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Cytokines And Ovulation In The Mouse Ovary, Jong G. Kim

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ovulation has been hypothesized as an inflammatory process. Interleukin(IL)-1$\alpha$, IL-1$\beta$ and tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-$\alpha$ are potent cytokines produced from macrophages and various other cell types, and are pivotal components of inflammation. Although previous studies have investigated cytokine activities in the reproductive system, there is little information on their precise localization and activities during the periovulatory period. To investigate the role of cytokines in ovulation, experiments were designed to determine the immunohistochemical localization and time specific production of cytokines IL-1 and TNF-$\alpha$ using a mouse model at 36h, 12h, 6h, 2h before ovulation, and at 6h and 18h after ovulation in …

復健科專科醫師甄審原則, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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中華民國復健醫學會章程, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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復健醫學會雜誌Submission_Guideline, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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稿件核對表, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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The Utility Of Magnetic Stimulation In Peripheral Nerve Study, Wang-Lin Su, Baii-Jia Yang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Clinically, we were occasionally asked to evaluate peripheral nerve injuries in patients whose local cutaneous conditions, such as burn wound, crushing wound, skin graft, and gauze overlying limb, were not suitable for percutaneous electrical stimulation or needle EMG. Could the magnetic stimulation be used in these conditions? How much potential deviation could be produced with this technique when the limbs were covered by gauze? Its our purpose to solve these questions.Thirteen young volunteers participated in this tudy. First, we performed the motor and sensory NCV with percutaneous electrical stimulation. Then, the magnetic stimulation was performed with Cadwell MES-10, 9cm pointed …

The Long Term Follow-Up Of Renal Function In Male Spinal Cord Injurd Patients, Min-Way Lai, Chin Lan, Jin-Shin Lai, Liu-Ing Bih, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study is to discuss the long term changes of renal function in traumatic spinal cord injured patients. This study was carried out on 45 male cases who suffered from complete traumatic spinal cord injury. As a result of injury 17 cases were quadriplegic, 28 were paraplegic. The mean age of these cases was 41.5 years (range from 21 to 60 years). The mean period of these cases since onset to receiving urodynamic study was 2 years and 4 months (range from 1 month to 14 years). All of these cases had accepted at least two urodynamic …

Cardiovascular Response After Isokinetic Power-Endurance Ecercise, Tcho-Jen Liu, Chen-Liang Chou, Chen-Ming Chiu, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This study was taken to determine the cardiovascular response after isokinetic endurance exercise among different extremities (Upper vs Lower), speeds (High-180°sec vs Low-60°sec), Types (Concentric vs Eccentric). The subjects (N=80) used KinCorn isokinetic dynamometer to perform isokinetic endurance exercise. Systolic & Diastolic pressure, rate pressure product and change ratio were measured at rest and after exercise.Among the lower limb isokinetic endurance exercise, the high speed eccentric contraction group had the significant cardiovascular response; among the upper limb, the low speed concentric had the significant cardiovascular response. Campared with the upper & lower limb group, the lower limb groups had higher …

The Effect Of Eccentric Isokinetic Training At Various Positions On Concentric And Eccentric Strength Of The Quadriceps, Hsiou-An Hu, Choon-Khim Chong, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of quadriceps isokinetic eccentric trainingprogram at the strength of both concentric and eccentric strengths, as well as for the different eccentric training positions. Fifty-two normal subjects (26 male and 26 female), aged 21-32 year, were randomly assigned to a control group and two treatment groups. The first treatment group (n=18) trained in the sitting position and the second treatment group (n=18) trained in the supine position. They received quadriceps isokinetic eccentric training 3 times/week for 8 weeks. The control group (n=16) did not train but was tested at the same …

The Correlation Between Distance Of Two Point Discrimination In Hand And Performance Of Functional Discriminative Activeity In Normal Young Adults: A Preliminary Study, Sue-May Kang, Shen-Chang Chen, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the difference of the distance of two point discrimination between distal and proximal areas in hands and the correlation between the performance of functional discriminative activity and the distance of two point discrimination.The moving and static two point discrimination distances of bilateral hands were measured in thirty normal young college students. Each of them performed the tests of functional discriminative activity by searching red-beans mixed in a container of rice and recognizing the numbers (from zero to nine) engraved on ten rubber stamps. The results revealed that (1) The distance of two …

