Short-Term Effects Of Dry Heat Treatment (Fluidotherapy) In The Management Of Breast Cancer Related Lymphedema: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Background: To investigate whether fluidotherapy added to complete decongestive therapy (CDT) would provide additional contribution to edema reduction in patients with breast cancer related lymphedema (BCRL).

Material And Methods: Thirthy-two patients with unilateral BCRL were randomly divided into 2 groups: standard treatment with CDT only (Group 1) and CDT + fluidotherapy (Group 2). All patients underwent phase 1 CDT, which included manual lymphatic drainage, multilayer bandaging, supervised exercises and skin care for a total of 15 sessions, 5 times a week for 3 weeks.

Evaluation of incontinence and lymphedema in gynecological cancer patients along with their impact on the quality of life.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the patients who developed both urinary incontinence and lymphedema in gynecological cancer survivors and to investigate the impact of these conditions on the quality of life among these patients.

Methods: Our study included 56 patients who have lymphedema and urinary incontinence which started within first 2 years after surgery for gynecological cancer. We evaluated the presence of urinary incontinence by Overactive Bladder Assessment Tool (OABT) and Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI).

Effect of Perineural Dextrose Injection on Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study.

Objective: To compare perineural dextrose injection efficacy in the treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow with a control group.

Design: Prospective double-blind randomized control study.

Setting: Training and research hospital.

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on Patients with Lymphedema.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a challenge to management of lymphedema. The aim of this study was to assess general health conditions and evaluate the problems and concerns of lymphedema patients with regard to access to care and provision of management and control follow-ups during the lockdown period between March and June 2020. A web-based online survey, which included questions about demographic and clinical properties, compliance with restrictions and self-management, complications, needs, and difficulties in accessing health care, as well as the presence of psychological symptoms, was applied.

Pulmonary rehabilitation principles in SARS-COV-2 infection (COVID-19): The revised guideline for the acute, subacute, and post-COVID-19 rehabilitation.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious infection disease, which may cause respiratory, physical, psychological, and generalized systemic dysfunction. The severity of disease ranges from an asymptomatic infection or mild illness to mild or severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and/or death. COVID-19 dramatically affects the pulmonary system.

Coexistence of fibromyalgia and metabolic syndrome in females: The effects on fatigue, clinical features, pain sensitivity, urinary cortisol and norepinephrine levels: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the coexistence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) and determine the effects of this coexistence on neuroendocrine levels and clinical features of FMS.

Patients And Methods: One-hundred female FMS patients (mean age 40.1±7.

Pulmonary rehabilitation principles in SARS-COV-2 infection (COVID-19): A guideline for the acute and subacute rehabilitation.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious infection disease, which may cause respiratory, physical, psychological, and generalized systemic dysfunction. The severity of disease ranges from an asymptomatic infection or mild illness to mild or severe pneumonia with respiratory failure and/or death. COVID-19 dramatically affects the pulmonary system.

Effect of Dextrose Prolotherapy on Pain Intensity, Disability, and Plantar Fascia Thickness in Unilateral Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy in the treatment of chronic resistant plantar fasciitis through comparison with a control group.

Design: In this double-blind, randomized, controlled study, the patients were divided into two groups. The prolotherapy group (n = 30) was administered 5 ml of 30% dextrose, 4 ml of saline, and 1 ml of 2% lidocaine mixture (15% dextrose solution) and the control group was given 9 ml of saline and 1 ml of 2% lidocaine mixture twice at a 3-wk interval.

The effects of head posture on nerve conduction studies in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease which effects cervical posture of patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate AS patients according to the degree of cervical disorder and was evaluate them electrophysiologically, functionality, and disease parameters. Our study comprised 64 AS patients and 30 healthy controls.

LIMPRINT Study: The Turkish Experience.

Lymphedema and chronic edema is a major health care problem in both developed and nondeveloped countries The Lymphoedema Impact and Prevelance - International (LIMPRINT) study is an international health service-based study to determine the prevalence and functional impact in adult populations of member countries of the International Lymphoedema Framework (ILF). A total of 1051 patients from eight centers in Turkey were recruited using the LIMPRINT study protocol. Data were collected using the core and module tools that assess the demographic and clinical properties as well as disability and quality of life (QoL).

Bone loss in the affected forearm in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema: a controlled study.

Purpose: We aimed to investigate the association between lymphedema and bone mass density (BMD) of affected and unaffected forearms in patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL). We also explored whether there was a relationship between any disability and BMD on the affected side.

Methods: We evaluated 111 patients (53.

Complex Decongestive Therapy in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Does Obesity Affect the Outcome Negatively?

