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Investigation Of The Effects Of Chinese Shadow-Boxing On Physical Performance, May-Kuen Wong, Jin-Shin Lai, Ching Lan, Choon-Khim Chong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Chinese shadow-boxing (Tai Chi Chuan) is a representative traditional exercise for health promotion. It has been developed for many dynasties, and well established in its own model at the end of Ming Dynasty(AC 1644). It consists many fundamental postures with slow graceful movements in addition to the proper rhythm of deep breathing and mind concentration.In order to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan, 110 cases were divided into 2 groups in this study. The middle age group aged from 52 to 65 included 35 Tai Chi Chuan practitioners (15 male and 20 female), compared with 33 sedentary subjects(15 male …

A Study Of Menstruation In Young Chinese Female Athletes, Choon-Khim Chong, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to investigate the problem of menstrual dysfunction among young female athletes in the Chinese population.152 female athletes participating in the 1988 Taiwan Area Athletic Meet (TAAM) were surveyed via questionnaire. Among the athletes who were younger than 18 years, those who were premenarchetrained had delayed menarche (13.7±1.1 years), which was statistically significant, when compared with the postmenarche-trained group (13.0±1.4 years)and the college students in general population(12.8±1.0 years) (p＜0.05 and p＜0.0001,respectively).For the problem of irregular menstrual pattern,athletes who were trained after menarche were studied. It was found that the percentage of athletes with regular menstrual cycle declined from 78% …

A Survey Study Of Sports Injuries In Cyclists, Chen-Liang Chou, Jin-Jong Chen, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Bicycle injuries are the most common sports injuries in U.S. There are different causes, types, and sites of sports injury between amateur and professional cyclist. 16 Asian Games cyclists of our country participated in this survey study of cyclic sports injuries. We used questionaire and physical examination to complete this study. According to the result of questionaire, the most frequently lesion sites were: knee (87.5%), low back (81.3%), hand (56.3%). The others were; ankle, head, upper extremity. hip (in their orders of frequency). Acoordng to the result of physical examination, the most frequently found types of injuries were: muscle strain …

Urinary Tract Infection Is Spinal Cord Injury Patients Undergoing Bladder Training, Chen-Fen Huang, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The difficulty of micturition due to neurogenic bladder in victims of spinal cord injury (SCI) is a common consequence, and also a clinical challenge in the period of rehabilitation for such patients. Intermittent catheterization program (ICP) is a widely employed management for such dysfunction of bladder, however, the occurance of urinary tract infection (UTI) is inevitable. Thus. we carried out this study to investigate the prevention methods of UTI in clinical practice.A total number of 127 patients, between the age of 16 and 80, were enrolled in this study of UTI while undergoing a period of intermittent catheterization. During the …

Clinical Application Of The Preschool Language Scale-Chinese Version, Yu-Mei Chung, Tao-Chung Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Preschool Language Scale (1979) was revised for use under the title of Preschool Language Scale-Chinese Version (PLS-C) in 1986. During the past three years, PLS-C has been used at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital to appraise children's language development, to evaluate their maturational lags. strengths and deficiencies. This report is to discuss the clinical use of PLS-C. and six different types of cases who have received long-term speech-language intervention are reported.It has been found that PLS-C is clinically useful for each type of speech-language delayed children. The PLS-C results are good measures of children's progress. The PLS-C results of pure …

Using Spectrogram To Evaluate Dysarthric Treatment Effectiveness, Shu-Er Lee, Ma-Li Huang, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Dysarthria may be defined as a group of speech disorders resulting from disturbance in muscular control due to damage in the central or peripheral nervous system. It encompasses coexisting neurogenic disorders of several or all the basic processes of speech - respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance and prosody. Although auditory discrimination can provide subjective evaluation of dysarthric speech before and after treatment, objective evaluation can help us to establish standards for clinical evaluation of acoustic charade- ristics.Six dysarthric and four normal control subjects were evaluated in this study. Sound spectrographic analysis was done of speech samples in vowel prolongation /ah/, oral …

Nemaline Myopathy: A Casereport, Chein-Wei Chang, I-Nan Lien, Pen-June Wang, Sho-Fen Huang, Hey-Chi Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A 5 year-old boy had non-progressive myopathy since 2 years of age. Muscle enzymes were normal. Electromyography showed a myopathic feature. Prominantly disseminated nemaline bodies and predominant type I muscle fibers were found in muscle biopsy specimen. The clinical and morphological findings supported the existence of a rare form of congenital myopathy.

