Language practice that includes meaningful interaction is a critical component of many current language teaching theories. At the same time, existing research on intelligent computer-aided language learning (ICALL) systems has focused primarily on providing practice with grammatical forms. For most ICALL systems, content assessment of a learner response is limited to comparing it with a target ...

objectives we aim to evaluate the role of glibenclamide on the short-term outcome of patients with dai due to moderate to severe tbi. patients and methods in this controlled randomized clinical trial, 40 patients with moderate to severe tbi were assigned to glibenclamide (n = 20) and control (n = 20) groups. six hours after admission the intervention group received 1.25 mg glibenclamide every 1...

BACKGROUND Chronic musculoskeletal disorders are a prevalent and costly global health issue. A new form of exercise therapy focused on loading and resistance programmes that temporarily aggravates a patient's pain has been proposed. The object of this review was to compare the effect of exercises where pain is allowed/encouraged compared with non-painful exercises on pain, function or disabilit...

In contemporary western societies stress is highly prevalent, therefore the need for stress-reducing methods is great. This randomized controlled trial compared the efficacy of self-help physical activity (PA), mindfulness meditation (MM), and heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV-BF) in reducing stress and its related symptoms. We randomly allocated 126 participants to PA, MM, or HRV-BF upon...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an inclined ankle on the activation of the abductor hallucis muscle during short foot exercises. [Subjects] We recruited 14 healthy volunteers who were free of pain, and did not suffer from arthritis or osteomuscular problems related to the foot or ankle. [Methods] The subjects performed short foot exercises and short inclined f...

STUDY DESIGN Cochrane systematic review of randomized controlled trials. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of active rehabilitation for adults after first-time lumbar disc surgery. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Several rehabilitation programs are available for individuals after lumbar disc surgery, however, little is known about the efficacy of these treatments. METHODS Search strategies wer...

BACKGROUND Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a set of signs and symptoms existing due to compression of brachial plexus in the cervical area. We performed the study to highlight the role of therapeutic exercises on patients with neurogenic thoracic Outlet Syndrome. METHODS This quasi-experimental study was carried out at Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Ra...

BACKGROUND Exercise benefits patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain; however, the most effective type of exercise remains unknown. OBJECTIVE This study compared outcomes after motor control exercises, sling exercises, and general exercises for low back pain. DESIGN This was a randomized controlled trial with a 1-year follow-up. SETTING The study was conducted in a primary care se...

Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the short- and intermediate-term effects combined application instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) techniques neuromuscular exercises cervical thoracic area on improvement functionality patients with mechanical neck pain accompanying forward head posture (FHP). Methods Twenty FHP were randomized received eight treatme...