Objective
To investigate longitudinal changes in language function in left-hemispheric ischemic stroke patients as well as factors that influence language recovery until 1 year after stroke onset.
Methods
We analyzed data from 235 patients with first-ever left-hemispheric ischemic stroke. All patients completed the Korean version of the Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test (K-FAST) at 7 days (T1), 3 months (T2), 6 months (T3), and 1 year (T4) after stroke onset. Repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to investigate changes in language function between time points. Subgroup analysis was performed according to the K-FAST scores at T1. Stroke lesion volume was assessed using diffusion tensor images, and involvement of language-related brain regions was examined. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze factors influencing improvement of K-FAST score.
Results
The K-FAST scores at T1, T2, T3, and T4 differed significantly (p<0.05). In the subgroup analysis, only the severe group showed continuous significant improvement by 1 year. Factors that negatively influenced improvement of language function were the age at onset, initial National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, and initial K-FAST score, whereas education level and stroke lesion volume positively affected recovery. Involvement of language-related brain regions did not significantly influence long-term language recovery after ischemic stroke.
Conclusion
Recovery of language function varied according to the severity of the initial language deficit. The age at stroke onset, education level, initial severity of aphasia, initial NIHSS score, and total stroke lesion volume were found to be important factors for recovery of language function.

Citations

• Do social determinants influence post-stroke aphasia outcomes? A scoping review
  Robyn O'Halloran, Joanne Renton, Sam Harvey, Marie-Pier McSween, Sarah J. Wallace
  Disability and Rehabilitation.2024; 46(7): 1274.     CrossRef
• The role of language-related functional brain regions and white matter tracts in network plasticity of post-stroke aphasia
  Yue Han, Yuanyuan Jing, Yanmin Shi, Hongbin Mo, Yafei Wan, Hongwei Zhou, Fang Deng
  Journal of Neurology.2024; 271(6): 3095.     CrossRef
• The impact of pre-stroke formal education on language test performance in aphasic and non-aphasic stroke survivors
  Sophie M. Roberts, Rachel Bruce, Thomas M. H. Hope, Sharon Geva, Storm Anderson, Hayley Woodgate, Kate Ledingham, Andrea Gajardo-Vidal, Diego L. Lorca-Puls, Jennifer T. Crinion, Alexander P. Leff, David W. Green, Cathy J. Price
  Aphasiology.2024; : 1.     CrossRef
• Recovery from aphasia in the first year after stroke
  Stephen M Wilson, Jillian L Entrup, Sarah M Schneck, Caitlin F Onuscheck, Deborah F Levy, Maysaa Rahman, Emma Willey, Marianne Casilio, Melodie Yen, Alexandra C Brito, Wayneho Kam, L Taylor Davis, Michael de Riesthal, Howard S Kirshner
  Brain.2023; 146(3): 1021.     CrossRef
• Intersectional sociodemographic and neurological relationships in the naming ability of persons with post-stroke aphasia
  Molly Jacobs, Elizabeth Evans, Charles Ellis
  Journal of Communication Disorders.2023; 105: 106352.     CrossRef
• Therapies and Challenges in the Post-Stroke Aphasia Rehabilitation Arena: Current and Future Prospects
  Anastasios M. Georgiou, Maria Kambanaros
  Medicina.2023; 59(9): 1674.     CrossRef
• Premorbid language function: a prognostic factor for functional outcome in aphasia?
  Joanna Friedland, Catherine Doogan, Arvind Chandratheva
  Aphasiology.2022; 36(12): 1449.     CrossRef
• The Effectiveness of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Paradigms as Treatment Options for Recovery of Language Deficits in Chronic Poststroke Aphasia
  Anastasios M. Georgiou, Maria Kambanaros, Efthymios Dardiotis
  Behavioural Neurology.2022; 2022: 1.     CrossRef
• Predictors beyond the lesion: Health and demographic factors associated with aphasia severity
  Lisa Johnson, Samaneh Nemati, Leonardo Bonilha, Chris Rorden, Natalie Busby, Alexandra Basilakos, Roger Newman-Norlund, Argye E. Hillis, Gregory Hickok, Julius Fridriksson
  Cortex.2022; 154: 375.     CrossRef