復健科專科醫師甄審原則, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

Standing Time While Engaged In An Upper Extremity Activity Versus Standing Time While Not Engaged In An Upper Extremity Activity, Wendy A. Smith

Masters Theses

The standing time of recent (within four weeks) cerebral vascular accident subjects while engaged in an upper extremity activity (tile trivet) was compared to the same subjects standing time while not engaged in an upper extremity activity. The subjects from a rehabilitation center ranged in age from 30 to 85 years. For each subject three sessions were randomly recorded for each condition. Lights were connected to the knee and buttock pad so that, if activated, they alerted the data collector that the subject was leaning.

The findings from this study indicated that subjects stood longer while engaged in upper extremity …

Home Adaptations For Persons With Chronic Disabilities: An Educational Model., Ruth E. Levine, Laura N. Giltin

Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers

This paper offers a method by which to train students in the provision of culturally relevant, in-home environmental adaptations for persons with chronic disabilities. On the basis of a theoretical framework, the student therapist learns about the client's life-style and offers adaptations that evolve from a collaborative problem-solving process. The training process has been developed and refined over a 3-year period. A case study illustrates the student's application of theory and practice and the outcome for the client of this service provision approach.

Ua3/8 Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center Groundbreaking, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Program of activities for the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Raymond Preston Health & Activities Center.

Commencement Program 1990 (Summer Conferring Of Degrees), Loma Linda University

Commencement Programs

CONTENTS

2 | Biography on Calvin B. Rock

3 | The Academic Procession

4 | Combined Conferring of Degrees

7 | Candidates for Degrees (Riverside Campus)

10 | Candidates for Degrees (Loma Linda Campus)

Effects Of Trigger Point Massage And Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation On Muscular Tension In The Upper Trapezius, Kathryn L. Strum

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The study investigated the treatment methods of trigger point massage therapy and transcutaneous electrical muscle stimulation (TENS) with the intent of clarifying which method decreased the level of muscular tension in the upper trapezius muscle more effectively over various time periods. The members of the Indiana State University softball team, consisting of sixteen women, were the subjects for this study. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of three groups: a trigger point massage group; a TENS group; and a control group. Using electromyography, the subjects were tested four times throughout the treatment procedure. The control group participated in the …

1990 Touro College School Of Health Sciences Yearbook, Touro College School Of Health Sciences

Yearbooks and Newsletters

1990 Touro College School of Health Sciences Yearbook

Play Behavior And Occupational Therapy., Roseann C Schaaf

Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers

The effectiveness of treatment methods on a person's ability to carry out occupational roles competently is of interest to occupational therapists. This case study demonstrated how play, as an occupational role of childhood and as a measure of competence, can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of occupational therapy that uses a sensory integrative approach. The positive changes in C.C.'s play behavior support the basic philosophy of sensory integration, which states that an increase in sensory integrative functions will improve competence (in this study, competence is defined as play), that is, that a person will have the ability to carry …

Assessing Joint Mobility Of The Lower Extremities When Walking In Water Through The Use Of Motion Analysis, Jennifer Evitts

Presidential Scholars Theses (1990 – 2006)

Despite the lack of any attempts to quantify the ROM while walking in water, several products have recently been introduced which utilize the concept of an underwater treadmill to harness the advantages of walking in water, one of which includes an increase in ROM. The purpose of this study is to utilize motion analysis to qualitatively and quantitatively analyze the ROM of the ankle, knee, and hip when walking in the water and to compare these results to those observed when walking on land .

