Establishment of muscle mass-based indications for the cystatin C test in renal function evaluation.

Background: We aimed to suggest muscle mass-based criteria for using of the cystatin C test for the accurate estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR).

Materials And Methods: We recruited 138 Korean subjects and evaluated eGFRcr (derived from Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) based on creatinine) was compared to eGFRcys based on cystatin C as the reference value. The skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) was used as representative of muscle mass.

Effects of Typical Athletic Shoes on Postural Balance According to Foot Type.

Background: The effects of shoes and foot type on balance are unclear. We aimed to investigate the differences between static and dynamic balance among three foot types and the changes in postural balance while wearing typical athletic shoes.

Methods: Based on the Foot Posture Index, the feet of 39 participants were classified as pronated, neutral, or supinated by a physiatrist.

Balance Ability in Low Back Pain Patients With Lumbosacral Radiculopathy Evaluated With Tetrax: A Matched Case-Control Study.

Objective: To compare postural balance ability in patients with low back pain between groups with and without lumbosacral radiculopathy.

Methods: Patients who were referred for electromyography because of low back pain during the period from April 2017 through June 2018 were chosen as subjects. They were divided into groups with and without lumbosacral radiculopathy based on the results of electromyography.

Comparison Between M-Mode Ultrasonography and Fluoroscopy for Diaphragm Excursion Measurement in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury.

Objectives: Patients with acquired brain injury show decreased pulmonary function and diaphragm excursion (DE), which can affect functional outcomes. This study aimed to compare ultrasonography (US) and fluoroscopy for DE assessment and to determine how the relationship between pulmonary function test results and DE differs according to the paralytic condition.

Methods: From September 2017 to April 2018, we prospectively enrolled patients with acquired brain injury.

Effects of adjuvant mental practice using inverse video of the unaffected upper limb in subacute stroke: a pilot randomized controlled study.

Mental practice has shown some positive effects on arm and hand ability and mobility after stroke. This study's objective was to investigate the adjuvant effects of mental practice using an inverse video of the unaffected limb in subacute stroke patients with severe motor impairment on motor improvement, functional outcomes, and activities of daily living. Participants (n = 20) with severe hemiplegia after a unilateral first-ever stroke within 6 months were divided into two groups.

Is there a dose-dependent effect of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in patients with hemiplegia?

Background: Impairment of upper extremity function is a common sequelae of stroke. It has been reported that modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) could prove to be effective.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between the intensity of rehabilitation such as treatment and constraining time, and the functional outcome for the paretic upper extremity in stroke patients through mCIMT.

Predictors of functional and motor outcomes following upper limb robot-assisted therapy after stroke.

Robot-assisted therapy is an effective treatment for stroke patients and has recently gained popularity. Clinicians and researchers are trying to identify predictors to stratify patients for ensuring better stroke rehabilitation outcomes. However, previous studies have reported controversial results regarding the predictors of upper limb recovery after robot-assisted therapy.

Investigating the Dose-Related Effects of Video Game Trunk Control Training in Chronic Stroke Patients With Poor Sitting Balance.

Objective: To investigate the dose-related effect of trunk control training (TCT) using Trunk Stability Rehabilitation Robot Balance Trainer (TSRRBT) in chronic stroke patients with poor sitting balance.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of 38 chronic stroke patients with poor sitting balance that underwent TCT with TSRRBT. The participants were assigned either to the low-dose training (LDT) group (n=18) or to the highdose training (HDT) group (n=20).

Relationship Between Functional Level and Muscle Thickness in Young Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between functional level and muscle thickness (MT) of the rectus femoris (RF) and the gastrocnemius (GCM) in young children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: The study participants were comprised of 26 children (50 legs) with spastic CP, aged 3-6 years, and 25 age-matched children with typical development (TD, 50 legs). The MT of the RF, medial GCM, and lateral GCM was measured with ultrasound imaging.

Clinical and Biomechanical Effects of Low-Dye Taping and Figure-8 Modification of Low-Dye Taping in Patients With Heel Pad Atrophy.

Objective: To investigate and compare the effect of low-dye taping (LDT) and figure-8 modification of LDT (MLDT) on peak plantar pressure and heel pain in patients with heel pad atrophy.

Methods: There were reviewed 32 feet of 19 patients who have been diagnosed with heel pad atrophy who were enrolled in this study. The patients were diagnosed with heel pad atrophy with clinical findings, and loaded heel pad thickness measured by ultrasonography.

Lesions Responsible for Delayed Oral Transit Time in Post-stroke Dysphagia.

Introduction: Some stroke patients show oral phase dysphagia, characterized by a markedly prolonged oral transit time that hinders oral feeding. The aim of this study was to clarify the clinical characteristics and lesions responsible for delayed swallowing.

Methods: We reviewed 90 patients with stroke.

Feedback Facility-Assisted Balance Training in a Patient With Multiple System Atrophy: A Case Presentation.

