acute stroke

Ex-Stockton Police Officer Finds Strength, Hope on Water

...  a difficult task in itself, but Campos also had to convince officials his nontraditional form of rehabilitation could work. With the help of two former … Campos' right-hand man, Abraham Salazar, said he spent … Read more on Mid… Continue reading

The Ascending Reticular Activating System From Pontine Reticular Formation to the Thalamus in the Human Brain.

...  unilateral motor task is performed with a mirror. This theory is timely because of the growing body of evidence relating to the efficacy of cross-education. Hence, we consider the clinical applications of mirror training as an adjuvant intervention to… Continue reading

Corrosive Oesophageal Injuries: A Preventable Menace.

...  outcomes through self-completed questionnaires, though there are currently no robust adjustment models for any such outcome. We aimed to determine whether the SSV prognostic model derived to predict 6-month post-stroke independent survival has wider utility in case-mix adjustment of… Continue reading

Kinetic Factors of Vertical Jumping for Heading a Ball in Flexible Flatfooted Amateur Soccer Players With and Without Insole Adoption.

...  regarding vertical direction at take-off as the main feature of two-legged vertical jumping function.Clinical relevanceAdoption of the insole improved the design of the shoe-foot interface support for the flexible flatfoot athletes, enabling them to develop more effective take-off kinetics… Continue reading

Sonographic Evaluation of the Iliotibial Band at the Lateral Femoral Epicondyle: Does the Iliotibial Band Move?

Sonographic Evaluation of the Iliotibial Band at the Lateral Femoral Epicondyle: Does the Iliotibial Band Move? J Ultrasound Med. 2013 Jul; 32(7): 1199-1206Jelsing EJ, Finnoff JT, Cheville AL, Levy BA, Smith J Objectives- The purpose of this study was to… Continue reading

Yoga and Mindfulness as Therapeutic Interventions for Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review.

...  Modifications to different yoga practices make comparison between studies difficult, and a lack of controlled studies precludes any firm conclusions on efficacy. Conclusion. Yoga and mindfulness could be clinically valuable self-administered intervention options for stroke rehabilitation. Further research is… Continue reading

Individual-Level Responsiveness of the Original and Short-Form Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients.

Individual-Level Responsiveness of the Original and Short-Form Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients. Phys Ther. 2013 May 30; Hsueh IP, Chen KL, Chou YT, Wang YH, Hsieh CL BACKGROUND: The group-level responsiveness of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patients… Continue reading

[Psychosomatic Relationships in Postmenopausal Women].

...  of cardiac drugs on adaptation to abnormal heat in patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVD).The study covered 188 patients with CVD, who had visited the Research Dispensary Department in January 2011. General clinical examination, biochemical blood analysis, and electrocardiography were… Continue reading

MORECare Research Methods Guidance Development: Recommendations for Ethical Issues in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Research.

...  functional connectivity and passive movements with functional magnetic resonance imaging differentiates fast late-onset motor recovery from progressive recovery in hemiplegic stroke patients: A pilot study. J Rehabil Med. 2013 May 17; Jung TD, Kim JY, Seo JH, Jin SU,… Continue reading

Subretinal Electrical Stimulation Preserves Inner Retinal Function in RCS Rat Retina.

...  manual therapy techniques, overall scapular rehabilitation guidelines decent for both patients with shoulder pain as well as patients with neck problems are lacking. The purpose of this paper is to provide a science-based clinical reasoning algorithm with practical guidelines… Continue reading