Objective
To determine the location of the motor endplate zones (MoEPs) for the three heads of the triceps brachii muscles during cadaveric dissection and estimate the safe injection zone using ultrasonography.
Methods
We studied 12 upper limbs of 6 fresh cadavers obtained from body donations to the medical school anatomy institution in Seoul, Korea. The locations of MoEPs were expressed as the percentage ratio of the vertical distance from the posterior acromion angle to the midpoint of the olecranon process. By using the same reference line as that used for cadaveric dissection, the safe injection zone away from the neurovascular bundle was identified in 6 healthy volunteers via ultrasonography. We identified the neurovascular bundle and its location with respect to the distal end of the humerus and measured its depth from the skin surface.
Results
The MoEPs for the long, lateral, and medial heads were located at a median of 43.8%, 54.8%, and 60.4% of the length of the reference line in cadaver dissection. The safe injection zone of the medial head MoEPs corresponded to a depth of approximately 3.5 cm from the skin surface and 1.4 cm away from the humerus, as determined by sonography.
Conclusion
Correct identification of the motor points for each head of the triceps brachii would increase the precision and efficacy of motor point injections to manage elbow extensor spasticity.

Citations

• An overlooked cause of upper extremity pain: myofascial trigger points of the triceps muscle and dry needling protocol
  Aylin Ayyıldız, Burak Tayyip Dede, Mustafa Hüseyin Temel, Bülent Alyanak, Mustafa Turgut Yıldızgören, Fatih Bağcıer
  Pain Management.2025; 15(3): 115.     CrossRef
• Enhancing Botulinum Toxin Injection Precision: The Efficacy of a Single Cadaveric Ultrasound Training Intervention for Improved Anatomical Localization
  Camille Heslot, Omar Khan, Alexis Schnitzler, Chloe Haldane, Romain David, Rajiv Reebye
  Toxins.2024; 16(7): 304.     CrossRef
• Distribution of the intramuscular innervation of the triceps brachii: Clinical importance in the treatment of spasticity with botulinum neurotoxin
  Kyu‐Ho Yi, Ji‐Hyun Lee, Hye‐Won Hur, Hyung‐Jin Lee, You‐Jin Choi, Hee‐Jin Kim
  Clinical Anatomy.2023; 36(7): 964.     CrossRef
• Mapping the limb muscle motor points for targeted administration of botulinum toxin in the treatment of focal and segmental spasticity
  A. P. Kovalenko, K. A. Sinelnikov, V. D. Shamigulov, N. N. Akhmedov, E. M. Shamina
  Neurology, Neuropsychiatry, Psychosomatics.2020; 12(6): 61.     CrossRef

Objective
To investigate the correlation between mechanography and clinical parameters in older people at 3 and 6 months after hip fracture surgery.
Methods
A longitudinal follow-up study was conducted in university hospitals with 38 patients at 3 months and 29 patients at 6 months after hip fracture surgery. Subjects 65 years and older completed measurements on the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), walking ability by Koval, Korean version of the fatigue, resistance, ambulation, illnesses, and loss of weight (K-FRAIL) scale, and hand grip strength. The Romberg test with center of foot pressure (COP), chair rise test (CRT), and maximal power (W/kg) were conducted using the Leonardo Mechanograph.
Results
COP area and pathway length were correlated with BBS at 3 and 6 months. Change in BBS was correlated with change in COP area, but not with change in COP length. COP area and pathway length were correlated with K-FRAIL at 3 months after hip fracture surgery. The same COP variables showed correlations with FAC and walking ability by Koval at 6 months after surgery. Maximal power during CRT had correlation with chair rise time but not with other clinical parameters.
Conclusion
The study revealed correlations between mechanography and clinical parameters in older people at 3 and 6 months after hip fracture surgery. Both the clinical assessment and objective test with mechanography may be required for the quantitative and sensitive measurement of postural balance and lower limb muscle power.