A Study Of The Relationship Between Improvement In Physical Status And Self-Esteem In Geriatric Patients, Kate A. Hayner

Masters Theses

The improvement in physical abilities in the geriatric population after occupational therapy was investigated to determine whether self-esteem would also improve. Fifteen subjects from three different nursing homes were measured. All of the subjects were referred to occupational therapy by their physician.

Treatment was implemented by trained rehabilitation aides after an occupational therapist assessed each subject and determined the need for therapy. Measurable goals were set for each subject to improve dysfunctional areas and reviewed with each resident and rehabilitation aide responsible for implementing the treatment program.

Types of treatment consisted of active and passive range of motion, strengthening, retrograde …

The Effect Of Horseback Riding Activity On The Tibialis Anterior, Vastus Lateralis, And Rectus Abdominis Of A Paraplegic, Laurie A. Price

Masters Theses

Horses are now being used in various programs under various conditions. The use of horses for therapy and recreation for the physically and mentally disabled first began in Germany and Switzerland. The United States now has many schools and different riding programs as well.

Riding seems to be especially beneficial to those with neurological impairments. Treatment of paraplegia is very limited but recreational activities are advancing. The use of the horse is beneficial for paraplegics emotionally as well as physically. Measurements and evaluations of these benefits are lacking. This project analyzes and measures the physical benefits of horseback riding on …

Investigation Of The Optimal Load-Bearing Characteristics Of Patellar Tendon Bearing (Ptb) Prostheses, Rahamim Seliktar, Theerasakdi Vachranukunkiet, Marcus P. Besser, Denise Kuenzig, A. Esquenazi

Department of Physical Therapy Faculty Papers

The long-term goal of the research team is to automate the construction of lower limb prostheses using computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) techniques.

Continuous Passive Motion After Knee Arthroscopy, Lisa Bauman

Masters Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of continuous passive motion (CPM) after arthroscopy. A CPM machine was used one hour following knee surgery. Statistical analysis was performed to determine differences in knee range of motion (ROM), strength and circumference, at time intervals preoperatively, one, seven, and twenty-eight days following surgery. The analysis of variance revealed no significant difference between the CPM and control groups for any parameter. A significant interaction effect between treatment and time was demonstrated one day after surgery for extension, joint line circumference, and midthigh circumference; and 28 days after surgery for the …

復健醫學會雜誌Submission_Guideline, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

Surface Temperature, Nerve Conduction And Electromyography Studies In Hemiplegia, Chinn-Dong Chung, Chorng-Song Chou, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In 30 hemiplegic patients due to cerebrovascular accident, surface, motor nerve conduction velocity (MNCV), distal latency and amplitude of median and ulnar nerves were determined. After computer analysis, the data revealed that the surface temperatures of the affected side are lower than those of the unaffected side (32.2 ±0.6℃ ,33.8 ±0.9℃,P＜ 0.05), the MNCV is significantly lower in the affected side than in the unaffected side (Median:53.3±5.4m/sec,55.16.1 m/sec, P＜ 0.038.Ulnar:53.7±4.9 m/sec.56.65.6 m/sec, P＜ 0.007),both motor and sensory amplitudes of median and ulnar nerves are lower in the affected side than in the unaffected side but no significant difference in sensory …

Sexual Activities Of Stroke Patients: A Clinical Study, Long-Sang Au, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The clinical features of sexual activity of stroke patients were studies and reported in 55patients(38 males.17 females) through interview at out-patient service/The mean age of all patients was 58.6± 9.6 years. Duration after stroke ranged from 6 months to 11 years. Among them,35 patients(63.6%) reported no sexual activity while20 patients (36.4%) still had sexual activity. In the sexually inactive group (24 males, 11 females), the mean age was 61.4 ± 7.2 years. The major cause for sexual inactivity was fear of further harm to their health in 20 patients (57.1%).In the sexually active group (14 males,6 females),their mean age was …

專科醫師分科及甄審辦法, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

No abstract provided.