Background: The aim of this prospective clinical study was to compare the long-term efficacy of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) in obese and nonobese patients with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).

Materials And Methods: A total of 59 patients (29 obese patients group 1, 30 normoweight overweight patients group 2) with unilateral BCRL were enrolled. All patients underwent CDT that included manual lymphatic drainage, intermittent pneumatic compression pump, multilayer compression bandaging, lymphedema exercises, and skin care.

The Association of Skinfold Anthropometric Measures, Body Composition and Disease Severity in Obese and Non-obese Fibromyalgia Patients: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objectives: This study aims to determine the effects of obesity and obesity related anthropometric and body composition determiners on the severity of fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) and to compare obese, overweight and normoweight FS patients according to general health and psychological status.

Patients And Methods: The study included 42 obese (mean age 48.8±11.

Neurodynamic evaluation and nerve conduction studies in patients with forward head posture.

Forward head posture (FHP) is one of the most frequently seen problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate the neurodynamic tests and peripheral nerve conductions of upper extremity in patients with FHP. The study population included 100 patients with upper extremity and neck problems and 34 healthy individuals as a control group.

The Effects of Fibromyalgia Syndrome on Physical Function and Psychological Status of Pregnant Females.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the frequency and most common symptoms of fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) among pregnant females and determine the impacts of FS on physical functioning and psychological status.

Patients And Methods: A total of 360 pregnant females (mean age 26.5 years, range 19 to 42 years) were included.

Evaluation of upper extremity nerve conduction velocities and the relationship between fibromyalgia and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Background And Aims: We undertook this study to evaluate upper extremity nerve conduction velocities (NCVs) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) and the relationship of the electrophysiological findings between carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and FS.

Methods: Sixty three right-handed female patients diagnosed with FS and 52 right-handed age- and gender-matched healthy controls were enrolled in the study. Conduction studies of the median and ulnar nerves and median nerve F-wave latencies were assessed in both upper extremities using standard methods.

The effects of coexisting fibromyalgia syndrome on pain intensity, disability, and treatment outcome in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of coexisting fibromyalgia syndrome (FS) on pain intensity, disability, and treatment outcome in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (LE).

Methods: Seventy-eight patients with chronic unilateral LE and 30 healthy subjects were included. Patients were classified into two groups: group 1 consisted of 46 LE alone patients, while group 2 consisted of 32 LE plus FS patients.

A rare benign disorder mimicking metastasis on radiographic examination: a case report of osteopoikilosis.

Osteopoikilosis (OPK) is a rare, autosomal dominant bone disorder, characterized by multiple, discrete round or ovoid radio densities scattered throughout the axial and appendicular skeleton. OPK is usually asymptomatic but rarely there may be slight articular pain and joint effusions. OPK is generally diagnosed incidentally on radiographic examinations and may mimic different bone pathologies, including bone metastases.

Comorbidity of fibromyalgia and cervical myofascial pain syndrome.

The aims of this study are to determine the frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in patients with chronic cervical myofascial pain (CMP) and to investigate the FMS characteristics in CMP patients. Ninty-three patients with CMP and 30 age-matched healthy women were included in this study. Main outcome measures included visual analog scale (VAS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and pain pressure thresholds.

Disability and related factors in patients with chronic cervical myofascial pain.

The aim of this study is to detect whether cervical myofascial pain leads to disability and to determine factors associated with disability in patients with chronic cervical myofascial pain. One hundred-three female patients with chronic cervical myofascial pain and 30 age-matched healthy females participated. Main outcome measurements are visual analog scale, Neck Pain and Disability scale, Beck Depression Inventory and pain pressure threshold measurements from the most usual trigger-point locations of trapezius, levator scapula, multifidus, and splenius capitis muscles.

Pineal gland calcification, lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and abdominal aorta calcifying atherosclerosis correlate in low back pain subjects: A cross-sectional observational CT study.

The goal of this cross-sectional observational study was to assess the possible impact of pineal gland calcification upon the intervertebral disc degeneration and abdominal aorta atherosclerosis in subjects with low back pain, and to investigate the course of these processes with aging. The study was carried out on 81 (66 women and 15 men) subjects: younger than 45 years (group X, n=22), 45-65 years of age (group Y, n=45), and older than 65 years (group Z, n=14). In addition to clinical data, computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain as well as X-ray and CT examination of the lumbar spine were recorded in this study.

The effects of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability and fear of falling in Parkinson's disease.

Objective: To detect the effectiveness of incremental speed-dependent treadmill training on postural instability, dynamic balance and fear of falling in patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Ankara Education and Research Hospital, 2nd PM&R Clinic, Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Unit.