Citations

• Gait dynamic stability evaluation in patients undergoing hip joint fractures – tools to measure rehabilitation effectiveness
  Imran Mahmood, Hafiz Farhan Maqbool, Anam Raza, Nadeem Iqbal, Abbas A Dehghani-Sanij
  Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express.2024; 10(4): 045050.     CrossRef
• Minimal clinically important difference of the Berg Balance Scale score in older adults with hip fractures
  Shuntaro Tamura, Kazuhiro Miyata, Sota Kobayashi, Ren Takeda, Hiroki Iwamoto
  Disability and Rehabilitation.2022; 44(21): 6432.     CrossRef
• Utility of the ability for basic movement scale II as a prediction method of ambulation ability in patients after the hip fracture surgery
  Rui Gu, Naoto Ozaki, Degang Yang, Qiuchen Huang, Shin Sato, Fei Zheng, Mitsuhiro Sano, Takeki Ishida, Jianjun Li, Wataru Kakuda
  Journal of Orthopaedic Science.2021; 26(6): 1025.     CrossRef
• Jumping Mechanography is a Suitable Complementary Method to Assess Motor Function in Ambulatory Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
  Astrid Blaschek, Martin Rodrigues, Rainer Rawer, Christine Müller, Lena Ille, Sebastian Schröder, Mohamed Idriess, Wolfgang Müller-Felber, Katharina Vill
  Neuropediatrics.2021; 52(06): 455.     CrossRef

Objective
To investigate functional outcomes after the application of a critical pathway for inpatient rehabilitation of total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Methods
A total of 184 patients (57 males and 127 females; average age, 71.5±5.9 years) who underwent unilateral or bilateral TKA were included. The critical pathway included early, intensive individualized rehabilitation exercises. Patients completed the following performance-based physical function tests: the stair climbing test (SCT), 6-minute walk test (6MWT), and Timed Up and Go test (TUG) as well as measurement of isometric knee flexor and extensor strength of the operated knee, gait speed, and range of knee flexion and extension. Self-reported physical function and pain were measured using the Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and visual analog scale (VAS), respectively, and self-reported quality of life was measured using the EuroQoL 5 dimension (EQ-5D) questionnaire. These evaluations were performed preoperatively and at 1 month and 3 months postoperatively.
Results
Performance-based and self-reported physical function and quality of life measures improved nonlinearly over time. Specifically, the 6WMT, TUG, gait speed, WOMAC-pain, WOMAC-function, VAS, and EQ-5D scores showed a significant improvement at 1-month post-TKA, whereas SCT, peak torque of the knee extensors and flexors, and WOMAC-stiffness scores showed gradual, but substantial, improvements over 3 months. There were between-group differences (unilateral and bilateral TKA groups) in the time course of the SCT, 6MWT, TUG, VAS, WOAMC-stiffness, and WOMAC-function results.
Conclusion
Patients who underwent critical pathway rehabilitation after TKA showed significant improvements in functional measurements during the first 3 months post-surgery.

Citations

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  Nelson Viscay-Sanhueza, Cristian Curilem Gatica, Carlos Bahamondes-Avila
  Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.2025; 42: 665.     CrossRef
• The effect of preoperative education on fear of first mobilization experienced after total knee arthroplasty in individuals
  Ayşegül Kaya İmrek, Meryem Yilmaz
  International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing.2025; 57: 101189.     CrossRef
• Recovery of gait speed and timed up and go test in three weeks after total knee arthroplasty
  Akira Iwata, Yuki Sano, Hideyuki Wanaka, Shingo Kobayashi, Kensuke Okamoto, Jun Yamahara, Masaki Inaba, Yuya Konishi, Junji Inoue, Atsuki Kanayama, Saki Yamamoto, Hiroshi Iwata
  European Journal of Physiotherapy.2024; 26(5): 256.     CrossRef
• The real results of total knee arthroplasty in moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis: a 1-year cohort study
  André F. CANELAS, Paulo C. ARAÚJO, Raquel P. FONSECA, José B. FERREIRA, Simão E. SERRANO, Maria L. LUÍS, Filipa S. JANUÁRIO, Ana M. BÁRTOLO
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• Establishment of a qualified integrated care system after total knee arthroplasty as a role of regional rheumatoid and degenerative arthritis centers
  Eun Young Han, Sang Rim Kim, Kye Hee Cho, Sang Hee Im
  BMC Geriatrics.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Comparison of simultaneous bilateral versus unilateral total knee replacement on pain levels and functional recovery
  Ahmad H. Alghadir, Zaheen A. Iqbal, Shahnawaz Anwer, Dilshad Anwar
  BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders.2020;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Physical Performance Correlates with Self-Reported Physical Function and Quality of Life in Patients at 3 Months after Total Knee Arthroplasty
  Jun Hwan Choi, Bo Ryun Kim, Sang Rim Kim, Kwang Woo Nam, So Young Lee, Won Bin Kim, Youn Ji Kim
  Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research.2020; 24(2): 99.     CrossRef

