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The Study Of Prognosis Of Stroke Rehabilitation, Ru-Lan Hsieh, I-Nan Lein, Wen-Chung Lee, Mei-Hue Hsu, Yau-Wai Wai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Using Barthel index (Bl) as a Parameter, a total of 148 subjects were collected for the study of the effective-ness of stroke rehabilitation. The factors related to BI scores improvement after rehabilitation program include premorbid social activity, hospital patient admitted, stroke recurrence, BI score at admission, Brunnstrom stage of proximal upper extremity and main care giver during hospitalization. The determinants of discharge BI scores include premorbid outdoor and social activities, natility, stroke recurrence, arm function, Brunnstrom stage of lower extremity, urinary incontinence and presence of joint contracture. These findings indicate that the prognosis of stroke rehabilitation is determined not only …

Evaluation Of The Efficacy Of Exercise And Acupuncture On Weight Control, Chen-Jung Hsu, Lien-Puo Chen, Sau-Kwan Fok, Yau-Wai Wai

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of exercise and acupuncture for weight reduction in obese adult. Twenty-six subjects with mean age of adult and were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Each group contains thirteen subjects. The acu-points were ”hunger-point” ”mouth” ”endocrine” and ”stomach” in the ear. Ear-needles were removed weekly and placed on the other ear alternatively weekly for twelve weeks. Subjects were asked to press .the ear-needles three or four times daily. Subjects in the exercise group participated in treadmill exercise, three times a week for 12wks and the exercise duration was one hour. …

A Study Of The Emotional Responses And Coping Strategies Of Male And Female Athletes With Moderate And Severe Injuries, Donna S. Eaton

Dissertations

Emotional responses and coping strategies of injured athletes was the focus of the study. Several emotions have been identified in injured athletes such as frustration, depression, anger, and shock. Questions remain whether males and females feel similar emotions and engage similar coping strategies and whether severity of injury is a significant factor in responses and coping.

Quantitative data were obtained on emotional responses and coping strategies using the Emotional Response of Athletes in Injury Questionnaire (ERAIQ), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), and the COPE. The study examined whether gender and severity of injury may influence emotional responses and coping …

Moving Occupation Into Treatment: Clinical Interpretation Of "Legitimizing Occupational Therapy's Knowledge"., Janice P. Burke

Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Preprofessional Grade Point Average As A Predictor Of Success For Physical Therapy Majors At Langston University, Jocelyn Evans

McCabe Thesis Collection

Admission criteria for allied health programs have been studied to determine the success a student will have in a given program. Program admissions committees seek students who will perform the best, didactically and clinically, completing the program and demonstrating the potential to pass the professional exams. In an effort to determine which students will successfully complete professional health programs, studies have been conducted to help predict which tools of selection are of most value. Included as variables in these studies to predict success in allied health programs are prerequisite grade point average (pre-GPA), science grade point average (sci-GPA), interview scores, …

Maximixing Clinical Education Options In Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, Beverly D. Fein

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

The purpose of this article is to present a series of suggestions for increasing cardiopulmonary content in clinical education experiences. This article offers strategies for maximizing cardiopulmonary clinical education experiences of physical therapy students in order to better prepare them to function in the changing clinical environment. Specific strategies addressed include: 1) enhancing student selfdirectedness; 2) integrating cardiopulmonary content into management of patients with a variety of diagnoses; and 3) use of resources for student and staff development. A series of guiding questions to facilitate student learning in the area of cardiopulmonary physical therapy is provided. Alternative models for full …

老人之復健, 美涓 黃

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

復健醫學會雜誌Submission_Guideline, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

稿件核對表, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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Outcome Of Rehabilitation Of Stroke Patients In Recent 10 Years, Mei-Hue Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In recent 10 years 1419 stroke patients who had been hospitalized to Cathy General Hospital, and received CT scanning examinations were retrospectively selected for this study. These patients were divided into two groups. The first group was enrolled from July 1982 to June 1987 (total 536 patients) and the second was from July 1987 to June 1992 (total 883 patients). The outcome of rehabilitation was evaluated according to the abilities of daily living and ambulation.In general, the stroke patients had the abilities of activities of daily living from 15% to 41.6% in Group 1 and from 20.4% to 44.3% in …

