Comparison of different methods used in balance evaluation in children with diparetic cerebral palsy.

Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of Single Leg Stance (SLS), Tandem Stance (TS) and Pediatric Reach Tests (PRT) in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP).

Methods: Fifty-three children (31 boys, 22 girls, age:3-15 years, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) Level I- II with diparetic CP were included the study. SLS, TS, PRT test used for balance evaluations.

The effects of basic body awareness therapy on balance in patients with chronic neck pain: a randomised crossover trial.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare the effects of basic body awareness therapy (BBAT) and conventional treatments (CT) on balance in patients with chronic neck pain.

Methods: Thirty-five patients with neck pain participated in this randomised two-period crossover trial. Patients were divided into A (BBAT/CT) ( = 17) and B (CT/BBAT) ( = 18) groups.

Is there a relationship between respiratory function and trunk control and functional mobility in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis?

Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes impairment of respiratory function, trunk control, and functional mobility. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between functional mobility and respiratory function and trunk control in MS patients and to compare the findings with those in healthy individuals.

Methods: Thirty MS patients and 30 healthy subjects were included in this case-control study.

Dimensionality, psychometric properties, and population-based norms of the Turkish version of the Chalder Fatigue Scale among adults.

Background: Fatigue is emerging as a major public health problem that is highly associated with poor health-related quality of life and disability. Among adults, fatigue has become increasingly common because of workload or lifestyle changes. This study aimed to cross-culturally adapt the Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS) into Turkish, to investigate its psychometric properties, and to establish normative data in healthy adults by age and gender.

Reliability and validity of the glittre activities of daily living test in fully ambulatory multiple sclerosis patients.

Background: Evaluation of activities of daily living (ADL) and functional exercise capacity in patients with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) is crucial in demonstrating the effectiveness of interventions.

Aims: To investigate the reliability and validity of the Glittre ADL Test in pwMS.

Methods: Twenty-five pwMS and 26 healthy adults were included in this methodological study.

Effects of freezing of gait on balance in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of freezing of gait (FOG) on static and dynamic balance.

Methods: Twenty patients with Parkinson's disease with and without FOG [PD+FOG (68,6±6,39 years) and PD-FOG group (70,6±4,57 years)] and 10 healthy individuals (68,4±4,92 years) with similar demographic characteristics were included in the study. Balance was compared between the three groups.

The Effect of the Activation of the Core Muscles on Tremor in a Patient with Multiple Sclerosis.

Background: Trunk stabilization is important in providing postural control and extremity movements, and is maintained by the muscles called "core".

Objective: The aim of this report was to demonstrate the effect of core muscles contraction on upper extremity tremor.

Materials And Methods: A 22-year-old Multiple Sclerosis patient with right extremity ataxia was included in this report.

The effects of spinal stabilization exercises in patients with myasthenia gravis: a randomized crossover study.

Purpose: The effects of spinal stabilization exercises (SSE) on fatigue, muscle strength, respiratory functions, functional capacity, and quality of life (QoL) in myasthenia gravis (MG) patients were investigated.

Materials And Methods: This study which was designed a single-blinded, randomized crossover trial were included mild to moderate 10 MG patients, aged between 18 and 65. SSE and home program were applied to the patients for six weeks, four weeks between each exercise program.

Reliability and Validity of Turkish Myasthenia Gravis-Activities of Daily Living Scale.

Linguistic, reliable, and valid secondary efficacy measures are important in clinical settings and studies. The aim of the study is to report test-retest reliability and construct validity of Turkish version of Myasthenia Gravis-Activities of Daily Living Scale (MG-ADL-T) in Myasthenia Gravis (MG) patients. Fifty-two ocular and generalized individuals with MG, applying to rehabilitation center, were included in the study.

Examination of the effects of coordination and balance problems on gait in ataxic multiple sclerosis patients.

Objective: To investigate the effects of coordination and balance problems on gait and plantar pressure distribution in multiple sclerosis patients.

Methods: This was an observational, cross-sectional study. It was conducted at Necmettin Erbakan University between March and December 2017.

Expiratory muscle strength as a predictor of functional exercise capacity in generalized myasthenia gravis.

Objective: To investigate the correlations between the 6-minute walk test and disease severity, pulmonary functions, and respiratory muscle performance in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) and to determine whether MG disease severity, pulmonary functions, and respiratory muscle performance contribute to 6-minute walk test distance in generalized MG.

Methods: This cross-sectional trial was conducted at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey. The study was carried out from February to August 2017.

The trunk control: Which scale is the best in very acute stroke patients?

It is important to evaluate trunk control, given that it is one of the indicators of adequate functional and motor recovery in patients following a stroke. The assessment should be feasible and adequate in clinical conditions in the acute phase. The aim of this study was to detect the most appropriate scale used for trunk control assessment in very acute stroke patients in terms of time and ease of implementation.

Functional exercise capacity evaluated by timed walk tests in myasthenia gravis.

Introduction: We sought to evaluate the test-retest reliability and construct validity of the 6- and 2-minute walk tests (6mWT and 2mWT, respectively) in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).

