An Initial Assessment of the Correlation Between Virtual Reality and Paper and Pencil Line Bisection Test Results.

Objective: To make an initial assessment of the correlation between immersive virtual reality-based (ILBT) line bisection testing and paper-and-pencil-based line bisection (PLBT) testing in healthy subjects.

Design: Diagnostic study.

Setting: Research laboratory.

Decreased Visual Search Behavior in Elderly Drivers during the Early Phase of Reverse Parking, But an Increase during the Late Phase.

The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of visual search behavior in elderly drivers in reverse parking. Fourteen healthy elderly and fourteen expert drivers performed a perpendicular parking task. The parking process was divided into three consecutive phases (Forward, Reverse, and Straighten the wheel) and the visual search behavior was monitored using an eye tracker (Tobii Pro Glasses 2).

Effects of Walking With a Cane on Frontal Plane Hip Joint Loading in Patients With Late-Stage Unilateral Hip Osteoarthritis.

Objective: To investigate the effects of walking with a cane on frontal plain bilateral hip joint loading in patients with late-stage unilateral hip osteoarthritis (OA).

Design: Nonrandomized experimental design.

Setting: Urban inpatient hospital.

Functional Recovery after Rehabilitation in Patients with Post-stroke Severe Hemiplegia.

Objectives: Stroke patients with hemiplegia can sometimes achieve independent life at home or in light care facilities after rehabilitation. This study examined the outcomes of rehabilitation in stroke patients with severe hemiplegia.

Methods: This study included 50 patients with Brunnstrom recovery stage I-II hemiplegia at the start of rehabilitation for stroke.

Superior migration of the femoral head in patients with severe hip osteoarthritis influences the gait patterns of the coronal plane.

Introduction: Patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA) show abnormal movement patterns, including the leaning of the trunk toward the affected limb (Duchenne limp). Patients with severe OA, especially those with OA due to hip dysplasia, show a lateral pelvic drop (Trendelenburg sign).

Aim: The aim of this preoperative study is to investigate the relationship between superior migration of the arthritic femoral head, pain, and hip abductor muscle strength, and to clarify the relationship between the coronal plane gait patterns with pain and hip abductor muscle strength.

Association of eating three meals irregularly with changes in BMI and weight among young Japanese men and women: A 2-year follow-up.

Objective: Epidemiological longitudinal investigations of the association between not eating three meals regularly and changes in BMI and weight are scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate whether or not regularly eating three meals was associated with changes in BMI and weight in young Japanese men and women.

Methods: Study participants were 1241 men and 897 women aged 19.

Resection extent of the supplementary motor area and post-operative neurological deficits in glioma surgery.

Objective The supplementary motor area (SMA) is important for the prediction of post-operative symptoms after surgical resection of gliomas. We investigated the relationships between clinical factors and the resection range of SMA gliomas, and the post-operative neurological symptoms. Methods We retrospectively studied 18 consecutive surgeries for gliomas involving the SMA proper performed in 13 patients.

Injuries and disorders among young ice skaters: relationship with generalized joint laxity and tightness.

This study retrospectively investigated 192 teenage speed and figure skaters with prior injuries documented by an athletes' questionnaire, who underwent a physical examination to assess their muscle tightness and generalized joint laxity. In all athletes, the degree of muscle tightness and joint laxity were measured by a standardized physical examination. A descriptive report of the types of injuries showed a predominance of fractures, ligament injuries, enthesitis, and lower back pain.

Skipping breakfast and prevalence of overweight and obesity in Asian and Pacific regions: a meta-analysis.

Objective: In Western countries, skipping breakfast is associated with a high prevalence of overweight and obesity. This meta-analysis aimed to determine if the same relationship exists in Asian and Pacific regions.

Methods: A systematic literature search was performed for observational studies using a cross-sectional design that examined the relationship between frequency of eating breakfast and overweight or obesity.

Quality of Internet information related to the Mediterranean diet.

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the quality of Internet information on the Mediterranean diet and to determine the relationship between the quality of information and the website source.

Design: Website sources were categorized as institutional, pharmaceutical, non-pharmaceutical commercial, charitable, support and alternative medicine. Content quality was evaluated using the DISCERN rating instrument, the Health On the Net Foundation's (HON) code principles, and Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmarks.