Publications by authors named "N G Sichinava"

Unlabelled: Patients with traumatic cervical injury of the spinal cord show clinical symptoms of tetraplegia. Furthermore, the motor function of the upper limbs is a key function for such patients, because it has a significant impact on the quality of life. One of the components of the definition of rehabilitation potential is the identification of the possible functions' ceiling and compliance of the patient's current condition with known model characteristics.

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Introduction: Postoperative delirium (POD) is seen in approximately 15% of elderly patients and is related to poorer outcomes. In 2017, the Federal Joint Committee (Gemeinsamer Bundesausschuss) introduced a 'quality contract' (QC) as a new instrument to improve healthcare in Germany. One of the four areas for improvement of in-patient care is the 'Prevention of POD in the care of elderly patients' (QC-POD), as a means to reduce the risk of developing POD and its complications.

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Unlabelled: Injuries of the ligamentous apparatus of the ankle joint are one of the most common injuries of the ODA. A large number of complications and a long period of disability require the development of modern methods of physiotherapy treatment that can reduce the number of relapses and reduce the duration of rehabilitation.

Objective: Evaluation of the effectiveness of the use of electromyostimulation in motion in the treatment of post-traumatic edema of the ankle joint.

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Objective: To study the efficacy of the patient- and task-oriented approach and specific therapeutic exercises (TE) for the arms in patients after spinal cord injury at the cervical level.

Material And Methods: The study included 119 patients with a history of spinal injury of more than one year. They were divided into three demographically comparable groups.

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Unlabelled: In the conditions of increasingly stringent anti-doping rules, the development of new non-drug methods of treatment and rehabilitation of athletes is of particular importance.

Objective: Development of new methods of medical rehabilitation of athletes after injury.

Material And Methods: Thirty-three athletes with knee injuries were examined.

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