Introduction: Many cancer survivors suffer from a combination of diseaseand treatment-related morbidities and complaints after primary treatment. There is a growing evidence base for the effectiveness of mono-dimensional rehabilitation interventions; in practice, however, patients often participate in multidimensional programs. This study systematically reviews evidence regarding effectiveness ...

Music in the treatment of neurological language and speech disorders: A systematic review Joost Hurkmans a , Madeleen de Bruijn a , Anne M. Boonstra a , Roel Jonkers b , Roelien Bastiaanse b , Hans Arendzen c & Heleen A. Reinders-Messelink a a Rehabilitation Center “Revalidatie Friesland”, Beetsterzwaag, The Netherlands b School for Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience (BCN), University of Gr...

introduction : drug addiction and drug dependency are major problem in the “mental”,”social”, and “health-care” fields. it decreases occupational performance and educational abilities in different social groups, and may lead to miscellaneous crimes. different methods are recommended for drug addiction treatments. detoxification is the first step however it would not be successful without follow...

L. Wielopolski, L. M. Ramirez, A. M. Spungen, S. Swaby, P. Asselin, and W. A. Bauman Brookhaven National Laboratory, Environmental Science Department, Upton, New York; Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, Merit Review Program and the Center of Excellence for the Medical Consequences of Spinal Cord Injury; and Medical and Research Services, Veterans Aff...

background: despite the positive outcomes reported with cardiac rehabilitation (cr), its impacts have been reported to be different from a region or country to another, which may be due to the different contents of rehabilitation programs. objectives: to investigate the effect of cr on cardiovascular risk factors. patients and methods: this is a retrospective cohort study on the data from imam ...

* Colonel, Medical Corps, US Army; Chief, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Department of Anesthesia and Operative Services, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234; formerly, Chief of Anesthesia, Brooke Army Medical Center, 3851 Roger Brooke Drive, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Program Director, Anesthesiology, Brooke Army Medical Center-W...

introduction : stroke is one of the most common life-threatening neurologic disorders and is among the most important causes of disability in adult life.unilateral upper limb motor impairment is one of the main causes of dependence in activity of daily living. action research arm test &upper; limb related fugel meyer test evaluates upper limb motor performance of a hemiplegic patient. the aim o...

This speech was presented at a conference, the National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice, held in Washington, DC, on August 6-7, 2015. The conference was a working meeting to summarize the current state of knowledge and identify a platform of national goals in research, practice, and policy in intellectual and developmental disabilities. The meeting was jointly organized by the Research ...

reinvention of its Long Term Care Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission launched the new Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Accreditation Program and option for specialty certification. The new program is designed to address the changing market conditions faced by long term care organizations, which are providing increasingly complex nursing care as well as rehabilitative and other service...