D the growing interest in daily hemodialysis (DHD), logistic and economic factors limit its dissemination. Not the least of these factors is the lack of uniform criteria for measuring efficiency. From November 1998 to November 2000, 19 patients were on DHD in our unit. The dialysis prescription was bicarbonate buffer; 6 sessions per week; 2 – 3 hours; blood flow 250 – 350 mL/min; individual K, ...

Background: Many studies have been performed to evaluate the best physical therapy technique for treating chronic nonspecific low back pain. Pilate exercises and muscle energy techniques showed favorable results in many trials. Yet, no comparisons were conducted compare their effects. Purpose: To between effects of pilate mat exercise (PME) Muscle (MET) on pain intensity, functional disability,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of cervical spine mobilization in elderly dementia patients with dysphagia, and its effect on swallowing capacity. METHODS Fifteen nursing home residents (9 women, 6 men, age range 77-98 years) with severe dementia (median Mini Mental State Examination score=8/30, percentile (P)25-75=4-13) and known dysphagia participated in a randomized controlled tri...

BACKGROUND Pregnancies in hemodialysis patients are uncommon and difficult to study. Although the chance of a successful pregnancy and parturition in hemodialysis women has increased over the years, it still remains extremely low with a high maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity rate. CASE PRESENTATION We reported a case of successful pregnancy and parturition in a 22-year-old Chinese fe...

Intervention: Fluoxetine (10–40 mg/day) plus cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); fluoxetine alone; CBT alone; or placebo. Participants receiving CBT took part in 15 one hour sessions with a therapist. Sessions included: psychoeducation about depression, goal setting, mood monitoring cognitive restructuring, social problem solving, and increasing pleasurable activities (week 1–6); tailored sess...

OBJECTIVE To study the effects on the hemiplegic upper limb of repetitive facilitation exercises (RFEs) using a novel facilitation technique, in which the patient's intention to move the hemiplegic upper limb or finger was followed by realization of the movement using multiple sensory stimulations. METHODS Twenty-three stroke patients were enrolled in a cross-over study in which 2-week RFE se...

background and aims: this research evaluated the effects of humanoid robots on improvement of eye contact in autistic children. methods and materials: this research used a multiple baseline, single-subject design with control to test 5 autistic children (2 girls and 3 boys) in tehran during 2010. the children aged 7 to 9 years and were tested by gilliam autism rating scales (gars) to ensure the...

conclusions dialysis with cool dialysate is a simple and cheap nondrug method, which was readily accepted by the patients. this method could significantly reduce the severity of pruritus in patients during dialysis. results before the intervention, there was no significant between-group difference in the severity of pruritus (p < 0.05). after the intervention, the severity of pruritus was signi...

became calm but harbored the delusions. Supportive counseling sessions involving the patient and her husband addressed the underlying conflicts resulting in significant reduction of anxiety. The Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale[6] was used to calibrate the rate of resolution of delusions (D1 and D2) [Figure 2]. Even as the psychotropics were stopped within a week, fortnightly follow‐up session...