Investigation the effect of rigid taping on knee and hip joint kinematics in chronic stroke patients with knee hyperextension gait.

Background: Although stroke patients gain an advantage in gait due to the knee hyperextension that occurs during the stance phase, this situation disrupts the biomechanical structure of the knee and increases the risk of injury to the capsular and ligamentous structures. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of rigid taping on hyperextension control and pelvic kinematics in stroke patients with knee hyperextension during the stance phase of gait.

Research Question: Does rigid taping have an effect on hyperextension control and pelvic kinematics in stroke patients with knee hyperextension?

Methods: Thirty stroke patients aged between 40 and 70 were included in this pre-postintervention study.

Dimensionality, psychometric properties, and population-based norms of the Turkish version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale among adults.

Background: Fatigue is emerging as a major public health problem that is highly associated with poor health-related quality of life and disability. Among adults, fatigue has become increasingly common because of workload or lifestyle changes. This study aimed to cross-culturally adapt the Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS) into Turkish, to investigate its psychometric properties, and to establish normative data in healthy adults by age and gender.

The effects of spinal stabilization exercises in patients with myasthenia gravis: a randomized crossover study.

Purpose: The effects of spinal stabilization exercises (SSE) on fatigue, muscle strength, respiratory functions, functional capacity, and quality of life (QoL) in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients were investigated.

Materials And Methods: This study which was designed a single-blinded, randomized crossover trial were included mild to moderate 10 MG patients, aged between 18 and 65. SSE and home program were applied to the patients for six weeks, four weeks between each exercise program.

Functional exercise capacity evaluated by timed walk tests in myasthenia gravis.

Introduction: We sought to evaluate the test-retest reliability and construct validity of the 6- and 2-minute walk tests (6mWT and 2mWT, respectively) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).

Methods: Thirty-one patients with generalized MG were enrolled in this study. The 6mWT, 2mWT, MG-specific quality of life questionnaire Turkish version (MG-QoL15T), quantitative myasthenia gravis test (QMG), and pulmonary function tests were administered.