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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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An Investigation Of Post-Discharge Stroke Patients In Tainan, Chun-Liang Lu, Tse-Chieh Hseuh

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In order to realize the actual living condition of me stroke patients after discharge, we collected 30 patients who had been admitted to National Cheng Kung University Hospital (NCKUH) under the diagnosis of cerebral vascular accident from November 1988 to August 1990. We interviewed directly with the families and patients, and followed them for up to more than three years, so as to know the real problems encountered by the patients during the postdischarged period. For the purpose of improving the life quality of patients, we also investigated the adaptability of the living enviorment andthe necessity of persistent rehabilitation at …

Assessment Of Central Motor Conduction Time In Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, Chein-Wei Chang, Swei-Ming Lin, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Motor evoked potential (MEP) study by transcranial electric or magnetic stimulation or the motor cortex has been practically used for clinical evaluation of electrophysiological function of the central motor pathway. By using a percutaneous magnetic stimulation over the motor cortex and F-wave measurement from the median nerve stimulation, central motor conduction time (CMCT) from motor cortex to C8 spinal cord was measured in 25 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM) and in 16 healthy subjects. Latencies from motor cortex to C8 spinal cord was 10.4±2.1 (mean ±ISD) ms which was significantly longer than 5.3±0.8 ms in controls under the correction …

The Effects Of Spinal Braces To The Paraspinal Myoeletric Activity Of Backache Patients-Preliminary Study, Jwu-Wen Kuo, You-Li Chou, Jia-Jin J. Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Lumbar spinal bracing is one of the methods used for management of low back pain. The effect of spinal brace to the paraspinal myoelectric activity is not well investigated. Most of the papers published concerned about the myoelectric activity of normal subject wearing spinal brace. We carry out this study to evaluate the effect of lumbar spinal brace on the paraspinal muscle activity of low back pain patient.Totally 10 mates were collected to proceed the program. Six of them were backache patinets, and the other 4 were normal subjects without history of low back pain .There is no significant difference …

Ulnar Nerve Injurues In Dramatic Students, Pi-Chang Sun, I-Wen Penn, Rai-Chi Chan, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The traditional Chinese performing artist is a special group at the scope of athletic injury. Long term over-training may put excessive stress on the musculoskelelal system. The goal of this study was io evaluate the occurrence of ulnar nerve injuries in students of dramatic school.Total of 47 dramatic school students completed the questionaire, physical examination and electromyographic study.Of 94 hands in 47 students, abnormal EMG finding was noted in 29 subjects, and the incidence rate was 30.9%. According to the result of our electrodiagnostic study, the prevalence of ulnar nerve injuries was relatively high in dramatic students. They often used …

Etiological Study Of Global Aphasia, Szu-Fu Chen, Tsan-Hon Liou, Fu-Mei Hsich, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Global aphasia is the most severe form of language impairment that occurs following focal brain damage. Since communication and neurological functions in patients with global aphasia are seriously impaired, it is a real challenge to the rehabilitation team.The study was designed to determine the etiology of global aphasia, to find out any relationship between different etiology and age or sex. Fifty-one patients with global aphasia attending to the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of National Taiwan University Hospital from June 1990 to May 1993, were surveyed for the etiology of aphasia. Of the 51 patients (33 males and 15 …

The Effects Of Russian Stimulation To Muscle Power: Comparison Of Cmap And Muscle Strength Test, Huann Chang, Rai-Chi Chan, Chou-Jong Chen, Chi-Han Lee, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The purposes of this study are 1. To monitor the improvement of muscle performance following Russian stimulation training by muscle strength test and compound muscle action potential (CMAP) recording. 2. To investigate the place of quantitative CMAP recording technique in evaluation of muscle power. the APB and ADQ muscles from 20 healthy volunteer were included. Muscle strength was recorded by strain gauge, and CMAP of both muscles were recorded by Viking EMG following supramaximal electrical stimulation at wrist. Two evaluation sequences were done before and after Russian stimulation training of APB and ADQ muscles for 1 month. Results disclosed that, …

The Different Temperture Effects On Median And Ulnar Conduction Velocities In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Synrome, Shyh-Jen Yu, Sheau-Ping Helen Pan, Shyh-Fu Wu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

”The purpose of this study is to compare the different nerve conduction responses of median nerve (MN) and Ulanr nerve (UN) in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) after changing the temperature of hands.Thirty hands of CTS group were evaluated and compared to those of normal subjects by exposing the hands for 20 minutes to (1) room temperature (25℃). (2) cold water (15℃), and (3) hot packing (70℃). Then we measured the temperature, motor and sensory nerve conduction latencies of those hands immediately after each exposure. When comparing with room temperature, the distal latencies (DL) of both MN and UN …