老年人的健康照護與決策, 世代 李

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

省立豐原醫院老人日間照護簡介, 弘正 徐

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

Motor Unit Recruitment And Amplitude Of Motor Nerve Evoked Muscle Action Potential For The Assessment Ofaxon Loss In Lumbar Radiculopathy, Ta-Shen Kuan, Shiuauun-Ming Chen, Yen-Chun Wu, Tse-Chieh Hsueh, Chang-Zern Hong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Retrospective review of electromyographic (EMG) reports on 98 patients with clinical diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy was performed to assess the correlation between the mean motor unit recruitment (MUR) of L5 and/or S1 innervated muscles and amplitude of compound muscle action potential (A-CMAP) in motor nerve conduction study (MNCS) of peroneal or tibial nerves. MUR was measured as the ratio of motor units to the number of firing motor units in 4 scales (from 0 to 3: 0= no motor unit potential recorded; 1= a ratio greater than 15; 2 = a ratio between 5 and 15; and 3 = a …

Phrenic Nerve Conduction Study In Male Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Chia-En Lee, Mei-Yun Liaw, Pao-Tsai Cheng, May-Kuen Wong, Fuk-Tan Tang, Menz-Chin Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

phrenic nerve paralysis. For analysis influence of different level of C-SCI on phrenic nerve conduction study, we collected 51 cases including 35 cervical spinal cord injury (C-SCI) patients and 16 normal controls in this study. The patients were divided into the group A with C-SCI level above or at C4 (N=18), group B with C-SCI level below or at C5 (N=17)and group C with normal control subjects (N=16).The phrenic nerve was stimulated at the supramaximal level and the onset latency, amplitude and duration of compound muscle action potential (CMAP) were analyzed. The results are as followed : (1) The CMAP …

Study On Disease Study On Disease Classification Of Rehabilitation Patients In Eight Hospitals At Northern And Western Taiwan, Ru-Lan Hsieh, I-Nan Lein, Lin-Fan Hsieh, Yau-Wai Wai, Mei-Hue Hsu, Yueh-Jin Chou, Shih-Ching Chen, Kwang-Hwa Chang, Long-Yang Chu, Wen-Chung Lee

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to obtain the information of disease classification of rehabilitation patients, we conducted disease recording at eight different hospitals in north and east parts of Taiwan for one year. Musculoskeletal disorder was the most common disease which accounts for more than half of total patients (51%) and it was also the most common disease in outpatients, whereas cerebral vascular disease was the most common disease in inpatients.Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cardiac disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were also common in inpatients. In our study, cancer accounts for only 1% of total patients. As regards to the …

Low Power Laser In The Treatment Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Yueh-Jin Chou, Lin-Fen Hsieh

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

32 subjects were enrolled in this study, all were diagnosed by clinical symptoms and signs and showed electrophysiological evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome. Low power laser treatment were applied to these subjects for 12 weeks(36 sessions).The results revealed the number of subjects with (1)numbness sensation decreased from 30(94%) to 16(50%)(2)pain sensation decreased from 7(22%) to 2 (7%) (3)night discomfort from 12(40%) decreased to 5(15%) (4) Tinel's sign decreased from 16(50%) to 5 (15%) (5) positive Phalen's test decreased from 10( 31%) to 9(28%); all except Phalen's test revealed statistical significance. In the part of electrophysiological study, (1) distal motor latency, …

Clinical Investigation Of A New Design Standing Balance Training Device With Biofeeedback-A Preliminary Report, Jung-Kun Kuo, Alice M. K. Wong, Ming-Yih Lee, Fuk-Tan Tang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

For the patient with neurological damage of central nervous system, such as CVA or head injury, standing balance training is very important before walking and self-care training. Stance symmetry in hemiplegic patients had been reported to be significantly related to measurement of severity and length of stay.The present equipment for standing balance training in occupational therapy is too simple in design and with limited function, lack of self-feedback system, unable to adjust the slope of the training table. A newly standing biofeedback training device including instrumented sensors of weight bearing under dual force plat-form and a real time visual/auditory feedback …

