Content - Volume 32, Issue 2

It is only relatively recently that we have begun to examine ethical issues as they relate specifically to the speciality of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Prior to this, most ethicists were more concerned with acute care medical issues involving life and death decisions. However, with the ageing population and the emphasis society now places on returning patients to the maximum possible le ...

The aim of this study was to assess postural control, vestibular symmetry and health status in otherwise healthy hip fracture subjects and compare these factors with controls. The fracture subjects were recruited from 113 consecutive patients operated 12–33 months earlier. Nine- teen of those were otherwise healthy and fulfilled the inclusion criteria. They were assessed and compared with 28 age ...

In the literature, few data are available about the reliability of torque measured during passive isokinetic knee move- ments. This study investigated the consistency of torque measurements during passive knee movements at 60, 180 and 300°/second in 30 healthy subjects. Intraclass correla- tion values ranged between 0. 78 and 0. 92 when the results of two consecutive tests were compared. When ret ...

This study was performed in order to determine the loss of strength of the dorsiflexors in healthy persons after immo- bilization of the ankle, and the ability of these muscles to regain strength. First, isometric ankle dorsiflexion strength was measured in 33 healthy male and 39 female subjects in age categories 20–40 and 40–80 years, in order to obtain reference data and to determine the rep ...

This study was conducted to investigate the change in the kinematics and physiological cost of walking that occurs during training with functional electrical stimulation (FES)- assisted walking in persons with incomplete injuries. The main effect of FES-assisted walking was to change hip excursion and ankle dorsiflexion during swing and at foot contact, whereas training with FES-assisted walking c ...

A 6-month follow-up of a single-blind, randomized, con- trolled trial in Southwest Stockholm was performed in order to evaluate the effect of early supported discharge and continued rehabilitation at home after stroke. Eighty-three stroke patients with moderate neurological impairments, continent, independent in feeding, and mental function within normal limits one week after onset were included i ...

The aim of this study was to adapt the modified Barthel Index for Turkey and to determine its reliability and validity. After the translation procedure, 50 stroke patients and 50 spinal cord injury patients, undergoing inpatient rehabilitation were assessed by the newly adapted index at admission and discharge. Reliability was tested using internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and the intr ...

In our experience, stroke patients discharged straight to their homes sometimes showed marked deterioration. We investigated whether this negative course of events could be prevented by means of follow-up visits entailing extensive testing and resultant measures one month after discharge. The patients in our study included a selection of mild cases with a short length of hospital stay. Forty-six p ...