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中華民國復健醫學會會章, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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中華民國復健醫學會復健科專科醫師甄審規則, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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專科醫師分科及甄審辦法, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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中華民國復健醫學會會章, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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中華民國復健醫學會復健科專科醫師甄審規則, N/A

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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The Traction Angle And Intervertebral Separation, Chau-Peng Leong, May-Kuen Wong, Chin-Ming Chen, Tzong-Shin Yang, Chun-Chung Lui

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This study was performed to evaluate the effects of intervertebral separation under different cervical traction angles. 17 healthy young adults of under 30, 7 male and 10 females, were tested. All of them denied neck trauma or pain history. In this study, we used Digit-Trac E 60 KS cervical traction machine. Intermittent cervical traction supine position, with 30 pound traction force under 0∘, flexion 30∘and 15∘between head and trunk. Force lasting for 8 seconds followed by unloading for 6 seconds alternately, total traction for 20 minutes were given. X-ray for cervical spine lateral view were taken before and after traction. …

Cardiopulmonary Function Changes After Swimming Training In Subjects With Sequela Of Poliomyelitis, Chen-Liang Chou, Chen-Ming Chiu, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu, Guang-Ming Shiao, Cheng-Yen Chang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Swimming is one of the best' exercises for poliomyelitis patients. 31 members-in YMCA swimming training program participated in this study. We used the paired-t test to analize the changes of cardiopulmonary function changes.After 3 months training course, there was increase in pulse rate, systolic blood pressure and rate-pressure product at arm-crank rate of both 60rpm and 90rpm. The maximal insipiratory pressure (Pi max) and maximal expiratory pressure (Pi max) were significantly increased. The decrease in resting pulse rate and vital capacity were statistically insignificant (P:0.05). The severity of the scoliosis in polimomyelitis could affect the result of swimming training, but …

Functional Outcome Of Finger Flexor Tebdon Repair, Fuk-Tan Tang, May-Kuen Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to achieve good results following primary flexor tendon repair, detailed attention to post-operative rehabilitation program is essential. From February 1986 to July 1988,fifty-nine digits of thirty-one cases received primary flexor tendon repair. Among them, 25 were men, 6 were women. Ages were from 3 to 54 years old. There were 14 digits injuried at zone 2 (group A) and 45 digits injuried at zone 1, 3, 4 and 5 (gronp B). The results were evaluated by Buck-Gramacko method. It got excellent results in both groups with 71.4% in group A and 82.2% in group B. There were no …

Study Of Onset Time In Infarction Stroke, Chee-Hiang Pang, Chein-Wei Chang, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

511 patients who were admitted to NTUH between January 1981 and June 1988 with nonprogressive cerebral infarction were studied retrospectively. They had a known time of onset, the type of activity performed, the age group, sex and anatomical location from the computed tomography.302(59.ll%)patients suffesed cesebral infarction between 6 am and 6 pm.Only 209(40.89%) patients had their infarct between 6 pm and 6 am. Besides, most of the patients were performed their daily usual activity at the time of onset of the disease. The number of male patient who surferred from cerebral infarction was slightly higher than the number of the …

Clinical Experience Of A New Antispasticity Drug-Baclofen, I-Nan Lien, Su-Ching Lee

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Baclofen,a derivative of gamma-aminobutyric acid, was introduced in 1966 as a possible treatment for spasticity due to cortico-spinal tract lesions. The previous reports suggested that it may be more effective than other spasmolytic agents, currently available. This report presents our experience with baclofen in the management of spasticity in 45 hospitalized patients of department of rehabilitation in NTUH. Among them, 25 cases were cerebral lesion (3 head injured, 22 cerebral vascular diceased),20 cases were spinal cord lesion (11 quadriplegic,9 paraplegic). 36 cases were males and 9 cases were females. The age distribution was from 13 years old to 74 years …

A Study Of Spinal Rotational Manipulation For Low Back Pain, Chorng-Sonq Chou, Li-Ming Lin, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Twenty low back pain patients and sixteen not suffering from low back pain were taken several flexility and asymmetry tests by two different examiners. Several possible quasi-objective measures of low back pain were investigateed, eleven subjective reported relief of pain immediately following rotational manipulations of lumbar spine as described by Cyriax.The objective tests of pre-and post-manipulation were analyzied, hamstring tightness test was not particular high due to the sensivity of different examiner, but active or passive straight leg raising can be strongly recommended for assement of spinal manipulation.