Maximum Acceptable Weight Of Handling In Young Taiwanese Nurses, May-Kuen Wong, Wen-Ko Chiou, Yung-Hui Lee

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Low back pain and injure are very common in all populations as well as among the nursing personnel. The prevalence of low back pain in nurses of Chang Kung Memorial Hospital of Taiwan was reported at 13.9%. The purpose of this study was to establish the handling capacity of nursing profession in prediction model through arthropometry and muscle strength, to keep the nursing management in employment screening, job design/ redesign and establishment of training programs.Twenty-four young female nurses with age of 22.3±2.4 years old, body height of 157.2±4.6 cm and body weight of 51.7±5.5 kg, attended this study. The equipment …

A Study Of Vocational Rehabilitation In Work Injuries: Factors Influencing Rate Of Return-To-Work In Work-Related Injuries, Mann-Tsong Hwang, Jin-Shin Lai, Yuh Jang, Wen-Sheu Lee, Sheau-Ling Huang, Sheu-Shin Cheng, Tsang-Fai Chu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Work-related injuries will cause injured worker's role dysfunction, and result in family economic crisis and national productivity loss. The purposes of this research are to investigate the factors affecting ”return to work” after work-related injuries in order to establish the work hardening program in Taiwan R.O.C. in the future.The subjects of mailed survey were 3752 workers who collected occupational disability compensation between January 1，1991 and December31, 1993.The mail returning rate from the injured workers was 25.3%,913 participants completed the ”Injured Worker's Physical and Psychosocial Adaptation Questionnaire”. The SPSS for WINDOWS was used to describe and analyze the data. The results …

Global Aphasia Without Hemiplegia: Three Casereport, Szu-Fu Chen, Tsan-Hon Liou, Zong-Jing Wang, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Global aphasia is the most severe form of language disorder. It is characterized by an extensive lesion involving the entire left perisylvian lesion and is usually accompanied by a dense right hemiplegia. However, it may be associated with only minimal and transient motor deficit. Most of the previous reports indicated that embolism was the most possible etiology of global aphasia without hemiplegia.Here we present three patients who acutely developed global aphasia without hemiplegia as a result of stroke. These patients were examined in both acute and chronic stages. Computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging studies demonstrated that one patient had …

Sudden Death During Sleep In High Cervical Cord Injury Patients: Two Casereport, Hwa Ting, Tyng-Guey Wang, Chi-Chung Her, Liu-Ing Bih

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The high cervical cord injury patients,who have respiratory muscle dysfunction because of C3-C5 injury , may develop sudden death during sleep. It is commonly caused by chronic alveolar hypoventilation or air way mucus plugging. As it happens, there are usually rare remarkable clinical symptoms and signs. For individuals with spinal cord injury associated with less than 50% of predicted vital capacity, 24 hours' blood gas monitor always showed nocturnal hypoxemia as well as carbon dioxide retention. Early detection of these disorders is crucial to prevent these patients from sudden death.In this study, we proposed two cases of high cervical cord …

Factors Relating Return To Work After Stroke In Keelung, Pong-Yuen Wong, Hsiu-Feng Liu, Yi-Lung Sun, Yun-Chyi Wang, Ngok-Kiu Chu, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Patients following stroke were usually affected physically and psychologically, and the ability of these patients in returning to work had great influences in their self-confidence, personality, and domestic economy. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated for the factors that may be related to return to work of patients following stroke.One-hundred and five stroke patients in Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from August, 1985 to February, 1994, and had regular follow up at least for six months were included in our study. Factors including age, sex, type of occupation, economic status, education, location of stroke, severity of weakness of extremities, urine …

An Inquiry: The Concept And Application Of Empowerment, Pamela Kay Wheelock

Masters Theses

While empowerment is a dominant concern in mental health care, services often reflect the inadequate use of an empowerment-based frame of reference. This study seeks to enlarge the understanding of empowerment so that more effective services can be established.

