Spasticity Predicts Motor Recovery for Patients with Subacute Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury.

Objective: A motor complete spinal cord injury (SCI) results in the loss of voluntary motor control below the point of injury. Some of these patients can regain partial motor function through inpatient rehabilitation; however, there is currently no biomarker to easily identify which patients have this potential. Evidence indicates that spasticity could be that marker.

Toward a Smart Sensing System to Monitor Small Animal's Physical State via Multi-Frequency Resonator Array.

This article presents a highly scalable and rack-mountable wireless sensing system for long-term monitoring (i.e., sense and estimate) of small animal/s' physical state (SAPS), such as changes in location and posture within standard cages.

Camera-Based Short Physical Performance Battery and Timed Up and Go Assessment for Older Adults With Cancer.

This paper presents an automatic camera-based device to monitor and evaluate the gait speed, standing balance, and 5 times sit-stand (5TSS) tests of the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and the Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. The proposed design measures and calculates the parameters of the SPPB tests automatically. The SPPB data can be used for physical performance assessment of older patients under cancer treatment.

The effects of Task-Oriented Motor Training on gait characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes neuropathy.

Background: It is known that general gait training improves lower extremity muscle strength and endurance in Diabetes Neuropathy (DN). But, it is still unknown whether Task-Oriented (TO) gait training would change gait biomechanics and the risk of falling in DN. TO gait training focuses on promoting timing and coordination of lower extremity movements through goal-directed practices with sufficient repetition.

Spectral characteristics of postural sway in diabetic neuropathy patients participating in balance training.

Background: The aim of the present study is to have a detailed frequency analysis about the effect of balance training with respect to reactive movement strategies and sensory strategies in type 2 diabetic neuropathy (DN) patients. Also understand changes in the role of each postural subsystem for controlling quiet standing after balance training.

Methods: A group of 19 patients were included in the quasi experimental, time- series study.

Dynamic stability training improves standing balance control in neuropathic patients with type 2 diabetes.

Patients with type 2 diabetic neuropathy (DN) are at an increased risk of falls due to the decreased accurate proprioceptive feedbacks. Effective balance training should treat context-specific instabilities of postural control of patients with DN. For this purpose, evaluations and balance training were designed with a 3-week baseline with evaluation after 3 weeks, followed by training over 3 weeks with reevaluation.

Effects of physiotherapeutic TENS in a woman with unexplained infertility.

Unexplained infertility (UI) is a difficult diagnosis in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. This report describes TENS treatment as an adjunct therapy for a 30-year-old woman with long-standing UI who was scheduled to undergo ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer. She had three unsuccessful intrauterine insemination treatments.