The Effect of Cochlear Implant Stimulation on Postural Control.

Objective: There are contradictory reports on the effect of cochlear implantation on postural control. Associated vestibular loss, electrode insertion trauma, and electrical stimulus of a cochlear implant can influence postural control. This study focused on the electrical stimulation of the cochlea.

Cognitive function and cardiorespiratory fitness affect gait speed in type-2 diabetic patients without neuropathy.

Aim: To identify physical, cognitive, and metabolic factors affecting gait speed in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) without neuropathy.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 71 diabetic patients without neuropathy (mean age 55.87±7.

Effects of different types of exercises on pain, quality of life, depression, and body composition in women with fibromyalgia: A three-arm, parallel-group, randomized trial.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the efficacy of three different exercise types on pain, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), depression, and body composition in women with fibromyalgia (FM).

Patients And Methods: Between June 2019 and December 2019, a total of 41 women with FM (mean age: 46.7+9.

Efficacy of local oxygen-ozone therapy for the treatment of digital ulcer refractory to medical therapy in systemic sclerosis: A randomized controlled study.

Background: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of local oxygen-ozone therapy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients with digital ulcers (DUs) who were resistant to medical therapy and had impairment in activities of daily living.

Methods: Participants' demographic data, and clinical parameters were recorded. Twenty-five SSc patients with DUs were randomized to the ozone group (I) (n = 13) to receive medical treatment plus local oxygen-ozone therapy and the control group (II) (n = 12) to receive medical treatment only.

Effectiveness of conventional versus virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises in elderly patients with dizziness: a randomized controlled study with 6-month follow-up.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises supported with virtual reality containing real-life environments on dizziness, static and dynamic balance, functional mobility, fear of falling, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients with dizziness.

Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 32-patients aged 65-years and older who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with dizziness complaint randomly assigned to 2 groups. In Group 1 (n=16), vestibular rehabilitation program, supported with virtual reality, and in Group 2 (n=16), conventional vestibular rehabilitation program was applied 30-min a day, 5 sessions per week, 15 sessions in total for 3 weeks.

Role of rehabilitation in a COVID-19 survivor with intensive care unit-acquired weakness: A case report.

Intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is a catastrophic and debilitating clinical condition that causes generalized weakness and predisposes to adverse short- and long-term outcomes. Novel coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been a global pandemic since November 2019. Each additional ICU admission for COVID-19 stresses intensive care unit (ICU) and hospital capacity.

The Correlations Between Disease Specific Quality of Life, Short Form-36 and Clinical Variables in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Objectives: This study aims to assess the correlations between disease specific quality of life (QoL), general health status and clinical variables in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and also to determine a cutoff value for the disease specific QoL questionnaire.

Patients And Methods: A total of 124 patients (80 males, 44 females; mean age 40.6±11.

Effectiveness of whole-body vibration or biofeedback postural training as an add-on to vestibular exercises rehabilitation therapy in chronic unilateral vestibular weakness: A randomized controlled study.

Background: The efforts to achieve better functional results in vestibular rehabilitation have been continued by using different visual and somatosensory stimuli for a long time. Whole-body vibration (WBV) is a mechanical vertical stimulation that provides high frequency vibration stimulus to the proprioceptive receptors. Biofeedback provides continuous information to the subject regarding postural changes.

Interval Versus Continuous Aerobic Exercise Training in Overweight and Obese Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of the supervised pulmonary rehabilitation programs consisting of either an interval or continuous aerobic exercise program, with a home-based exercise program in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who were overweight or obese.

Methods: In this randomized controlled study, 72 overweight and obese patients diagnosed as having COPD were randomly assigned to 3 groups. Group 1 received an interval-type (IT) aerobic exercise program, group 2 received a continuous-type (CT) aerobic exercise program (both groups performed home exercises as well) and group 3 was only given a home-based exercise (HE) program.

Efficacy of moderate-intensity walking provided feedback by ECE PEDO on abdominal fat in overweight and obese women: A randomized, exercise study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of walking with Equipment for Clever Exercise (ECE PEDO) compared to supervised, moderate-intensity, aerobic, treadmill walking exercise in overweight and obese women.

Patients And Methods: Between September 2014 and January 2015, 28 women with overweight and obesity were assigned to two groups: supervised treadmill walking (Group 1, n=14) or walking with ECE PEDO (Group 2, n=14). The target heart rate (HR) corresponding to values of 50 to 70% VO2max were determined by submaximal treadmill test.

Cadence Feedback With ECE PEDO to Monitor Physical Activity Intensity: A Pilot Study.

The purpose of this study was to examine the monitoring capabilities of the equipment for clever exercise pedometer (ECE PEDO) that provides audible feedback when the person exceeds the upper and lower limits of the target step numbers per minute and to compare step counts with Yamax SW-200 (YX200) as the criterion pedometer.A total of 30 adult volunteers (15 males and 15 females) were classified as normal weight (n = 10), overweight (n = 10), and obese (n = 10). After the submaximal exercise test on a treadmill, the moderate intensity for walking was determined by using YX200 pedometer and then the number of steps taken in a minute was measured.

Effect of mud compress therapy on cartilage destruction detected by CTX-II in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Background/objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of mud compress (MC) therapy compared to hot pack (HP) therapy on cartilage destruction and subchondral bone alterations detected by urine levels of C telopeptide fragment of collagen type-II (uCTX-II) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Fifty-nine patients between 49-74 years of age with bilateral knee OA divided into 2 groups. Twenty-five patients (16 females, 9 males) and 34 patients (22 females, 13 males) were given HP versus local natural organic and mineral-rich MC therapy respectively for 2 weeks as a total of 12 sessions.

Arterial and intraocular pressure changes after a single-session hot-water immersion.

