Investigation of health literacy level and its effect on quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury.

Objectives: To determine the health literacy HL) level in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and evaluate the relationship between HL and the quality of life (QoL).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.

Effect of virtual reality therapy on functional development in children with cerebral palsy: A single-blind, prospective, randomized-controlled study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of virtual reality (VR) therapy on motor and functional development in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Patients And Methods: In this single-blind, prospective, randomized-controlled study, a total of 41 patients (28 males, 13 females; mean age 8.49 years; range, 5 to 15 years) receiving inpatient treatment for CP were included between April 2009 and September 2009.

Demographic and clinical features and rehabilitation outcomes of patients with Friedreich ataxia: A retrospective study.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the demographic and clinical features, and rehabilitation outcomes of Friedreich Ataxia patients in the inpatient setting.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2012, a total of 37 Friedreich Ataxia patients (26 males, 11 females; mean age 29.2±9.

A Randomized Controlled Study: Effectiveness of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Wrist and Finger Flexor Spasticity in Hemiplegia.

Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the wrist and finger extensors for wrist flexor spasticity in hemiplegic patients.

Methods: Thirty stroke patients treated as inpatients were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into study and control groups.

The analysis of serum lipid levels in patients with spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objectives: The purposes of this investigation were to evaluate the serum lipid profile among a broad sample of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), examining the impact of disease duration, lesion level, lesion grade and functional activity level on serum lipid levels of patients with SCI.

Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.

Coexistence of Deep Vein Thrombosis, Heterotopic Ossification, and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome due to Hemorrhagic Stroke.

Case: A patient who developed hemiplegia related to a hemorrhagic stroke and who had not been started on venous thromboembolism prophylaxis or a physical medicine and rehabilitation program was admitted to our clinic on the 4th month after the event. Our patient had pain, swelling, redness, increased temperature at the right lower extremity, range of motion limitation at the hip and knee, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) at the same side lower extremity, and heterotopic ossification (HO) at the hip.

Conclusions: Our case is presented to emphasize the HO that is not frequently seen after stroke, the importance of DVT prophylaxis in hemorrhagic stroke, and the association between DVT, HO, and CRPS.

Effects of Mirror Therapy in Stroke Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Objective: To investigate the effects of mirror therapy on upper limb motor functions, spasticity, and pain intensity in patients with hemiplegia accompanied by complex regional pain syndrome type 1.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Training and research hospital.

Effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the wrist and finger flexor spasticity and hand functions in cerebral palsy.

Purpose: To evaluate the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on wrist range of motion, wrist and finger flexor spasticity, and hand functions in patients with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Method: Twenty-four children with unilateral spastic cerebral palsy (14 boys and 10 girls) between the ages of 5 and 14 years were randomized into neuromuscular electrical stimulation and control groups. Conventional exercises were applied, and static volar wrist-hand orthosis was administered to all patients 5 days a week for 6 weeks.

The effect of electromyographic biofeedback treatment in improving upper extremity functioning of patients with hemiplegic stroke.

This study evaluated the effect of electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BF) treatment on wrist flexor muscle spasticity, upper extremity motor function, and ability to perform activities of daily living in patients with hemiplegia following stroke. A total of 40 patients were enrolled and were randomly assigned to two groups: a group treated with EMG-BF (study group) and a untreated (control) group. Both groups participated in a hemiplegia rehabilitation program consisting of neurodevelopmental and conventional methods and verbal encouragement to "relax" spastic wrist flexor muscles.

The effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation for the treatment of shoulder subluxation and shoulder pain in hemiplegic patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of functional electrical stimulation (FES) for the treatment of shoulder subluxation and shoulder pain in hemiplegic patients.

Method: A total of 50 hemiplegic patients with shoulder subluxation and shoulder pain were included in the study. The patients were randomly divided into the study and control groups.