Objective
To investigate the effects of physical therapy interventions using strengthening and stretching exercise programs on pain and temporospatial gait parameters in patients with plantar fasciitis (PF).
Methods
Eighty-four patients with PF participated in the study and were randomly assigned to the strengthening or stretching exercise groups. All patients received 8 physical therapy interventions two times per week in the first 4 weeks and performed daily strengthening or stretching exercises three times per day. After 4 weeks, they continued the assigned exercise programs every day for 8 weeks. Pain visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at the worst and in the morning and temporospatial gait parameters were evaluated at the baseline, intermediate of the intervention, end of the intervention, and the first and second month follow-up.
Results
There were significant effects of the time on the worst pain, morning pain, cadence, stride time, stride length, total double support, and gait speed, but there was no effect on step width. In addition, the main effect of the group and the interaction effects of the time and the group were not found in any parameters. For intra-group comparisons, there were significant differences in worst pain, morning pain, cadence, and stride time among the assessment times in both groups. For inter-group comparisons, there were no significant differences in all parameters.
Conclusion
Both strengthening and stretching exercise programs significantly reduced pain and improved gait in patients with PF.

Citations

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  European Journal of Applied Physiology.2025; 125(1): 183.     CrossRef
• Reinterpreting the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Plantar Heel Pain Through an International Lens
  Henrik Riel, Ian Griffiths, Marte Heide, Dylan Morrissey, Marianne Mørk, Trevor Prior, Michael Skovdal Rathleff
  Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.2025; 55(1): 72.     CrossRef
• RE: Reinterpreting the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Plantar Heel Pain Through an International Lens
  Thomas A. Koc Jr., Christopher G. Bise, Christopher Neville, Dominic Carreira, RobRoy L. Martin
  Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.2025; 55(1): 73.     CrossRef
• Effects of a plantar fascia stretching on ankle passive range of motion, balance, gait, and ankle stability in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled study
  Younghwan Kwag, Donghwan Park
  Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation.2025; 32(2): 109.     CrossRef
• Effects of foot intrinsic muscle dynamic stretching on balance, gait parameters, and dynamic gait index in patients with chronic stroke: A randomized controlled study (CONSORT)
  Younghwan Kwag, Donghwan Park
  Medicine.2025; 104(8): e41507.     CrossRef
• Current Concepts in the Evaluation, Management, and Prevention of Common Foot and Ankle Injuries in the Runner
  Alexis S. Tingan, Aisha Bowen, Chelsea Salas-Tam, Matthew Roland, Apurva Srivastav
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  Ramazan Yilmaz, Süleyman Gül, Halim Yilmaz, Fatih Karaarslan
  Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.2024; 70(2): 221.     CrossRef
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  Muhammad Irfan Azman, Ernie Yen Lee Leong, Nurul Fadhilah Abdullah, Ebby Waqqash Mohamad Chan
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  Tuğba ŞAHBAZ, Ahmet Kıvanç MENEKŞEOĞLU
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  Jing Zhao, Yunfei Jiang
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Objective
To compare the treatment effects, satisfaction with the treatment, and performance improvement following bandage treatment using the spiral method and spica method for breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).
Methods
A prospective study with 46 patients with BCRL was conducted. All patients were divided into either the spiral or spica group for non-elastic bandage therapy and received the same treatment for 2 weeks, apart from the group-specific bandaging method used. For both groups, the Quality of Life Instrument score before treatment, changes in the volume of lymphedema limb and the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) score before and after treatment, and treatment satisfaction after treatment were compared. The Student t-test was used to compare the parameters between the two different bandage methods.
Results
With respect to the treatment outcomes, total volume reduction and proximal part volume reduction after treatment were 98.0±158.3 mL and 56.0±65.4 mL in the spiral method group and 199.0±125.1 mL and 106.1±82.2 mL in the spica method group, respectively. Therefore, the spica method group showed a significantly better improvement (p<0.05). The DASH score changes after treatment showed that the spiral group score increased by 3.8±5.4 and the spica group score increased by 7.7±6.1; thus, a significantly better improvement was noted in the spica group (p<0.05).
Conclusion
The spica method indicated better volume reduction and DASH score improvement than the spiral method. Therefore, the spica method may be more effective for treating patients with BCRL.