Background/aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of head-out hot-water immersion on the intraocular pressure (IOP) of healthy subjects and investigate whether this intervention alters cardiovascular and microcirculatory responses. METHODs: 16 male and 18 female healthy young adults were immersed in 39 degrees C water up to shoulder level for 20 minutes. Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and IOP were measured pre-immersion, post-immersion and five minutes after immersion on the same day.

Effect of 10-Week Supervised Moderate-Intensity Intermittent vs. Continuous Aerobic Exercise Programs on Vascular Adhesion Molecules in Patients with Heart Failure.

Objective: Abnormal expression of cellular adhesion molecules may be related to endothelial dysfunction, a key feature in chronic heart failure. This study compares the effects of 10-wk supervised moderate-intensity continuous aerobic exercise (CAE) and intermittent aerobic exercise (IAE) programs on markers of endothelial damage, disease severity, functional and metabolic status, and quality-of-life in chronic heart failure patients.

Design: Fifty-seven patients between 41 and 81 yrs with New York Heart Association class II-III chronic heart failure and with a left ventricular ejection fraction of 35%-55% were randomized into three groups: nonexercising control, CAE, and IAE, which exercised three times a week for 10 wks.

A case with rheumatod arthritis and atraumatic odontoid fracture: disappearence of bony landmarks.

We aim to draw attention to occult, atraumatic fractures of the odontoid process in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to underline difficulties encountered during clinical and radiological diagnosis. A forty-seven years old man with RA for 4 years had occipital pain for 1 year without any history of trauma. Later, he developed weakness in the upper extremities, but he did not realize weakness in the lower extremities due to deformities.

Efficacy of low level laser therapy and intramuscular electrical stimulation on myofascial pain syndrome.

Background: Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) which is an important cause of musculoskeletal pain has shown a dramatic increase in recent years.

Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of intramuscular electrical stimulation therapy (IMS) and low-level-lasertherapy (LLLT) in patients with MPS.

Methods: Patients were randomly divided into three groups.

Turkish version of the painDETECT questionnaire in the assessment of neuropathic pain: a validity and reliability study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a Turkish version of the painDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q) and assess its reliability and validity.

Methods: Two hundred and forty patients who were diagnosed by expert pain physicians in daily clinical practice and classified as having either neuropathic, nociceptive, or mixed pain for at least 3 months were enrolled in this study. After the usual translation process, the Turkish version of the PD-Q was administered to each participant twice with an interval of 48 hours.

Comparison of the effectiveness of active and passive neuromuscular electrical stimulation of hemiplegic upper extremities: a randomized, controlled trial.

To compare the efficacy of electromyography (EMG)-triggered (active) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and passive NMES in enhancing the upper extremity (UE) motor and functional recovery of subacute and chronic stage stroke patients. Thirty-one hemiplegic patients were randomly assigned to active NMES (n=11), passive NMES (n=10), and control (sham stimulation) (n=10) groups. Each treatment regimen was applied five times per week for 45 min for 3 weeks.

Ultrasonographic measurement of the distal femoral cartilage thickness in patients with unilateral transtibial amputation.

Background: Lower limb amputation sometimes predisposes to degenerative secondary disorders.

Objectives: To evaluate the distal femoral cartilage thicknesses of patients with unilateral transtibial amputations using ultrasound and to investigate the relationship between cartilage thickness and disease-related parameters.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Comparing the efficacy of mature mud pack and hot pack treatments for knee osteoarthritis.

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of mature mud pack and hot pack therapies on patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Design: This study was designed as a prospective, randomized-controlled, and single-blinded clinical trial. Twenty-seven patients with clinical and radiologic evidence of knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned into two groups and were treated with mature mud packs (n 15) or hot packs (n=12).

The effect of pramipexole therapy on balance disorder and fall risk in Parkinson's disease at early stage: clinical and posturographic assessment.

The aim of this study was to determine balance problems and severity and ratio of postural instability of newly diagnosed, early stage Parkinson's patients who did not receive any antiparkinson treatment before, to evaluate fall risk clinically and posturographically and to examine the effects of pramipexole on these signs and symptoms. Detailed posturographic assessments which involved central vestibular, visual, peripheric vestibular somatosensory field tests were applied to both patient and control subjects and fall risk was determined. There was not statistically significant difference between patients and control subjects before and after drug therapy in the assesment of fall risk in posturography and there was not any improvement with drug usage in the patient group.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of the femoral cartilage thickness after unilateral arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Purpose: To assess the distal femoral cartilage after unilateral arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and to explore the relationship between cartilage thickness and various disease-/surgery-related parameters.

Methods: Eighty-nine patients (42 M, 47 F) who had undergone arthroscopic partial meniscectomy surgery were evaluated. Ultrasonographic distal femoral cartilage thicknesses were measured with a 5-13-MHz linear probe (General Electric, Logiq P5) on mid-points of the lateral condyle, intercondylar notch and medial condyle of operated and non-operated knees by a physician blinded to patients' data.

Hemorheological responses to progressive resistance exercise training in healthy young males.

Background: This study aimed to explore the effects of progressive resistance exercise training (PRET) on hemorheology.

Material/methods: Exercise sessions included 1-3 sets of 8-12 repetitions at 40-60% of 1-repetition maximum (1-RM) for 3 weeks and at 75-80% of 1-RM during weeks 4-12. Red blood cell (RBC) deformability and aggregation were determined by ektacytometry, plasma and whole blood viscosities (WBV) by rotational viscometry.

[Functional status, patient satisfaction and quality of life in patients with arthroscopic partial meniscectomy].

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of clinical and demographic variables on functional status, patient satisfaction and quality of life following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2001 and December 2010, 98 patients (44 males, 54 females; mean age 52.1±12.