The Development Of Department Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation A New Private General Hospital, Lin-Fen Hsieh, Po-Wei Lin, Tzyh-Cherng Yang, Jung-Sui Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The set-up and development of the rehabilitation epartment in a new, middle-sized hospital is an interesting subject and worth to be studied. We prospectively investigated the inpatients and out-patients who had received ehabilitation therapy during the one year period from the opening of Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Sep 3, 1992, to Aug 31, 1993. The patients' data were analyzed by three major categories: (1) the sources of the patients, (2) the diagnosis of the diseases (ICD-10), (3) the factors relating to the growth of the rehabilitation department. The results showed: (1) mostof our patients came via the introduction …

The Investigation Of Social Outcome For Stroke Patients In Souyhern Taiwan, Jyh-Jong Chang, Tsui-Hsien Chien, Shih-Yin Chen, Young-Tso Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

One hundred and fifty-six stroke patients were investigated to analyze the changes of time or frequency of performing social activities between pre-stroke and post-stroke stages. Modified (Frenchay activities index) questionnaire was used and subjects were devided into three groups by the Barthel scores. Within- subjects Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to analyze the collected data. The results showed social activities were grossly disrupted in most patients after stroke especially in group I, group II (ADL-dependent groups), while group III (ADL-independent group) was primarily limited in outdoors social activities. Most of the stroke pa-tients spent much time in day-time sleep and …

Electrophysiological Study Of Shoulder Pain In Stroke Patients, Pao-Tsai Cheng, Chia-En Lee, Mei-Yun Liaw, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A total of 50 patients, who had developed hemiplcgia or hcmiparesis as a result of a cerebral vascular disease, were collected for electrophysiologic study. All of these patients were free of peripheral nerve disorder or shoulder joint pathology.MNCV, SNCV, F latencies of bil median nerves and concentric needle eiectromyographic examination were done. The relationship between electrophysiological findings and clinical features of the patients was analyzed. A positive correlation between shoulder pain and presence of shoulder subluxation or shoulder ROM limitation was found. However, no significant correlation of shoulder pain to the severity of motor deficit, sensory impairment or spasticUy of …

Recovery Of Facial Motor Function On Rehabilitation Therapy In Patients With Facial Palsy/Paralysis, Shin-Tsu Chang, Fu-Kong Liu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The facial expression of functional recovery in patients with peripheral facial paisy/paraiysis on rehabili-tation therapy was investigated. Thirty-four cases of fa-cial palsy were collected from January 1986 to Decem-ber 1991 in the Department of Physicai Medicine and Rehabilitation of Tri-Service General Hospital. Twenty-five cases (74%) were classified as idiopathic and the remaining 9 cases (26%) were as organic facial palsy.The rehabilitation program included daily superficial heat, oii massage, electrical stimulation and active exer-cise of the affected muscles was prescribed and instituted completely. The facial muscular disfigurement was graded into six grades to evaluate before and after the physical therapy. After …

Diagnosis And Management Of Spinal Tuberculosis: A Report Of Three Cases, Nai-Chung Huang, Ta-Sen Wei, Uei-Jyh Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The majority of tuberculosis bacillus infection is in the lung. Although the incidence of infection in the skeletal system is low, spinal tuberculosis is on important cause of hack pain in the Rehabilitation Outpatient Department because it is the most skeletal site affected.During the past year, we managed three cases of spinal tuberculosis. The characteristics of these patients were 1) backache over the thoracolum-bar junction with knocking pain, 2) fair response to analgesics and physical modalities and Paras-pinal abscess noted on MRI (Magnetic Resonance Image) examination. Chemotherapy and surgery were performed in two cases with significant neurological symptoms (weakness and …

Comparative Study Of Recording Electrode On First Donrsal Interosseous And Abductor Digiti Minimi In Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, Gii-Hsiang Hsu, Rai-Chi Chan, Tu-Bin Chu, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the common entrapment/compression mononeuropathy diagnosed in the electromyography (EMG) laboratory. Slowing of the elbow segment's motor conduction velocity is a primary identifier of anab normality. The purpose of this study is to compare the difference of the conduction velocity with recording in First Dorsal Interosseous (FDI) and Abductor digiti minimi in cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS).The subjects included three groups: one study group consist of 24 upper limbs with CuTS which were diagnosed by NCS & needle EMG.. Another two control groups consist of 52 normal upper limbs which were fmther divided into older group (＞30 years …

