Investigation of Sexual Function in Men with Spinal Cord Injury in a Rehabilitation Hospital in Turkey.

Background: Sexual function is one of the most important functions for males with spinal cord (SC) injuries, and there are wide ranges and conflicting results about sexual dysfunction and the frequency of education of these patients.

Objectives: The aim of our retrospective study is to evaluate sexual function and to determine the level of sexual education provided by medical professionals in males with SC injury.

Patients And Methods: Eighty-one inpatient males with SC injury were included in the study.

Investigation of health literacy level and its effect on quality of life in patients with spinal cord injury.

Objectives: To determine the health literacy HL) level in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) and evaluate the relationship between HL and the quality of life (QoL).

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.

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.

Recurrent priapism in spinal cord injury: A case report.

Recurrent priapism is characterized by repetitive episodes of erections which are unrelated to sexual interest or stimulation. It is extremely rare in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). There are a number of conservative agents used in the treatment.

The regularity of orthosis use and the reasons for disuse in stroke patients.

This is a Retrospective descriptive study. Orthoses and walking aids are used frequently in stroke rehabilitation to facilitate ambulation. The aim was to describe the regularity of orthosis use and the reasons for disuse in stroke after discharge from inpatient rehabilitation.

Demographic and clinical features and rehabilitation outcomes of patients with Friedreich ataxia: A retrospective study.

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the demographic and clinical features, and rehabilitation outcomes of Friedreich Ataxia patients in the inpatient setting.

Patients And Methods: Between January 2000 and December 2012, a total of 37 Friedreich Ataxia patients (26 males, 11 females; mean age 29.2±9.

The effects of the number of physical therapy sessions on pain, disability,and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain.

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of different physical therapy (PT) session numbers on pain, impairment. and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP).Materials and methods: In this prospective, randomized-controlled, single-blind trial, a total of 60 patients with chronic LBP were divided into 2 groups with simple randomization within the scope of the study.

Comparision of two different dry-needling techniques in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of two different dry needling (DN) techniques (deep dry needling & peppering) in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).

Methods: Seventy-two patients, who were diagnosed as MPS at our outpatient clinic were randomly assigned into two groups as deep dry needling (DDN) and peppering. All patients were evaluated four times as: before the treatment and 1-5-12 weeks after the completion of treatment protocol.

A Randomized Controlled Study: Effectiveness of Functional Electrical Stimulation on Wrist and Finger Flexor Spasticity in Hemiplegia.

Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to the wrist and finger extensors for wrist flexor spasticity in hemiplegic patients.

Methods: Thirty stroke patients treated as inpatients were included in the study. Patients were randomly divided into study and control groups.

Wheelchair appropriateness in children with cerebral palsy: A single center experience.

Background: Although wheelchair appropriateness has been studied in general wheelchair users and spinal cord injury patients, it has not been studied in children with cerebral palsy yet.

Objective: To describe the wheelchair appropriateness in children with cerebral palsy.

Materials And Methods: Thirty children with cerebral palsy were included.

A functional tool demonstrating the physical function decline independentof age in patients with predialysis chronic kidney disease.

Background/aim: Physical function decline in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has been a popular area of investigation in the last decade. It has been shown that lower levels of physical function in CKD results in poor outcomes. Nevertheless, nephrology practice does not include routine assessment of physical function.

Sleep disordered breathing in children with cerebral palsy.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of Sleep Disordered Breathing (SDB) in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP), and determine whether a relationship between SDB and age, gender, weight status, type of CP, motor function level, and spasticity can be established.

Methods: The study included 94 children with CP and 94 healthy children with normal development, between the ages two and 18. SDB was assessed using the Sleep-Related Breathing Disorder (SRBD) scale of the Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ).

Blood mean platelet volume and platelet lymphocyte ratio as new predictors of hip osteoarthritis severity.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a low grade systemic inflammatory disease in which many inflammatory mediators are known to be elevated in the peripheric blood. Blood platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and mean platelet volume (MPV) are accepted as novel markers in many of the systemic inflammatory disorders, but have not been investigated in synovitis-free radiographic OA yet.The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of blood PLR and MPV in radiographic hip OA.

Does vitamin D affect muscle strength and architecture? An isokinetic and ultrasonographic study.

Background And Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the association between 25- hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and muscle strength/architecture.

Methods And Study Design: Thirty patients (27 women, 3 men) were allocated into Group I (n=15, mean age; 44.4±9.

Speech and language therapy for aphasia following subacute stroke.

The aim of this study was to investigate the time window, duration and intensity of optimal speech and language therapy applied to aphasic patients with subacute stroke in our hospital. The study consisted of 33 patients being hospitalized for stroke rehabilitation in our hospital with first stroke but without previous history of speech and language therapy. Sixteen sessions of impairment-based speech and language therapy were applied to the patients, 30-60 minutes per day, 2 days a week, for 8 successive weeks.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of persons with spinal cord injury in Turkey: One-year experience of a primary referral rehabilitation center.

Objective: To define the demographic and clinical characteristics of persons with spinal cord injury, rehabilitated in a primary referral rehabilitation center in Turkey.

Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

The analysis of serum lipid levels in patients with spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Objectives: The purposes of this investigation were to evaluate the serum lipid profile among a broad sample of patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), examining the impact of disease duration, lesion level, lesion grade and functional activity level on serum lipid levels of patients with SCI.

Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey.

Predictive Factors for Inpatient Falls among Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: Inpatient falls are of significant concern. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the predictors of inpatient falls among children with cerebral palsy in a rehabilitation hospital.

Design And Methods: A total of 93 patients with cerebral palsy were assessed based on history, physical findings, the Selective Motor Control Test, the Gross Motor Functional Classification System, the Berg Balance Scale and the Manual Ability Classification System.

Influence of patient training on persistence, compliance, and tolerability of different dosing frequency regimens of bisphosphonate therapy: An observational study in Turkish patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Objective: In our study, we aimed to evaluate the influence of training on compliance and persistence with bisphosphonate treatment given on a weekly vs. monthly basis in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients.

Methods: A total of 979 patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis (mean age: 63.

Short-term effects of upper extremity circuit resistance training on muscle strength and functional independence in patients with paraplegia.

Background And Objectives: A number of exercises to strengthen the upper extremities are recommended to increase functional independence and quality of life (QoL) in patients with paraplegia. Circuit resistance training (CRT) is a type of progressive resistive exercise performed repeatedly at fixed mechanical exercise stations. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential benefits of CRT for upper extremity muscle strength, functional independence, and QoL in patients with paraplegia.

The effectiveness of balneotherapy in chronic neck pain.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of balneotherapy (BT), which is applied in addition to physical therapy (PT), in the treatment of chronic neck pain. Sixty patients with chronic neck pain were divided into study (n = 30) and control (n = 30) groups. All of the patients in both groups were treated with a 15-session standard PT program consisting of hot pack, ultrasound, and transcutaneous electrical stimulation.

Evaluation of bone mineral density and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in subjects with silica exposure.

Objective: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the bone mineral density (BMD) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels in patients with silica exposure.

Materials And Methods: The study included 104 male subjects with silica exposure and 36 healthy subjects. Posterior-anterior radiographs were classified according to the International Labour Office (ILO) Classification.