A Survey Of Traumatic Hand Injuries In Tao-Yuan Area, Sau-Kwan Fok, Yau-Wai Wai, Shean-Yu Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

926 cases of hand injuries attending the Reha-bilitation Department or Emergency Service of Provincial Taoyuan Hospital from the period between Jan 1990 to May 1992 were studied either through interview (37). telephone (153) or chart review (736). Their pattern and severity of injuries, contributing causes- the present status of recovery and efficacy of rehabilitation were assessed. 78.9% of these injuries were job-related. 63.1% were injured directly by machines. Index finger was the most frequently injured site: middle finger ranked second. for job-relaied injuries. 14.5% of them need hospitalization and they hospitalization for 20.3 (2-180) days on the average. Among 357 …

Cervical Myelopathy Secondary To Cervical Disc Protrusion In Patient With Dystonic Cerebral Palsy--A Casereport, Huey-Wen Liang, Tyng-Guey Wang, Yen-Ho Wang, Tiffany T. F. Shih, Jin-Shin Lai, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Cervical myelopathy had been noted in patients with involuntary neck movement, especially in individuals with athetoid-dystonic cerebral palsy(CP). The excessive and repeated neck motions were considered to be responsible for the premature spondylosis, which might be the cause of myelopathy. The exact pathophysiology and managements were still controversial. Here we present a rare case who was a male patient with long-lasting dystonic neck movement developing cervical myelopathy due to protrusion of disc in his relatively young age. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed the protrusion of cervical disc at the level of C3-4, which was correlated well with his clinical symptoms. …

Antibacterial Effects Of A Silver Electrode Carrying Microamperage Direct Current In Vitro, Poh Chye Young, Luther C. Kloth, Linda Jean Laatsch-Lybeck

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

Currently, electrical stimulation is an accepted method used clinically to promote chronic wound healing. A literature review revealed that similar therapeutic current has been shown to suppress growth of common wound pathogens in vitro and in vivo. To date, little has been reported on the factors contributing to the antibacterial effects of microamperage direct current (μADC) stimulation. The purpose of this project was to investigate the role of electric field strength, current density, pH, and type of electrode used in vitro, to gain a better understanding of how these factors contribute to inhibiting growth of select wound pathogens. …

Investigating The Influence Of Pre-Theoretical Assumptions On Clinical Reasoning, Barbara R. Hooper

Masters Theses

This study explored what internal beliefs a therapist holds about the nature of reality and how those beliefs influence how he/she delivers occupational therapy. A single-case study design was utilized. Data were collected from three in-depth interviews and observation of multiple treatment sessions.

The results suggest that this therapist's view of the world could be categorized into four areas: (1) What she believed about ultimate reality; (2) What she believed about life, death and eternity; (3) What she believed about human nature; and (4) What she believed about the nature of knowing. The study also suggests that this core world-view …

Nasal Ventilator Use In Bronchiectasis With Respiratory Failure: A Casereport, Te-Hsiu Lee, Tyng-Guey Wang, Meng-Yue Chien, Ping-Ing Lee, Jin-Shin Lai, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

It is not rare for the individuals with bronchiectasis, defining pathologically as a permanently abnormal dilation of subsegmental airways, to develop respiratory insufficiency as respiratory tract infection occurs. In acute stage, intermittent positive pressure ventilation (IPPV) via endotracheal tube is often mandatory to maintain their respiration, but most of them could breathe spontaneously later on. However, there are still a small number of patients remaining ventilator dependent cither totally or incompletely, and requiring tracheostomy even though miscellaneous complications, such as chronic bacterial colonization, disturbance of patient's speech and swallow, decreased cough ability, tracheomalacia, tracheal stenosis, perforation, tracheoesoph-ageal fistula, as well …

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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

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Electrophysiologic Evaluation Of Muscle Spasticity In Stroke Patients, Yu-Hui Cheng, Rai-Chi Chan, Ning Chiang, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

”Clinically,there is still no ideal measurement to grade the spasticity caused by varying causes-The method mostly used such as Ashworth scale is for subjective and gross evaluation. The purpose of this study is to develop a more objective and quantitative test for muscle spasticity in stroke patients.The study recruits 20 cases of stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia whose Brunnstrom stage is graded at 2 to 4, the Ashworth grading is also at 2 to 4. The muscles tested are bilateral biceps brachialis and quadriceps femoris muscles. The following items are proceeded: I, Muscle activity while in rest, 2. Activity maintained …

