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Dorcas Gandhi, Dr. Ivy Sebastian, Dr. Amreen Mahmood, Dr. Pradeepa Nayak, Mridul Makkar, Dimple Dawar, Nistara Chawla, Dr. Jeyaraj Pandian,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (Accepted article 2024)
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Abstract:
Objectives: The objectives of this study were:
(1) To explore the challenges to implementing physical rehabilitation for people with neurological diseases at in-hospital and community levels in India, (2) To summarize the unmet needs of evidence-based physical neurorehabilitation in India, (3) To explore the potential models/ services that can enhance the delivery of physical rehabilitation for people with neurological diseases in India
Methods: Following the PRISMA guidelines, a scoping review was conducted, employing predefined criteria to identify 28 eligible studies for analysis. Using a narrative synthesis approach, the authors collated and summarized the data extracted from these studies to gain insights into the challenges and current requirements for neurorehabilitation in India.
The narrative synthesis method facilitated the exploration of qualitative aspects, allowing for a comprehensive examination of the synthesized evidence.
Results: Rehabilitation after a stroke was the primary focus of the majority of the 28 research. Rehabilitation (a), rehabilitation (b) supply of rehabilitation, rehabilitation (c) research on rehabilitation, and socioeconomic issues (d) were the four main headings used to explain the present difficulties and unfulfilled demands. We also suggest eight "Models of Care" that are based on proven strategies that have been tested before and might help address current deficiencies.
Discussion: Neurorehabilitation in India is inadequate, with a lack of skilled professionals, poor accessibility to services, and a rural-urban divide. Alternative models of rehabilitation provision, including multidisciplinary care, task-shifting, caregiver-led, and self-help models, could address the unmet needs. Trials have explored home-based caregiver-led and technology-based models, but modifications and cultural specificity are needed. Stakeholders must mobilize support and advocate for rehabilitation's role and value, with improved data collection and reporting to inform policy development.
Conclusion: There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the diverse challenges and needs of neurorehabilitation delivery in India. Several alternative care models seem to have future promise, albeit the unfulfilled demands. Some basic steps towards progress include raising public awareness, enhancing the skills of current experts, and encouraging proactive engagement from state and federal governments and other interested parties.
Haniyeh Jafarzadeh, Fatemeh Haresabadi, Zahra Ghayoumi-Anaraki, Zahra Abbasi Shaye, Toktam Maleki Shahmahmood, Majid Haddadi Avval,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (Accepted article 2024)
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Objectives: Since the auditory system is the basis for language acquisition, presence of phonological deficits is expected in people with hearing impairment. This study aimed to compare the phonological measurement indices in children with cochlear implants, hearing aid and normal hearing.
Study Sample: The participants were 3-6 years old Persian-speaking children with hearing aids (n=25), cochlear implants (n=25), and normal hearing (n=50).
Methods: The phonological subtest of the Persian version of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Articulation and Phonology (DEAP) which includes the two tasks of the picture naming and the picture description was performed, and the phonological indices including PMLU, PWP PWC, PCC and PVC were calculated. The performances of participants of the three groups in each index were compared in terms of the tasks and measures. Also, in each group, the participants' performances were compared between the two tasks.
Results: The mean score of phonological indices had a significant difference among the three groups (P<0.001). Also, the difference in the mean of all phonological indices in the two tasks was significant only in the group with hearing aids (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Despite having a new and more useful technology than hearing aids, CI children still have problems with phonemic accuracy especially whole-word indices compared to normal children. Also, the difference in indicators among the two tasks of picture naming and picture description confirms the influence of the phonetic context, which should be taken into account in the evaluation and treatment of phonological deficits in these children.
Zahra Sarlak, Asghar Dadkhah, Ali Kashi, Mahmood Sheikh,
Volume 11, Issue 2 (April 2013)
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Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of a selected exercise training on reducing symptoms of dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease in people with Down syndrome.
