The optimal treatment duration for inspiratory muscle strengthening exercises in stroke patients: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Background: Little is known about the ideal duration of inspiratory muscle training in stroke patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of short-term and long-term inspiratory muscle strengthening exercises in stroke patients.

Methods: This study was a prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial involving 50 stroke patients.

Different doses of hyaluronic acid injections in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A multicenter, randomized, prospective, single-blind, clinical study.

Background: Many formulations and dosing regimens are available for hyaluronic acid (HA).

Objective: To compare different doses of linear, high-molecular weight (HMW) HA injections among patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Hundred patients were included in this randomized, single-blinded trial and randomly divided into three HA injection groups.

Skin depigmentation and subcutaneous fat atrophy after crorticosteroid injection for lateral epicondylitis in two elbow.

Lateral epicondylitis is the most common elbow problem in adults. Corticosteroid injection for the treatment of lateral epicondylitis is a frequently used method of conservative management. A 43-year-old woman was referred to our clinic with a 6-month history of pain along the lateral side of her right and left elbow.

Effect of robotic-assisted gait training on functional status, walking and quality of life in complete spinal cord injury.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of robotic-assisted gait training (RAGT) on functional status and the quality of life in patients with subacute complete spinal cord injury (SCI). Thirty-seven patients with complete SCI were included in this study. All patients underwent conventional rehabilitation 5 days a week for 8 weeks.

Effectiveness of Combined Complex Decongestive Therapy and Resistance Exercises in the Treatment of Lymphedema Associated with Breast Cancer and the Effect of Pain on Treatment Response.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of complex decongestive therapy (CDT) accompanied by resistance exercises on extremity circumference, lymphedema volume, grip strength, functional status, and quality of life in the treatment of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) in patients with and without pain. Fifty patients with unilateral BCRL were divided into groups: with pain (Group 1,  = 25) and without pain (Group 2,  = 25). Thirty minutes of manual lymphatic drainage and multilayered short-stretch bandaging were applied to all patients five times a week for 4 weeks.

Effects of platelet-rich plasma on the clinical outcomes and cartilage thickness in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Background: The interest in biological treatments that have the potential to modify cartilage biology has gradually increased in recent years.

Objective: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (IA-PRP) injections on the femoral cartilage thickness, pain, functional status, and quality of life of patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Methods: A total of 71 patients (109 knees) with knee osteoarthritis who were administered IA-PRP injections twice with two-week intervals were included in this study.

The prevalence of comorbidity and predictors in ankylosing spondylitis.

Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of comorbidities and related factors in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Patients And Methods: Between June 2013 and January 2014, a total of 100 patients with AS (64 males, 36 females; mean age 43.1±10.

Early term effects of robotic assisted gait training on ambulation and functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury.

Background/aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effects of robotic-assisted gait training on ambulation and functional capacity in patients with spinal cord injury.

Materials And Methods: In total, 88 patients were included and were randomly divided into two groups. The first group underwent 16 sessions of robotic therapy training for 8 weeks and conventional therapy for 5 days a week.

Effectiveness of Ultrasound Therapy on Myofascial Pain Syndrome of the Upper Trapezius: Randomized, Single-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of conventional ultrasound (US) therapy in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-four patients (23 males, 31 females; mean age 29.8±5.

A rare and late presentation of pudendal neuralgia in a patient with fibromyalgia after pilates exercises.

A 32-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic about two years ago with complaints of widespread pain, tiredness, fatigue, and insomnia for six months. She was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and initiated medical treatment with the recommendation of aerobic exercises. Her medical history revealed widespread pain disappeared one month after exercising with localized pelvic pain.

Comparision of ultrasound therapy of various durations in the treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome.

[Purpose] A prospective, randomized, single-blind study was performed in order to compare the efficacy of ultrasound treatments of various durations for patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. [Subjects and Methods] One hundred patients who had been diagnosed with subacromial impingement syndrome by clinical examination and magnetic resonance imaging were included in this study. Patients were randomly divided into two groups of fifty patients per group.

Early and vigorous fluid resuscitation prevents acute renal failure in the crush victims of catastrophic earthquakes.

This study analyzes the effects of fluid resuscitation in the crush victims of the Bingol earthquake, which occurred in May 2003 in southeastern Turkey. Questionnaires asking about demographic, clinical, laboratory, and therapeutic features of 16 crush victims were filled in retrospectively. Mean duration under the rubble was 10.