The Study Related To Muscle Power Of Knee Extensor And Flexor In Normal People, Chinn-Dong Chung, Chorng-Song Chou, Tao-Chang Hsu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Isokinetic exercise is performed at a constant speed throughout the range of motion. As the muscle is appiied by force, it encounters a proportional opposing resistance so as to keep the speed of movement eonslanl. Where the muscle is tronger, the resistance increases. The distinct advantage of isokinetic exercise is that it permits the muscle work fully throughout its range of motion.There are many advantages for isokinetic test. They inciude safty, efficiency, accomodating resistance, accuracy and reliability of test data, permanent objective recording and accomodaiion to pain.Thirty gentlemen and twenty ladies arc tested by LIDOACT in our study. The purposes …

Upper Extremity Pain In Spinal Cord Cord Injured Patients Post-Rehabilitation: A Preliminary Report, Kai-Ping Tseng, Alice M. K. Wong

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This study followed up 59 spinal cord injure(SCI)patients , including 33 quadriplegic and 26 paraplegic.There're 50.8%(30/59) of SCI patients reported upper extremity (UE)pain , most common ar the shoulder . The prevalence of UE pain in male SCI is slightly higher than in famale SCI patients. Separately speaking , there're 72.7%(24/33) quadriplegic with UE pain and risk factors including(1) injure period＜2 years(2)age＞30 years old. There're 23.1% (6/26) paraplegic with UE pain and risk factors including(1)no pressure sore (2) injured period ＞ 9 months (3)traumatic injured (4) fracture-dislocation injured (5) lower activity(6)male. The prevalence of UE pain in quadriplegic is significant …

The Cardiorespiratory Responses Of Female Obese Subjects And Normal-Weight Women During Cycle Ergometry, Ching Lan, Jin-Shin Lai, Ssu-Yuan Chen, Huey-Wen Liang, Pey-Rong Chen, Kwan-Hwa Lin, Mei-Chiu Tseng, Cheng-Lan Lai, I-Nan Lien

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Obesity is a major health problem. There is considerable information regarding the association between excessive body fatness and many health risks. The purpose of this study is to compare the cardiorespiratory responses of female obese subjects and normal-weight women during cycle ergometry. The obese group included 23 female subjects with mean age of 39.6±3.2 years (range: 19-57 yrs.). The mean body weight of obese subjects was 71.4±7.0 kg. and the body mass index (BMI) was 29.0±2.0 kg/㎡. The control group included 23 normal-weight women with matched age and body height. Breath-by-breath measurement of the cardiorespiratory function was obtained during the …

Appliccation Of Electroacupuncture For The Treatment Of Psot-Stroke Paresthesia, Baii-Jia Yang, Yih-Sin Chen

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

In a prospective study we applied electroacupuncture, according to the concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and previous studies of electrostimulation, to patients suffering from post-stroke paresthesia.Electroacupuncture over the head and limbs was applied to 20 patients with post-stroke paresthesia. All patients received brain CT scan examination of which most revealed subcortical lesions (19 subcorlicai lesions and 1middle cerebral arterial territory infarction). The duration of treatment was thirty minutes and each patient received electroacupuncture treatment once per week for 3 months. The evaluation of the treatment effect was according to the patient's self-estimation using a visual analogue scale. The results demonstrated …

Suicide In Elder Disable Patients: A Casereport And Review Of Literatures, Guo-Wei Chen, Gi-Jen Lin

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

This is a case of 69-year-old male patient who suffered from cerebral infarction with right-sided hemiplegia, transient motor aphasia, suspected thalamic syndrome, impaired activity of daily living and partial dependence. There were no past history of D.M. psychosis or other significant diseases except mild hypertension under thiazide control, also no family history of suicide or other hereditary diseases.Post-stroke depression had developed progressively since March 1993 including insomnia, fatigue indifference, anorexia, moodiness. Major depression was impressed based upon the diagnostic criteria of DSM-III. Other causes of depression including iatrogenesis and metabolic diseases had been ruled out. Psychological test revealed high score …

1994 Touro College School Of Health Sciences Yearbook, Touro College School Of Health Sciences

Yearbooks and Newsletters

1994 Touro College School of Health Sciences Yearbook

A Review Of Noninvasive Tools Used For Measuring Flexion Of The Lumbar Spine, Mary E. Johnson