Methods: 27 men with Down syndrome were randomized to intervention (n=13) and control (n=13) groups. All persons in experimental group followed 12 weeks selected exercise training, three times a week. Prior to the start of the study, and after three-month training, each member in both groups was assessed according to the DSQIID questionnaire filled by caregivers of these peoples. Data were analysed by independent t-test.
Results: The results indicated that the first questionnaire subscales that assess memory disorders and confusion in the experimental group between pre and post test showed a significant decrease (P=0.028). Also in third part of questionnaire that asked about the individual skills, social withdrawal, physical symptoms and speech abnormalities, the variable scores in post-test of experimental group were significantly lower than pre-test scores (P=0.047).
Discussion: These result showed that the combination of selected exercises training could cause a significant reduction in the incidence of initial dementia symptoms and can be an important step to prevent of the dementia in these people.
Freshte Oladi, Mohammad Hossein Bayazi , Mahmood Dargahi , Mohsen Dehghani Neishabouri ,
Volume 12, Issue 3 (September 2014)
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Objectives: The present study has investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral group therapy on improving coping styles in patients with acute coronary heart disease.
Methods: Semi-experimental in type of pretest-posttest with control group seems to be a good design for this study.22 patients with acute coronary heart disease are admitted in CCU of Mashhad Razavi Hospital and undergo angioplasty heart surgery,11 in the control and the other 11in the experimental group. Those in the experimental group receive 12 sessions of cognitive-behavioral group therapy and the ones in the control one are not offered any intervention. Before and after the intervention, CISS-21coping questionnaire is completed by members of the sample.
Results: The results of MANCOVA revealed after participating in cognitive behavioral group therapy, problem-oriented coping style of members of the experimental group than in the control group had a significant increase and avoidant coping style of members of the experimental group than in the control group had a significant reduction.
Discussion: Findings confirm that cognitive-behavioral group therapy improve coping styles in patients with acute coronary heart disease. Findings indicate awareness of thinking styles, identifying cognitive errors, doing cognitive homework, reinforcing positive behavior, encouraging acceptance of restrictions, sharing experiences, talking about negative emotions related to illness and the possible consequences.
Farzad Farmani, Mohammad Ali Mohseni Bandpei, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Gholam Reza Aminian, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Mohammad Sadeghi-Goghari,
Volume 13, Issue 3 (September 2015)
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Objectives: Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Rocker bar Ankle Foot Orthosis (RAFO) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients.
Methods: Fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months post-stroke and able to walk without assistive device for at least 10 meters voluntarily participated in this study. The patients were examined with and without RAFO. Their functional mobility was evaluated through 10-meter walk test and Timed Up and Go (TUG) test. Also, paired t-test was used to analyze obtained data.
Results: When patients used RAFO, their gait speed significantly increased (P<0.05). Also, the time of performing TUG test experienced a significant decrease using RAFO compared with utilizing shoe only (P<0.05).
Discussion: RAFO led to a significant improvement in functional mobility in hemiplegic patient’s secondary to stroke. It seems that, it has been due to the positive effect of rocker modification on improving push off and transferring weight during stance phase of gait.
Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Mokhtar Arazpour, Stephen William Hutchins,
Volume 13, Issue 4 (December 2015)
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Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a modified floor reaction ankle foot orthosis (FRAFO) design on gait performance in children with cerebral palsy.
Methods: Eight children with cerebral palsy wore a modified FRAFO bilaterally for six weeks. Motion analysis was used to assess the immediate effectiveness of the orthosis on improving gait and also following six weeks of gradual orthosis use. Primary outcome measures were walking speed, cadence and stride length, plus hip, knee and ankle joint ranges of motion. A paired T test was used to compare primary outcome measures.