Citations

• Wrapping up the evidence: bandaging in breast cancer-related lymphedema—a systematic review and meta-analysis
  Celia García-Chico, Susana López-Ortiz, Carmen Lorenzo-Crespo, José Pinto-Fraga, Alejandro Santos-Lozano, Ana Domínguez-García
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• Effects of Forearm Bandaging Technique, Muscle Contraction, and Additional Compression Pad Use on Sub-Bandage Pressure
  Elif Sakizli Erdal, Miray Haspolat, Burak Erturk, Ilke Keser
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• Management of Lymphoedema and Lymphorrhoea with Wrap around Compression in Breast Secondary to Carcinoma Breast: A Case Report
  Aradhana Shukla, Nitesh Gonnade, Manoj Kamal
  Indian Journal of Palliative Care.2024; 30: 85.     CrossRef
• Evidence for the clinical effectiveness of decongestive lymphoedema treatment for breast cancer–related arm lymphoedema, a systematic review
  Eunice Jeffs, Emma Ream, Cath Taylor, Arnie Purushotham, Debra Bick
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  Cai Xu, Mark V. Schaverien, Joani M. Christensen, Chris J. Sidey-Gibbons
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• The effects of complex decongestive therapy on pain and functionality in individuals with breast cancer who developed adhesive capsulitis due to lymphedema: an evaluation by an isokinetic computerized system
  Konca Kaya Tatar, Begumhan Turhan
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• Recent Trends in Rehabilitation for Cancer Patients
  Kwan-Sik Seo
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  Mads Gustaf Jørgensen, Navid Mohamadpour Toyserkani, Charlotte Harken Jensen, Ditte Caroline Andersen, Søren Paludan Sheikh, Jens Ahm Sørensen
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• Étude des variations des pressions de travail sous bandage composite de décongestion sur membre supérieur sain
  Jean-Claude Ferrandez, Guillaume Cassignac, Pierre-Henri Ganchou
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• Effectiveness of four types of bandages and kinesio-tape for treating breast-cancer-related lymphoedema: a randomized, single-blind, clinical trial
  María Torres-Lacomba, Beatriz Navarro-Brazález, Virginia Prieto-Gómez, Jean Claude Ferrandez, Jean Yves Bouchet, Helena Romay-Barrero
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Objective
To investigate feasibility of recruitment, tablet use in intervention delivery, and use of self-report outcome measures and to analyze the effect of Energy Conservation plus Problem-Solving Therapy versus Health Education interventions for individuals with heart failure-associated fatigue.
Methods
This feasibility study was a block-randomized controlled trial involving 23 adults, blinded to their group assignment, in a rural southern area in the United States. Individuals with heart failure and fatigue received the interventions for 6 weeks through videoconferencing or telephone. Participants were taught to solve their fatiguerelated problems using energy conservation strategies and the process of Problem-Solving Therapy or educated about health-related topics.
Results
The recruitment rate was 23%. All participants completed the study participation according to their group assignment, except for one participant in the Energy Conservation plus Problem-Solving Therapy group. Participants primarily used the tablet (n=21) rather than the phone (n=2). Self-report errors were noted on Activity Card Sort (n=23). Reported fatigue was significantly lower for both the Energy Conservation plus Problem-Solving Therapy (p=0.03, r=0.49) and Health Education (p=0.004, r=0.64) groups. The Health Education group reported significantly lower fatigue impact (p=0.019, r=0.48). Participation was significantly different in low-physical demand leisure activities (p=0.008; r=0.55) favoring the Energy Conservation plus Problem-Solving Therapy group.
Conclusion
The recruitment and delivery of the interventions were feasible. Activity Card Sort may not be appropriate for this study population due to recall bias. The interventions warrant future research to reduce fatigue and decrease participation in sedentary activities (Clinical Trial Registration number: NCT03820674).

