[Purpose] To report the effects of ankle balance taping for a patient with chronic ankle
instability (CAI). [Subject] A 33-year-old man with a 10 year history of chronic ankle
stability. [Methods] ABT with kinesiology tape was performed for 2 months (average,
16 h/day) around the right ankle. [Results] At the end of two months, no ankle instability
was noted when ascending and descending the stairs, jumping, turning, operating the pedals
while driving, and lifting heavy objects. [Conclusion] The repeated use of kinesiology
tape in ankle balance taping may be an effective treatment for recovering the ankle
stability of patients with chronic ankle instability.
The realization of arrays of high-aspect-ratio nitrogen-doped ZnO (NZO) nanorod is critical to the development of high-quality nanostructure-based optoelectronic and electronic devices. In this study, we used a solution-based method to grow arrays of vertically aligned high-aspect-ratio NZO nanorods on ZnO seed layer covered fluorine-doped tin oxide substrates. We investigated whether the diameters and aspect ratios of the nanorods were affected by the addition of polyethylenimine (PEI) to the precursor solution used as well as by variations in the growth temperature and the concentration of the precursor solution. The performances of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) in which the synthesized high-aspect-ratio NZO nanorods were used as the photoanode material were also studied. That the dopant, nitrogen, was introduced into the ZnO lattice was confirmed using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. It was seen that after the addition of PEI, the NZO and ZnO nanorod arrays increased in length and their diameters became smaller (i.e., their aspect ratios increased). This resulted in an increase in the amount of dye absorbed by them, leading to improvements in the DSSCs based on the nanorods. The structural, morphological, optical, and photovoltaic characteristics of ZnO and NZO nanorod arrays synthesized using different precursor concentrations and growth temperatures (160-190 °C) were also examined. We also investigated the effect of the use of PEI on these characteristics. The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of DSSCs fabricated using the NZO nanorod arrays was found to be significantly higher than that of DSSCs based on the pure ZnO nanorod arrays. This increase in efficiency could be attributed to the combined effects of the increase in the charge-carrier concentration, change in morphology, and increase in the Fermi energy levels of the nanorods, which resulted because of N doping. A PCE of 5.0% was obtained for a DSSC based on a film of arrays of NZO nanorods having an aspect ratio of ∼47 and synthesized using PEI.
[Purpose] This study was conducted to examine the effects of task-specific movement
patterns during resistance exercise program, which are applied to children with cerebral
palsy, on respiratory functions and thickness of abdominal muscles. [Participants and
Methods] This study was conducted with randomized double-blinded controlled research was
pursued since it is a clinical trial with minors with disabilities as the participants.
Seventeen children with cerebral palsy were randomly allocated to both experimental group
and placebo group by means of simple randomized sampling. The experimental group wore
weighted vest to which loaded-resistance was applied by means of sand bag while the
placebo group wore weighted vest without loaded-resistance. Task-specific movement
patterns during resistance exercise were performed for 40 minutes 2 times a week over a
period of 12 weeks for the participants in both groups. Differences in respiratory
functions and thickness of abdominal muscles measured prior to and after 12 weeks of the
experiment were compared. [Results] All the measurement values for the respiratory
functions and abdominal muscle thickness displayed statistically significant changes
between those prior to and after the exercise in both of the experimental group and the
placebo group. There were statistically significant differences in the changes prior to
and following the exercise between the two groups. [Conclusion] Therefore, task-specific
movement patterns in anatomical plane, diagonal patterns and combined forms during
resistance exercise program on for children with cerebral palsy can be considered as an
efficient intervention method in improving respiratory capacity.
[Purpose] The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of scapula-upward taping
(SUT) in a patient with shoulder pain caused by scapular downward rotation (SDR).
[Subject] A 26-year-old male with SDR experienced severe pain in the left shoulder when he
lifted his left upper extremity to hold the handle in a bus and during and after push-up
exercise. [Methods] The patient underwent SUT for a period of 1 month, 5 times per week,
for an average of 9 h/d. [Results] The patient’s radiographs showed that the degree of SDR
had decreased; the left shoulder pain also decreased in the resting state and during and
after push-up exercise. The manual muscle strength test grades of the upper trapezius,
lower trapezius, and serratus anterior had increased. The patient was able to lift the
left upper extremity to hold the handle in a bus and perform the push-up exercise without
experiencing any pain. [Conclusion] Repeated SUT application may be a beneficial treatment
method for alleviating the degree of SDR and shoulder pain in SDR patients.
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