Introduction: The aim of this case report was to investigate the relationship between sleep disorders and audio vestibular symptoms.   Case Report: A case of undiagnosed sleep disorder, presenting as a temporary auditory processing difficulty, is presented. The disorder was initially treated as sudden deafness with dizziness. A 23-year-old male patient complained of acute hearing disturbance de...

Parents generally have the right to make medical decisions for their children. This right can be challenged when the parents’ decision seems to go against the child’s interests. The toughest such decisions are for a child who will survive with physical and neurocognitive impairments. We discuss a case of a 5-year-old boy who suffered a spinal injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident and w...

The recovery approach has been steadily gain­ ing prominence as a guiding principle for mental health services (Department of Health 2001), with rehabilitation services in particular in the process of redefining themselves according to a recovery ethos (Shepherd 2008). This has entailed a funda­ mental shift in values for mental health services, from a predominant clinical recovery ethos (i.e. ...

BACKGROUND Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is an etiopathogenetically heterogeneous disorder characterised by non-progressive multiple intra-articular contractures, which can be recognised at birth. The frequency is estimated at 1 in 3,000 newborns. Etiopathogenesis of arthrogryposis is multifactorial. CASE PRESENTATION We report first 26 weeks of life of a boy with severe arthrogryposis. ...

BACKGROUND Many patients use alternative therapies. The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of stroke rehabilitation patients in Saskatchewan using alternative therapies, whether patients found these therapies effective in alleviating stroke-related symptoms, how often those patients who used alternative therapies discuss this fact with their primary care doctor and the main r...

BACKGROUND Support for the return to work of working-age adult cancer survivors is a major theme for occupational health professionals in Europe. AIMS To provide an overview of the outcomes of recent European research in this field and discusses future research directions to explore and improve the return-to-work experience of cancer survivors. METHODS European research, principally from En...

■ Over the next few years, assessment and treatment services for patients with head and neck cancers will become increasingly concentrated in cancer centres serving populations of over a million. ■ Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) will be central to the service, each managing at least 100 new cases of upper aerodigestive tract cancer per annum. They will be responsible for assessment, treatment p...

AIM To determine the opinion of health care professionals within Australia, regarding acceptable levels of exertion and symptoms, and referral for exercise rehabilitation in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). METHOD In 2010, 76 health care professionals at a specialist pulmonary hypertension meeting in Australia were surveyed using a self-administered questionnaire. The ques...