Comparison of the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and interferential current therapies in central sensitization in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Background: This study is primarily aimed to determine whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and interferential current (IFC) treatments have any effect on central sensitization (CS) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and to investigate which treatment is more effective.

Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, 80 patients were randomized into four treatment groups: TENS, Plasebo-TENS, IFC, and Plasebo-IFC. All interventions were applied 5 times a week for 2 weeks.

Paradigm guiding to tapering or discontinuation of biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in the treatment of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a local prospective study.

Objective: We prospectively conduct the current study to figure out predicting factors whether biologic and targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) can be discontinued or tapered in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Materials And Methods: The study population encompassed 126 consecutive RA patients on b/tsDMARDs for at least 1 year. Remission was defined as a Disease Activity Score of 28 joints (DAS28) - erythrocyte sedimentation rate <2.

Homing in on cognition with cross-sectional analysis of sarcopenia-related measurements: the SARCOG study.

Background: Cognitive impairment may cause significant decline in muscle function and physical performance via affecting the neuromotor control.

Aim: To investigate the relationship between cognition and sarcopenia-related parameters in middle-aged and older adults.

Methods: Demographic data and comorbidities of adults ≥ 45-year-old were noted.

Foot Deformity in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: Is It Associated With Functionality and Disease Activity?

Foot involvement affects mobility and functionality in patients with ankylosing spondylitis but it remains unknown if foot deformities in ankylosing spondylitis patients affect functionality, disease activity, and quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate in detail the presence of a relationship between radiologically detected foot deformities in ankylosing spondylitis patients and both clinical and electrophysiological findings. The cross-sectional study included 110 patients with ankylosing spondylitis who were diagnosed according to the Assessment in Spondyloarthritis International Society criteria and were followed in our hospital.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with transverse myelitis and traumatic spinal cord injury: A comparative retrospective study.

Objectives: To identify the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with transverse myelitis (TM) and to compare functional status between those patients and a matched group with traumatic spinal cord injury (T-SCI).

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Setting: A tertiary rehabilitation hospital.

The effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of post-stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain: a prospective randomized controlled study.

To evaluate clinical and ultrasonographic efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) accompanied by partial thickness rotator cuff tear (PTRCT). The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Patients with HSP accompanied by PTRCT (n = 44) were randomly assigned to HILT and control groups.

The Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Noninflammatory Complaints in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Remission.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the noninflammatory complaints in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients on remission and the relationship between these complaints and disease characteristics.

Methods: This is a medical records review study of 103 RA patients who sustained a remission period for at least 6 months. Clinical features and demographic characteristics of patients, such as laboratory parameters, current number of sensitive and swollen joints, pain level and Patient Global Assessment, previously used medications, and modified Health Assessment Questionnaire, were carefully recorded.

Does kinesiotaping increase the efficacy of lidocaine injection in myofascial pain syndrome treatment? A randomized controlled study.

Background: Myofascial pain syndrome is a common form of musculoskeletal disorder that originates from a painful site in a muscle or related fascia. There are various non-invasive and invasive treatment methods.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of myofascial trigger point kinesiotaping with that of local anesthetic injection alone on the degree of pain and quality of life in myofascial pain syndrome.

Effects of functional electrical stimulation-cycling on shoulder pain and subluxation in patients with acute-subacute stroke: a pilot study.

Functional electrical stimulation (FES)-cycling is a technique used to provide voluntary muscle contraction during a functional task. The aims were primarily to determine the effects of FES-cycling on shoulder pain and subluxation, and secondarily to evaluate the improvement of upper extremity motor function in patients with acute-subacute stroke patient. In this prospective trial, 21 patients with acute-subacute stroke, randomly assigned into the FES-cycling group or the standard rehabilitation program (control group).

The short-term effect of ultrasound and peripheral nerve stimulator-guided femoral nerve block with phenol on the outcomes of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury.

Study Design: A pre-post descriptive study.

Objectives: To examine the immediate effects of ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block with phenol (UGFNBwP) in managing the lower limb spasticity of individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Setting: Ankara, Turkey.