Methods: Thirty-one patients with generalized MG were enrolled in this study. The 6mWT, 2mWT, MG-specific quality of life questionnaire Turkish version (MG-QoL15T), quantitative myasthenia gravis test (QMG), and pulmonary function tests were administered.

Sensorimotor integration training in Parkinson`s disease.

Objective: To determine the effects of sensorimotor integration training on postural control in Parkinson`s disease.

Methods: This prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted at Hacettepe University (Ankara, Turkey). The study was carried out from August 2012 until March 2015 and included 24 Parkinson`s patients with stage 2-3 according to the Modified Hoehn&Yahr Rating Scale.

Investigating the dynamic plantar pressure distribution and loading pattern in subjects with multiple sclerosis.

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disorder affecting subjects by multiple system impairments. Gait problems are common in subjects with MS and various factors such as; ataxia, hypertonic muscles or/and seconder musculoskeletal system deformities affect the normal plantigrade contact by disturbing accommodation of foot to the ground while walking. The aim of this study was investigating the dynamic plantar pressure distribution and time of maximum pressure in subjects with MS and determining the differences from healthy subjects (HS).

Validity and reliability of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) and the Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA) in multiple sclerosis patients with ataxia.

Background: Ataxia is an extremely common problem in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Thus, appropriate scales are required for detailed assessment of this issue. The aim of our study was to investigate the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale (ICARS) and Scale for the Assessment and Rating of Ataxia (SARA), which are widely used in ataxia evaluation in the context of other cerebellar diseases.

Effects of different exercise modalities on ataxia in multiple sclerosis patients: a randomized controlled study.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of different exercise protocols on ataxia in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Method: A total of 42 MS patients, 17 male and 25 female (Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS): 3-5), were enrolled in this randomized controlled study. The patients were divided into three groups: a balance training (BT) group, a lumbar stabilization (LS) group and a task-oriented training (TT) group.

The organisation of physiotherapy for people with multiple sclerosis across Europe: a multicentre questionnaire survey.

Background: Understanding the organisational set-up of physiotherapy services across different countries is increasingly important as clinicians around the world use evidence to improve their practice. This also has to be taken into consideration when multi-centre international clinical trials are conducted. This survey aimed to systematically describe organisational aspects of physiotherapy services for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) across Europe.

Improvement of muscle strength and fatigue with high voltage pulsed galvanic stimulation in multiple sclerosis patients--a non-randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To examine the effects of High Voltage Pulsed Galvanic Stimulation (HVPGS), that was applied to the spasticity associated weakness in knee flexors and ankle dorsiflexors, on strength and fatigue, in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients, in a non-randomized controlled trial.

Methods: A total of 33 MS patients were included. Fatigue and strength were analyzed with 3rd and 30th second data by dynamometric measurements synchronously with surface electromyography (EMG) [power spectrum analysis (amplitude, mean frequency, median frequency and root means square].

The effect of electrical stimulation in combination with Bobath techniques in the prevention of shoulder subluxation in acute stroke patients.

Objective: To examine the efficiency of electrical stimulation in combination with Bobath techniques in the prevention of inferior and anterior shoulder subluxation in acute stroke patients.

Design: A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Intensive care unit and inpatient clinics of neurology in a university hospital.

The validity and test-retest reliability of the Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life scale in Turkish patients.

The aim of the study was to translate and test the reliability and validity of the Leeds Multiple Sclerosis Quality of Life Scale (LMSQoL) in Turkish patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Demographic data of MS patients who had a registration in and followed up by a university hospital were recorded. The LMSQoL and Turkish Quality of Life questionnaire were applied to the patients.

Psychometric study of Turkish version of Fatigue Impact Scale in multiple sclerosis patients.

Background: The aims of this study were to test the validity, test-retest reliability, and internal consistency of Turkish version of FIS; the variables affecting FIS score.

Materials And Methods: 71 MS patients and 68 healthy subjects were included to the study.

Results: Total FIS score and subscale scores were different statistically between MS patients and healthy volunteers in both first and second FIS applications (p<0.

The validity and reliability of the Fatigue Severity Scale in Turkish multiple sclerosis patients.

The aims of this study were to investigate the Fatigue Severity Scale's Turkish version's validity, reproducibility, internal consistency and parameters. Multiple sclerosis patients' disability levels were determined by the Expended Disability Status Scale and depression status was established with the Beck Depression Inventory. The Fatigue Severity Scale and Beck Depression Inventory were administered through self-report methods and assistance, without guidance, given where needed.

Six-minute walk distance as a measure of functional exercise capacity in multiple sclerosis.

Purpose: We hypothesised that six-minute walk (6MWT) distance of patients with ambulatory multiple sclerosis (MS)would differ from age-matched healthy control subjects. We also investigated the contribution of demographic, physical and physiological factors to impaired functional capacity in MS.

Method: Thirty MS patients and 30 healthy subjects participated in this study.

Assessment of the short-term effect of antispastic positioning on spasticity.

Background: This study was performed in order to investigate the effect of antispastic positioning on spasticity by using different assessment methods.

Methods: A total of 16 patients (11 males [68.75%] and five females [31.