Remote delivery of seated exercises transfers to improved balance and mobility after stroke: a case report.

Introduction: Seated exercises can reduce the need for in-person assistance during remote-delivered programs, but its safety implications in stroke are unknown.

Objective: This case-report investigates the effect of a novel, remotely delivered 2-week seated exercise program on mobility in a person living with stroke.

Case Description: A 68-year-old man living with a chronic stroke (>1-year post-stroke) and moderate disability (Modified Rankin Scale = 3) participated in a 2-week seated exercise program delivered remotely through videoconferencing (Zoom).

Quality of Physical Activity Participation Among Adults with Disabilities Through Pandemic Restriction.

Physical activity (PA) is essential for maintaining well-being in adults with disabilities. This population experienced reduced PA during the COVID-19 pandemic; yet, the impact on quality of PA participation remains unclear. This secondary analysis explored how pandemic restrictions impacted six experiential dimensions of quality of PA participation among adults with disabilities.

Perception of autonomy among people who use wheeled mobility assistive devices: Dependence on the type of wheeled assistive technology.

We evaluated perceived autonomy among users of different types of wheeled mobility assistive devices (WMADs) across five environments and identified the effect on user autonomy due to specific device characteristics. A study-specific questionnaire was used to assess satisfaction with autonomy of WMAD users in the Home, Buildings Outside of the Home, Outdoor Built, Outdoor Natural Environment, and Transportation. For each environment, 15 contextual factors were rated for their impact on participants' autonomy.

Building a Bridge to the Community: An Integrated Knowledge Translation Approach to Improving Participation in Community-Based Exercise for People After Stroke.

Background: People who have had a stroke and are living in the community have low levels of physical activity, which reduces their functional capacity and increases risks of developing secondary comorbid conditions. Exercise delivered in community centers can address these low levels of physical activity; however, implementing evidence-based programs to meet the needs of all community stakeholders is challenging.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to determine implementation factors to facilitate participation in relevant exercise and physical activity for people with chronic health conditions, like stroke.

Starting and stopping kinetics of a rear mounted power assist for manual wheelchairs.

A rear mounted, powered, drive wheel has been developed to assist with mobility for manual wheelchairs. The version tested operates in two modes (indoor and outdoor). To start in the indoor mode users must initiate propulsion with sufficient force to trigger the motor.

Spinal cord injury rehabilitation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: time to rehabilitation admission, length of stay and functional independence.

Objectives: (1) To describe functional status, length of stay (LOS) and time to rehabilitation admission trends. (2) To identify independent predictors of motor function following rehabilitation.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Intelligent power wheelchair use in long-term care: potential users' experiences and perceptions.

Purpose: Long-term care (LTC) residents with cognitive impairments frequently experience limited mobility and participation in preferred activities. Although a power wheelchair could mitigate some of these mobility and participation challenges, this technology is often not prescribed for this population due to safety concerns. An intelligent power wheelchair (IPW) system represents a potential intervention that could help to overcome these concerns.

Assessing psychopathology in individuals with developmental disabilities.

Individuals with developmental disabilities are at high risk for developing mental health problems. The prevalence of psychopathology is approximately 4 times higher than that found in the general population. Yet there is a tendency to underdiagnose psychiatric disorders in the developmentally delayed population because of diagnostic overshadowing, the lack of appropriate diagnostic criteria, and the paucity of appropriate assessment measures.

Increasing intervention implementation in general education following consultation: a comparison of two follow-up strategies.

This study examined two strategies for increasing the accuracy with which general education teachers implemented a peer tutoring intervention for reading comprehension. The intervention was implemented for 5 elementary school students who had been referred for consultation services. Initial implementation of the intervention by the teachers was variable, and the data exhibited a downward trend.

Medicinal leeches used to salvage a traumatic nasal flap.

We report a case in which medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) were used to rescue a traumatic nasal flap from venous congestion and loss. A healthy 18-year-old had a bicycling accident and, in addition to other facial injuries, presented with a complex full thickness nasal laceration. After he had been resuscitated and the flap sutured, he was treated with two leeches four times a day for 48 h.