Playing Related Health Problems In Taiwan Music Students: A Preliminary, I-Wen Penn, Pi-Chang Sun, Hwa-Ann Chang, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Performance-induced injuries among musicians have been concerned by many people in recent years. The purpose of this study was to understand the occurrence and nature of playing related injuries among collegiate music students in Taiwan. The other purposes were to know how they treat their injuries, the predisposing factors of injury, and their practice and health habits.One hundred and ninty collegiate music students were asked to complete a retrospective survey questionnaire about playing related injuries. 62.1% of the students had experienced musculoskeletal injuries during their music career, with the most frequent affected area as follows: hand and wrist (57.0%), forearm …

Antalgic Gait Of The Pelvic Girdle Dysfunction: Two Cases Report, Ching-Maw Lin, Chinn-Dong Chung, Chorng-Song Chou, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The dysfunction or pathomechanics of sacroiliac joint is a common cause of low back pain. The sacroiliac joints are nonweight bearing joints that function to absorb forces from various directions. Pyogenic infection of the sacroiliac joint resulted in limited hip mobility and pain when the peivis was compressed. The first case was diagnosed as septic arthritis and reported.Infectious processes in the retroperitoneal space often involve the iliopsoas muscle. The infection usually is secondary to other intra-abdominal or intra-pelvic inflammatory processes However they rarely arise primarily within the retroperitoneum. These primary infections occur most often in younger patients and usually will …

Inclusion Body Myositis: Report Of A Case, Chein-Wei Chang, Tien-Jye Chang, Ming-Shiang Wu, Che-Yen Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A female of age 30 years developed a muscular weakness in proximal extremities during 2 years and responded poorly to steroid treatment. Creatine kinase in isoenzymic MM form was markedly elevated according to a serum muscle enzyme test. Electromyography examination showed a myopathic feature. Histopathological tests in muscle biopsy specimens revealed prominent cytoplasmic vacuoles rimmed by basophilic granules under space optical microscopy, and abundant intranuclear filamentous inclusions in electron microscopy. These clinical features and athological especially electron microscopic findings are considered to be of paramount importance for the diagnosis of inclusion body myositis.

Vesogenic Erectile Dysfunction In Chronic Spinal Cord Injured Person: A Casereport, Ngok-Kiu Chu, Fuk-Tan Tang, Pong-Yuen Wong, Yung-Ming Lin, May-Kuen Wong, Chi-Fung Tam

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Sexual dysfunction Wth erectile disability is a common complication in spinal cord injured males. Usually their erectile dysfunction are neurogenic in originn. We have begun to apply intra-cavernous injection of prostaglandin E1(PGE1) for management of erectile dysfunction in spinal cord injuries since 1991 and encouraging results have been achieved. We report here a case of chronic spinal cord injury with vasogenic erectile dysfunction who does not respond to intracaver-nous PGE1 injection. We want to clarify that the use of intracavernous PGE1 injection in application to cavernosography and penile blood flow study is of great value in differential diagnosis of erectile …

Acute Spinal Cord Injury Complicating With Pulmonary Embolism: A Casereport, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Chun-Liang Wu, Yen-Ho Wang, Juey-Jen Hwang, Jin-Shin Lai, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening disease with variable manifestations and thus early diagnosis is difficult among the spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. There are still no clinical reports or statistical data about the PE in SCI patients in Taiwan. However, the incidence of PE in SCI patients was higher than that in general population according to the reports in western countries, and early prevention, diagnosis and treatment were documented to reduce the morbidity and mortality. So the doctor should keep alert to the possible PE in the SCI patients especially when there are new-onset symptoms or signs. Here we …

Posttramatic Precocious Puberty And Hyperphagia: Casereport, Chih-Fan Yang, Choon-Khim Chong, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A case of 4 years 8 months old girl who had the brain insult was followed till 8 years 1 month old. Precocious puberty with hyperphagia was noted. Results of endocrine testing revealed normal pituitary function, but increased to pubertal level of gonadotropins. Radiological study confirmed posttramatic encephalomalacia at right hemisphere including right ventromedial hypothalamus. This report discussed the medical course of the case including rehabilitation management.

