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J Rehabil Med
January 2025
Clinic of Medical Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.
Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of immersive technologies in the rehabilitation of patients with non-specific neck pain and identify any potential side effects associated with their use.
Design: Systematic review.
Subjects/patients: Individuals with non-specific neck pain.
J Rehabil Med
January 2025
WHOFIC Academic Collaborating Center- Univesitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS) University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Physical and Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Clinic, ICEMEQ, Barcelona, Spain; Clinical and Experimental Respiratory Immunoallergy (IRCE), Clinic Foundation for Biomedical Research, Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction: Functioning is the reason to be of rehabilitation as it is essential to the lives of people who suffer from a disease. The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) can help in designing a functioning profile of a patient, identifying needs for rehabilitation plans and measuring the results of an intervention.
Objective: To identify the outcome measurement instruments reported in clinical studies in muscular dystrophies (MDs) and provide an ICF content analysis.
S Afr J Surg
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Tygerberg Hospital, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
Background: COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, where it spread over a wide geographic area until it reached the status of a pandemic in 2020. We postulated that patients who were diagnosed with incidental COVID-19, and underwent surgery, did not have a worse outcome due to the COVID-19 virus compared to their counterparts who did not have the virus.
Methods: This retrospective study included surgical patients (COVID-19 incidentals and COVID-19 negatives) who were admitted to the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) at Tygerberg Academic Hospital between 1 May 2020 and 31 December 2021.
Sci Prog
January 2025
Department of Environmental and Industrial Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Objective: Heavy metal pollution is one of the more recent problems of environmental degradation caused by rapid industrialization and human activity. The objective of this study was to isolate, screen, and characterize heavy metal-resistant bacteria from solid waste disposal sites.
Methods: In this study, a total of 18 soil samples were randomly selected from mechanical sites, metal workshops, and agricultural land that received wastewater irrigation.
Introduction: Chronic ischemic heart failure is a major global health issue despite advancements in therapy. Stem cell (SC) therapy has emerged as a potential treatment, but its effectiveness remains uncertain. This study aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze the current evidence on SC therapy's efficacy.
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