Purpose: Ice Water Test (IWT) is not frequently used today. IWT triggers a non-inhibited involuntary detrusor contraction (NIDC) when the bladder is being filled with cold saline solution. NIDC is unmasked via a segmental reflex loop different from the physiological micturition reflex.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: While numerous therapeutic education programs exist in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), they rarely concern pharmacological treatments. Nevertheless, drugs prescribed during a hospital stay can have a significant risk of adverse events. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are among them.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: Retrospective study on the changing position impact on respiratory events in 14 rehabilitation tracheotomized tetraplegic patients, during 25 months.
Methods: Three positions were compared: permanently supine (16 periods), seated on