Investigation of therapeutic effects of wearable robotic gloves on improving hand function in stroke patients: A systematic review.

Over the past decades, wearable robotic gloves due to their positive features are used by clinicians to improve motor function in the upper extremity. This systematic review aims to evaluate the studies that investigated the therapeutic effects of wearable robotic gloves to improve hand function in stroke patients. The most related databases including MEDLINE (PubMed), ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, IEEE, and Google Scholar were systematically searched and studies were collected up to September 2021.

First prototype of EMG-controlled power hand orthosis for restoring hand extension in stroke patients.

Weakness in finger extensors is a common post-stroke deficit that can disturb hand functioning. Despite introducing several powered hand orthoses in literature, most of these devices focused on providing finger flexion. There is a little consideration for providing active hand extension in stroke patients.

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability, and validity of the Persian version of the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to translate and to cross-culturally adapt the Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool (CAIT) into Persian language and to evaluate its psychometric properties.

Method: The International Quality of Life Assessment process was pursued to translate CAIT into Persian. Two groups of Persian-speaking individuals, 105 participants with a history of ankle sprain and 30 participants with no history of ankle sprain, were asked to fill out Persian version of CAIT (CAIT-P), Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

The Persian version of satisfaction assessment module of Orthotics and Prosthetics Users' Survey.

Background: Orthotics and Prosthetics User's Survey (OPUS) was developed to measure patient satisfaction in Prosthetic and Orthotic (P&O) field.

Objective: To translate the satisfaction assessment module of OPUS (OPUS-SM) into Persian language (Persian OPUS-SM) and investigate its psychometric properties.

Methods: For cross-cultural adaptation of the OPUS-SM, the guideline suggested by the World Health Organization was recruited.

Effect of soft and semirigid ankle orthoses on Star Excursion Balance Test performance in patients with functional ankle instability.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of soft and semirigid ankle orthoses on dynamic balance assessed using Star Excursion Balance Test in patients with functional ankle instability compared with healthy individuals.

Design: Non-experimental, observational study with multiple-factor design, including group (functional ankle instability and healthy) as the between-subjects factor and orthotics condition (no orthosis, soft orthosis and semirigid orthosis) as the within-subjects factor.

Methods: Sixteen unilateral functional ankle instability patients and a group of 16 healthy control individuals, matched for age, height and weight, participated in the study.

Effects of soft and semi-rigid ankle orthoses on postural sway in people with and without functional ankle instability.

Some studies have demonstrated improvement of postural control following use of ankle supports, whereas others reported no effect or even negative effects of bracing. The present study aimed to investigate the immediate effects of soft and semi-rigid orthosis on postural sway in patients with functional ankle instability (FAI). Twenty patients with unilateral FAI and twenty matched healthy individuals participated in the study.

The Persian version of Trinity Amputation and Prosthetics Experience Scale: translation, factor structure, reliability and validity.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to translate the Trinity Amputation and Prosthetics Experience Scale (TAPES) into Persian and to investigate its psychometric properties.

Method: A sample of 182 Persian-speaker individuals with lower limb amputation completed the TAPES questionnaire, of whom 103 individuals completed the Short Form 36 Health survey as well. The TAPES was re-administered to 41 participants in the retest session, with an interval of 5-7 days between the two sessions.