Results: Cadence, stride length and walking speed were all significantly increased when the children wore the modified FRAFO (P=<0.001 for speed and stride length and P=0.005 for cadence). The children demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in ankle ROM when using the modified FRAFO. The mean knee joint ROM was increased from 36.5±13.32 degrees when walking with an orthosis at baseline to 43.5±1.19 degrees when walking with an orthosis after six weeks of use. Children with the modified FRAFO also had decreased hip flexion angle at initial contact and an extension shift during stance phase following 6 weeks of orthosis use compared to when initially donning it.
Discussion: Children with cerebral palsy can benefit from an improvement in gait parameters when walking with a modified FRAFO.
Farzad Farmani, Mohammad Ali Mohseni-Bandpei, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Gholamreza Aminian, Mohammad Reza Nikoo, Mohammad Sadeghi-Goghari,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (March 2016)
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Objectives: Ankle Foot Orthoses (AFOs) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Rocker bar Ankle Foot Orthosis (RAFO) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients.
Methods: Fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months poststroke and able to walk without an assistive device for at least 10 meters voluntarily participated in this study. The patients were examined for three conditions: shoes only, with SAFO and with RAFO. Their functional mobility was evaluated through 10-meter walk test and Timed Up and
Go (TUG) test. In addition, paired t-test was used to analyze the obtained data.
Results: When the patients used RAFO, their gait speed significantly increased (P<0.05). Moreover, the time of performing TUG test experienced a significant decrease using RAFO compared with utilizing shoe only (P<0.05).
Discussion: RAFO led to a significant improvement in functional mobility in hemiplegic patients post stroke. This may be due to the positive effect of rocker modification on improving push off and transferring weight during the stance phase of gait.
Mahmood Yaghotian, Ali Akbar Soleimanian, Hamid Darrodi,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (March 2016)
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Objectives: The present study has been conducted to determine the effectiveness of cognitivebehavioral group-therapy on the development of visually impaired adolescents’ self-concept.
Methods: This study is a semi-experimental pre-test and post-test model. The study population consisted of visually impaired male students of the primary and secondary high school at the Omid-e-Mashhad Educational Center for the Blind in the 2014-2015 academic year. Beck’s Self-Concept Scale was used as a research tool, and 20 students with scores one deviation standard below the mean were randomly selected and divided into experimental and control groups. The experimental group received nine weekly sessions of cognitive-behavioral therapies, each of 90 minutes. The post-test data analysis was performed by conducting SPSS using descriptive statistics methods (mean and standard deviation for the study variables and tables) and inferential statistics methods (including Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, t-test for independent groups, Lewin test, and co-variance test).
Results: The results of covariance analysis revealed that the intervention of cognitive behavioral group counseling can significantly increase the self-concept among the participants of the experimental group.
Discussion: Cognitive-behavioral group counseling sessions can improve the self-concept of visually impaired adolescents. Moreover, positive self-concept will increase their social interaction and mental health.
Manijeh Zarei Mahmood Abadi, Fariba Yadegari, Mehrzad Mehdizade, Enayatollah Bakhshi,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (March 2018)
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Objectives: Reliable and valid clinical tools to screen, diagnose, and describe eating functions and dysphagia in children are highly warranted. Today most specialists are aware of the role of assessment scales in the treatment of affected individuals. However, the problem is that the clinical tools used might be nonstandard, and worldwide, there is no integrated assessment performed to assess the aforementioned conditions. In a previous study, we translated and examined the schedule for oral-motor assessment for its content validity. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to investigate the test-retest and inter-rater reliability of the schedule for oral-motor assessment.
Methods: In this validation project, 23 children (6-48 month-old) who were referred to the imaging center were recruited. The assessment was based on the schedule for oral-motor assessment and was conducted by two speech-language pathologists for an inter-rater agreement evaluation. A retest was completed on 13 children up to 7 days. Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC), kappa coefficient, and percentage of agreement were analyzed by using SPSS software (version 17).
