Effects of low-level laser therapy on symptomatic calcific rotator cuff tendinopathy : A prospective randomized controlled study.

Objective: Rotator cuff calcific tendinitis (RCCT) is a benign but incapacitating condition and in some patients it is the cause of chronic debilitating pain and functional disability. We aimed to reveal the short-term effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on clinical and sonographic parameters in patients with symptomatic RCCT.

Method: This prospective randomized controlled study analyzed 76 painful shoulders of 68 patients aged 18-75 years, with over 3 months of shoulder pain and where RCCT was confirmed sonographically.

Evaluation of bone health in terms of osteoporosis in adult patients with neuromuscular disease.

Background/aim: There are no current guidelines to help clinicians decide whether patients with adult neuromuscular disease (NMD) should be screened or treated for osteoporosis (OP). This study was undertaken to investigate the presence of OP in patients with various types of NMD and to examine the relationship between OP evaluation parameters and functional status, daily living activities, balance, and ambulation levels.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 45 patients with NMDs.

Factors influencing the willingness to participate in rehabilitation in patients with subacute stroke.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the parameters that may influence the willingness of patients to participate in post-stroke rehabilitation.

Methods: Patients in the subacute phase of stroke who underwent inpatient rehabilitation for one month were included in this study. The primary outcome measure was the level of rehabilitation participation as measured on the Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS).

Best Practice Recommendations for Dysphagia Management in Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Delphi Study from Multidisciplinary Experts in Turkey.

There is no study about all aspects of oropharyngoesophageal (OPE) dysphagia from diagnosis to follow-up in a multidisciplinary manner in the world. In order to close this gap, we aimed to create a recommendation study that can be used in clinical practice, addressing all aspects of dysphagia in the ICU in detail with the opinion of experienced multidisciplinary experts. This recommendation paper was generated by a multidisciplinary team, using the seven-step process and a three-modified Delphi round via e-mail.

Comparison of thicknesses of talar cartilage, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles between high-activity patients with unilateral traumatic transtibial amputation and nonamputated individuals: A clinical and sonographic study.

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the thicknesses of intact talar cartilage, tibialis anterior (TA), gastrocnemius medialis (GCM), and gastrocnemius lateralis (GCL) muscles of traumatic unilateral transtibial amputees with that of nonamputated individuals by ultrasound and to investigate the relationship between cartilage and muscle thickness measurements with clinical parameters.

Methods: Thirty-six patients with unilateral traumatic transtibial amputation, and 36 age-matched, sex-matched, and body mass index-matched nonamputated controls were included in this cross-sectional study. Subjects' talar cartilage, TA, GCM, and GCL muscle thickness measurements were performed using musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Is the information about lateral epicondylitis on the YouTube platform reliable and of good quality?

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the quality and reliability of YouTube videos, as a source of lateral epicondylitis (LE).

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 484 videos were analyzed by searching the YouTube platform with the keyword 'lateral epicondylitis.' Journal of the Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria, modified DISCERN and Global Quality Scale (GQS) were used for quality and reliability assessments.

Outcomes and predictors of stress among Turkish family caregivers of patients with acquired brain injury.

Objective: This study examined family caregiver stress and factors predicting the stress among caregivers of patients with acquired brain injury (ABI).

Methods: Sixty caregivers of patients with ABI took part in this study. All participants completed assessments of Caregiver Strain Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS).

Pediatric dysphagia overview: best practice recommendation study by multidisciplinary experts.

Background: Currently, there is no comprehensive and multidisciplinary recommendation study covering all aspects of pediatric dysphagia (PD). This study aimed to generate PD management recommendations with methods that can be used in clinical practice to fill this gap in our country and in the world, from the perspective of experienced multidisciplinary experts.

Methods: This recommendation paper was generated by a multidisciplinary team, using the seven-step process and a three-round modified Delphi survey via e-mail.

Best Practice Recommendations for Geriatric Dysphagia Management with 5 Ws and 1H.

Background: Dysphagia is a geriatric syndrome. Changes in the whole body that occur with aging also affect swallowing functions and cause presbyphagia. This condition may progress to oropharyngeal and/or esophageal dysphagia in the presence of secondary causes that increase in incidence with aging.

Foot Deformity in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Is It Associated With Functionality and Disease Activity?

Foot involvement affects mobility and functionality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis but it remains unknown if foot deformities in ankylosing spondylitis patients affect functionality, disease activity, and quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate in detail the presence of a relationship between radiologically detected foot deformities in ankylosing spondylitis patients and both clinical and electrophysiological findings. The cross-sectional study included 110 patients with ankylosing spondylitis who were diagnosed according to the Assessment in Spondyloarthritis International Society criteria and were followed in our hospital.

Assessment of lower limb peripheral nerves with ultrasound in patients with traumatic amputation.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the sciatic nerve (SN), common peroneal nerve (CPN), and tibial nerve (TN) by ultrasound in patients with traumatic lower limb amputation (LLA) and to examine the possible relationship between ultrasonographic and clinical findings.

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 33 male patients (mean age: 36.6±8.

Functional electrical stimulation cycling in patients with chronic spinal cord injury: a pilot study.

Objective: To examine the therapeutic value of lower extremity functional electrical stimulation (FES) - evoked cycling on functional independence, health status, gait parameters, pulmonary functions, and biochemical values in patients with chronic complete/incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI).

Materials And Methods: Fifteen patients with SCI (duration of more than 6 months) who were able to stand up and walk with long leg braces or assistive devices and had stable neurological status and trunk balance undertook FES cycling for 6 weeks (three times per week). The main outcomes were: Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and 20-meter walk test (20MWT).

The effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of post-stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain: a prospective randomized controlled study.

To evaluate clinical and ultrasonographic efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) accompanied by partial thickness rotator cuff tear (PTRCT). The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Patients with HSP accompanied by PTRCT (n = 44) were randomly assigned to HILT and control groups.

How Does Nutritional Status Affect Outcomes in Patients with Neurological Diseases?

Background: To evaluate the nutritional status of patients with neurological diseases during the rehabilitation process and to investigate the relationships between the nutritional status and disease severity and clinical evaluation outcomes.

Methods: In this prospective trial, 109 patients with a disease duration of <6 months, hospitalized for neurological rehabilitation in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, Ankara, Turkey were enrolled from 2014-17. All patients were assessed with the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) test, European Quality of Life Scale (Euro-QoL), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pittsburg Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS), and Functional Ambulation Category (FAC).

Sonographic Predictors in Patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: To evaluate the sonographic findings of soft tissues more comprehensively, to investigate the relationship between sonographic pathologies and clinical features, and to determine the predicted factors that may interfere with the most common sonographic findings in patients with hemplegic shoulder pain (HSP) .

Methods: Sixty-four consecutive stroke patients with HSP admitted to inpatient clinic were included in this cross-sectional study. Demographic, clinical, and sonographic findings were recorded.