Unlabelled: Multiple system atrophy is a rare neurodegenerative disease with a poor prognosis. Furthermore, there are no pharmacological or notable rehabilitation strategies available to prevent the worsening of the disease. This case presentation assessed the outcome of feedback facility-assisted balance training in combination with physical therapy in a 61-year-old man.

Usefulness of Submental Ultrasonographic Evaluation for Dysphagia Patients.

Objective: To investigate the usefulness of ultrasonographic measurement of hyoid bone movement during swallowing.

Methods: Fifty-two patients who had swallowing dysfunction were enrolled in this study. When a patient swallowed 5 mL of water while maintaining an upright sitting position, hyoid bone movement during swallowing was measured with ultrasonography.

Calcaneal Osteomyelitis due to Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria: A Case Report.

Osteomyelitis is a bone infection caused by bacteria or other germs. Gram-positive cocci are the most common etiological organisms of calcaneal osteomyelitis; whereas, non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rarely documented. We reported a case of NTM calcaneal osteomyelitis in a 51-year-old female patient.

Participation in leisure activity and exercise of chronic stroke survivors using community-based rehabilitation services in seongnam city.

Objective: To clarify how participation in leisure activities and exercise by chronic stroke survivors differs before and after a stroke.

Methods: Sixty chronic stroke survivors receiving community-based rehabilitation services from a health center in Seongnam City were recruited. They completed a questionnaire survey regarding their demographic characteristics and accompanying diseases, and on the status of their leisure activities and exercise.

Therapeutic effect of repetitive magnetic stimulation combined with speech and language therapy in post-stroke non-fluent aphasia.

Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and speech and language therapy (SLT) on the improvement of performance on the Korean-version of the Western Aphasia Battery (K-WAB) in post-stroke non-fluent aphasic patients.

Methods: Twenty post-stroke, non-fluent aphasic patients were enrolled and assigned to one of two groups: a case group (n = 10) or a control group (n = 10). Participants were recruited from the inpatient clinic of the Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department of Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital from March 2011 to January 2012.

The relationships between determination of treatment success and emotional factors in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Objective: To investigate the relationship of the patient's criteria of successful treatment to emotional factors in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Methods: Patients who visited our outpatient hospital due to chronic musculoskeletal pain were evaluated using a questionnaire survey. Patients were evaluated with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Questionnaire (PCOQ) to investigate their expectation and criteria for success regarding treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain.

Contributing factors analysis for the changes of the gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy after physical therapy.

Objective: To investigate the factors which contribute to the improvements of the gross motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy after physical therapy.

Methods: The subjects were 45 children with spastic cerebral palsy with no previous botulinum toxin injection or operation history within 6 months. They consisted of 24 males (53.

Motor Axonal Neuropathy Associated With Idiopathic CD4(+) T-Lymphocytopenia.

Idiopathic CD4(+) T-lymphocytopenia is a rare immune disorder characterized by an unexplained deficit of CD4(+) T cells and results in various opportunistic infections. Herein, we report a case of new onset weakness in a 10-year-old boy secondary to motor axonal neuropathy associated with idiopathic CD4(+) T-lymphocytopenia. The patient was referred to rehabilitation for an evaluation of progressive weakness involving all four limbs.

Factors that Influence Quiet Standing Balance of Patients with Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries.

Objective: To investigate the factors influencing the quiet standing balance of patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injuries. Also to find the correlations between posturographic parameters and clinical balance tests as well as to find the correlation between posturographic parameters and functional independence.

Method: We conducted a tetra-ataxiometric posturography, lower extremity motor score (LEMS), Korean version of the Berg Balance Scale (K-BBS), Timed Up and Go test (TUG), and Korean Version of the Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI) of 10 patients.

Reliability of the supraspinatus muscle thickness measurement by ultrasonography.

Objective: To assess the intrarater and interrater reliability of the supraspinatus thickness measured by ultrasonography (US) in normal subjects and to identify the relationship between the supraspinatus thickness measured by US and cross sectional area (CSA) of the supraspinatus muscle by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in hemiplegic patients.

Method: We examined 20 shoulders of normal subjects and 10 shoulders of hemiplegic patients. In normal subjects, one examiner measured the supraspinatus thickness twice by US at the scapular notch and another examiner measured the supraspinatus thickness several days later.

Femoral neuropathy and meralgia paresthetica secondary to an iliacus hematoma.

Compressive femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathies from an iliacus hematoma are unusual presentation. We report a case of a 16-year-old boy who developed right femoral and lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathies as a complication of traumatic ipsilateral iliacus hematoma formation. The patient complained of numbness in the right thigh and calf as well as right leg weakness, and pain in the right inguinal area.

Clinical characteristics of the causes of plantar heel pain.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to investigate the causes of plantar heel pain and find differences in the clinical features of plantar fasciitis (PF) and fat pad atrophy (FPA), which are common causes of plantar heel pain, for use in differential diagnosis.

Method: This retrospective study analyzed the medical records of 250 patients with plantar heel pain at the Foot Clinic of Rehabilitation Medicine at Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital from January to September, 2008.

Results: The subjects used in this study were 114 men and 136 women patients with a mean age of 43.