Publications by authors named "Tuba Yerlikaya"
Introduction: Kinesiophobia is a crucial factor influencing the rehabilitation process for individuals with musculoskeletal pathologies. Assessing kinesiophobia levels is crucial for personalized interventions.
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the level of kinesiophobia in individuals with musculoskeletal pathology based on the pathology areas, demographic, physical, and clinical characteristics.
Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between functional performance, physical activity level, and depression level with postural control in older adults.
Methods: Data were collected from 48 community-dwelling subjects aged ≥65 years. As measurement parameters, Sway mobile balance application for postural control, Sit - Stand Test for lower extremity muscle strength, SenseWear armband for physical activity level, Mini-Mental Test for mental status and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) for depression level were used.
Background: Although several studies have been conducted to determine the cause of low back pain (LBP), a sufficient correlation has not been found between research findings and symptoms. Therefore there seems to be a need for studies to explain the relationship between pain and morphological changes in the paraspinal muscles of patients with LBP through comparisons with healthy control subjects.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine degeneration in the lumbar musculus multifidus (LMF) and lumbar musculus erector spinae (LES) muscles in patients with chronic LBP with non-radiculopathy lumbar disc herniation (LDH), patients with mechanical LBP, and healthy individuals.
Background: The determination of muscle pathologies in lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and other conditions with low back pain is important for understanding low back problems and determining appropriate treatment methods. In patients with lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy, elucidating the effect of root compression on the severity of muscle degeneration may predict the importance of alleviating root compression. For this purpose, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to compare the degeneration and asymmetries of the lumbar musculus multifidus (MF) and lumbar musculus erector spinae (ES) muscles in patients with lumbar discopathy without root compression (radiculopathy) and in patients with lumbar discopathy with root compression (radiculopathy).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation of the relationship between the clinical evaluation results of lumbar region muscles with cross-sectional area and fat infiltration.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
November 2022
Background: The relationship between the endurance of the lumbar paraspinal muscles and morphological changes needs to be clarified. In this context, the importance can be revealed of increasing the endurance level of the paraspinal muscles in the prevention and treatment of low back diseases.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the clinical evaluation results of the cross-sectional area (CSA) and fat infiltration of the lumbar deep paraspinal muscles.
Background: The deficiency of the commonly used 3-grade fat infiltration system is discussed by comparing it with the 4-grade fat infiltration system, newly presented to the literature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a semi-quantitative simplified 4-grade fat infiltration measurement system, described for the first time in literature, through comparison with the existing simplified 3-grade fat infiltration system in the prediction of lumbar disc herniation.
Methods: The study included 51 patients diagnosed with lumbar disc hernia and 50 healthy individuals as the control group.