Using naturalistic inquiry methodology, this study explores the lived experience of empowerment through direct dialogue with both mental health consumer advocates and mental health occupational therapists. Data were collected and evaluated using a hermeneutic dialectic process. A series of three interviews were done with six respondents.

Analysis of the interviews revealed striking contrasts between the therapists' and advocates' perspectives in relation …

Is The Use Of Life History And Narrative In Clinical Practice Reimbursable? Is It Occupational Therapy?, Janice P. Burke, Stephen B. Kern

Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers

No abstract provided.

Job Accommodation In The Automobile Industry : Addressing The Problem Of Lateral Epicondylitis, Thanigaivel Ashwin Raj

Theses and Dissertations (ETD)

Cumulative trauma disorders are musculoskeletal problems such as carpal tunnel syndrome, rotator cuff tendinitis, and epicondylitis which can affect assembly line workers. The injuries are thought to result from repetitive motions performed under excessive loads in anomalous postures. The project aimed to design, build, install, and evaluate worksite accommodation at the Saturn plant for a worker with right lateral epicondylitis. The goal was to make her fully functional in her original team which required addressing the injurious aspects of the task that caused or aggravated her injury.

A process of observation, interview, and analysis identified “the door mount” operation on …

1996 Touro College School Of Health Sciences Yearbook, Touro College School Of Health Sciences

Yearbooks and Newsletters

1996 Touro College School of Health Sciences Yearbook

Subtalar Joint Biomechanics, Tom L. Baumgartner

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Subtalar joint movement is transmitted proximally to the lower extremity and distally to the forefoot during gait. Thus, the entire lower kinetic chain is influenced by abnormal subtalar joint biomechanics. If the subtalar joint is forced to compensate for structural deformities of the foot and leg, various lower extremity injuries are likely to develop. The purpose of this study is to examine the normal and abnormal biomechanics of the subtalar joint. In the process, the clinician will be able to identify various subtalar joint abnormalities and relate these to their respective lower kinetic chain pathologies. By correctly assessing the cause …

Physical Therapy Interventions For Falls In The Elderly, Melanie Benson

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

The elderly in America represent a population that is continually growing. As part of the aging process, various changes occur that contribute to falls. Therefore, as the number of elderly people in America increases, the possibility of falls in the elderly also increases.

The consequences of falls in the elderly are significant. Some of the more serious consequences include functional decline, increased medical cost, and death. Therefore, the scope of the problem is clear; strategies to prevent falls and treat those who have fallen are indicated.

The purpose of this independent study is to review the literature pertaining to falls …

The Relationship Between Vertical Jump Scores And Peak Force Measurements Of An Isokinetic Leg Press, David M. Silkey

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

This study evaluated potential correlations between related closed kinematic chain strength measurements on a Kin-Com isokinetic machine and a functional strength test. The correlation between standing vertical jump height and isokinetic leg press measurements were statistically analyzed. The following measurements were obtained from 22 subjects (mean age of 24.4 years): a body weight measurement, a vertical jump score, and the force measurements of an isokinetic leg press at 90°/second on each leg. Pearson correlation coefficients were significant (p < .001) when power quotient scores (vertical jump height multiplied by body weight) were compared to leg press results. However, second-order partial correlation coefficients did not find a significance (p > .005) between vertical jump scores and isokinetic leg press results when weight and gender were considered. A significant difference (p < .001) existed between left leg press and right leg press measures. Although isokinetics are useful for lower extremity assessment, this study found that the isokinetic leg press may not be appropriate in determining functional ability.

Functional Electrical Stimulation As A Treatment For Spinal Cord Injuries, Gail Garrett

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Injury of the spinal cord resulting in quadriplegia or paraplegia IS one of the most devastating conditions a person can experience. The majority of these individuals that suffer from a spinal cord injury are young males. The inability to ambulate is generally a major concern for these patients, but there are also degenerative and deconditioning effects of the spinal cord injury which may lead to devastating secondary complications that must be addressed.

Functional electrical stimulation (FES) has been the subject of much research concerning the rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord injury. Functional electrical stimulation is a way to activate …