Staphylococcal Discitis L3-L4:Early Diagnosis And Treatment With Favorable Result- A Casereport, Chui-Lee Wong, Tzung-Chien Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A 60 year-old male patient who presented with lumbago, fever, local tenderness over lumbar spine and associated with paravertebral muscle spasm, was prescribed antibiotic therapy 12 days after the onset of initial symptom under the impression of septic lumbar discitis, which was then verified by MRI and microbiology within one week after admission. Early diagnosis and adequate antibiotic therapy gained a favorable result, although the patient needed anterior inlerbody fusion for symptomatic retrolisthesis of L3 on L4 at the sixth week after admission.

A Pilot Study Comparing The Forces Applied : Using A Chin Cup And Three Types Of Protraction Headgear, Daniel Miles Beisiegel

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

A pilot study comparing force distributions of a chin cup, the Great Lakes reverse pull headgear (RPHG), Ormco's adjustable dynamic RPHG, and Grummons RPHG was done. A skull from a 69 year old female which demonstrated a Class III malocclusion was used to perform the tests of force. Forces applied to and generated on the skull were measured using a water-filled balloon system. This method was tested and found to be reliable and accurate.

Repeated measurements of force were recorded for each of the areas of stress (forehead, cheeks, chin, and condyles, as well as the posterior and superior portions …

Investigation Of The Relationship Between Pelvic Tilt And Unilateral Sacroiliac Pain, Beth-Anne Moody Jones

Rehabilitation Sciences Theses & Dissertations

Low back pain is the nation's leading cause of disability. Differential diagnosis of a low back injwy can be complicated and uncommon disorders can be overlooked. Many of the signs and symptoms related to low back pain may in fact be caused by sacroiliac dysfunction. Reliability of the current clinical tests for detection of sacroiliac involvement has been of concern. Recently more focus has been given to the use of pelvic tilt measurement as a source of clinical information on the sacroiliac joint. The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation of unilateral sacroiliac dysfunction with asymmetrical changes …

The Pollution Effects Of Pleasure/Work Boat Sewage Discharges On Fecal Contamination Levels Of Waters In And Around Marinas And Other Places Where Boats Are Moored On The Eastern Shore Of Virginia, George H. Bangs

Community & Environmental Health Theses & Dissertations

Contamination of seafood harvested from and recreational areas of the Chesapeake Bay, its tributaries and the Atlantic coast inshore waters may cause health problems for people consuming the seafood or coming in contact with the waters by swimming, water skiing, or other water sports. These health problems include, but not limited to, dysentery, typhoid and hepatitis (Natchez, 1990). This is a preliminary study into the level of fecal pollution generated by sewage discharges from boats in marinas and other places where boats are moored on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Sites selected for the study included; (I) marinas and other …

Aids Epidemiology: A Quantitative Approach, Ron Brookmeyer, Mitchell Gail

Ron Brookmeyer

This comprehensive work confronts the problems that are unique to AIDS research and unites them under a single conceptual framework. It focuses on methods for the design and analysis of epidemiologic studies, the natural history of AIDS and the transmission of HIV, methods for tracking and projecting the course of the epidemic, and statistical issues in therapeutic trials. The various methods of monitoring and forecasting this disease receive comprehensive treatment. These methods include back-calculation, which the authors developed; interpretation of survey data on HIV prevalence; mathematical models for HIV transmission; and approaches that combine different types of epidemiological data. Much …

Leader-Member Exchange And Supervisor Career Mentoring As Complementary Constructs In Leadership Research, Terri Scandura

Terri A. Scandura

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1994 Scholars And Artists Bibliography, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, Friends Of The Michael Schwartz Library

Scholars and Artists Bibliographies

This bibliography was created for the annual Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Scholars and Artists Reception, recognizing scholarly and creative achievements of Cleveland State University faculty, staff and emeriti

What's Happening: November 30, 1994, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

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