objectives: ankle foot orthoses (afos) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of rocker bar ankle foot orthosis (rafo) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. methods: fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months poststroke and able to walk without an assistive device for ...

objectives: ankle foot orthoses (afos) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of rocker bar ankle foot orthosis (rafo) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. methods: fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months post-stroke and able to walk without assistive device for at...

there is a growing global market in healthcare and patients. and while there is a small body of evidence emerging around this phenomenon commonly known as medical tourism there remain significant unanswered policy and research questions which need to be addressed. we outline some of the key issues set against the six key disciplinary preoccupations of the journal: epidemiology, health economics...

neutrophil mobility in 60 patients with vitamin d-deficient rickets is studied, and the patients are followed after therapy by 600,000 units vitamin d. 28 of 60 patients (46%), had low chemotaxis for neutrophils before vitamin d injection (migration), and 36 of 60 (60%) had low random mobility. the results showed a significant improvement after vitamin d therapy furthermore, the level of calciu...

Neutrophil mobility in 60 patients with vitamin D-deficient rickets is studied, and the patients are followed after therapy by 600,000 units vitamin D. 28 of 60 patients (46%), had low chemotaxis for neutrophils before vitamin D injection (migration), and 36 of 60 (60%) had low random mobility. The results showed a significant improvement after vitamin D therapy furthermore, the level of c...

background and aim: total hip replacement (thr) is done comprehensively all over the world. despite the effects of braces on control of thr complications , few studies have been performed on this subject. the purpose of this study was to evaluate immediate effect of hip abduction brace on mobility and functional balance of patients with thr.    materials and methods: eight men and nine women wi...

We studied the immune system, especially the chemotactic activity of neutrophils, in ten patients with vitamin D-deficient rickets and compared the results with ten healthy controls of matched age. Among all immune system factors, the chemotactic studies persistantly showed remarkable deficiency in leukocyte mobility, both random motion and migration. When compared with controls, the findi...

we studied the immune system, especially the chemotactic activity of neutrophils, in ten patients with vitamin d-deficient rickets and compared the results with ten healthy controls of matched age. among all immune system factors, the chemotactic studies persistantly showed remarkable deficiency in leukocyte mobility, both random motion and migration. when compared with controls, the findings w...