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Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences
Evaluation Of The Federal Government's Human Health Preparedness Plan Developed In Response To The H5n1 Threat., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Evaluation Of The Federal Government's Human Health Preparedness Plan Developed In Response To The H5n1 Threat., Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Chiehwen Ed Hsu
Dr. Hsu reacted to President Bush's Avian Flu Preparedness and Response Plan in a media briefing panel at the National Press Club, Washington DC.
Adolescent Peer Education Breast Cancer Awareness Project, Susan Schwartz, Janice Barlow
Adolescent Peer Education Breast Cancer Awareness Project, Susan Schwartz, Janice Barlow
Susan C. Schwartz
The objective of this project is to create a peer-based, single-lesson module to communicate known and suspected risk factors for the development of breast cancer to an adolescent population. Marin Breast Cancer Watch has conducted a previous formative assessment. Results of teacher surveys, focus groups with adolescent girls and mothers, and community interviews have established local needs for this program. MBCW has developed a unique adolescent breast cancer awareness curriculum in partnership with the Tamalpais Union High School District and peer education experts. A Community Advisory Panel is contributing professional guidance and the advocate viewpoint. This project is designed to …
Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test In Whiplash Associated Disorders - Relationship To Self Reports Of Neck Pain And Disability, Dizziness And Anxiety, Julia Treleaven, Gwendolen Jull, Nancy Low Choy
Smooth Pursuit Neck Torsion Test In Whiplash Associated Disorders - Relationship To Self Reports Of Neck Pain And Disability, Dizziness And Anxiety, Julia Treleaven, Gwendolen Jull, Nancy Low Choy
Nancy Low Choy
Objective:
The smooth pursuit neck torsion test is thought to be a measure of neck afferent influence on eye movement control and is useful in assessing subjects with whiplash, especially those complaining of dizziness. Nevertheless, it is not known whether impairments identified relate only to abnormal cervical afferentation or are influenced by levels of anxiety or neck pain.
Design:
A prospective, 3-group, observational design.
Subjects:
One hundred subjects with persistent whiplash (50 complaining of dizziness, 50 not complaining of dizziness) and 50 healthy controls.
Methods:
The smooth pursuit neck torsion test was performed and analysed taking into account subjects' reported …
Sensory Integration (Si) And Assistive Technology (At), Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood
Sensory Integration (Si) And Assistive Technology (At), Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood
Laura Greiss Hess
Speech And Occupational Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Intervention, Laura Greiss Hess
Speech And Occupational Therapy: An Interdisciplinary Approach To Intervention, Laura Greiss Hess
Laura Greiss Hess
The Effect Of Depression On Balance Decline In Mature Women, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Meredith Ogilvie
The Effect Of Depression On Balance Decline In Mature Women, Jennifer Nitz, Nancy Low Choy, Meredith Ogilvie
Nancy Low Choy
Depression has been identified as a risk factor for falls, and a change in balance ability over time has yet to be investigated. This study aimed to identify if, over a 3-year period, balance ability changed in 26 women who were on medication for depression, compared to 26 non-depressed women. The two groups were matched for age, number of co-morbidities, activity level, medications, and height. All participants were simultaneously enrolled in a larger, longitudinal study of ageing. Balance measures included the Functional Reach (FR) test, Lateral Reach (LR) test, Step Test (ST), Timed Up and Go, and the Modified Clinical …
From Perception To Execution In Parkinson’S Disease, Andrew Johnson, Quincy Almeida
From Perception To Execution In Parkinson’S Disease, Andrew Johnson, Quincy Almeida
Andrew M. Johnson
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects one’s ability to control voluntary movements. Typically, PD is considered a disease of motor output, without considering neuropsychological variables that might contribute to the impairment of movement. The goal of this chapter is to investigate issues of motor control, in addition to the observable motor symptoms found in PD from a perceptual and cognitive perspective. To this end, we divide movement into three components: perception, initiation, and execution. Perception is required initially, and throughout movement, and is generally used to define characteristics of a movement goal. Thus, in the earliest …
Standing Balance In Persistent Wad – Comparison Between Subjects With And Without Dizziness, Julia Treleaven, Gwendolen Jull, Nancy Low Choy
Standing Balance In Persistent Wad – Comparison Between Subjects With And Without Dizziness, Julia Treleaven, Gwendolen Jull, Nancy Low Choy
Nancy Low Choy
Objective:
Dizziness and unsteadiness, associated with altered balance, are frequent complaints in subjects suffering persistent whiplash associated disorders. Research has been inconclusive with respect to possible aetiology. This study assessed balance responses in subjects with whiplash associated disorders, taking into account several possible causes.
Design:
A prospective, 3 group, observational design.
Subjects:
100 subjects with persistent whiplash associated disorders, 50 complaining of dizziness, 50 not complaining of dizziness and 50 healthy controls.
Methods:
The Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction in Balance was performed in both comfortable and tandem stance. The sway trace was analysed using wavelet analysis.
Conclusion:
The results …
Is Signal Analysis Important For Measuring Standing Balance In Chronic Whiplash?, Julia Treleaven, Robert Murison, Gwendolen Jull, Nancy Low Choy, Sandy Brauer
Is Signal Analysis Important For Measuring Standing Balance In Chronic Whiplash?, Julia Treleaven, Robert Murison, Gwendolen Jull, Nancy Low Choy, Sandy Brauer
Nancy Low Choy
Dizziness and or unsteadiness, associated with episodes of loss of balance, are frequent complaints in those suffering from persistent problems following a whiplash injury. Research has been inconclusive with respect to possible aetiology, discriminative tests and analyses used.
The aim of this pilot research was to identify the test conditions and the most appropriate method for the analysis of sway that may differentiate subjects with persistent whiplash associated disorders (WAD) from healthy controls. The six conditions of the Clinical Test for Sensory Interaction in Balance was performed in both comfortable and tandem stance in 20 subjects with persistent WAD compared …
Assistive Technology Enhancement Of Written Expression For Individuals With Neurodevelopmental Disorders [Poster], Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Susan Harris
Assistive Technology Enhancement Of Written Expression For Individuals With Neurodevelopmental Disorders [Poster], Laura Greiss Hess, Kerrie Lemons Chitwood, Susan Harris
Laura Greiss Hess