Reference Values and Cutoff Scores of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III to Determine Independence for Wheelchair Users and Ambulatory Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury.

Objective: To establish the reference values and optimal cutoff scores of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure Version III (SCIM III) to indicate independence of wheelchair users (WU) and ambulatory (AM) individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Tertiary rehabilitation center and communities.

Reliability and concurrent validity of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure III among rehabilitation professionals.

Study Design: A cross-sectional design.

Objectives: To investigate rater reliability of the Spinal Cord Independence Measure or SCIM III among rehabilitation professionals, along with the concurrent validity of the tool as compared to standard measures covering wheelchair users (WU) and ambulatory (AM) individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: A tertiary rehabilitation center and communities.

Spray drying of non-chemically prepared nanofibrillated cellulose: Improving water redispersibility of the dried product.

Despite increasing interest in using nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) as food thickener and emulsifier, poor water redispersibility of dried NFC, which is form suitable for practical utilization, significantly limits such applications. Studies are lacking on preparation of dried NFC with superior redispersibility. The present study therefore proposed and examined strategies to improve water redispersibility of spray dried NFC via the use of selected co-carriers, i.

Textural properties and muscle activities during mastication of normal and ultrasonically softened sticky rice aimed for consumers with swallowing disorder: A pilot study.

Ultrasonication was used to develop softer sticky rice for elder adults. Textural properties of original sticky rice (oSR) and ultrasonically modified sticky rice (mSR) were determined. In addition, jaw muscle activities during mastication of both oSR and mSR were investigated.

Validity and reliability of the block method for measuring thoracic hyperkyphosis.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the concurrent validity of the block method as compared with the gold standard (Cobb's method). An additional aim was to examine the intra- and inter-rater reliability of expert and novice assessors using the block method.

Methods: In a cross-sectional study, we enrolled 62 participants with hyperkyphosis aged ≥10 years, with hyperkyphosis defined as one or more blocks.

Swallowing Problems among Community-Dwelling Elderly in Northeastern Thailand.

Introduction/objectives: Aging brings deterioration in many organs involving in swallowing, such as, oropharyngeal muscle weakness, decreased salivation, multiple teeth loss, decreased oral sensation, and delayed swallowing response. There are no official statistics and systematic records of swallowing problems in Thailand's healthy elder populations. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of swallowing problems among a Thai healthy elder population.

Texture Modification Technologies and Their Opportunities for the Production of Dysphagia Foods: A Review.

Dysphagia or swallowing difficulty is a common morbidity experienced by those who have suffered a stroke or those undergone such treatments as head and neck surgeries. Dysphagic patients require special foods that are easier to swallow. Various technologies, including high-pressure processing, high-hydrodynamic pressure processing, pulsed electric field treatment, plasma processing, ultrasound-assisted processing, and irradiation have been applied to modify food texture to make it more suitable for such patients.

Effect of TRP-Stimulating Compounds to Reduce Swallowing Response Time in the Elderly: A Systematic Review.

There is still controversy on evidence supporting compounds that stimulate the transient receptor potential cation channel (TRP) receptor, which can reduce the latency of swallowing reflex. This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of TRP-stimulating compounds to reduce swallowing reflex time in the elderly. We searched the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, OVID, Central, Scopus, ISI, CINALH, LILACS, CRD database, and Open grey until June 1st, 2019.

Effectiveness of Stroke Rehabilitation Compared between Intensive and Nonintensive Rehabilitation Protocol: A Multicenter Study.

Background And Aim: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death, physical disability, and economic burden. Nowadays, various types of rehabilitation are available. Rehabilitation centers in Thailand provide services in different ways, including starting time, duration, and frequency of each therapy.

Five times sit-to-stand test for ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury: a psychometric study on the effects of arm placements.

Study Design: A psychometric study.

Objectives: To investigate the reliability and the concurrent validity of the five times sit-to-stand test (FTSST) during various arm placement conditions in ambulatory participants with spinal cord injury (SCI). In addition, the difficulty of the FTSST during various arm placement conditions was compared using the number, characteristics, and physical ability of those who could complete the conditions.

