The relationship between dysphagia and the localisation of brain lesion in stroke: is the involvement of the pons and medulla important?

Objectives: The presence of dysphagia in stroke is associated with mortality and morbidity. The aim of this retrospective study is to present the relationship between dysphagia and the demographic characteristics of the patient, and the type and localisation of brain lesion in the acute period in stroke patients with dysphagia.

Materials And Methods: The data of 284 patients who had stroke-related dysphagia, had a disease duration 1-3 months, had no history of swallowing dysfunction before the event, and had their brain MRI/CT reports in the hospital were included.

Misuse of gabapentinoids (pregabalin and gabapentin) in patients with neuropathic pain related to spinal cord injury.

Objective: To investigate the misuse of gabapentinoids (pregabalin and gabapentin) in patients with neuropathic pain related to spinal cord injury.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Outpatient clinic in a physical therapy and rehabilitation hospital.

Factors related to phantom limb pain and its effect on quality of life.

Aims: This study aims to investigate phantom limb pain (PLP), PLP-related factors, and the effect of PLP on quality of life in patients who had undergone upper or lower extremity amputation.

Methods: One hundred four patients with unilateral amputation of the upper or lower extremity were included in this cross-sectional study. The patients were divided into two groups as patients with PLP and without PLP.

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (TR-SF-MPQ-2) in patients with chronic low back pain.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the expanded and revised version of the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (TR-SF-MPQ-2) in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and to investigate the relationship between TR-SF-MPQ-2 and etiology, pain scales, and disability index.

Patients And Methods: Between October 2014 and December 2014, a total of 194 patients with CLBP (66 males, 128 females; mean age 50±14.3 years; range, 35 to 65 years) attending to our outpatient clinic were included.

Comparison of the spinal characteristics, postural stability and quality of life in women with and without osteoporosis.

Background: Osteoporosis leads to a series of problems such as postural impairment, poor balance. These problems may increase the risk of many problems such as falling and fracture. Therefore, detection of these problems is very important for prevention of these risks.

Bilateral peroneal neuropathy after bariatric surgery: A case report.

The popularity of bariatric surgery (BS) began to increase due to the dramatic rise in severe obesity in the past decades. Postoperative follow-up after BS is important to avoid possible medical complications. Therefore, medical complications after BS should be well-known and defined.

Comparison of the short-term effects of the conventional motorized traction with non-surgical spinal decompression performed with a DRX9000 device on pain, functionality, depression, and quality of life in patients with low back pain associated with lumbar disc herniation: A single-blind randomized-controlled trial.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the efficiency of conventional motorized traction (CMT) with non-surgical spinal decompression (NSD) using the DRX9000™ device in patients with low back pain associated with lumbar disc herniation (LDH).

Patients And Methods: Between March 2009 and September 2009, a total of 48 patients (29 females, 19 males; mean age 43.1±9.

Fatigue in the mothers of children with cerebral palsy.

Purpose: To evaluate fatigue in the mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP), and to determine its associations with clinical parameters of CP, depression and quality of life (QoL).

Method: Ninety children (50 girls and 40 boys) with spastic CP and their mothers were included. Control group comprised mothers of healthy children.

Electrophysiological and clinical evaluation of the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the spasticity in the hemiplegic stroke patients.

To investigate whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) mitigates the spasticity of hemiplegic stroke patients, as assessed by electrophysiological variables, and the effects, if any, on the clinical appearance of spasticity. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-seven subjects who had acute hemiplegia and 24 healthy people as the control group, were enrolled in this study. Some of the acute cerebrovascular disease patients could walk.

Spa therapy for generalized osteoarthritis: an open, observational, preliminary study.

Objectives: Open, prospective study to evaluate the effect of spa therapy on generalized osteoarthritis (GOA).

Methods: Patients diagnosed as GOA were recruited from a private outpatient clinic. The treatment protocol was designed with 6 different spa modalities, 3 for each consecutive day, during 18 days.

The effectiveness of balneotherapy in chronic low back pain.

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of balneotherapy plus physical therapy versus only physical therapy in patients with chronic low back pain. In this trial, 81 patients with low back pain were followed up in two groups. Patients in group I (n = 44) were treated with physical therapy alone.