1Unit of Occupational Rehabilitation & Ergonomics, Scientific Institute of Veruno, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, 28010 Veruno, Italy 2Department of Neuropsychology and Neurorehabilitation, University Medical Centre of Lausanne (CHUV), 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland 3Spinal Unit, Special Medical Rehabilitation Hospital, 42223 Varazdinske Toplice, Croatia 4Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics...

stroke is one of the most common diseases among the elderly with high personal and societal costs. in recent years, robotic rehabilitation for stroke has become an active area of research for assistance, monitoring and qualifying the rehabilitation treatments. the key issue needed for improving rehabilitation system is that patient feedback should be taken into account by the robotic rehabilita...

objectives: the aim of present study was to investigate the effect of cognitive rehabilitation, a new and non-pharmacological approach to reduce memory and other cognitive deficits in alzheimer's disease. methods & materials: this study was a quasi-experimental research, in singlesubject study-with control group- and based on an a-b design. that was conducted in two groups of control and e...

abstract background and aim: visual impairment affects people's quality of life. since the effect of rehabilitation services is measured by improving in quality of life, this study was performed to evaluate the effect of rehabilitation services on quality of life in the blind. materials and methods: 121 blind and low vision people who covered by zahedan welfare organization were studied by...

J. C. Wakefield's (1998) critique of W. C. Follette and A. C. Houts's (1996) article is addressed by raising questions about (a) mentalism as a framework for studying psychopathology, (b) the nature of inferred mechanisms and the process of making such inferences, and (c) the accuracy of claiming that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Associati...

The field of physical medicine and rehabilitation has evolved greatly over the last half century. Although practice patterns continue to change, the unifying concepts of physiatry remain the same. Awareness of the unique aspects of physiatry is still not optimal. It is incumbent on the physiatric community to educate our colleagues, our patients, and the public about our unique field.

objectives: the aim of this research was to assess the level of awareness of rehabilitation professionals employed in academic rehabilitation centers in tehran with reference to tele-rehabilitation technology. methods: in this study, a descriptive cross-sectional research method was used. the research was implemented by using a researcher-designed questionnaire which was developed by the integr...

introduction: worldwide, every year, many people undergo spinal cord injury which is of the worst health problems and is followed by several secondary complications. today, more than half of the world population is in danger of natural disasters such as earthquake, which is one of the causes of spinal cord injuries outbreak. earthquake in bam also caused many spinal cord injured people for whom...