Does Interferential Current Benefit To Pain Relief After Back Surgery, Mei-Yun Liaw, May-Kuen Wong, Wen-Ling Cheng

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interferential therapy for pain control of severe back or leg pain after back surgery.Twenty six patients were studied (17 males, 9 females) with mean age of 46.5 + 11.7 years. Three different groups of patients based on the time of receipt of interferential therapy after surgery were analysed. The acute group received therapy within one week, while subacute group between the second week and half an year after operation, chronic group was consisted of all other cases. Herniation of intervertebral disc was the most common cause of back pain …

Effect Of Partial Weight Bearing In Lower Extremities By Tilting Table Elevation, Shiu-Ching Lee, Chau-Peng Leong, May-Kuen Wong, Yin-Chung Lau

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to evaluate the effect of partial weight bearing in lower extremities by tilt table elevation, 15 healthy young men had been tested.This clinical study was divided into two parts: fitst, two electronic weight scales from the weight bearing machine were put on the standing broad of the tilt table, then changed the tilting angle from 15° ,30°,45°,60°,75° to 90°, recorded the weight distribution of right and left extrernities;second, elevated one extremities by wood pieces, then changed the tilting angle, recorded the different weight bearing of right and left lower extremities. The result of the first study showed that …

Evaluation Of Effects On Undergraduate Instruction In Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Choon-Khim Chong, May-Kuen Wong, Chau-Peng Leong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

A total of 118 undergraduate medical students were evaluated from July 1987 to June 1988. They were divided into three groups, Group A:84 sixth year students who enrolled the training program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Group B:22 seventh year students who elected the training program and Group C:12 seventh year students who did not elect the program. Students were evaluated, by written examination, before and after the course completion. The written examination consisted of basic understanding and clinical application in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation field. Grading was on scoring basis with 100 in full score. The results of pretest …

Leisure Satisfaction Of Alcoholics And Cocaine Addicts, Tamera F. Stanback

Masters Theses

A role for occupational therapists is to help substance abuse clients achieve a healthy balance across occupational performance areas, including leisure. The literature suggests that alcoholics have deficits in leisure, but cocaine addicts have not yet been studied systematically in terms of leisure. This study compared twenty alcoholics from two Midwestern in-patient treatments centers to fourteen unmatched cocaine addicts at the same centers in terms of their leisure satisfaction. Then, nine male subjects from each group were matched in terms of age and family status, and t-test comparisons were made once again. The Leisure Satisfaction Scale was used as a …

Occupational Therapy In Early Intervention: A Family-Centered Approach., Roseann C. Schaaf, L L. Mulrooney

Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers

This article describes a framework for occupational therapy service provision in early intervention settings and presents pilot data aimed at examining the framework's effectiveness. The Family-Centered Framework for Early Intervention is a synthesis of concepts from the Model of Human Occupation (Kielhofner & Burke, 1980) and from the literature on play. It encompasses a systematic, holistic approach that considers the child and the family within the context of their life environments. In this framework, play is used both as an evaluative tool and as an intervention modality that addresses the volition, habituation, and performance of the child and family as …

Reliability And Validity Of The Body Mechanics Obstacle Course Evaluation, Louise Sinclair-Eastman

Masters Theses

A review of the literature suggests that the way in which an individual performs activities, or body mechanics, can affect the amount of stress placed on the low back. Several clinical programs treat patients with low back pain by teaching proper body mechanics. Although body mechanics obstacle course evaluations are used by occupational therapists to assess patients, there has been no published information regarding the reliability and validity of these evaluations. The purpose of this study was to establish the validity and reliability of one version, the Body Mechanics Obstacle Course (BMOC).

Content validity was established by reviewing the literature …

Brags And Baggage, Mary Margaret (Peggy) Wright

DLPS Faculty Publications

Report on setting up three libraries in Belize during the summer of 1989. Includes photos of Stella Maris Home/School for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped.

An Analysis Of Motivation As A Predictor Of Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes, Cheryl Antoinette Marshall

Theses Digitization Project

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Human-Environment Process: Replication And Refinement Of A Study Of Rogers' Principle Of Integrality, Virginia Susan Meggitt

Theses : Honours

The purpose of this study was to test Rogers' principle of integrality by asking: Does a varied harmonic auditory environment increase the perceived restfulness of patients, who are hospitalised in order to heal following surgery? This study modified a previous study (Smith, 1986) which showed that varied harmonic sound had a more positive effect on the perceived restfulness of healthy subjects than did quiet ambience. This experimental study tested 22 post-operative inpatients, using a non-equivalent control group design with pretest and posttest. Varied harmonic sound was provided by audiotaped sequences of music and narrative; quiet ambience was achieved by maintaining …

An Evaluation Of Drama Therapy As A Form Of Secondary Prevention For Children With Social Skills Deficits, Myra Kosidoy

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The following study investigated the effectiveness of an intervention that was based on creative drama designed to improve the social skills of school age children identified as deficient in social-emotional development. The intervention, termed the structured fantasy approach, combines theoretical principals from psychodynamic theory, social learning theory, and creative drama. The study was conducted at a public school in the Kitchener-Waterloo area. Eight students from the third to sixth grade participated in a ten-week social skills program, while seven students from first to third grade participated in a similar program. Five first to third graders and four third to six …

Age-Related Differences In The Movement Patterns Of Adolescents 11, 14, And 17 Years Of Age Rising To Standing From Supine On A Bed, Jeanne O'Neil Mccoy

Theses and Dissertations

The purposes of this study were to determine: 1) if movement patterns (MP5) described for young adults rising from bed depict adolescents' MP5, 2) if there are age-related differences in MP5 adolescents use to perform this task, 3) most common MP combinations (MCMPCs) of each age group, and 4) if individuals are likely to progress through proposed sequences in the same order.

