The validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the functional mobility scale in patients with cerebral palsy.

The aim of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) in patients with cerebral palsy. The validity and reliability study was conducted with 100 cerebral palsy patients (66 males, 34 females; mean age: 6.4±2.

Adherence to Compression Garment Wear and Associated Factors Among Patients with Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Pilot Study from a Turkish Tertiary Center.

Compression garments are the basis of the maintenance phase of the breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) treatment. The aim of this study is to investigate the adherence to compression garment wear and the associated factors among patients with BCRL. Patients who received standard therapy and training on compression garment wear from a single center were asked to fill out a 28-item questionnaire on compression garment wear.

The relationship between scoliosis and upper extremity functions in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between scoliosis and upper extremity functions in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Patients And Methods: Between January 2018 and July 2018, a total of 55 patients (54 males, 1 female; mean age: 9.9±2.

The relationship of ischemia-modified albumin levels to disease activity scores and HLA-B27 in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: Recent studies have implicated increased oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of Ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), an altered form of albumin, increases oxidative stress. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between IMA levels and other indicators of disease severity in AS.

Diagnostic Contribution of Ultrasonography in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.

Many assessments have been reported and used in evaluating lymphedema. The aim of this study was to investigate the diagnostic contribution of ultrasonography in unilateral breast cancer-related lymphedema. Upper extremity circumferences were measured with a measuring tape from ulnar styloid at the wrist to the axilla at 4 cm intervals.

Is Fibromyalgia Syndrome a Neuropathic Pain Syndrome?

Objectives: This study aims to investigate whether fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) represents a neuropathic pain syndrome through the use of neuropathic pain scales.

Patients And Methods: The study included 99 female patients (mean age 44.21 years; range, 18 to 65 years) who referred to Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Department Outpatient Clinics with complaints of widespread pain and who received a clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia based on the 1990 American College of Rheumatology diagnostic criteria and a control group consisting of 86 female patients (mean age 49.

Is dry heat treatment (fluidotherapy) effective in improving hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis? A randomized controlled trial.

Objective:: To evaluate the efficacy of dry heat treatment (fluidotherapy) in improving hand function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Design:: Prospective randomized controlled trial.

Setting:: Departments of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Rheumatology in a university hospital.