Results: We found a moderate Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC=0.48) and a relatively sensible kappa coefficient (K=0.50) for test-retest agreement. Two speech-language pathologists reached 91% agreement on normal-dysfunctional decisions of schedule for oral-motor assessment. Sections 2, 3, 4, and 6 of schedule for oral-motor assessment demonstrated an agreement of 100%, and Sections 1 and 5 demonstrated an agreement of 91%.
Discussion: Schedule for oral-motor assessment meets moderate levels of test-retest and inter-rater reliability criteria. Nonetheless, the percentage of decision consistency for inter-rater and test-retest examination turned out to be excellent.
Fereshteh Baezzat, Mahmood Moradi, Mahshad Motaghedifard,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (March 2018)
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Objectives: In this research study, the effect of training phonological awareness skills on the improvement of auditory memory in students with spelling problems in third grade at primary schools in Sari City, Iran, was investigated.
Methods: The research method used in the study was quasi-experimental with pre-tests, post-tests, and a control group. The statistical population consisted of all the students from third grade at primary schools in Sari. The study sample was chosen based on purposive sampling and random sampling methods. First the teachers were asked to introduce students with spelling problems, out of whom 20 students were selected through three diagnostic tests: Wechsler intelligence test for children (2006), Baezzat writing disorder test (2010), and Cornoldi test of verbal memory (1995). These students were then randomly assigned to two groups: experimental and control groups. The experimental group received phonological awareness skills training in 13 sessions but the control group did not receive any intervention.
Results: The data were analyzed by Mixed ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) with repeated measures. The results indicated that there was a significant difference between the experimental and the control group’s scores (F=171.12, P=0.001), indicating that phonological awareness training improved the auditory memory of students with spelling problems. Follow up tests showed that the effect of phonological awareness training was sustained after three months’ duration.
Discussion: This study recommends that learning disorder experts and psychologists train phonological awareness skills in order to improve the auditory memory of students with spelling problems.
Masumeh Bagherzadeh Cham, Mohammad Ali Mohseni-Bandpei, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Saeed Kalbasi, Akbar Biglarian,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (March 2019)
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Objectives: Sensory neuropathy is the major cause of ulceration in diabetic patients. Periodical sensory examination is an appropriate method to detect neuropathy and decrease the risk of diabetic foot ulcer. Semmes–Weinstein Monofilaments (SWM) and tuning fork on/off test are widely used to assess pressure and vibration sensitivity. The present study evaluated the inter- and intra-rater reliability of SWM and tuning fork to measure pressure and vibration sensations in diabetic patients.
Methods: Following ethical approval, 34 diabetic patients without foot ulceration were recruited. Feet kit SWM and tuning fork were used for pressure and vibration sensation evaluation, respectively. Measurements were performed twice on the first session with an hour interval to assess within-day reliability and the third one was demonstrated 7 days later to assess between-days reliability.
Results: Within-day Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) analysis indicated excellent levels of inter- and intra- rater reliability (ICC>0.75) for feet kit SWM in all foot regions and 128 Hz and 256 Hz tuning forks. Excellent between-days intra-rater reliability (ICC>0.75) was also obtained for SWM; however, the ICC of tuning fork was moderate. Between-days inter-rater reliability of SWM and tuning fork were high and poor, respectively.
Discussion: The obtained results indicated that SWM and tuning fork seemed to be highly reliable to measure pressure and vibration sensations in diabetic patients. However, further studies are required to support the results of current study.
Roya Mahmoodi, Maryam Farzad, Amirreza Kachooei, Fereydoun Layeghi, Erfan Shafiee,
Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2019)
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Objectives: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is now the most common type of nerve compression neuropathies constituting about (90%) of the neuropathic disorders. To attain the optimal recovery following the operation, a rehabilitation intervention is urgent. This study aims at investigating the efficacy of short and long term rehabilitation interventions following Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) on motor functions, sensory, and pain.