Is the occiput-wall distance valid and reliable to determine the presence of thoracic hyperkyphosis?

Background: Hyperkyphosis may be frequently found nowadays due to the change in current lifestyles of sustained flexion postures and age-related system decline. The occiput-wall distance (OWD) is a practical measure that is commonly used to screen and monitor thoracic hyperkyphosis in epidemiologic studies. However, there was no clear evidence to support the clinical utility of the tool as compared to the data from direct standard measures.

Evaluation of Pharyngoesophageal Segment Using 320-Row Area Detector Computed Tomography.

Objectives:: The aim of this study was to determine the shape and area of the pharyngoesophageal segment (PES) during swallowing using 320-row area detector computed tomography, which can acquire a volume data set covering a 16-cm area in a single rotation.

Methods:: Twenty healthy subjects were scanned during swallowing 3, 10, and 20 mL of honey-thick barium (5% w/v). PES was identified using cross-sectional images of 0.

Reliability of novice physiotherapists for measuring Cobb angle using a digital method.

Background: The Cobb's method is the most accurate and reliable method for kyphosis measurement. Conventionally, a sagittal Cobb angle was commonly derived from a lateral plain film. With computer technology, a digital method is widely used in common clinical settings, but the existing reliability data involved only experienced raters.

Swallowing Problem in Patients with Stroke: Multi-Center Study in Thailand.

Background: Swallowing problems are a common symptom in patients suffering from stroke. The severity of swallowing problems associate with age, stroke types, and brain lesion. Early recognition of the problem can prevent complications such as aspiration pneumonia, and malnutrition.

The efficacy of topical 0.1% adapalene gel for use in the treatment of childhood acanthosis nigricans: a pilot study.

Aims: To assess the degree of improvement of neck hyperpigmentation in childhood acanthosis nigricans (AN) after treatment with topical 0.1% adapalene gel and the assessment of localized tissue tolerance to the gel.

Subjects And Methods: A split comparison study of the hyperpigmentation on the neck was conducted in patients diagnosed with childhood AN.

Correlation between skin color evaluation by skin color scale chart and narrowband reflectance spectrophotometer.

Context: Various methods are available for the evaluation of skin color. A skin color scale chart is a convenient and inexpensive tool. However, the correlation between a skin color scale chart and objective measurement has not been evaluated.

The effect of bolus viscosity on laryngeal closure in swallowing: kinematic analysis using 320-row area detector CT.

The present study examined the effect of bolus viscosity on the onset of laryngeal closure (relative to hyoid elevation), the duration of laryngeal closure, and other key events of swallowing in ten healthy volunteers. All volunteers underwent 320-row area detector computed tomography swallow studies while swallowing 10 ml of honey-thick barium (5 % v/w) and thin barium (5 % v/w) in a 45° reclining position. Three-dimensional images of both consistencies were created in 29 phases at an interval of 0.

Relationship between the ability to change from a supine to a sitting position at admission and mobility outcomes after stroke rehabilitation.

Background: Regarding observations, stroke patients able to change their basic body position from supine to sitting at admission usually could walk by the end of rehabilitation. However, there was not yet supported by any research evidence.

Objective: To study the relationship between the patient's ability at admission to change basic body position from a supine to a sitting position and the mobility outcome after stroke rehabilitation.

Prevalence of incontinence in patients after stroke during rehabilitation: a multi-centre study.

Objective: To report the prevalence and degree of isolated urinary and faecal incontinence and double incontinence (i.e. both urinary and faecal incontinence) in patients after stroke during post-acute rehabilitation and the factors related to incontinence.

Aerobic capacity of fifth-year medical students at Chiang Mai University.

Objective: To study the level of aerobic capacity using maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) in the fifth-year medical students at Chiang Mai University.

Material And Method: This was a retrospective study in which data were collected from the database of the fifth-year medical students who attended the rehabilitation medicine course at Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University between January 2003 and December 2004. The level of aerobic capacity was evaluated by maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max), which was calculated using sub-maximal exercise test on a bicycle ergometer (Astrand-Rhyming test).