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

The purpose of this study is to compare the reliability, validity, and ease of administration for various noninvasive tools used for measuring flexion of the lumbar spine. A synopsis of several clinical techniques is offered: Schober's technique, modified Schober, modified modified Schober, fingertip to floor, modified fingertip to floor, goniometer, single inclinometer, double inclinometer, and flexicurves. The results were variable for the different techniques with each having its own inherent advantages and disadvantages. Ultimately, the clinician can weigh the information presented when choosing a technique. It appears that a true gold standard has yet to be described. Therefore, it is …

Poststroke Depression, Colleen Frohberg

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Depressed mood is the most common psychiatric disorder following stroke with estimated prevalence rates ranging anywhere from 20% to 60%. It has been reported that effective and rapid treatment of poststroke depression may enhance stroke rehabilitation and speed up functional recovery. The potential reversibility of depression emphasizes the importance of early identification of poststroke depression. Yet, poststroke depression remains largely untreated as part of the rehabilitation process. Therefore, it is important that health professionals, such as physical therapists, who often work with patients who have suffered a stroke are aware of the signs and symptoms of poststroke depression to ensure …

The Effects Of Microcurrent Stimulation In The Treatment Of Lateral Epicondylitis, Justin G. Feeser

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Microcurrent Electrical Neuromuscular Stimulation (MENS) is a modality that is quickly gaining popularity in the treatment of various musculoskeletal disorders. At this time, there is a lack of literature, especially well controlled clinical studies, to support its use. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to examine the effects of MENS in the treatment of a common musculoskeletal dysfunction, lateral epicondylitis. Approximately ten subjects with a diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis were assigned either to group A, receiving MENS and conservative treatment (education, home exercise program, ice, and counterforce bracing), or group B, receiving sham MENS and conservative treatment. Subjects were …

Burn Care: The Use Of Cpm, Electrical Stimulation And Lasers, Jennifer Walter

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

p>The treatment of patients with burns has always been a tedious venture. The burn team may devote many long and painful hours to the patient's rehabilitation. Physical therapists play an important part on this team, especially in the areas of wound care and pain control. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the physiological mechanisms of continuous passive motion, electrical stimulation, and lasers in regard to wound healing and pain perceptions.

In relation to wound healing, electrical stimulation and lasers were found to enhance the actual healing process, mostly in the early phases of healing. Continuous passive …

A Literature Review Of The Team Approach In The Cardiac Rehabilitation Process, Kristin Nelson

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Teamwork is a term that is now commonplace in the provision of health services for all people. Variations of this team are widely used, such as multidisciplinary teams and inter-disciplinary teams. A health care team is a group of persons, each possessing particular expertise, who have a common purpose and goal. Teams including professionals, such as nurses, doctors, physical therapists, social workers, and other staff, depending on needs and local resources, are now commonplace in hospital and community services. The purpose of this independent study is to review the literature regarding collaborative team approaches to cardiac rehabilitation. Included in this …

Chinese Medicine: An Effective Alternative For Physical Therapists, Nancy Palumbo

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Acupressure is a technique that has been used for thousands of years in China, and has gained popularity in the United States since the 1960's. Research shows a high correlation between trigger points and acupuncture points, though discovered independently and labeled differently, the same phenomenon of can be explained by the same neural mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of Chinese medicine and its use in physical therapy. First, a literature review consisting of a brief history of Chinese medicine and traditional Western medicine is compared. Next, the results of a survey distributed to 47 …

Age-Induced Adaptations To The Motor Unit, Andrew Mezsaros

Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy

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Regaining Control: Emotional Adjustment After A Myocardial Infarction, Angela J. Bryl

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Cardiac rehabilitation is the process of the development and maintenance of a desirable level of physical, social, occupational, and psychological functioning after the onset of cardiovascular illness. The scope of cardiac rehabilitation has evolved from what first began as strict bed rest to now a complete multidimensional approach including many health disciplines. The psychological aspects of rehabilitation have become just as integral as the physical components. Regaining a sense of control through a process of emotional adjustment is one of the important factors of psychological rehabilitation after a myocardial infarction.

The purpose of this study is to first examine different …

Resistance Training In Children, Debra L. Cutner

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Strength training in the child and adolescent has been a controversial topic for quite a few years. Current research has changed the thoughts of many professionals regarding strength gains or the possibility of strength gains in the prepubertal and adolescent age groups. Part of the controversy lies with the fact that some believe it is not safe for a child to do resistance training as it may cause various injuries such as musculoskeletal sprains and strains and epiphyseal fractures.

A review of the literature indicates that strength gains can occur in prepubertal children and that training with weights can be …