Using ultrafast angio planewave ultrasensitive and conventional doppler imaging techniques to assess intramuscular blood perfusion in older adults.

Background: Microvascular ultrasound imaging techniques such as Angio PLanewave UltraSensitive (Angio-PL.U.S.

Comparing the effects of dual-task training and single-task training on walking, balance and cognitive functions in individuals with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review.

Background: This systematic review aimed to examine whether dual-task (DT) training was superior to single-task (ST) training in improving DT walking, balance and cognitive functions for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD).

Methods: Literature search was performed in the following electronic databases: PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Metstr covering inception to May 10, 2023. And in order to facilitate comparison across trials, we calculated the effect size (Hedges' g) of gait, balance, cognitive, and other parameters under both ST and DT conditions, using the mean change score and standard deviation (SD) of change score of the experimental and control groups.

The Diagnostic Accuracy of Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler Ultrasound Technique in Stratifying Intracranial Cerebral Artery Stenoses in Cerebrovascular Disease Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The early and accurate stratification of intracranial cerebral artery stenosis (ICAS) is critical to inform treatment management and enhance the prognostic outcomes in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Digital subtraction angiography (DSA) is an invasive and expensive procedure but is the gold standard for the diagnosis of ICAS. Over recent years, transcranial color-coded Doppler ultrasound (TCCD) has been suggested to be a useful imaging method for accurately diagnosing ICAS.

A Comparative Study of Transcranial Color-Coded Doppler (TCCD) and Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Ultrasonography Techniques in Assessing the Intracranial Cerebral Arteries Haemodynamics.

Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) poses a major public health and socio-economic burden worldwide due to its high morbidity and mortality rates. Accurate assessment of cerebral arteries' haemodynamic plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment management of CVD. The study compared a non-imaging transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) and transcranial color-coded Doppler ultrasound (with (cTCCD) and without (ncTCCD)) angle correction in quantifying middle cerebral arteries (MCAs) haemodynamic parameters.

The effect of dual-task training on cognitive ability, physical function, and dual-task performance in people with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To summarize the effect of dual-task training on cognitive, physical function, and dual-task performance in people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia.

Data Sources: Embase, PEDro, PsycINFO, PubMed, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library, and a forward search conducted via Web of Science have been searched from inception to July 2023.

Review Methods: Good-quality randomized controlled trials compared dual-task training with no/placebo intervention or single-task training among people with a primary diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia were included.

Predictors of chronic pain and disability in patients treated conservatively after distal radius fracture: a prospective cohort study.

Purpose: To determine predictors of chronic pain and disability among patients with distal radius fractures (DRF) treated conservatively with closed reduction and cast immobilization.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study. Information on patient characteristics, post-reduction radiographic parameters, finger and wrist range of motion, psychological status (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale or HADS), pain (Numeric Rating Scale or NRS), and self-perceived disability (Disabilities of the Arm, Should, and Hand or DASH) were taken at baseline, cast removal, and 24 weeks.

Effect of physical exercise on fear of falling in patients with stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To consolidate the evidence on the effect of physical exercise on fear of falling in individuals with stroke.

Data Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Database and MEDLINE.

Methods: An extensive database search was conducted to identify the randomised controlled trials that examined the effect of physical exercise on fear of falling post-stroke.

Diagnostic Efficacy of Advanced Ultrasonography Imaging Techniques in Infants with Biliary Atresia (BA): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The early diagnosis of biliary atresia (BA) in cholestatic infants is critical to the success of the treatment. Intraoperative cholangiography (IOC), an invasive imaging technique, is the current strategy for the diagnosis of BA. Ultrasonography has advanced over recent years and emerging techniques such as shear wave elastography (SWE) have the potential to improve BA diagnosis.

Low-Frequency rTMS over Contralesional M1 Increases Ipsilesional Cortical Excitability and Motor Function with Decreased Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Objective: To determine the long-term effects of low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LF-rTMS) over the contralesional M1 preceding motor task practice on the interhemispheric asymmetry of the cortical excitability and the functional recovery in subacute stroke patients with mild to moderate arm paresis.

Methods: Twenty-four subacute stroke patients were randomly allocated to either the experimental or control group. The experimental group underwent rTMS over the contralesional M1 (1 Hz), immediately followed by 30 minutes of motor task practice (10 sessions within 2 weeks).

Degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking vary with component tasks in people after stroke: a systematic review.

