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Coronary Artery Disease In Patients With Stroke, Yao-Chia Chuang, Su-Ching Lee
Coronary Artery Disease In Patients With Stroke, Yao-Chia Chuang, Su-Ching Lee
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in patients with stroke. Coronary artery disease not only adversely influences the stroke outcome but also affects the functional recovery during rehabilitation.By using retrospective analysis, this study investigated 777 inpatients with stroke. The age ranged from 17 to 101 years. The impact of coronary artery disease (CAD), silent myocardial ischemia (SMI), and CAD attack during admission on the stroke was studied. The results showed that CAD was positively related to hypertension, DM, stroke history, recurrent stroke during admission, and mortality. The SMI was associated with hypertension and stroke history. The …
Adaptation Of Bone To Mechanical Loading In The Growing Rat: Histomorphometric Study, Ta-Chung Lee, Yun-Tai Lu, Teen-Meei Wang
Adaptation Of Bone To Mechanical Loading In The Growing Rat: Histomorphometric Study, Ta-Chung Lee, Yun-Tai Lu, Teen-Meei Wang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Six-week-old male rats were subjected to right hindlimb immobilization or served as control for 0,4, 6, 8,12, or 24 weeks. There were double-labeled with bone markers prior to sacrifice. The right limb was immobi-lized by sciatic nerve denervation and considered unloaded. Static and dynamic histomorphometry were performed on 20- urn-thick Villanueva stained, undecalcified sections of the proximal tibial metaphysis and thetibial shaft.In the unloaded limb, immobilization induced cancellous and cortical bone loss. Unloading caused a negative trabecular bone balance from a combination of elevated bone resorption and depressed bone formation. The bone loss was accompanied by poorer trabecular architecture(trabacular number …
A Study Of Vocational Rehabilitation In Work Injuries-Rehabilitation Resources Survey Of Work Injuries In Taiwan, Mann-Tsong Hwang, Tsang-Fai Chu, Jin-Shin Lai, Yuh Jang, Sheau-Ling Huang, Wen-Shu Li, Sheu-Shin Cheng
A Study Of Vocational Rehabilitation In Work Injuries-Rehabilitation Resources Survey Of Work Injuries In Taiwan, Mann-Tsong Hwang, Tsang-Fai Chu, Jin-Shin Lai, Yuh Jang, Sheau-Ling Huang, Wen-Shu Li, Sheu-Shin Cheng
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 resources of rehabilitation medicine and vocational rehabilitation in Taiwan.One hundred and fifty-six rehabilitation facilities and 118 occupational therapy units received two different questionnaires to investigate the services they provided. The SPSS for WINDOWS was used to describe and analyze the data. The information of non-medical rehabilitational facilities was collected by phone calls. The returning rate was 44.23% from rehabilitation facilities and was near 100% from Occupational therapy units. The findings from the investigation …
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation For Left Ventricular Assist Decice Patient-A Casereport, Chen-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Huey-Ling Yu, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu
Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation For Left Ventricular Assist Decice Patient-A Casereport, Chen-Liang Chou, Shun-Ping Cheng, Huey-Ling Yu, Tcho-Jen Liu, Tao-Chang Hsu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
Patients bridging to transplantation with left ventricular assist device ( LVAD) often require prolonged support of ventricular assistance. As improving perioperative survial with LVAD, additional emphasis must be placed on patients' cardiopulmonary rehabilitation to prevent the occurrence of the deterious effect of bedrest ( such as ”immobilization syndrome”) and improve their exercise capability and life of quality.In this study,we proposed one case undergoing implantation of LVAD (Heart Mate) because of acute myocarditis complicated with end-stage heart failure. After LVAD insertion, the patient received cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. The program consisted of chest physical therapy(including splint cough, incentive spirometry exercise, breathing exercise)and progressive …
Fracture Of The T10,T11 Vertebral Body In A Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis-A Casereport, Chien-Hung Lai, Ta-Sen Wei
Fracture Of The T10,T11 Vertebral Body In A Patient With Ankylosing Spondylitis-A Casereport, Chien-Hung Lai, Ta-Sen Wei
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
A forty-seven-year-old male patient fell down from a tricycle. He suffered from severe back pain and bilateral lower leg soreness. Undiagnosed ankylosing Spondylitis with T10,T11 vertebral transverse fracture was impressed after examination. The patient received conservative rehabilitation program including complete bed rest, interferential current (IFC) therapy, local heat and strengthening exercise of trunk and limbs muscles. Knight-Taylor spinal orthosis was prescribed later for spinal stability. After 5 weeks therapy, he was discharged and followed regularly in the outpatient department. At present, daily activity of the patient is nearly normal and lower leg soreness is subsided . He does not suffer …
Clinical Investigation Of A New Cervical Traction Device With Emg Biofeedback - A Preliminary Study, Ming-Yih Lee, Alice M. K. Wong, Walter H. Chang, Yu-Luen Chen, Jung-Kun Kuo, Je-Ren Jen
