Effect of virtual reality therapy on functional development in children with cerebral palsy: A single-blind, prospective, randomized-controlled study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of virtual reality (VR) therapy on motor and functional development in children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Patients And Methods: In this single-blind, prospective, randomized-controlled study, a total of 41 patients (28 males, 13 females; mean age 8.49 years; range, 5 to 15 years) receiving inpatient treatment for CP were included between April 2009 and September 2009.

Effects of Kinesio Tape application to quadriceps muscles on isokinetic muscle strength, gait, and functional parameters in patients with stroke.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Kinesio Tape (KT) application to quadriceps muscles on isokinetic muscle strength, gait, and functional parameters in patients with stroke. Twenty-four patients were allocated into KT and control groups. All patients participated in the same conventional rehabilitation program 5 times/wk for 4 wk.

A challenging case of diffuse diabetic musculoskeletal system involvement: diagnostic confusion with rheumatoid arthritis.

A diabetic patient who was misdiagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis because of complicated musculoskeletal manifestations of diabetes is reported here. A 57 year old woman had been on sulphasalazine treatment with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis for 3 years but failed to respond. Her past medical history disclosed that she had been using metformin due to diabetes mellitus for 8 years.

The effect of electromyographic biofeedback treatment in improving upper extremity functioning of patients with hemiplegic stroke.

This study evaluated the effect of electromyographic biofeedback (EMG-BF) treatment on wrist flexor muscle spasticity, upper extremity motor function, and ability to perform activities of daily living in patients with hemiplegia following stroke. A total of 40 patients were enrolled and were randomly assigned to two groups: a group treated with EMG-BF (study group) and a untreated (control) group. Both groups participated in a hemiplegia rehabilitation program consisting of neurodevelopmental and conventional methods and verbal encouragement to "relax" spastic wrist flexor muscles.

The effect of the stroke etiology on functional improvement in our geriatric hemiplegic patients.

Objective: We aimed to determine the effect of the cerebrovascular accident etiology in the geriatric patients with hemiplegia included in our physical medicine and rehabilitation program on functional improvement.

Methods: A total of 46 geriatric patients with hemiplegia attending the inpatient physical medicine and rehabilitation program were included in the study. The patients were divided into two groups-thromboembolic vessel disease (TEVD) and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH)-depending on the cerebrovascular accident etiology.

Evaluation of upper extremity rehabilitation in hemiplegic patients with and without complex regional pain syndrome type 1.

We investigated the effects of the complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type 1 on upper extremity rehabilitation in hemiplegic patients. Eighty patients were enrolled and were randomly assigned to either study (40 hemiplegic patients with CRPS) or control (40 hemiplegic patients without CRPS) groups. All patients participated in a hemiplegia rehabilitation program consisting of neurodevelopmental techniques, stretching and strengthening exercises, and conventional methods.