Chronic disability after stroke represents a major unmet neurologic need. ReNeuron's development of a human neural stem cell (hNSC) therapy for chronic disability after stroke is progressing through early clinical studies. A Phase I trial has recently been published, showing no safety concerns and some promising signs of efficacy. A single-arm Phase II multicenter trial in patients with stable ...

objectives: verbal self-instruction strategy is one of the useful techniques for treating individual with learning disability. the purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of verbal self-instructional package on the social competence of students with learning disability. methods: the study was done in a quasi-experimental research and pre-test, post-test design with control grou...

INTRODUCTION The superior labral anterior and posterior (SLAP) lesion is a cause of chronic shoulder pain and significant disability. This study aims to review the distribution of types of SLAP lesions, associated lesions and the outcome of arthroscopic management. MATERIALS AND METHODS This series involved all 33 patients who underwent arthroscopic management of SLAP and associated lesions b...

Objectives: Stroke, is one of the major causes of disability in adults. So, the patient may prefer to use the non-involved limb to perfom selfcare & named this phenomen learned non used. Constraint induced therapy is one of the rehabilitative interventions that can be effective in restoration of the function of the involved limb in some hemiparetic post stroke patients. purpose of this study wa...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of manual therapy with exercise to kinesiotaping with exercise for patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. METHODS Randomized clinical before and after trial was used. Fifty-four patients diagnosed as having subacromial impingement syndrome who were referred for outpatient treatment were included. Eligible patients (betwee...

PURPOSE To determine whether early age-related maculopathy (ARM) is associated with visual difficulty in daily activities beyond the difficulty that would be expected based on normal retinal aging; to determine whether scotopic sensitivity and visual acuity are associated with visual difficulties in these older adults. STUDY DESIGN Comparative, cross-sectional questionnaire study. SUBJECTS ...

INTRODUCTION Low back pain, neck pain and arm pain are among the most common causes of disability and handicap in industrialized countries. Taken together, they represent the majority of compensable injuries in Canada and the largest burden of cost and suffering [1]. Although they are poorly understood, they are most often changes in soft tissues i.e., muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and ne...

background: this two-arm, randomized clinical study aimed to compare efficacy between topical alpha ointment and topical hydrocortisone cream (1%) in the healing of radiation-induced dermatitis in breast cancer patients. methods: the inclusion criteria comprised newly pathologically proven, locally advanced breast cancer (treated with modified radical mastectomy followed by sequential adjuvant ...

PURPOSE To describe changes in joint motion, sensibility, and scar pliability and to investigate the patients' expectations, self-reported recovery, and satisfaction with hand function, disability, and quality of life after surgery and hand therapy for Dupuytren disease. METHODS This prospective cohort study collected measurements before surgery and 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery and hand ...

This paper describes the implementation of a robot control architecture designed to combine a manipulation task design environment with a motion controller that uses the Operational Space formulation to define and implement arm trajectories and object manipulation. The ProVAR desktop manipulation system is an assistive robot for individuals with a severe physical disability such as quadriplegia...