Effect of transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation on spasticity in upper motor neuron conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Study Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Objectives: To determine the effect of non-invasive transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) on spasticity, activity limitations and participation restrictions in various upper motor neuron diseases.

Methods: Six databases including CINAHL plus, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, MEDLINE, SCOPUS and Web of Science were searched for the relevant records from January 2008 to December 2022.

Prevalence of psychological symptoms and their correlates among physiotherapy clinical students: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Mental health in medical students is well researched, with physiotherapy students receiving less attention even though psychiatry is a recognised specialty within physiotherapy.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety and stress among physiotherapy clinical students.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was employed on 402 physiotherapy clinical students aged 17-40 years using a convenience sampling method.

Prevalence of chronic non-specific low back pain among caregivers of stroke survivors in Kano, Nigeria and factors associated with it: A cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Low back pain (LBP) may have a specific or non-specific cause such as abnormal posture or repetitive tasks. For instance, lifting and transferring patients during caregiving for stroke survivors may predispose the caregivers to LBP.

Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of chronic non-specific LBP and factors associated with it in caregivers of stroke survivors.

Hausa translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and assessment of psychometric properties of the Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire.

Background: Self-efficacy has been defined as "people's beliefs about their capabilities to produce designated levels of performance that exercise influence over events that affect their lives." In stroke survivors, impairments in motor, sensory/perceptual, and cognitive functions greatly reduce self-efficacy.

Aim: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) into Hausa language.

Phytoremediation of leachate contaminated soil: a biotechnical option for the bioreduction of heavy metals induced pollution in tropical landfill.

Metal remediation is important considering the environmental pressure due to soil pollution from landfill leachate. Hence, identifying potential plant-based option for remediation, especially the use of bio-/hyper-accumulators, is inevitable. Contamination of soil with heavy metals has been a decades-long concern.

Predictors of gross motor function and activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy.

To determine the influence of selected impairment variables, spasticity, trunk control, upper limb function and selective motor control of the lower limb on gross motor function and activities of daily living in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Seventy children with CP, 40 boys and 30 girls, with age range between 11 and 156 months were recruited in this cross-sectional study. Data on spasticity, selective motor control of the lower limb, upper limb function and trunk control were assessed using modified Ashworth scale (MAS), selective motor control of the lower limb (SCALE), paediatric arm function test, trunk motor control assessment and GMFM88, respectively.

Pattern and outcome of traumatic spinal cord injury managed at University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Nigeria: A retrospective study.

Background: Understanding pattern and outcome of traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) will inform better management which expectedly would improve prognosis and minimise complications.

Methods: : A retrospective study was carried out on all managed TSCI cases from January 2009 to December 2018. Sociodemographic characteristics, injury type, cause and complications were extracted from patients' registers and case folders.

Comparative Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation and Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Erectile Dysfunction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Electrical stimulation and aerobic exercise have been indicated to be beneficial in the management of erectile dysfunction individually. However, there is a scarcity of evidence comparing the two treatment approaches. This study investigated the effects of Electrical Stimulation (ES) compared with Eerobic Exercise (AE) in the management of individuals with Erectile Dysfunction (ED).

Effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) delivered via dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on central post-stroke pain and depression: a case report.

Background: Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in the management of patients with central post-stroke pain (CPSP) and post-stroke depression (PSD) individually. However, it is not known if tDCS delivered via dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) can be used to ameliorate both symptoms.

Objective: The purpose of this case report was to share the effectiveness of using tDCS of the DLPFC with short inter-session intervals to reduce central pain and depression in a stroke survivor.

Hausa translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and assessment of psychometric properties of the motor activity log.

Aim: To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Motor Activity Log (MAL) into Hausa Language.

Method: Forward and backward translations of the questionnaire were done by independent language experts who are fluent in Hausa and English language respectively. The experts reviewed the translation process according to Beaton's guidelines.

How Much We Think of Ourselves and How Little We Think of Others: An Investigation of the Neuronal Signature of Self-Consciousness between Different Personality Traits through an Event-Related Potential Study.

Background: Previous studies have revealed that self-related tasks (items) receive more attention than non-self-related, and that they elicit event-related potential (ERP) components with larger amplitudes. Since personality has been reported as one of the biological correlates influencing these components, as well as our behavioural differences, it is important to examine how it affects our self-consciousness in relation to tasks of varied relevance and the neurological basis.

Methods: A total of 33 male and female undergraduate Malaysian medical students of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) participated in the study.