Methods: Thirty patients were randomly assigned to two groups after CTR. The intervention group received rehabilitation exercises within a week after the operation, and the control group received a progressive home exercise program. The patients were assessed in terms of pain, sensation, function (measured by Boston Questionnaire), pinch, and grip (measured by dynamometer) in three periods of time, before operation, 6 weeks, and 12 weeks after operation by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Semmes Weinstein Test of Monofilaments, Boston questionnaire test, and dynamometer.
Results: No significant differences in function were seen between the two groups (P=0.28). The average score of pain decreased. In spite of the increase in sensory score in the intervention group, no significant difference was found (P=0.19). A considerable difference was found in pain, grip, and pinch between the two groups during the first 6 weeks after the operation.
Discussion: The rehabilitation interventions, even in short term, affect the pain and power (pinch and grip). Also, they facilitate returning to work. In the long term, however, there were no considerable diversities. In other words, improvements gained in two groups are the same in the long-term.
Seyed Hadi Mousavi, Mahmood Ghayoomzadeh,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2020)
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Objectives: Juvenile delinquents are a group of people that is in dire need of psychosocial rehabilitation. In this research, we seek to assess the lived experience in two groups of delinquent adolescents: one group is repetitive delinquents, the second group successfully returned to society. We tried to understand the relevant and essential factors in making this difference.
Methods: This study is a qualitative research based on Grounded Theory. In this study, samples of adolescents with recurrent crimes and samples that have successfully returned to society without recidivism were reviewed. To do this, we should have investigated each case separately and the whole process that led to the recurrence of the crime. However, because the size of the statistical population is not sufficient to use quantitative and generalized methods, a case-experienced study has been conducted. This method assesses current phenomena in their real-life context, especially when the boundaries between a phenomenon and the context in which it occurs are not clearly defined. Several sources of evidence were used. After the coding of the gathered data and the formulation of the interviews in the form of concepts, the next step was to increase the level of abstraction of these concepts and propositions in the form of subcategories.
Results: Finally, of 222 propositions, we reached 100 concepts that were mainly associated with recurrent delinquency or regret and return to society. Some of the most important ones were family problems (such as parental quarrels, parental addiction, parental unemployment, and a history of a criminal conviction and parental imprisonment).
Discussion: Undoubtedly, one of the essential factors in the occurrence of crime is the environments in which the perpetrators deal with them. They are influenced by these environments whose personalities are shaped. Family, school, neighborhood, dropout, peer group, and general social determinants are influential in juvenile delinquency and its continuation or abandonment.
Parvin Agha Mohammad Hasani, Mahmood Sheikh Fathollahi, Asal Gerami Fard, Mohammadreza Mokhtari,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2020)
Abstract
Objectives: Families of children with special needs face many problems. This study aimed to investigate happiness training on the pattern of parent-child relationships and the hope of parents with autistic children.
Methods: Twenty-six couples with autistic children who referred to Rafsanjan Autism Clinic, Rafsanjan City, Iran, were enrolled in the study by the census method. Informed consent was obtained from them. Then the parents completed the Schaefer and Edgerton Parent-Child Interaction Questionnaire (1985) and Miller Hope Scale (1988). Next, parents were randomly assigned to the intervention or control groups. Happiness training based on the Fordyce method was performed for eight 1.5-hour sessions per week for the intervention group. The parents of either group completed the questionnaires after training of the intervention group (about 2 months and 3 months later). The Chi-square test, independent t-test, and 2-way repeated-measures ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at 0.05.
Results: The results of the analysis showed that the changes in the scores of communication (P=0.013), acceptance (P=0.008), control (P=0.005), independence (P=0.040), aggressive non-attachment (P=0.015), and hope (P=0.010) were significant between the two groups at stages of measurement. The scores of all variables increased but the aggressive non-attachment decreased.
Discussion: The education of happiness in Fordyce style influenced the interactive pattern of communication and hope of parents with autistic children. Therefore, training of happiness along with other services available to parents of autistic children can also be considered.
