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Hand Temperature And Heart Rate Variability In Stroke Patients When Using Yole Hands And Conventional Elastic Bandages During Passive Upper Limb Exercises, Mei-Yi Lee, Chun-Han Yang, Ko-Long Lin, Shih-Ming Chen, Shu-Shi Chen
Hand Temperature And Heart Rate Variability In Stroke Patients When Using Yole Hands And Conventional Elastic Bandages During Passive Upper Limb Exercises, Mei-Yi Lee, Chun-Han Yang, Ko-Long Lin, Shih-Ming Chen, Shu-Shi Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Therapeutic exercise can mitigate sensorimotor deficit and improve motor function in the upper limbs of stroke patients. During physical rehabilitation, elastic bandages (EB) are often used to secure stroke patients' affected upper limbs to exercise equipment. However, the application of EB can reduce blood flow and lower skin temperature in patients' hands. Furthermore, reduced skin temperature can lead to autonomic nervous reactions, of which heart rate variability (HRV) is an effective indicator. This study investigates the correlation between hand temperature and HRV. Stroke patients' hand temperatures and HRVs were documented during passive upper limb exercises, and the results between the …
Prediction Of Peak Oxygen Consumption In Patients With Cardiac Disease Using A 3 Minutes' Step Test Combined With Heart Rate Variability., Chia-Hao Liu, Shu-Chun Huang, Jong-Shyan Wang
Prediction Of Peak Oxygen Consumption In Patients With Cardiac Disease Using A 3 Minutes' Step Test Combined With Heart Rate Variability., Chia-Hao Liu, Shu-Chun Huang, Jong-Shyan Wang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Background: Peak oxygen consumption (Peak VO_2) is a recognized indicator of overall functions of the cardiac-vascular system, and the cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) is considered the golden standard for determining peak VO_2. However, there are limitations to performing CPET, including high cost, long testing time, staff risks and participant’s discomfort during the test. In contrast, Submaximal exercise testing can be an alternative for assessing cardiovascular fitness with minimal risk and lower cost. The step test, one of the submaximal exercise tests, was the first to be described as a method for assessing exercise capacity in the early 20th century. Various …
Application Of Digital Volume Pulse Analysis In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Wei-Lun Tsai, Alice May-Kuen Wong, Yu-Cheng Pei, Yu-Ru Lin, Yu-Hsin Liao, Shu-Chun Huang
Application Of Digital Volume Pulse Analysis In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Wei-Lun Tsai, Alice May-Kuen Wong, Yu-Cheng Pei, Yu-Ru Lin, Yu-Hsin Liao, Shu-Chun Huang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Orthostatic hypotension is a common complication following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, an easy method to quantify the degree of vasomotor impairment below the level of injury is lacking. We postulated that SCI patients with different sympathetic reserves exhibited different digital volume pulse contours. Thirty-one patients with high chronic SCI (above the T6 neurologic level) and 28 low-level SCI patients (below T6) were recruited. Thirty-two age- and BMI-matched healthy participants were enrolled in the control group. All participants were positioned on a tilting table for five minutes in each of the following: supine rest (SR), 60-degree head-up tilt (HUT), and …
Can Heart Rate Variability Be A Prognostic Factor After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?, Chen-Liang Chou, Si-Huei Lee, Yi-Chieh Chou, Po-Chin Strong, Wei-Cheng Weng, Huey-Wen Yien, Zen-Chung Weng
Can Heart Rate Variability Be A Prognostic Factor After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?, Chen-Liang Chou, Si-Huei Lee, Yi-Chieh Chou, Po-Chin Strong, Wei-Cheng Weng, Huey-Wen Yien, Zen-Chung Weng
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Imbalance in automatic cardiovascular function has been shown to increase the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death in patients with coronary artery disease and after myocardial infarction. The study evaluated preoperative heart rate variability (HRV) as an independent prognostic factor for hospitalized patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).In this single-blind study, we enrolled 25 patients scheduled to undergo CABG. Preoperative Holter electrocardiography was used to collect linear analysis and non-linear analysis (Poincare plot analysis) data. Four patients died after the operation. We compared the HRV data of the 2 groups (expired vs. survived), and found that the data …
Effect Of Music On Sleep In Young Population, Yu-Yi Chen, Ya-Ju Chang, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Yen-Hsuan Yang, Yu-Ling Chen, Ninc-Hung Chen, Alice M.K. Wong
Effect Of Music On Sleep In Young Population, Yu-Yi Chen, Ya-Ju Chang, Hsieh-Ching Chen, Yen-Hsuan Yang, Yu-Ling Chen, Ninc-Hung Chen, Alice M.K. Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Sleep, a vital ingredient in life, is an active and complex rhythmic state that may affected the health of people. Based on theory, sedative music may induce relaxation and distraction responses. Music also has the effect on the change of muscular energy, heart rate, respiratory rates, blood pressure, and psychological distress. Music intervention could enhance sleep quality. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of music for sleep in young people.Twenty people aged 20-30 years in normal state of sleep were recruited and assigned randomly to different music conditions into this study. Each participant received one night …
Power Spectrum Analysis Of Heart Rate Variability In Full-Term And Preterm Neonates, Tsui-Fen Yang, Nien-Tzu Kao, Rai-Chi Chan, Terry-Bj Kuo, Shu-Jen Chen
Power Spectrum Analysis Of Heart Rate Variability In Full-Term And Preterm Neonates, Tsui-Fen Yang, Nien-Tzu Kao, Rai-Chi Chan, Terry-Bj Kuo, Shu-Jen Chen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Objective: Prematurely born infants have been believed to be neurologically less mature than full-term neonates. The purpose of this study was to investigate the regulation and maturation of autonomic nervous systems, in both full-term and preterm neonates of different conceptional ages.Methods: One hundred and thirteen infants, both clinically and neurologically healthy and with conceptional ages of between 33 and 42 weeks, were enrolled in the study. Power spectrum analyses of heart rate variability were performed under standard conditions when the subjects were in a sleeping state. Results: Conceptional age did exert a significant influence over heart rate variability. There was …