Citations

• Heart Smart: A Virtual Self-Management Intervention for Homebound People With Heart Failure: A Pilot Study
  Sara Kate Frye, Alison Bell
  Home Health Care Management & Practice.2023; 35(1): 13.     CrossRef
• Extension, austerity, and emergence: Themes identified from a global scoping review of non‐urban occupational therapy services
  Karen Hayes, Vagner Dos Santos, Moses Costigan, Danielle Morante
  Australian Occupational Therapy Journal.2023; 70(1): 142.     CrossRef
• The coping in heart failure (COPE-HF) partnership intervention for heart failure symptoms: Implications for palliative care
  Lucinda J. Graven, Laurie Abbott, Glenna Schluck
  Progress in Palliative Care.2023; 31(3): 169.     CrossRef
• Occupational Performance Coaching for Adults with Heart Failure: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
  Zahra Ahmadizadeh, Sanaz Shanbehzadeh, Dorothy Kessler, Sepideh Taghavi, Shiva Khaleghparast, Malahat Akbarfahimi
  Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy.2023; 90(1): 15.     CrossRef
• Practice review: Evidence-based and effective management of fatigue in patients with advanced cancer
  Emma J Chapman, Erica Di Martino, Zoe Edwards, Kathryn Black, Matthew Maddocks, Michael I Bennett
  Palliative Medicine.2022; 36(1): 7.     CrossRef
• Energy conservation, minimum steps, and adaptations when needed: A scoping review
  Kátia Maki Omura, Otavio Augusto de Araujo Costa Folha, Paula Silva Moreira, Estéfanny da Silva Bittencourt, Adriene Damasceno Seabra, Marcelo Marques Cardoso
  Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy.2022; 35(2): 125.     CrossRef
• Subjective factors of depressive symptoms, ambulation, pain, and fatigue are associated with physical activity participation in cardiac arrest survivors with fatigue
  Young Joo Kim, Vicky Joshi, Qiang Wu
  Resuscitation Plus.2021; 5: 100057.     CrossRef

Objective
To present the branching patterns and anatomical course of the common fibular nerve (CFN) and its relationship with fibular head (FH).
Methods
A total of 21 limbs from 12 fresh cadavers were dissected. The FH width (FH_width), distance between the FH and CFN (FH_CFN), and thickness of the nerve were measured. The ratio of the FH_CFN to FH_width was calculated as follows: <1, cross type and ≥1, posterior type. Angle between the CFN and vertical line of the lower limb 5 cm proximal to the tip of the FH was measured. Branching patterns of the lateral cutaneous nerve of the calf (LCNC) were classified into four types according to its origin and direction as follows: type 1a, lateral margin of the CFN; type 1b, medial margin of the CFN; type 2, lateral sural cutaneous nerve (LSCN); and type 3, CFN and LSCN.
Results
In the cross type (15 cases, 71.4%), the ratio of FH_CFN/FH_width was 0.83 and the angle was 13.0°. In the posterior type (6 cases, 28.6%), the ratio was 1.04 and the angle was 11.0°. In the branching patterns of LCNC, type 2 was the most common (10 cases), followed by types 1a and 1b (both, 5 cases).
Conclusion
Location of the CFN around the FH might be related to the development of its neuropathy, especially in the cross type of CFN. The LCNC showed various branching patterns and direction, which could be associated with difficulties of electrophysiologic testing.

Citations

• Axonal profiling of the common fibular nerve and its branches: Their functional composition and clinical implications
  Taeyeon Kim, Tae‐Hyeon Cho, Shin Hyung Kim, Hun‐Mu Yang
  Clinical Anatomy.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Intraneural Topography and Branching Patterns of the Common Peroneal Nerve: Studying the Feasibility of Distal Nerve Transfers
  Elliot L.H. Le, Taylor H. Allenby, Marlie Fisher, Ryan S. Constantine, Colin T. McNamara, Caleb Barnhill, Anne Engemann, Orlando Merced-O’Neill, Matthew L. Iorio
  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open.2024; 12(10): e6258.     CrossRef
• Fluoroscopically-guided therapeutic injection of the proximal tibiofibular joint in a patient with lateral knee pain
  Cooper Dean, Ivan Davis, David Alvarez
  Radiology Case Reports.2020; 15(12): 2510.     CrossRef

