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Physical therapist clinical reasoning in home care for walking assistive device prescription: a description of practice - O'Brien SR, Barry M, Davidson E, Porzi L, Spink M, Weatherbee D.
BACKGROUND: Home care in the United States (US) provides rehabilitative care to people who are homebound after acute hospitalization. Patients with stroke and brain injury (BI) are commonly seen by physical therapists (PTs/PTAs), who often address the loss...
Source: SafetyLit - November 1, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Comparative study on overground gait of stroke survivors with a conventional cane and a haptic cane - Lee H, Eizad A, Lee G, Afzal MR, Yoon J, Oh MK, Yoon J.
The conventional cane (single cane) is widely used to promote gait ability of stroke survivors as it provides postural stability by extending the base of support. However, its use can reduce muscle activity in the user's paretic side and cause upper limb n...
Source: SafetyLit - October 23, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Depressive symptoms moderate the relationship among physical capacity, balance self-efficacy, and participation in people after stroke - French MA, Miller A, Pohlig RT, Reisman DS.
OBJECTIVE: Previously it was found that balance self-efficacy mediated the relationship between physical capacity and participation after stroke. The effect of other factors that influence participation, such as depression, on this relationship has not bee...
Source: SafetyLit - October 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Suicide and Self-Harm Source Type: news

The Stumblemeter: design and validation of a system that detects and classifies stumbles during gait - Hartog D, Harlaar J, Smit G.
Stumbling during gait is commonly encountered in patients who suffer from mild to serious walking problems, e.g., after stroke, in osteoarthritis, or amputees using a lower leg prosthesis. Instead of self-reporting, an objective assessment of the number of...
Source: SafetyLit - October 15, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news

Identification of modified dynamic gait index cutoff scores for assessing fall risk in people with Parkinson disease, stroke and multiple sclerosis - Torchio A, Corrini C, Anastasi D, Parelli R, Meotti M, Spedicato A, Groppo E, D'Arma A, Grosso C, Montesano A, Cattaneo D, Gervasoni E.
BACKGROUND: Balance and gait impairments increase fall rate and injury in people with neurological disorders(PwND). The modified Dynamic Gait Index(mDGI) is a scale assessing dynamic balance during walking, however its ability in identifying Fallers and Re...
Source: SafetyLit - October 12, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

The relationship between the severity of insomnia and falls in the elderly - İleri, Borazan FY, Cavusoglu C, Göker B.
BACKGROUND: Insomnia is associated with depression, cognitive impairment, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer in the elderly. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between severity of insom...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Anisocoria correlates with injury severity and outcomes after blunt traumatic brain injury - Nyancho D, Atem FD, Venkatachalam AM, Barnes A, Hill M, Traylor JI, Stutzman SE, Bedros N, Aiyagari V, Aoun SG.
BACKGROUND: Automated infrared pupillometry (AIP) has been shown to be helpful in the setting of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage and stroke as an indicator of imminent irreversible brain injury. We postulated that the early detection of pupillary dysfun...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes - Hosokawa Y, Adami PE, Stephenson BT, Blauwet C, Bermon S, Webborn N, Racinais S, Derman W, Goosey-Tolfrey VL.
OBJECTIVES: To adapt key components of exertional heat stroke (EHS) prehospital management proposed by the Intenational Olympic Committee Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 so that it is applicable for the Paralymp...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Pitch and rhythm perception and verbal short-term memory in acute traumatic brain injury - Anderson KS, Gosselin N, Sadikot AF, Lagu ë-Beauvais M, Kang ESH, Fogarty AE, Marcoux J, Dagher J, De Guise E.
Music perception deficits are common following acquired brain injury due to stroke, epilepsy surgeries, and aneurysmal clipping. Few studies have examined these deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI), resulting in an under-diagnosis in this popula...
Source: SafetyLit - September 30, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Risk of delirium and impaired neurological outcome associated with delay in neurorehabilitation after acquired brain injury - Hansen PM, Lauridsen JT, Frandsen NS.
INTRODUCTION Brain injury from haemorrhage, trauma, aneurysm and stroke is characterised by high mortality and impaired neurological outcome. In the OUTREACH study, the authors wanted to assess patient care from admission to intensive neuro rehabilitation ...
Source: SafetyLit - September 27, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Efficacy of the structured balance awareness program on perceived balance confidence and fear-related maladaptive behaviour in post-stroke survivors - Shaik AR, Ahmad F, Miraj M, Alqahtani M, Alzhrani M, Alanazi A, Kashoo F.
BACKGROUND: The risk of falling for individuals with stroke is about twice that of healthy older adults. Lack of appropriate initiative to address the fear-related maladaptive behaviour can manifest itself in the form of loss of physical functions resultin...
Source: SafetyLit - September 22, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

ACSM expert consensus statement on exertional heat illness: recognition, management, and return to activity - Roberts WO, Armstrong LE, Sawka MN, Yeargin SW, Heled Y, O'Connor FG.
Exertional heat stroke (EHS) is a true medical emergency with potential for organ injury and death. This consensus statement emphasizes that optimal exertional heat illness management is promoted by a synchronized chain of survival that promotes rapid reco...
Source: SafetyLit - September 20, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

Monitoring of gait parameters in post-stroke individuals: a feasibility study using RGB-D sensors - Ferraris C, Cimolin V, Vismara L, Votta V, Amprimo G, Cremascoli R, Galli M, Nerino R, Mauro A, Priano L.
Stroke is one of the most significant causes of permanent functional impairment and severe motor disability. Hemiplegia or hemiparesis are common consequences of the acute event, which negatively impacts daily life and requires continuous rehabilitation tr...
Source: SafetyLit - September 18, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Prognostic value of balance performance for improvements of community ambulation among stroke patients: a cohort study - Medina-Mirapeix F, Crisostomo MJ, Mart ín San Agustín R, Sánchez-Martínez MP.
BACKGROUND: Despite the positive impact of improving the level of community ambulation among stroke patients, little prognostic research has focused on this indicator. AIM: To investigate the prognostic value of the side-by-side, semi-tandem, and t...
Source: SafetyLit - September 13, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Home-based rehabilitation programs on postural balance, walking, and quality of life in patients with stroke: a single-blind, randomized controlled trial - Lim JH, Lee HS, Song CS.
BACKGROUND: The most challenging aspect of rehabilitation is the high costs of in-patient rehabilitation programs and poor continuity of care while patients are transferred to home. In this regard, numerous home-based rehabilitation programs have been deve...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news