Effects of Carbonated Water Concentration on Swallowing Function in Healthy Adults.

In this study, we investigated the effects of carbonated water concentration on swallowing function using surface electromyography (sEMG). Healthy subjects (n = 52, 26.77 ± 3.

Cerebral current-source distribution associated with pain improvement by non-invasive painless signaling therapy in patients with failed back surgery syndrome.

Background: Non-invasive painless signaling therapy (NPST) is an electro-cutaneous treatment that converts endogenous pain information into synthetic non-pain information. This study explored whether pain improvement by NPST in failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) patients is related to cerebral modulation.

Methods: Electroencephalography (EEG) analysis was performed in 11 patients with FBSS.

The Clinical Features of Preschool Children With Speech and Language Disorder and the Role of Maternal Language.

Objective: To retrospectively review the characteristics of preschool children with speech and language disorders to determine their clinical features and compares the average degrees of language delay based on hospital visit purposes, language developmental delay causes, and maternal language.

Methods: One thousand one hundred two children (832 males, 270 females) with the chief complaint of language or speech problems who underwent language assessment for the first time were included. Their medical records, including demographic data, language environments, and family history of language problems and other developmental problems, were collected.

Functional Chemical Components in Larvae: Impact of Supplementary Feeds.

The goal of this study was to evaluate the influence of various supplementary feeds on the chemical composition and production of bioactive substances in larvae. The primary feed-oak-fermented sawdust-was supplemented with a variety of substances, including aloe, apple, banana, sweet persimmon (S. persimmon) and sweet pumpkin (S.

Assessment of the Implementation of Critical Pathway in Stroke Patients: A 10-Year Follow-Up Study.

Background: The complications after stroke inhibit functional recovery and worsen the prognosis of patients. The implementation of a critical pathway (CP) can facilitate functional recovery after stroke by enabling comprehensive and systematic structured rehabilitation.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the implementation of CP in stroke patients for 10 years.

Fall Risk Assessment of Rural Elderly Population in Korea.

Objective: To investigate the risk factors for fall in the elderly population residing in rural areas of Korea and provide useful data for their prevention.

Methods: As part of farmers' health promotion project, a retrospective study was conducted with a total of 350 elderly people recruited from March 2016 to December 2016. These subjects were divided into two groups: 254 non-fallers and 96 fallers.

Factors Associated with Atraumatic Posterosuperior Rotator Cuff Tears.

Background: Certain metabolic factors have been proposed as risk factors for a posterosuperior rotator cuff tear. Although metabolic syndrome is of increasing concern in industrialized societies, little information exists regarding its association with posterosuperior rotator cuff tears. The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors for an atraumatic posterosuperior rotator cuff tear, including metabolic factors and metabolic syndrome.

Collet-Sicard Syndrome With Hypoglossal Nerve Schwannoma: A Case Report.

Collet-Sicard syndrome is a rare syndrome that involves paralysis of 9th to 12th cranial nerves. We report an uncommon case of schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve in a 39-year-old woman presented with slurred speech, hoarse voice, and swallowing difficulty. Physical examination revealed decreased gag reflex on the right side, decreased laryngeal elevation, tongue deviation to the right side, and weakness of right trapezius muscle.

Prevalence and Related Characteristics of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Among Orchardists in the Gyeongsangnam-do Region.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and related characteristics of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in orchardists and to investigate the association between electrodiagnostic severity and physical examinations.

Methods: Between July 2013 and September 2014, 377 subjects (174 men and 203 women) visited the Gyeongsang National University Hospital's Center for Farmer's Safety and Health. All the subjects underwent electrodiagnostic tests and physical examination, including Phalen's test, Tinel's sign, and Durkan's carpal compression test (CCT).

Retrospective assessment of the implementation of critical pathway in stroke patients in a single university hospital.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the implementation of critical pathway (CP) in stroke patients treated at a single university hospital.

Methods: A retrospective medical review collected data from 497 patients who had suffered acute stroke in the rehabilitation center. Stroke outcomes were compared between before and after the implementation of CP based on factors including demographic factors, stroke characteristics, pre-existing medical conditions, medical complications, functional states, and length of stay (LOS).

Effect of anteromedial portal entrance drilling angle during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a three-dimensional computer simulation.

Purpose: The object of this study was to evaluate entrance angle effects on femoral tunnel length and cartilage damage during anteromedial portal drilling using three-dimensional computer simulation.

Materials And Methods: Data was obtained from an anatomic study performed using 16 cadaveric knees. The anterior cruciate ligament femoral insertion was dissected and the knees were scanned by computer tomography.

The effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on lower limb spasticity in subacute stroke patients.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) on lower limb spasticity in subacute stroke patients.

Methods: We studied thirty hemiplegic subacute stroke patients with ankle plantar flexor spasticity. ESWT was applied for 1 session/week, with a total of 3 sessions at the musculotendinous junction of medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles.

Clinical Features according to the Frequency of Acute Exacerbation in COPD.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now regarded as a heterogenous disease, with variable phenotypes. Acute exacerbation of COPD is a major event that alters the natural course of disease. The frequency of COPD exacerbation is variable among patients.

Lance-adams syndrome.

It is not common for a patient who survives cardiac arrest to experience significant neurologic impairment such as acute and chronic post-hypoxic myoclonus, known as Lance-Adams syndrome. This syndrome is predominantly characterized by myoclonus that starts days to weeks after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in patients who regained consciousness. Although several cases of LAS were reported, the decisive treatment method has not been established.

Reliability of the pinch strength with digitalized pinch dynamometer.

Objective: To examine the intra-rater, inter-rater, and inter-instrumental reliability of the digitalized pinch muscle strength dynamometer.

Method: Thirty normal subjects were examined for pinch strength, using both the Preston pinch gauge and the digitalized pinch dynamometer. The participants performed all pinch strength tests in the seated position as recommended by the American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT).

The availability of radiological measurement of tibial torsion: three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction.

Objective: To assess the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability for measuring tibial torsion measurements by a radiographic method using three-dimensional computed tomography reconstruction (3D-CT) and to compare the physical measures to those of 3D-CT.

Method: The study included 33 children who presented with intoeing gait. Tibial torsion was measured by 3D-CT.

Cigarette Smoke Extract-induced Reduction in Migration and Contraction in Normal Human Bronchial Smooth Muscle Cells.

The proliferation, migration, cytokine release, and contraction of airway smooth muscle cells are key events in the airway remodeling process that occur in lung disease such as asthma, chronic obstruction pulmonary disease, and cancer. These events can be modulated by a number of factors, including cigarette smoke extract (CSE). CSE-induced alterations in the viability, migration, and contractile abilities of normal human airway cells remain unclear.

Clinical and genetic analysis of Korean patients with Miyoshi myopathy: identification of three novel mutations in the DYSF gene.

Miyoshi myopathy (MM) is an autosomal recessive distal muscular dystrophy caused by mutations in the dysferlin gene (DYSF) on chromosome 2p13. Although MM patients and their mutations in the DYSF gene have been found from all over the world, there is only one report of genetically confirmed case of MM in Korea. Recently, we encountered three unrelated Korean patients with MM and two of them have previously been considered as having a type of inflammatory myopathy.