Objective
To compare the reliability and validity of the Korean range of motion standard protocol (KRSP) for measuring joint range of motion (ROM) with those of the conventional ROM measurement using a goniometer.
Methods
We conducted a randomized controlled trial involving 91 healthy elderly individuals. We compared two strategies of measuring joint ROM to evaluate the reliability and validity of each standardized protocol: first, the KRSP based on the Chungnam National University guidelines and second, handheld goniometric measurement. In the first strategy, 3 examiners (1 rehabilitation doctor, 1 physical therapist, and 1 physical therapy student) independently measured joint ROM in 46 randomly selected subjects; in the second strategy, another 3 examiners (1 rehabilitation doctor, 1 physical therapist, and 1 physical therapy student) measured joint ROM in 45 randomly selected subjects. The reliability of each protocol was calculated using intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC(2,1), and root mean square error (RMSE).
Results
Both protocols showed good to excellent intra-rater reliability. With goniometer use, the inter-rater reliability was low—ICC(2,1), 95% confidence interval ranged from 0.643 (0.486–0.783) to -0.078 (-0.296–0.494)— and RMSE was high. With the KRSP, the inter-rater reliability ranged from 0.846 (0.686–0.931) to 0.986 (0.972–0.994) and RMSE was low.
Conclusion
ROM measurements using the KRSP showed excellent reliability. These results indicate that this protocol can be the reference standard for measuring ROM in clinical settings as an alternative to goniometers.

Citations

• Exoskeleton Robot Training in Two Patients with an Electrical Burn and Septic Arthritis: A Case Report
  Seung Yeol Lee, Cheong Hoon Seo, Yoon Soo Ch, Youngmin Kim, Youngsuh Yoon, So Young Joo
  Journal of Burn Care & Research.2025;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Response to letter to the editor
  Christoffer von Essen, Karl Eriksson, Björn Barenius
  Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy.2022; 30(3): 1127.     CrossRef
• An Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Wireless System for Shoulder Motion Assessment in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Validation Pilot Study in a Clinical Setting
  Riccardo Bravi, Stefano Caputo, Sara Jayousi, Alessio Martinelli, Lorenzo Biotti, Ilaria Nannini, Erez James Cohen, Eros Quarta, Stefano Grasso, Giacomo Lucchesi, Gabriele Righi, Giulio Del Popolo, Lorenzo Mucchi, Diego Minciacchi
  Sensors.2021; 21(4): 1057.     CrossRef

A 43-year-old woman suffered from drooling and dysphagia after a stroke in the left posterior inferior cerebellar artery territory. Videofluoroscopic swallowing study showed compatible findings of cricopharyngeal dysphagia. Despite the injection of botulinum neurotoxin, no symptom improvement was achieved and pharyngeal dystonia was considered as the cause. Medications for dystonia dramatically helped with saliva control and resulted in a small improvement in the progression of food from the pharyngeal to esophageal phase. After adjusting the drug dose, the patient was able to perform social activities without drooling. Moreover, she could consume food orally; however, this was limited to small amounts of liquid, and the main method of nutrition support was via an orogastric tube. Therefore, we suggest that physicians should make a differential diagnosis of combined dystonia in patients complaining of dysphagia by esophageal manometry and electromyography.

Lymphedema, a chronic disease that lowers patients’ quality of life, is categorized as primary or secondary. Secondary lymphedema can be improved by treating the underlying cause. However, in many cases, efforts are not made to identify the primary cause of lymphedema and treatment is targeted at the edema itself, resulting in misdiagnosis. Here, we describe the case of a 61-year-old man with right leg edema of unknown cause that had persisted for 3 years. Intestinal tuberculosis was confirmed during a re-evaluation of the cause, and his symptoms improved after anti-tuberculous treatment. This improvement was assessed qualitatively by indocyanine green lymphography before and after treatment, as well as by observation of the clinical symptoms. Lower extremity lymphedema caused by intestinal tuberculosis is extremely rare, and this case reveals the importance of continuing to identify the causes of resistant pathologies.

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• Recombinant VEGF-C (Cys156Ser) improves mesenteric lymphatic drainage and gut immune surveillance in experimental cirrhosis
  Pinky Juneja, Syed Nazrin Ruhina Rahman, Deepika Jakhar, Akash Kumar Mourya, Dinesh M. Tripathi, Impreet Kaur, Vaibhav Tiwari, Sumati Rohilla, Abhishek Gupta, Preety Rawal, Sukriti Baweja, Archana Rastogi, V.G.M. Naidu, Shiv K. Sarin, Subham Banerjee, Sav
  JHEP Reports.2023; 5(10): 100816.     CrossRef
• Acquired lymphedema: Molecular contributors and future directions for developing intervention strategies
  Ika Nurlaila, Kangsan Roh, Chang-Hwan Yeom, Hee Kang, Sukchan Lee
  Frontiers in Pharmacology.2022;[Epub]     CrossRef