Nerve Root Stimulation In The Diagnosis Of Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, Chein-Wei Chang, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Direct nerve root stimulation was compared with needle electromyography (EMG) in 40 patients suspected with L5 or S1 radiculopathy. Monopolar needle inserted into deep paraspinal muscles was used for the nerve root stimulation. The minimal latency, amplitude and area of negative phase of compound muscle action potential from myotomal muscles were recorded with an assistance of a computer program. Significant abnormality was considered in patients more than 2SD from control mean values. In 17 patients with a clinical evidence of radiculopathy, needle EMG wes abnormal in 10(58.8%)but nerve stimulation test showed an abnormal amplitude difference in 16(94.1%)and an abnormal area …

Traumatic Bone Fracture In Cva Patients, Yin-Chung Lau, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

CVA patients with traumatic bone fracture admitted to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from September 1982 to September 1988 were analysed. There were 45 patients. Among them, 29 cases were female (64.4%), 16 cases were male (35.6%). The age ranged from 49 to 90 year old. The age distributions of them were old in majority, 31 cases were over 65 year old (68.8%). Fracture happened after stroke for 2 months to 20 years. There were no significant difference at side of lesion. Most of them were hemiplegic patients. The fractures usually occurred on the weakness side (77.8%), with femoral fracture in …

Biomechanics And Rehabilitation Of Interlocking Nailing, Linr-Yue Lin, Jin-Sheng Lin, Chorng-Sonq Chou, Jin-Fu Tsai, Tu-Sheng Lee, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Twenty five comminuted unstable fractures of femur or tibia were treated with the Grosse-Kempf interlocking nail. The biomechanical properties of interlicking nail are quiet different from the intramedullary nail The osteosynthesis material assumes the full load in static interlicking nail, though in Kuntscher nail, the osseous cylinder itself can vear the weight. Partial weight-bearing is permitted in early stage. Full weight-bearing is allowed after the dynamization while the bridging callus are formed. Too early weight-bearing will produce bending or fracture of the nail. Excellent or good result were obtained in 88.9% of the patients of femoral fractures, and 81.3% of …

Clinical Application Of Growth Factor In Poor Healing Wounds: Preliminary Report, Pong-Yuen Wong, May-Kuen Wong, Chia-Chen Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Growth factor was reported to be effective in promoting wound healing, possibly through the mechanisms of stimulating DNA synthesis, chemotaxis of fibroblasts, embryogenesis, angiogenesis and enhancement of epithelialization. For investigation of the clinical result, 8 cases with poor healing wounds were treated by our own product of ointment with growth factor. They were admitted to Chang Gung Memorial Hospital from Feb. to December 1988. Among them, three were DM foot complicated with peripheral vascular disease and received below- knee amputation, three were sacrum pressure sore, and two were traumatic injury with extensive skin defect. All of these patients had received …

Manipulation Therapy In Treating Upper Back Pain: A Casereport & Introducting The Manipulation Therapy Of James Cyriax, Wen-Hong Pan, Chorng-Sonq Chou

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A 31 y/o male adult with recurrent upper back pain was examined & diagnosed as a case of slipped disc syndrome of the upper thoracic spine. After manipulation therapy, there were both subjective & objective improvements. author also attempted to introduce to manipulation therapy to a certain extent.

The Effects Of Added Purpose On Fine Motor Performance In Learning Disabled Children, Sarah Lynn Austin

Masters Theses

The idea that occupations which offer added levels of purpose elicit a high quality of performance is widely accepted within occupational therapy. In this experiment involving fine motor performance, fifty-three learning disabled children were randomly assigned to two groups. It was hypothesized that children cutting out a circle, presented as a wheel which would complete a paper truck, would cut more accurately than those who cut out the same circle without the suggestion of it being used as a wheel. Accuracy was assessed by measuring the area of the children's cutting errors. The experimental design included the use of a …