotor and gait function accompanied by spasticity. Gait abnormalities persist through the chronic stages of the condition and only a small percentage of these ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Relationships of balance, gait performance, and functional outcome in chronic stroke patients: a comparison of left and right lesions - Lopes PG, Lopes JA, Brito CM, Alfieri FM, Rizzo Battistella L.
This study compared the balance by center of pressure (COP) and its relationship with gait parameters and functional independence in left (LH) and right (RH) chronic stroke patients. METHODS. In this cross-sectional study, twenty-one ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
The correlation between depression, balance, and physical functioning post stroke - Alghwiri AA.
The objective of this study was to examine the correlation between depression, balance, and self-reported physical performance in patients post s...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Usefulness of the driveABLE cognitive assessment in predicting the driving risk factor of stroke patients - Choi SY, Yoo DH, Lee JS.
This study examined the usefulness of the DriveABLE cognitive assessment tool (DCAT) in predicting the driving risk factor of stroke patients, and compared the cognitive and driving functions of two groups discriminated by DCAT. [Subjects and Met...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Recurrent heat stroke in a runner: race simulation testing for return-to-activity - Roberts WO, Dorman JC, Bergeron MF.
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) occurs in distance runners and is a life-threatening condition. A 30-year-old healthy recreational male distance runner (CR) collapsed at the 12-mile mark in two half marathon races six weeks apart in fall 2009. In both episode...
Source: SafetyLit - January 11, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Prefrontal cortex activation while walking under dual-task conditions in stroke: a multimodal imaging study - Al-Yahya E, Johansen-Berg H, Kischka U, Zarei M, Cockburn J, Dawes H.
BACKGROUND: Walking while performing another task (eg, talking) is challenging for many stroke survivors, yet its neural basis are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE: To investigate prefrontal cortex activation and its relationship to gait measures wh...
Source: SafetyLit - January 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Hemorrhagic stroke following use of the synthetic marijuana "spice" - Rose DZ, Guerrero WR, Mokin MV, Gooch CL, Bozeman AC, Pearson JM, Burgin WS.
The association between the street drug spice (K-2 or herbal incense), a synthetic marijuana, and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) has not yet been described, but it has with acute ischemic stroke (AIS),1 seizure, and myocardial infarction.2 Two young patient...
Source: SafetyLit - February 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Key factors associated with major depression in a national sample of stroke survivors - Hirata S, Ovbiagele B, Markovic D, Towfighi A.
BACKGROUND: Depression, one of the most common complications encountered after stroke, is associated with poorer outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the factors independently associated with and predictive of poststroke depression (PSD). ...
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Risk Factor Prevalence, Injury Occurrence Source Type: news
Balance impairment limits ability to increase walking speed in individuals with chronic stroke - Middleton A, Braun CH, Lewek MD, Fritz SL.
PURPOSE Determine the relationship between balance impairments and the ability to increase walking speed (WS) on demand in individuals with chronic stroke. METHODS WS and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) data were collected on 124 individuals with chronic ...
Source: SafetyLit - March 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Effects of the Otago exercise program on fall efficacy, activities of daily living and quality of life in elderly stroke patients - Park Y, Chang M.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the Otago exercise program on fall efficacy, activities of daily living, and quality of life in elderly stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] Eight subjects performed the Otago exercise ...
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
The effect of enhanced trunk control on balance and falls through bilateral upper extremity exercises among chronic stroke patients in a standing position - Shin JW, Don Kim K.
This study examined the effects of bilateral upper extremity exercises on trunk control, balance, and risk of falls in stroke patients. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 30 study subjects were selected and randomly divided into experimental and c...
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
The effects of multidirectional stepping training on balance, gait ability, and falls efficacy following stroke - Park GD, Choi JU, Kim YM.
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine whether a multidirectional stepping training improves balance, gait ability, and falls efficacy in stroke patients. [Subjects] Firty patients who met the selection criteria and agreed to participate in r...
Source: SafetyLit - March 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