Sixty 11-, 14-, or 17-year-olds were videotaped during 10 trials of rising. MP5 demonstrated in each of four body regions were classified, and MP frequencies and MCMPCs were determined.

One new "near" arm MP was observed. Age-related MP …

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 the lower limb prostheses using Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) techniques.

Muscle Stress And The Use Of Body Mechanics, Kathleen Ann Keeler

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the amount of lower back muscle stress produced during lifting tasks, using variations in weight and postures. Electromyographic activity of the erector spinae muscles at the L4-5 vertebral level was measured.

Thirty healthy female subjects participated in the study. Each subject lifted loads of two given weights using both the stooped and squat lifting postures. Electromyographic activity was recorded and averaged throughout each lift.

Results indicated that increased weight resulted in increased stress on the erector spinae muscles, regardless of posture. The squat lifting posture was found to be more stressful on …

F-Response Study In C-Spine Degenerative Joint Disease Patient, Chen-Ming Chiu, Rai-Chi Chan, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study was to compare the significant difference of F Response between normal and C-spine DJD groups and compare one another among different age groups. We chose 10 patients with C-spine DJD in each age groups of 50-60, 60-70, 70-80 age groups. Everyone recived Ulnar and Median N nerve conduction study with subsequent 20 times F responses.The results revealed 1) in Spine DJD with radiclopathy groups, these are prolonged F lateny & decreased F persistence compared to normal groups. 2) no significant difference in F amplitude, F spike, M amplitude, M surface and NCV between normal and …

Treatment Of Chronic Intractable Pain By Non-Biofeedback Relaxation Technique: An Experience Report, Guo-Wei Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

From January, 1986 through April, 1998, a total 42 patients with chronic intractable pain, age between 25 and 60 years, were treated by non-biofeed back relaxation technique including progressive relaxation, autogenic phrase, Benson's meditation and visual imagery. All patients had ever received medical, surgical and physical treatments but in vein at all.Twenty-eight of 42 patients (66.6%)reported getting apparent to slight improvement after relaxation training. Patients in non-specific pain syndrome group had a higher successful result than those in failed back surgery syndrome, cervical syndrome, and low back syndrome groups. Fourteen of 42 patients failing to get improvement reported some discomfort …

Paraplegia Due To Decompression Sickness (19 Cases), Horng-Jeng Shyn

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Nineteen cases of paraplegia due to decompression sickness were experienced from May 1983 to August 1985. All were the male fishermen. Their ages ranged from twenty-three yeras to fifty yeras.There were five with complete thoracic cord injury, seven with imcomplete thoracic cord injury and one with complete lumber cord injury, six with imcomplete lumber cord injury. All the patients had received hyperbaric treatment and rehabilitation. There were six persons with severe spasticity during discharge. Others had the symptom of mild incontinence. The study shows that early treatment may reduce complication. The most frequent seasons were spring & summer. The majority …

Psychomotor Development In Children With Congental Heart Disease, Tsui-Fen Yang, Betau Hwang, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purpose of this study is to assess the psychomotor development in children with congenital heart disease, analyzes the degree of developmental delay and investigate the possible factors that result in psychomotor developmental delay in these cases. Form August 1986 to July 1987, 169 cases with congenital heart disease and 92 normal children as control group were studied. The Kansas Development Screening Chart, which was designed by Dr. Holmes, was used to assess the psychomotor development in these 261 children. The degree in psychomotor factors such as sex, nutritional status, cyanosis, age, number of hospitalization and history of congestive heart …

Chinese Version And Norms Of The Mini-Mental State Examination, Nai-Wen Guo, Hsiu-Chih Liu, Pai-Fan Wong, Kwong-Kun Liao, Sui-Hing Yan, Kong-Ping Lin, Cho-Yu Chang, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Since M. F. Folstein & S. E. Folstein (1975) designed the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) for grading evaluation of patients with cognitive impairement, the MMSE test has become the most popularly used test instrument both in clinical and epithological studies. We standiaried the Chinese form of MMSE, this paper reports the norms, and outlines the importances of using different criteria depending on pt's education level. The Chinese MMSE has all the terms and components of the origenal MMSE, namely: time & place orientation, registration, attention & calculation, recall, language & constructional ability, but we increased the total score from 30 …

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Casereport, Ling-Yue Lin, Chorng-Sonq Chou, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is a entrapment syndrome of the neurovascular bundle supplying the upper extremity. There are many disorders have been associated with TOS. We can divide TOS into vascular types and neurogenic types according to it's component parts.the classic type of neurogenic TOS is uncommon. This case has abduction contracture of left shoulder. The electrodiagnostic findings showed typical of neurogenic TOS. Conservative treatment programs were given and the symptoms were subsided after one week.