Hand splinting for poststroke spasticity: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: To determine the effect of volar and dorsal splinting on the spasticity of the wrist flexor muscles in patients who had stroke.

Method: Thirty-nine subjects were prospectively randomized to use a dorsal or volar splint or no splint (control group). All the patients underwent home-based exercise program, and the experimental groups used either dorsal or volar hand splints according to their distribution.

Somatosensory evoked potentials of hand muscles in stroke and their modification by botulinum toxin: a preliminary study.

Objective: To determine the effect of botulinum toxin A on spasticity and somatosensory evoked potentials of hand muscles in patients who have undergone cerebrovascular accident.

Design: Preliminary, prospective, before-after study design.

Patients: Six subjects prospectively followed after application of botulinum toxin A in the rehabilitation department of a university hospital.

Burnout, depression and anxiety levels in mothers of infants with brachial plexus injury and the effects of recovery on mothers' mental health.

Objective: To evaluate depression, anxiety and burnout in mothers of infants with brachial plexus injury and assess the effects of the severity of injury on the mothers' mental health, as the literature provides no information on this topic.

Study Design: The study was based on eighteen mothers without psychiatric antecedents who had infants with perinatal brachial plexus paralysis (PBPP). The severity of the brachial plexus injury was classified according to the Narakas classification system.

Awareness of osteoporotic patients.

Osteoporosis has recently been recognized as a major public health problem by some governments and health care providers. Despite significant progress in knowledge about osteoporosis, public awareness is required for effective management if precautions are to be taken. The aim of this study was to evaluate the educational status of osteoporotic individuals, and their awareness about the disease and sources of information.