Primoz Novak A1, Helena Burger A1, Crt Marincek A1, Duska Meh A1
Objective: To assess foot pain and its correlation with walking ability in diabetic patients.
Subjects: Two groups of type 2 diabetic patients (30 with symptomatic neuropathy and 30 without symptomatic neuropathy) and 30 healthy volunteers were studied.
Methods: Pain was assessed by the pain sub-scale of the Foot Function Index. Internal consistency for the pain sub-scale was ...
Pages: 249-252
Jau-Yih Tsauo A1, Hsin-Yi Lee A2, Jin-Huei Hsu A3, Chao-Ying Chen A1, Chiou-Jong Chen A3
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of 3 different health promotion exercise programs for work-related shoulder and neck pain.
Design: Comparative study design.
Subjects: A total of 178 employees were recruited and grouped.
Methods: Those in the "Self-exercise group" (
n = 56) were given a lecture about the exercise program and then performed the program by the ...
Pages: 253-257
Peter Appelros A1 A2, Gunnel M. Karlsson A1, Annika Thorwalls A3, Kerstin Tham A2, Ingegerd Nydevik A2 A3
Objective: The Baking Tray Task is a comprehensible, simple-to-perform test for use in assessing unilateral neglect. The aim of this study was to validate further its use with stroke patients.
Methods: The Baking Tray Task was compared with 2 versions of the Behaviour Inattention Test and a test for personal neglect. A total of 270 patients were subjected to a 3-item version of the B ...
Pages: 258-261
Martin J. Nuhr A1, Richard Crevenna A1, Michael Quittan A1, Alexandra Auterith A2, Günther F. Wiesinger A1, Thomas Brockow A3, Peter Nuhr A4, Veronika Fialka-Moser A1, Andrew Haig A5, Gerold Ebenbichler A1
Objective: To develop and validate a cross-cultural version of the Manniche Low Back Pain Rating Scale (MRS) for use in German-speaking low back pain patients.
Background: Clinical intervention research in back pain would be enormously facilitated if a small number of relevant, patient-centred questionnaires became internationally used. MRS seems to be particularly suitable for cross ...
Pages: 267-272
Ton A. R. Schreuders A1, Marij E. Roebroeck A1, Jean-Bart Jaquet A2, Steven E. R. Hovius A2, Henk J. Stam A1
Objective: To compare the outcome of muscle strength with manual muscle strength testing grip and pinch strength measurements and a dynamometer which allows for measurements of the intrinsic muscles of the hand in isolation (the Rotterdam Intrinsic Hand Myometer, RIHM).
Methods: Thirty-four patients more than 2 years after ulnar and/or median nerve injury. Muscle strength was evaluat ...
Pages: 273-278
Kaisa Mannerkorpi A1 and Maudh Arndorw A2
Objective: To evaluate the effects of body awareness therapy combined with qigong for patients with fibromyalgia.
Design: A controlled randomized pilot study.
Subjects: Thirty-six female patients with fibromyalgia were randomized to either qigong plus body awareness therapy (
n = 19) or a control group (
n = 17).
Methods: The programme was conducted once a w ...
Pages: 279-281