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Filter by:Occlusion training, resistance exercise performed with a specialized venous tourniquet, leads to beneficial changes in muscle strength at low resistance and minimal stress on the nearby joint. This novel resistance training has the potential to greatly improve muscle strength gains in individuals who are unable, for medical reasons, to perform the high resistance exercises typically required to improve strength. Our study will examine the effect of this technique on strength recovery following distal radius fracture treated with cast immobilization (non-operatively). The primary objective of the intervention is to achieve accelerated recovery of forearm, wrist and hand function as assessed using measures such as grip/pinch strength, validated questionnaires, and functional outcome testing. Occlusion training can potentially serve as a specialty intervention for rehabilitation patients, reduce the cost of care, and improve the treatment options for both patients and providers.
This study has 2 parts: In one part of this study, people with stroke will either play a custom designed computer game for stroke rehabilitation called Duck Duck Punch or an off the shelf computer game with their weaker arm 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Evaluations will determine whether or not one computer game improved arm movement more than the other. In the second part of the study, people with stroke, caregivers of people with stroke and stroke rehabilitation therapists will meet in several focus groups to design a useful and informative Duck Duck Punch performance report.
One group will receive today's standard rehabilitation program following hip fracture surgery. The intervention group will have maximal strength training incorporated in their program. It consists of 3 training sessions per week for 8 weeks, where 4-5 repetitions over 4 sets for leg press and abduction resistance exercise at ~85% of maximal strength is carried out. Muscle strength, balance and bone density will be compared between the groups following the 8-week rehabilitation period. The feasibility of the intervention for the patient group will be evaluated based on compliance with training program and possible adverse events related to the operated hip.
Congenital or acquired neurological disorders could lead to consistent motor and cognitive disabilities. The continuity and persistency of a tailored home rehabilitation protocol after recovery is crucial to prevent disease aggravation or relapses. The integration of a web-based new technology in home rehabilitation programme can constitute a functional low cost resource by offering patients off-line (and on-line) monitoring and by proposing new motivating ways of rehabilitation through high tech tools such as serious games.
Evaluation of the effectiveness of three different approaches for the rehabilitation of gait in patients with PD within a multidisciplinary, intensive rehabilitation treatment (MIRT).
This study aims to conduct a contrast study on the characteristics of functional and structural connectivity of neural networks of working memory in patients with acquired brain injury versus normal controls, using resting-state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging, task-specific functional magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging, combined with cognitive behavioral examinations. Another purpose is to reveal the characteristics of dynamic change of neural networks of working memory pre- and post-intervention in patients with working memory dysfunction.
The main purpose of this study is to determine the influence of obesity on the short term follow-up indicators of a polyvalent geriatric rehabilitation clinic after total knee arthroplasty. It is a retrospective, comparative study The secondary purposes are to explore the links between length of stay and short-term follow-up indicators of a polyvalent geriatric rehabilitation clinic after total knee arthroplasty.
Our purpose was to examine the combined effects of thrust mobilization of the proximal and distal ankle joints in conjunction with a six-week rehabilitation program on ankle function in subjects reporting chronic ankle instability (CAI).
The risk of falling affects more than one third of people over 65 years old and over 50% of persons over 80 years. These falls have important consequences for the autonomy of the elderly patient and also increase the risk of sequelae and death. The goal of this study is to evaluate a personalized rehabilitation program for elderly patients that fall for the first time and to measure the impact on the fear of falling of these patients. This intervention is a home-based program combining exercises, home modifications and education on fall risk factors.
The purpose of this study is to compare the exercise endurance between oxygen therapy with rehabilitation and nasal high flow therapy with rehabilitation for the patients with chronic respiratory failure receiving long-term oxygen therapy.