Objectives: It is of utmost importance to investigate risk factors for falls and learning techniques for falling safely. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of a novel judo-inspired exercise intervention for community-dwelling older adults. Methods: We included 28 participants, 60-88 years of age, in this study. In three different settings, the feasibility of carrying out a full-scale study was evaluated by the following: the study process, resource management and scientific aspects. The outcome measures evaluated were physical performance, fall related self-efficacy and fall techniques (backwards and forwards) among the older adults. Results: The intervention was judged to be feasible in the different settings used in this study. Some changes regarding duration of the intervention were suggested as being important. Significant improvements were seen in the selected outcome measures, physical performance (p=.030) and fall techniques (p=<.001). A corresponding difference was not found for fall related selfefficacy (p=.113). Conclusions: This study confirms the judo inspired exercise programme, Judo4Balance, to be a feasible intervention for active older adults. This study will provide a safe and thoroughly planned protocol for the planned study and provides indication of appropriate setting depending on the target group.
SUMMARY The effect of a three‐week course of inhibitive casting and neurodevelopmental therapy on the static muscle tonus, developmental skills, passive range of ankle dorsiflexion and gait pattern was determined in 32 cerebral‐palsied children. Two weeks after treatment, passive range of ankle dorsiflexion and foot‐floor contact in walking had improved significantly but there was no significant change in the static muscle tone or developmental skills. After five months the improvements in ankle dorsiflexion and walking pattern were no longer evident. Further objective studies to determine the effect of ‘inhibitive casting’ are necessary before the modality is used indiscriminately. RÉSUMÉ Etude prospective des effets d'un plâtre d'immobilisation associéà la kinésithérapie chez le jeune I.M.C. L'effet d'un plâtre d'immobilisation de trois semaines, associéà une rééducation neurodéveloppementale, sur le tonus des muscles posturaux, l'efficience développementale, l‘étendue de l'angle d’étirement de la cheville en dorsiflexion, ont été détermines chez 32 jeunes l.M.C. Deux semaines après le traitement, l‘étendue de l'angle d’étirement passif de la cheville en dorsiflexion, le contact du pied au sol durant la marche étaient significativement améliorés mais il n'y avait pas de modifications significatives du tonus des muscles posturaux ni de l'efficience développementale. Cinq mois plus tard, l'amélioration de l'angle d‘étirement de cheville et celle de l'allure de la marche n’étaient plus manifestes. Des études ultérieures objectives pour determiner les effets du “plâtre d'immobilisation” sont nécessaires avant de faire systématiquement appel à cette pratique. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Eine prospektive Studie über die Redressionsbehandlung zur Unterstützung der Physiotherapie bei Kindern mit Cerebralparese Bei 32 Kindern mit Cerebralparese wurde der Einfluß einer dreiwöchigen Redressionsbehandlung mit Entwicklungstherapie auf den Muskeltonus, die Entwicklung, den Grad der passiven Dorsalfexion im Fußgelenk und das Gangmuster untersucht. Zwei Wochen nach der Behandlung hatten sich der Grad der passiven Dorsalflexion und der Fuß‐Boden Kontakt bei Gehen signifikant verbessert, aber es fand sich keine signifikante Veränderung beim Muskeltonus und in der Entwicklung. Nach fünf Monaten waren die Verbesserungen bei der Dorsalflexion und im Gangmuster nicht mehr nachweisbar. Es sind weitere Untersuchungen zur Objektivierung des Erfolgs einer Redressionsbehandlung notwendig, bevor sie kritiklos angewendet werden kann. RESUMEN Estudio prospectivo del moldeado inhibidor como adjuvante de la fisioterapia en niños con paràlisis cerebral En 32 niños con parálisis cerebral se determinó el efecto de un curso de tres semanas del moldeado inhibidor y terapia neuroevolutiva sobre el tono muscular estático, las habilidades de desarrollo, el margen de la dorsiflexión pasiva del tobillo y el tipo de marcha. Dos semanas después del tratamiento, el margen de la dorsiflexión pasiva del tobillo y el contacto pie‐suelo en la marcha habian mejorado signi...
To determine the value of using anatomically correct dolls in diagnostic interviews of young children suspected of being sexually abused, the records of 83 children who were less than 7 years of age and who were evaluated at Yale-New Haven Hospital because of a suspicion of sexual abuse were reviewed. The dolls were used in 60 cases (72%). When the dolls were used, children provided significantly more information than by interview alone about what had happened and about the identity of the suspected perpetrator. Children less than 3 years of age, however, were unable to provide details about the abuse despite the use of the dolls. The ratings of the likelihood that sexual abuse had occurred were based on all of the information in the case including that obtained through the diagnostic interview with the dolls. When these ratings were compared with the ratings based on evidence obtained solely from noninterview data, the likelihood of abuse was higher in 35% of the cases. It was concluded that substantially more information is provided by young children when anatomically correct dolls are used and that the likelihood of detection of abuse is increased when information from the child is included in the assessment.
Two of the three studies were included in the above metaanalysis. Patients were 60 years old or older and deemed cognitively healthy at enrollment with MMSE scores .21 or 24. Patients who did not meet MMSE score minimum, had known dementia, were being treated for dementia or depression, or already taking n-3 supplementation were excluded. Participants received supplementation of fish oil with 700 mg/d EPA-DHA over 24 months, 400 mg/d EPA-DHA over 40 months, and 1,940 mg/d or 400 mg/d EPA-DHA over six months compared with placebo of either sunflower or olive oil. Cognitive health was measured by validated cognitive function tests including MMSE, Word Learning Test (immediate and delayed recall), Verbal Fluency Test, and Wechsler Digit span tests (forward and backward) performed between 24 and 48 months. No statistical difference between intervention and control groups in MMSE scores (2 trials;
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.