Clinical Investigation Of A New Cervical Traction Device With Emg Biofeedback - A Preliminary Study, Ming-Yih Lee, Alice M. K. Wong, Walter H. Chang, Yu-Luen Chen, Jung-Kun Kuo, Je-Ren Jen
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The intermittent cervical traction is a popular physical therapeutic device for relieving neck pain or cervical radiculopathy. In this paper, the clinical evaluation of a newly developed traction modality with electromyography biofeedback was presented. Twenty four patients with neck pain were divided into high tension and low tension group according to the severity of muscle spasm. The subjects were farther randomly separated into two subgroups. The control and experimental subgroup were treated with conventional and new biofeedback traction modalities respectively. Each subject was treated in sitting position for twenty minutes every other day for seven weeks. The reduction of the …
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Rehabilitation Practice and Science
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Relationship Between Grip Strength And Radial Bone Mineral Density In Normal Elderly Males, Hsiu-Chen Huang, Sau-Chin Mei, Lee-Ren Yeh, Luo-Ping Ger, I-Ping Liu
Relationship Between Grip Strength And Radial Bone Mineral Density In Normal Elderly Males, Hsiu-Chen Huang, Sau-Chin Mei, Lee-Ren Yeh, Luo-Ping Ger, I-Ping Liu
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between grip strength and bone mineral density (BMD ) in normal elderly males who were subject to senile osteoporosis. We examined grip strength and BMD in 49 healthy volunteer males, aged 65-80 years-old ( mean age : 71.1 + 3.9 y/o). Radial BMD was measured in the distal and middle radius by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry ( DEXA ). Isometric grip strength was assessed with a hand-held dynamometer for both forearms. A significant positive correlation was found between radial BMD and grip strength in both dominant and non-dominant forearms. Meanwhile, …
Cerebral Infarction Caused By The Blunt Component Of A Penetrating Neck Trauma: Report Of A Case, Mei-Li Cheng, Yi-Shiung Horng, Chein-Wei Chang
Cerebral Infarction Caused By The Blunt Component Of A Penetrating Neck Trauma: Report Of A Case, Mei-Li Cheng, Yi-Shiung Horng, Chein-Wei Chang
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The blunt component in a penetrating neck injury is easy to be overlooked and it may cause a subsequent cerebral infarction. We reported a man aged 23 years who suffered from weakness of left limbs after a penetrating neck trauma. Although initial brain CT revealed no focal lesions, the carotid duplex showed an aneurysm with thrombus at right internal carotid artery (ICA). The angiogram showed an aneurysm adjacent to the bifurcation of internal and external carotid arteries (ECA) with well opacification of right internal and external carotid arteries. Surgical ligation of the aneurysm was performed on the next day. Follow-up …
The Study Of Prognosis Of Stroke Rehabilitation, Ru-Lan Hsieh, I-Nan Lein, Wen-Chung Lee, Mei-Hue Hsu, Yau-Wai Wai
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
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. …
老人之復健, 美涓 黃
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Rehabilitation Practice and Science
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Outcome Of Rehabilitation Of Stroke Patients In Recent 10 Years, Mei-Hue Hsu
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
省立豐原醫院老人日間照護簡介, 弘正 徐
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
The Therapeutic Experience Of Electroacupuncture On Dysphagia After Brain Stem Stroke, Jinn-Ming Sheu, Chau-Peng Leong, Juh-Rong Sheu, May-Kuen Wong
The Therapeutic Experience Of Electroacupuncture On Dysphagia After Brain Stem Stroke, Jinn-Ming Sheu, Chau-Peng Leong, Juh-Rong Sheu, May-Kuen Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The intracarotid sodium amytal (ISA) procedure, introduced by Wada in 1949, is used to identify cerebral dominance for language and memory function in preparation for epilepsy surgery such as unilateral temporal lobectomy . Five cases with complex partial seizure, four boys and one girl, were included in this study, Their ages of onset ranged from 3 to11 years old. Frequency of seizure ranged from 2 to3 fits per month to 50 to 60 fits per day. Four cases were right-handers, one case was left-hander. All of them had normal intelligence. MRI scan of three cases showed positive findings, In continuous …
The Effect Of Scalp Electroacupuncture On Motor Neuron Excitability Of Stroke Patients, Hsiang Wei, Simon F. T. Tang, Alice M. K. Wong
The Effect Of Scalp Electroacupuncture On Motor Neuron Excitability Of Stroke Patients, Hsiang Wei, Simon F. T. Tang, Alice M. K. Wong
Rehabilitation Practice and Science
The effect of scalp acupuncture with or without electrical stimulation has been used for years on improving the ambulation of stroke patients. However, the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the changes in spinal motor neuron excitability of stroke patient were measured before and after scalp electroacupuncture. Thirty subjects with first stroke resulting in spastic hemiparesis or hemiplegia were studied. Two scalp acupuncture regions, the motor area and the motor-sensory area of foot, were inserted with a 1.5 inch scalp needle on both sides respectively. Each subject was stimulated with an electric current, from 7 mA to 12 mA at …