Novel approach towards antimicrobial chemotherapy optimization in lower respiratory tract infections in children: An observational study.

The use of local antibiogram in guiding clinical decisions is an integral part of the antimicrobial stewardship program. Conventional antibiograms are not disease-specific, ignore the distribution of microorganisms, obscure the in-vitro efficacy interrelationships, and have limited use in polymicrobial infections.We aimed to develop an in-house empiric, disease-specific, antimicrobial prescription auxiliary for the treatment of hospitalized pediatric pneumonia patients and to present the methods which help to choose the first and the second line antimicrobial therapy, while accounting for cost and safety aspects.

Evaluation of the association between postural control and sagittal curvature of the spine.

Introduction: Balance is key to controlling body posture. Balance is typically assessed by measures of the body's vertical orientation, obtained by balancing out the forces acting on different body segments. The ability to maintain balance is assessed by evaluating centre of pressure (CoP) displacement; such assessments are typically used to evaluate responses to a treatment process.

The Influence of Solution pH on the Kinetics of Resorcinol Electrooxidation (Degradation) on Polycrystalline Platinum.

Electrochemical oxidation of resorcinol on a polycrystalline platinum electrode was investigated in five different solutions, namely 0.5 and 0.1 M HSO, 0.

The Effect of an Innovative Biofeedback SKOL-AS Treatment on the Body Posture and Trunk Rotation in Children with Idiopathic Scoliosis-Preliminary Study.

The deformity in idiopathic scoliosis (IS) is three dimensional and effective correction involves all three planes. Recently, the biofeedback method has been implemented in the treatment of scoliosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative biofeedback SKOL-AS postural training among children with scoliosis.

Review of the Current Knowledge on the Role of Stem Cell Transplantation in Neurorehabilitation.

The management involving stem cell (SC) therapy along with physiotherapy offers tremendous chance for patients after spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), stroke, etc. However, there are still only a limited number of reports assessing the impact of stem cells (SCs) on the rehabilitation process and/or the results of the simultaneous use of SC and rehabilitation. Additionally, since there is still not enough convincing evidence about the effect of SCT on humans, e.

The Duration of the correction loss after removing cheneau brace in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate the loss of truncal rotation over 54 hours after removing Chêneau brace.

Methods: The studied groups consisted of 39 girls aged 10-18 years old, diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) and treated with Chêneau brace (CAST) and 20 AIS girls aged 10-18 years old, not treated with bracing. Posterior-anterior radiographs were obtained from the clinical assessment of all subjects and were subsequently used to determine Cobb angles.

Early detection of idiopathic scoliosis - analysis of three screening models.

Introduction: The prevalence of lateral curvatures of the spine ranges from 0.3% to 15.3% in the general population.

Objective parallel-forms reliability assessment of 3 dimension real time body posture screening tests.

Background: Screening tests play a significant role in rapid and reliable assessment of normal individual development in the entire population of children and adolescents. Body posture screening tests carried out at schools reveal that 50-60% of children and adolescents demonstrate body posture abnormalities, with 10% of this group at risk for progressive spinal deformities. This necessitates the search for effective and economically feasible forms of screening diagnosis.

Arthrogryposis in infancy, multidisciplinary approach: case report.

Background: Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is an etiopathogenetically heterogeneous disorder characterised by non-progressive multiple intra-articular contractures, which can be recognised at birth. The frequency is estimated at 1 in 3,000 newborns. Etiopathogenesis of arthrogryposis is multifactorial.

The influence of self-stretching based on postisometrical relaxation, static stretching combined with stabilizing exercises, and stabilizing exercises only on the flexibility of one-joint and two-joint hip flexors.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE. The limitations of muscle flexibility are a common dysfunction of the musculoskeletal system. Therefore, various therapeutic techniques are used in rehabilitation programs to increase their flexibility.

Assessment of visual perception in adolescents with a history of central coordination disorder in early life - 15-year follow-up study.

Introduction: Central nervous system damage in early life results in both quantitative and qualitative abnormalities of psychomotor development. Late sequelae of these disturbances may include visual perception disorders which not only affect the ability to read and write but also generally influence the child's intellectual development. This study sought to determine whether a central coordination disorder (CCD) in early life treated according to Vojta's method with elements of the sensory integration (S-I) and neuro-developmental treatment (NDT)/Bobath approaches affects development of visual perception later in life.

Effectiveness of Chêneau brace treatment for idiopathic scoliosis: prospective study in 79 patients followed to skeletal maturity.

Background: Progressive idiopathic scoliosis can negatively influence the development and functioning of 2-3% of adolescents, with health consequences and economic costs, placing the disease in the centre of interest of the developmental medicine. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Chêneau brace in the management of idiopathic scoliosis.

Methods: A prospective observational study according to SOSORT and SRS recommendations comprised 79 patients (58 girls and 21 boys) with progressive idiopathic scoliosis, treated with Chêneau brace and physiotherapy, with initial Cobb angle between 20 and 45 degrees, no previous brace treatment, Risser 4 or more at the final evaluation and minimum one year follow-up after weaning the brace.

Conservative management of idiopathic scoliosis--guidelines based on SOSORT 2006 Consensus.

Background: Idiopathic scoliosis, defined as a lateral curvature of the spine of above 10 degrees (Cobb angle), is seen in 2-3% of the growing age population, while curves above 20 degrees , requiring conservative treatment, are found in 0.3-0.5%.

Short-duration electrostimulation in the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis.

Background. The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the possibility of shortening the arduous and controversial 9-hour period of lateral electrical surface stimulation (LESS) used in the conservative therapy of idiopathic scoliosis (IS). Material an methods.

The influence of tensometric evaluation of the pain threshold on the nature of resistance exercising in disorders of the knee joint.

Background. We evaluated the usefulness of tensometric examination of the quadriceps as a means of assessing the pain threshold for the subcartilage layer in the patellofemoral joint and the knee joint. Material and methods.

Sources of porcine longissimus dorsi muscle (LDM) innervation as revealed by retrograde neuronal tract-tracing.

The aim of the present study was to establish the origin of the motor, autonomic and sensory innervation of the L1-L2 segment of the porcine longissimus dorsi muscle (LDM), in order to provide morphological basis for further studies focusing on this neural pathway under experimental conditions, e.g. phototerapy and/or lateral electrical surface stimulation.

Ultrastructural features of supraspinal muscles in rabbits after long-term transcutaneous lateral electrical surface stimulation (LESS).

Lateral electrical surface stimulation is one of methods used in the therapy of the progressive form of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in children and youth. However, there are data suggesting that this method may lead to serious adverse side effects, when used for a too long period of time per day. To clarify this issue, the present study was aimed at disclosing possible changes in the ultrastructural appearance of rabbit supraspinal muscles undergoing long-term stimulation (9 h per day, 3 months), an animal model successfully used to mimic the situation in humans.

Pathomorphological pattern of paravertebral muscles of rabbits after long-term experimental electrostimulation.

The objective of this study was to identify the histopathological features of paravertebral muscles after long-term Lateral Electrical Surface Stimulation (LESS). LESS has been applied for the treatment of idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents. Former studies reported the negative effect on the mental state of treated patients, as well as functional disturbances of organs, endocrine glands, and muscle metabolism.