Questions: What are the degree and pattern of dual-task interference during walking in people after stroke? How do these vary with disease chronicity and different component tasks in people after stroke? How does dual-task interference differ between people after stroke and people without stroke?

Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis of studies reporting gait-related dual-task interference.

Participants: People after stroke and people without stroke.

Outcome Measures: Measures of walking and secondary (cognitive or manual) task performance under dual-task conditions relative to those under single-task conditions.

A randomised controlled trial of expressive arts-based intervention for young stroke survivors.

Background: Stroke causes lasting brain damage that has numerous impacts on the survivor's physical, psychosocial, and spiritual well-being. Young survivors (< 65 years old) tend to suffer more because of their longer overall survival time. Expressive arts-based intervention is considered a holistic approach for stroke rehabilitation because it allows participants to express their thoughts and emotions through the arts.

Association of subsequent falls with evidence of dual-task interference while walking in community-dwelling individuals after stroke.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the fall predictive value of single-task walking tests and extent of interference observed in dual-task walking tests in ambulatory individuals post stroke.

Design: This is an observational study with prospective cohort.

Setting: The study was conducted at the university laboratory.

Cognitive-motor interference in walking after stroke: test-retest reliability and validity of dual-task walking assessments.

Objective: To explore the reliability and validity of a series of dual-task mobility assessments among individuals post-stroke.

Design: Observational study with repeated measures.

Setting: University laboratory.

Dual-Task Exercise Reduces Cognitive-Motor Interference in Walking and Falls After Stroke.

Background and Purpose- Functional community ambulation requires the ability to perform mobility and cognitive task simultaneously (dual-tasking). This single-blinded randomized controlled study aimed to examine the effects of dual-task exercise in chronic stroke patients. Methods- Eighty-four chronic stroke patients (24 women; age, 61.

Dual-task training effects on motor and cognitive functional abilities in individuals with stroke: a systematic review.

Objective: This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of dual-task balance and mobility training in people with stroke.

Methods: An extensive electronic databases literature search was conducted using MEDLINE, PubMed, EBSCO, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Wiley Online Library. Randomized controlled studies that assessed the effects of dual-task training in stroke patients were included for the review (last search in December 2017).

Transmissibility and waveform purity of whole-body vibrations in older adults.

Background: This study examined the transmission power and waveform purity of vertical (synchronous) whole-body vibrations upon its propagation in the human body among older adults.

Methods: Forty community-dwelling older adults participated in the study (33 women; mean age: 60.3 (SD 5.

Vitamin D status and cardiometabolic risk factors in young adults in Hong Kong: associations and implications.

Background And Objectives: Vitamin D deficiency is reportedly common, but we lack data from young adults. Such data are of interest because epidemiological data support vitamin D as a possible risk modulator for diabetes and cardiovascular ('cardiometabolic') disease. Our objectives were to assess vitamin D status (as plasma 25(OH)D concentration) and investigate associations between this and biomarkers of cardiometabolic disease risk in a group of still-healthy young adults in Hong Kong.

Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Neuromuscular Activation of Leg Muscles During Dynamic Exercises in Individuals With Stroke.

Liao, L-R, and Pang, MYC. Effect of whole-body vibration on neuromuscular activation of leg muscles during dynamic exercises in individuals with stroke. J Strength Cond Res 31(7): 1954-1962, 2017-This study examined the leg muscle activity during exposure to different whole-body vibration (WBV) intensities while performing various dynamic exercises in patients with chronic stroke.

Psychometric properties of dual-task balance and walking assessments for individuals with neurological conditions: A systematic review.

Background: The ability of performing a balance or walking task in conjunction with a secondary cognitive or motor task, referred to as dual-task (DT) ability, is essential in daily living. While there is some evidence that DT performance is impaired in individuals with neurological conditions, using reliable and valid tools to measure DT performance is essential. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of DT balance and walking assessments in individuals with different neurological conditions.

Reliability and Validity of Dual-Task Mobility Assessments in People with Chronic Stroke.

Background: The ability to perform a cognitive task while walking simultaneously (dual-tasking) is important in real life. However, the psychometric properties of dual-task walking tests have not been well established in stroke.

Objective: To assess the test-retest reliability, concurrent and known-groups validity of various dual-task walking tests in people with chronic stroke.

Development and validation of the Chinese version of the Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale: an exploratory and methodological study.

Background: The Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale (MASS) is a tool to measure needle sensations. The aims of the present study were to develop a Chinese version and to assess its psychometric properties.

Methods: This study was a methodological and exploratory study.