Effects of rehabilitation treatments jointly considered by physiatrists and rehabilitation therapists in patients with severe burn injury.

Rehabilitation treatments for patients with severe burn injury (SBI) are difficult owing to the lack of knowledge, skills, and experience among clinicians and physical and occupational therapists, resulting in serious patient disability. This study retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of rehabilitation treatments jointly considered by physiatrists and rehabilitation therapists (Physiatrist and Registered therapist Operating rehabilitation: PROr) for patients with SBI admitted to our hospital's burn intensive care unit (BICU). Eligible patients were classified into the PROr and standard rehabilitation (SR) groups.

[A Case of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma with Arthritis and Colitis Due to Immune-Related Adverse Events During Ipilimumab-Nivolumab Combination Therapy].

A 73-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma underwent a left-sided open radical nephrectomy at our center. The pathological diagnosis was Fuhrman Grade 2, stage pT3a, clear cell renal cell carcinoma. A follow-up computed tomography (CT) scan revealed lung metastases 9 months after the surgery.

Differences in Muscle Fatigability of Vastus Medialis between Sexes Using Surface Electromyographic Power Spectral Analysis in Healthy Adults.

Objectives: With a relatively high percentage of type I fibers in the vastus medialis (VM), its fatigability may be more sensitive to the effects of muscle activity in the quadriceps. However, sex-related differences in the muscle fatigability of the VM remain unknown. The purpose of the present study was to assess the differences in fatigability of the VM between healthy adult men and women.

Effect of early mobilization in patients with stroke and severe disturbance of consciousness: Retrospective study.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of early mobilization with a physiatrist and registered therapist Operating rehabilitation (PROr) for patients with stroke and severe disturbance of consciousness (DoC).

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively screened records from patients with stroke admitted to our hospital from January 2015 to June 2021. Eligible patients with severe DoC were classified into two groups: patients who received standard rehabilitation (control group) and patients who received PROr (PROr group).

Comparison of erector spinae fatigability between female patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy individuals: a cross sectional pilot study.

Background: Postural abnormality is one of the main symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). The erector spinae muscles play an important role in maintaining an upright posture, but the fatigability of the erector spinae in patients with PD is unknown. The purpose of this study was to compare the trunk extension maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) and the fatigability of the erector spinae between female patients with PD and healthy volunteers.

Differences in fatigability of vastus medialis muscle between patients with limb symmetry index of <90% and ≥90% after chronic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Background: A limb symmetry index (LSI) of ≥90% for the quadriceps is recommended for return to sports activity after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). However, there is no information on differences in muscle fatigability between patients with LSI of <90% and ≥90%. The aim of this study was to assess the difference in quadriceps muscle fatigability on the involved side between post-ACLR patients with LSI of <90% and ≥90%.

Properties of Paraspinal Muscles in Japanese High School Baseball Players With Terminal-Stage Lumbar Spondylolysis.

Background: Lumbar spondylolysis is a defect in the pars interarticularis that is common in young athletes; the stress distribution at the pars interarticularis is the highest in extension and rotation movements. The paraspinal muscles play an important role in stabilization of the lumbar spine; however, no study has assessed the properties of paraspinal muscles in athletes with lumbar spondylolysis.

Objective: To evaluate the properties of paraspinal muscles in athletes with lumbar spondylolysis.

Fatigue-related differences in erector spinae between prepubertal children and young adults using surface electromyographic power spectral analysis.

Background: The erector spinae is more resistant to fatigue in adult women than men. However, no study has reported the sex differences in back muscle fatigue in children.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the fatigability of erector spinae in prepubertal children and adults, in both males and females.

Age-related sex differences in erector spinae muscle endurance using surface electromyographic power spectral analysis in healthy humans.

Background Context: Previous studies reported that the erector spinae muscle is more resistant to fatigue in healthy adult women than in men. However, no study has reported changes in back muscle fatigue with aging in healthy men and women.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate age-related changes in muscle fatigue of erector spinae muscle in men and women.