Publications by authors named "M Mariam"
Objective: To compare the effects of muscle energy techniques, facet joint mobilisation and conventional physical therapy on pain, disability, cervical lordosis and range of motion in patients with chronic neck pain.
Methods: The parallel-design randomised controlled trial was conducted at the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department of the Heavy Industries Taxila Hospital, Taxila Cantt, Pakistan, from December 2020 to May 2021, and comprised patients of either gender aged 35-50 years who had chronic neck pain, recurrent neck pain, and cervical spine curve. The participants were randomised into muscle energy techniques group A, facet joint mobilisation group B and conventional physical therapy group C.
Introduction: Effective critical care requires the placement of a central venous catheter (CVC), which is frequently indicated for volume resuscitation, hemodynamic assessment, and the administration of vasopressors, blood products, and parenteral nourishment. However, central venous catheterization is not without its complications. The majority of these problems are avoidable and treatable with proper patient selection, cautious insertion technique, and attention after catheter insertion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aimed to obtain the results of psychometric analysis and reliability of the dental treatment motivation scale (DTMS), which was adapted cross-culturally for pregnant women in Indonesia. A descriptive survey was conducted with 149 pregnant women at a maternal clinic in Bandung City, Indonesia, in December 2020. Convenience sampling was chosen as the sampling technique after the inclusion and exclusion criteria had been fulfilled.
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- The study focuses on understanding the healthcare resources and costs associated with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) in Malaysia.
- A modified Delphi panel of local experts validated clinical pathways and resource utilization, while a Markov model estimated the financial burden on patients.
- The findings reveal total annual costs of MYR 5981 in public settings and MYR 8581 in private settings, highlighting significant contributions from outpatient visits and medical devices to overall expenses.
Background And Objectives: Waste water from abattoirs could harbour bacteria some of which are pathogenic. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the quality of wastewater from some abattoirs in Ilorin, Nigeria.
Materials And Methods: The counts of viable bacteria, total coliform, faecal coliform, enterococci, and spp.