Learning program enhances rehabilitation professionals' perceived ease of using 3d printing: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

The pilot study evaluated whether a learning program enhances a positive perception of 3D printing technology in rehabilitation professionals. Physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech-language-hearing therapists were recruited from a rehabilitation department in a middle-sized hospital. Participants were randomized to the control group ( = 13) or the intervention group ( = 14).

Biomarkers in lymphedema assessment: integrating elastography and muti-frequency bioimpedance analysis.

Multi-frequency bioimpedance analysis (MFBIA) is used to measure lymphedema, but it is a biomarker that is sensitive to stiffness. Lymphedema is a condition that can be accompanied by stiffness, but no studies have considered this, so we tried to use non-invasive elastography as a biomarker for stiffness. This retrospective study included 102 patients with lymphedema, divided into two groups according to the elastography strain ratio: stiff group (elastography strain ratio <0.

Attitudinal changes of undergraduate students learning online interprofessional education for patient safety: Comparative evaluation of an online program using the DID method.

Objective: Interprofessional education (IPE) can cultivate competencies in multidisciplinary collaboration for patient safety, and both face-to-face and online IPE programs have recently been introduced. This study aimed to elucidate the effects of the online IPE program on undergraduate students after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Methods: The difference-in-differences method was used to assess undergraduate students in the Schools of Medicine and Health Sciences and in the Faculty of Pharmacy at Takasaki University of Health and Welfare who participated in IPE programs at Gunma University (face-to-face IPE was implemented in 2019 and online IPE in 2020).

Decreased Visual Search Behavior in Elderly Drivers during the Early Phase of Reverse Parking, But an Increase during the Late Phase.

The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of visual search behavior in elderly drivers in reverse parking. Fourteen healthy elderly and fourteen expert drivers performed a perpendicular parking task. The parking process was divided into three consecutive phases (Forward, Reverse, and Straighten the wheel) and the visual search behavior was monitored using an eye tracker (Tobii Pro Glasses 2).

Kinematic alteration in three-dimensional reaching movement in C3-4 level cervical myelopathy.

Object: This study aimed to compare the reaching movement between two different spinal cord compression level groups in cervical myelopathy (CM) patients.

Methods: Nine CM patients with maximal cord compression at the C3-4 level (C3-4 group) and 15 CM patients with maximal cord compression at the C4-7 level (C4-7 group) participated in the study. We monitored three-dimensional (3D) reaching movement using an electronic-mechanical whack-a-mole-type task pre-and post-operatively.

Development of an Evaluation System for Transfer Care Skills Using Embroidered Body Pressure and Proximity Sensor.

Objective: It is important to improve caregiving skills to help reduce the strain on inexperienced caregivers. Previous studies on quantifying caregiving skills have predominantly relied on expensive equipment, such as motion-capture systems with multiple infrared cameras or acceleration sensors. To overcome the cost and space limitations of existing systems, we developed a simple evaluation system for transfer care skills that uses capacitive sensors composed of conductive embroidery fibers.

Caregiver burden according to ageing and type of care activity in caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury.

Objective: To describe caregiver burden according to the caregivers' general characteristics, especially with ageing, and type of care activities provided by caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury.

Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing a structured questionnaire that included general characteristics, health conditions, and caregiver burden.

Setting: A single center study in Seoul, Korea.

Predicting Maximum Oxygen Uptake from Non-Exercise and Submaximal Exercise Tests in Paraplegic Men with Spinal Cord Injury.

This study aimed to develop prediction equations for maximum oxygen uptake (VOmax) based on non-exercise (anthropometric) and submaximal exercise (anthropometric and physiological) variables in paraplegic men with a spinal cord injury. All participants were tested on an arm ergometer using a maximal graded exercise test. Anthropometric variables such as age, height, weight, body fat, body mass index, body fat percentage, and arm muscle mass and physiological variables such as VO, VCO, and heart rate at 3 and 6 min of graded exercise tests were included in the multiple linear regression analysis.

Characteristics of Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury in South Korea: A Single-Centered Study.

Objective: To determine the characteristics of pediatric spinal cord injury (SCI) in South Korea from 1990 to 2019.

Methods: This single-centered retrospective study included pediatric SCIs. Individuals were divided into the following five groups according to onset age: ≤5, 6-12, 13-14, 15-17, and 18-19 years.

Effects of Resistance Circuit Training on Health-Related Physical Fitness in People With Paraplegia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 8 weeks of resistance circuit training in people with paraplegia due to spinal cord injury.

Methods: Participants were randomized into experimental and control groups. Although the intensity and sequence of movements of the exercise programs were identical in both groups, the resting time between sets was limited to 1 minute in the experimental group.

Factors Affecting Metabolic Syndrome in Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury.

Objective: To assess the validity of different anthropometric measures (waist circumference [WC], body mass index [BMI], and percentage body fat) in diagnosing metabolic syndrome (MetS) among individuals with SCI and provides preliminary data for future studies in setting obesity cutoff values for this population.

Methods: This was a single-center retrospective cohort study. Sample information, anthropometric measures, and MetS variables of 157 individuals with chronic SCI were collected from an electronic medical records database.

Aging and Bimanual Effects on Finger Center of Pressure during Precision Grip: Different Strategies for Spatial Stability.

The purpose of this study was to examine aging and bimanual effects on finger spatial stability during precision grip. Twenty-one older and 21 younger adults performed precision grip tasks consisting of a single task (grip and lift an object with the thumb and index finger) and a dual task (the grip-lifting task with one hand and a peg board task with the other hand). The center of pressure (COP) trajectory and the grip force were evaluated using a pressure sensor with a high spatial resolution.

Health inequalities and income for people with spinal cord injury. A comparison between and within countries.

Income and health are related in a bi-directional manner, whereby level of income affects health and vice versa. People in poorer households tend to experience worse health status and higher mortality rates than people in wealthier households, and, at the same time, having poor health could restrict workability leading to less income. This gap exists in almost every country, and it is more pronounced in more unequal countries and in vulnerable populations, such as people experiencing disability.

Should We Delay Urodynamic Study When Patients With Spinal Cord Injury Have Asymptomatic Pyuria?

Objective: To assess the incidence of urinary tract infection (UTI) with post-urodynamic study (post-UDS) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) and study its relationship with pre-UDS pyuria.

Methods: Patients with SCI who were hospitalized and underwent UDS during a 4-year period were reviewed. Patients with pre-test lower urinary tract symptoms were excluded.

Measurement of Spatial Stability in Precision Grip.

The purpose of the protocol is to indirectly evaluate the direction of the finger force during manipulation of a handheld object based on the biomechanical relationships in which deviated force direction causes center of pressure (COP) replacement. To evaluate this, a thin, flexible, and high spatial resolution pressure sensor sheet is used. The system allows measurement of the COP trajectory in addition to the force amplitude and its temporal regulation.

Grip force control during object manipulation in cervical myelopathy.

Study Design: Cross-sectional research.

Objectives: To objectively evaluate grip force (GF) control while holding a freely movable object in individuals with cervical myelopathy (CM).

Setting: Harunaso Hospital, Takasaki, Japan.

Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III.

Objective: Given the lack of a Korean version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III (KSCIM-III) that accurately reflects the contextual and cultural aspect of the assessment tool, the aims of the study were to develop a new Korean version of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III and to investigate its reliability and validity.

Design: Forty (N = 40) consecutive patients with spinal cord injury were included in this prospective study. Backward and forward translation of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III was performed by fluent speakers in both languages.