Toktam Maleki Shahmahmood, Zahra Ghayoumi-Anaraki, Abbas Ebadi, Fatemeh Haresabadi,
Volume 18, Issue 3 (September 2020)
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Objectives: Accurate diagnosis of Persian children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is regarded as a challenge for Speech and Language Pathologists (SLPs) in Iran because of the lack of formal linguistic tests that can reliably distinguish language-impaired children from Typically-Developing (TD) children. This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic accuracy of the photographic expressive Persian Grammar Test (PEGT).
Methods: The participants were forty 4-6 years old monolingual Persian speakers who were categorized into two groups of DLD (n=20) and TD (n=20) children based on the MLU (mean length of utterance) scores as the reference standard and clinical judgment of an experienced speech-language pathologist. PEGT was administered to all participants, and the results were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test and Rock Chart (ROC) to estimate the ability of the PEGT to differentiate between children with DLD and TD and to determine its sensitivity, specificity, and the optimal cutoff point.
Results: The results revealed that children with DLD performed significantly lower than their TD peers in the PEGT (P<0.05). Both sensitivity and specificity measures of PEGT were estimated as 100% at the optimal cut-off point of 12.5.
Discussion: The data provide empirical support for the use of the PEGT for accurate diagnosis of preschool children with DLD from their TD peers.
Fahimeh Bakhtiari, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Zahra Safaeepour, Mohsen Vahedi,
Volume 19, Issue 2 (June 2021)
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Objectives: Flexible Flat Foot (FFF), a common foot deformity decreasing medial longitudinal arch height is often comorbid with subtalar joint pronation causing physical activity difficulties in this population. Among the orthotic insoles prescribed for improving foot function, foot orthoses with medial heel skive technique have a limited research background. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of the custom-mold insole with medial heel skive technique on physical function in FFF.
Methods: Eighteen adults with FFF from the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences students and staff participated in this study. Custom-Mold insole with medial heel skive was fabricated for all research participants. Physical function in the activities of daily living and sports was assessed by the Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM), Activities of Daily Living (ADL) subscale (ADL-FAAM), and SPORT-FAAM questionnaires at the beginning of the study and 6 weeks after. Paired Samples t-test and nonparametric tests were used to compare the collected results.
Results: After 6 weeks of using the insole with medial heel skive technique, scores in both ADL and SPORTS activities were significantly improved.
Discussion: Foot function improvement was not found in all of the studies assessing foot function in flat feet after using different orthotic insoles, by different questionnaires or other systems. In this study, foot and ankle function was significantly improved per FAAM questionnaire- which had highly limited use in orthotic interventions in flat feet population- using medial heel skive technique; however, further studies are required to accentuate medial heel skive technique effect on flat feet function by comparing this technique with other positive cast modifications to control the flat foot. According to the present study results, custom-mold insole with medial heel skive may improve physical function in FFF and can be prescribed in this group.
Shamim Ghazi, Fatemeh Haresabadi, Toktam Maleki Shahmahmood,
Volume 20, Issue 3 (September 2022)
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Objectives: Some children are at risk of middle ear infections; however, the impact of the fluctuating hearing sensations on cognitive systems and immature central auditory is not fully recognized. Therefore, we reviewed and discussed the impact of early-otitis media on the cognitive skills of affected school-aged children.
Methods: A computerized search of the databases was conducted between January 2000 and December 2020 using the following keywords, including “otitis media” and “cognition” or “attention” or “memory” or “working memory” or “short term memory”.
Results: After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria and appraising the quality, seven studies were included and the data were extracted. Some of the articles reported a relationship between otitis media with effusion (OME) and cognitive deficits in 5 years old children and the other studies did not yield significant association.
Discussion: It seems that children with OME experience difficulties in attention and memory; though, the relationship between early childhood OME and cognitive skills in children at school ages is not yet definitive and need more comprehensive and well-organized studies.
Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Hanieh Khaliliyan,
Volume 20, Issue 3 (September 2022)
Abstract
Objectives: Lateral ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries to the musculoskeletal system, especially among active people. This injury causes complex complications, such as recurrent sprain because of reduced postural control. Foot orthoses are among the interventions used to improve postural control in this population. This review aims to investigate foot orthoses to improve postural control among patients with an acute or chronic lateral ankle sprain.
Methods: Four electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, Web of Sciences, and Google scholar) were searched for experimental studies. Articles were selected using the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) method. The articles were reviewed for their quality based on the standards for reporting diagnostic accuracy statements and then entered into this review.
Results: The search results in all databases provided a total of 48 articles. After reviewing the documents, we excluded 38 articles that did not pass the inclusion criteria, resulting in 10 remaining articles. Data extraction from population, interventions, and outcome measures was done for these 10 articles.
Discussion: Foot orthoses are effective in improving the postural control of individuals with an acute or chronic lateral ankle sprain. Considering the existence of mechanical and functional instability, foot orthosis which is made to affect the proprioception and follow the biomechanics of the body seems to be the most effective in this field; however, more studies are required to confirm this
Hanieh Khaliliyan, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Reza Vahab Kashani, Mohsen Vahedi,
Volume 21, Issue 3 (September 2023)
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Objectives: Among the foot orthoses prescribed to improve postural control in chronic ankle instability, foot orthoses designed to affect both types of mechanical and functional instability have a limited research background. In the present study, a type of foot orthosis named the custom mold with a raised ridge around the perimeter was designed, and manufactured, and its effect on the dynamic posture control of the subjects was investigated.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental type in which 30 active young people with chronic ankle instability were selected from sports clubs and divided into two groups. One of these groups used custom mold foot orthoses (CFO) and the other group used custom mold with a raised ridge around the perimeter foot orthoses (CRFO). Dynamic postural control of the participants was evaluated before and after one month with the star excursion balance test (SEBT). A repeated measured statistical test was used to evaluate the obtained data.
Results: Both types of foot orthoses increased the reaching distance of the SEBT, but the result of CRFO was significant in this field, so that after one month in medial (P=0.045), posteromedial (P=0.002), and anteromedial (P˂0.001) directions, significant differences were observed between the two groups.
Discussion: The CRFO can put the subtalar joint in optimal conditions and change the amount of input resulting from the stimulation of the mechanoreceptors in the plantar area of the foot, thus increasing the improvement of dynamic postural control; however, more studies are needed to prove this claim.
Coresponding author: Mahmood Bahramizadeh, E-mail: ma.bahramizadeh@uswr.ac.ir
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Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Hanieh Khaliliyan, Arash Sharafatvaziri, Ebrahim Sadeghi-Demneh, Lukasz Szarpak, Michal Pruc, Aanuoluwapo Adeyimika Afolabi, Francesco Chirico,
Volume 22, Issue 1 (March 2024)
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Objectives: Ankle orthoses are one of the interventions used to prevent first and repeated lateral ankle sprains. We conducted this systematic review of the literature to investigate the effect of ankle orthoses on postural control in individuals with acute, chronic, or functional ankle sprains.
Methods: Three electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science) were searched for experimental studies using predefined keywords. We used the PRISMA method to select articles. Initially, the articles were examined for inclusion criteria and then assessed for their quality based on the physiotherapy evidence database scale.
Results: In the initial search, we retrieved 156 articles. After following the steps of the PRISMA flowchart and reviewing the entire text, only 14 reports met the inclusion criteria of this study. We extracted data from population, intervention, and outcome measures.
Discussion: Overall, ankle orthoses were effective in improving the static postural control of patients with lateral ankle sprains; however, the dynamic postural control results were unclear. Since most people who experience lateral ankle sprains have both functional and mechanical instability, ankle orthoses may affect both types of instability and thereby improve postural control.
