Quality of life and related factors in degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis: A controlled study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of life of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) with that of the controls' and to investigate the factors related with the quality of life in LSS.

Methods: Fifty-four patients with LSS were included in the study whose diagnosis were made by clinically and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Control group consisted of age and sex matched 54 individuals.

Efficacy of supervised exercise combined with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in women with fibromyalgia: a prospective controlled study.

The aim of this study was to investigate the results of a supervised exercise with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in an exercise controlled study in women with fibromyalgia. Sixty-six women with fibromyalgia who admitted to the outpatient clinic of our hospital were randomized into two treatment groups. The patients in both groups participated in a supervised combined exercise program for 12 weeks.

Impact of cognitive impairment on functional outcome in stroke.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the cognitive impairment on functional status in patients with subacute stroke. Fifty-two patients with subacute stroke were included in the study. Mini mental state examination (MMSE) test was used for the evaluation of cognitive status.

Relationship between bone turnover and bone density at the proximal femur in stroke patients.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the rate of bone turnover and bone loss at the proximal femur in stroke patients.

Methods: This study was performed between January 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006 at the Stroke Rehabilitation Unit, Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. One hundred six patients who had a stroke for the first time were included in the study.

Comparison of the therapeutic efficacy of TENS versus intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a prospective randomized study.

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is perceived as a major public health problem, and today, various treatment modalities are used to manage this condition. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and intra-articular hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc; Genzyme Corporation, Ridgefield, NJ) in patients with symptomatic knee OA. A total of 60 patients with primary knee OA were randomized into 2 treatment groups.