Publications by authors named "O Dizien"
Introduction: Polio survivors in France are estimated at 50,000. This study aimed at describing their needs from their clinical and vocational conditions.
Method: A retrospective study of our physical and rehabilitation medicine (PRM) consultation activity.
Polio survivors are aging and facing multiple pathologies. With age, walking becomes more difficult, partly due to locomotor deficits but also as a result of weight gain, osteoarticular degeneration, pain, cardiorespiratory problems or even post polio syndrome (PPS). These additional complications increase the risk of falls in this population where the risk of fractures is already quite high.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To compare the performance of a power wheelchair with stair-climbing capability (TopChair) and a conventional power wheelchair (Storm3).
Design: A single-center, open-label study.
Setting: A physical medicine and rehabilitation hospital.
Purpose: Palliative motor surgery of the tetraplegic upper limb is well-defined, with relatively precise indications that however vary somewhat from team to team. Our personal indications originated mainly from Zancolli, and were applied by the same surgeon in two independent rehabilitation centers. The goals of this study were to assess the application of these indications with time.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to evaluate a speech synthesizer with respect to patterns of use and satisfaction, during a 2-month trial at home, and the usefulness of the word prediction function.
Design: Prospective study.
Participants: Of the 24 patients with severe dysarthria recruited, 10 completed the study.