Effectiveness of conventional versus virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises in elderly patients with dizziness: a randomized controlled study with 6-month follow-up.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises supported with virtual reality containing real-life environments on dizziness, static and dynamic balance, functional mobility, fear of falling, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients with dizziness.

Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 32-patients aged 65-years and older who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with dizziness complaint randomly assigned to 2 groups. In Group 1 (n=16), vestibular rehabilitation program, supported with virtual reality, and in Group 2 (n=16), conventional vestibular rehabilitation program was applied 30-min a day, 5 sessions per week, 15 sessions in total for 3 weeks.

The Effects of Basic Photography Education on Quality of Life, Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction and Moods in Children with Diplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Aims: To investigate the effects of basic photography education and practices on health-related-quality-of-life (HRQoL), self-esteem, life satisfaction, and moods of children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: Twenty children with diplegic CP who did not have an intellectual or communication disability were included in this prospective randomized controlled clinical study and divided into two equal groups using a computer-generated list of random numbers to receive either eight weeks of basic photographic training or a control group. Basic photography training including a total of 20 hours theoretical and 30 hours practice was given during the eight weeks in this study.

The effects of short-term back extensor strength training in postmenopausal osteoporotic women with vertebral fractures: comparison of supervised and home exercise program.

Unlabelled: This study explores the effect of supervised back extensor strength training on spinal pain, back extensor muscle strength, trunk-arm endurance, kyphosis, functional mobility, and quality of life (QoL) among sixty postmenopausal women with vertebral osteoporotic fractures.

Purpose: To compare the effects of a 6-week supervised or home-based program of back-strengthening exercise on spinal pain, back extensor strength, trunk-arm endurance, kyphosis, functional mobility, and QoL in osteoporotic postmenopausal women with vertebral fractures.

Methods: The study was designed as a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Comparison of effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Kinesio Taping added to exercises in patients with myofascial pain syndrome.

Background: Although there are several studies of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and exercise in myofascial pain syndrome, there are no studies comparing the effectiveness of Kinesio Taping (KT) and TENS in myofascial pain syndrome patients.

Objective: To compare the early and late effects of TENS and KT on pain, disability and range of motion in myofascial pain syndrome patients.

Methods: Sixty-nine patients were divided into three groups randomly as TENS+Exercise, KT+Exercise and exercise groups.

Comparison of the effectiveness of active and passive neuromuscular electrical stimulation of hemiplegic upper extremities: a randomized, controlled trial.

To compare the efficacy of electromyography (EMG)-triggered (active) neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and passive NMES in enhancing the upper extremity (UE) motor and functional recovery of subacute and chronic stage stroke patients. Thirty-one hemiplegic patients were randomly assigned to active NMES (n=11), passive NMES (n=10), and control (sham stimulation) (n=10) groups. Each treatment regimen was applied five times per week for 45 min for 3 weeks.

Comparison of ultrasound and ketoprofen phonophoresis in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of ultrasound (US) and ketoprofen phonophoresis (PH) in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Design: This study was a prospective, randomised, controlled, double-blinded clinical trial with follow-up at 8 weeks. Fiftyone patients (76 median nerves) with clinical and electrophysiologic evidence of mild or moderate CTS were included in the study.

Short- and long-term results of clinical effectiveness of sodium hyaluronate injection in supraspinatus tendinitis.

The objective of the study is to evaluate the short- and long-term effect of intraarticular sodium hyaluronate (SH) application in patients diagnosed with supraspinatus tendinitis (ST) that have shoulder pain on the clinical symptoms of the patients through comparison with conventional physiotherapy methods. A total of 24 patients were included in the study and were randomized into two groups.SH injection and physical therapy modalities (PTM) were administered to Group I and Group II, respectively.

Efficacy of exercise and ultrasound in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To assess the effectiveness of therapeutic exercises alone and in combination with a single physical agent - ultrasound - in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Design: Randomized, prospective, controlled trial.

Setting: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital.

Health-related quality of life (Nottingham Health Profile) in knee osteoarthritis: correlation with clinical variables and self-reported disability.

The aims of this study were to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) using the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) and to determine its relationships with conventional clinical measures and self-reported disability. One hundred and forty patients with knee OA (104 female, 36 male, mean age 59.39 ± 7.

Successful treatment with adalimumab in a patient with coexisting Behçet's disease and ankylosing spondylitis.

The objective is to report a patient with concomitant ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and Behçet's disease (BD) successfully treated with adalimumab. A 44-year-old male diagnosed as AS applied to our outpatient clinic with complaints of morning stiffness, pain and limitation of motion at spine, concurrence of oral and genital ulcerated lesions. He was on sulfasalazine together with different NSAIDs for the past 1 year.

The effects of aerobic and resistance exercises in obese women.

Objective: To compare the effects of aerobic and resistance exercise on weight, muscle strength, cardiovascular fitness, blood pressure and mood in obese women who were not on an energy-restricted diet.

Design: Randomized, prospective, controlled trial.

Setting: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University Hospital.

The effects of postmenopausal Vitamin D treatment on vaginal atrophy.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of Vitamin D for relieving vaginal atrophy.

Methods: In our cross-sectional study, 60 eligible women were consecutively identified among patients who were followed in physical medicine and rehabilitation's outpatient clinic, during the period March June 2001. The sample consisted of 30 postmenopausal women on 1,25-dihydroxy Vitamin D (calcitriol) treatment, 30 postmenopausal women taking neither hormone replacement nor osteoporosis treatment.

Efficacy of vestibular rehabilitation on chronic unilateral vestibular dysfunction.

Objective: To assess the efficacy of vestibular rehabilitation exercises on patients with chronic unilateral vestibular dysfunction.

Design: Prospective study.

Setting: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic and Otolaryngology Clinic of a tertiary referral hospital.