Autoinflammatory Diseases and Physical Therapy.

Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) constitute a group of clinical conditions, characterized by recurrent episodes of systemic inflammation, due to dysregulation of the innate immune system, without involving autoantibodies or antigen-specific T-cells. The patients exhibit recurrent episodes of fever with potentially serious complications and may have classic rheumatologic symptoms, including joint, skin, eye and muscle inflammation. Therefore, musculoskeletal problems and impaired quality of life can be anticipated as unavoidable consequences.

Are rehabilitation outcomes after severe anoxic brain injury different from severe traumatic brain injury? A matched case-control study.

Many reports have investigated rehabilitation outcomes after a traumatic brain injury (TBI); however, comparably less is known about whether they differ from outcomes of an anoxic brain injury (ABI). Thus, we aimed to compare the rehabilitation outcomes of patients with ABI with control patients who have TBI. Forty participants with ABI and 40 participants with TBI were included in this retrospective study.

Basics of bone metabolism and osteoporosis in common pediatric neuromuscular disabilities.

Bone modeling is a process that starts with fetal life and continues during adolescence. Complex factors such as hormones, nutritional and environmental factors affect this process. In addition to these factors, physical conditioning and medications that have toxic effects on bony tissue should be carefully considered in patient follow-up.

Ultrasonographic Assessment of Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Patients With Cerebral Palsy.

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most disabling syndromes in children. To our knowledge, there has not yet been any reported evaluation by ultrasonography of the effect of CP on distal femoral cartilage. The value of understanding this effect on cartilage is that sonographic evaluation of cartilage thickness may help physicians to predict the joint health of these children.

Impaired toll like receptor-7 and 9 induced immune activation in chronic spinal cord injured patients contributes to immune dysfunction.

Reduced immune activation or immunosuppression is seen in patients withneurological diseases. Urinary and respiratory infections mainly manifested as septicemia and pneumonia are the most frequent complications following spinal cord injuries and they account for the majority of deaths. The underlying reason of these losses is believed to arise due to impaired immune responses to pathogens.

The efficacy of greater occipital nerve blockade in chronic migraine: A placebo-controlled study.

Objective: GON blockade with local anesthetics is an effective treatment for a group of headaches, such as cervicogenic headache, cluster headache, occipital neuralgia, migraine. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of greater occipital nerve (GON) blockade in patients with chronic migraine (CM) by using a control group.

Materials And Methods: We included 44 CM patients and randomly divide the patients into two groups, as group A (bupivacaine) and group B (placebo) to our study.

Predictive Factors for Inpatient Falls among Children with Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: Inpatient falls are of significant concern. The aim of this prospective study was to determine the predictors of inpatient falls among children with cerebral palsy in a rehabilitation hospital.

Design And Methods: A total of 93 patients with cerebral palsy were assessed based on history, physical findings, the Selective Motor Control Test, the Gross Motor Functional Classification System, the Berg Balance Scale and the Manual Ability Classification System.

The evaluation of sleep quality and response to anti-tumor necrosis factor α therapy in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

Poor sleep quality (SQ) is increasingly recognized as giving rise to decreased quality of life, and raising pain perception. Our aim is to evaluate the SQ in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) therapy. This was a prospective observational and open-label study of RA patients.

Serratus Anterior Plane (SAP) Block Used for Thoracotomy Analgesia: A Case Report.

Thoracotomy is a surgical technique used to reach the thoracic cavity. Management of pain due to thoracotomy is important in order to protect the operative respiratory reserves and decrease complications. For thoracotomy pain, blocks (such as thoracic epidural, paravertebral, etc.

Pregabalin: A New Adjunct in Calcineurin Inhibitor Pain Syndrome Treatment.

Tacrolimus and cyclosporin are calcineurin inhibitors (CIs) commonly used in organ transplants. These agents rarely cause a severe, debilitating pain syndrome of especially lower extremities, known as CI pain syndrome (CIPS). Although the pathogenesis is not well understood, neuropathic pain mechanisms have started to be discussed in the recent literature.