Background: Combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) with other therapies is reported to produce promising results in patients with stroke. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of combining tDCS with motor imagery (MI) and upper-limb functional training for upper-limb rehabilitation among patients with chronic stroke. Methods: A single-center, prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted among 64 patients with chronic stroke. The control group received sham tDCS with MI, while the experimental group received real tDCS with MI. Both groups performed five different upper-limb functional training exercises coupled with tDCS for 30 min, five times per week for two weeks. Fugl-Meyer’s scale (FMA) and the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) were used to measure the outcome measures at baseline and after the completion of the 10th session. Results: Analysis of covariance showed significant improvements in the post-test mean scores for FMA (F (414.4) = 35.79, p < 0.001; η2 = 0.37) and ARAT (F (440.09) = 37.46, p < 0.001; η2 = 0.38) in the experimental group compared to the control group while controlling for baseline scores. Conclusions: Anodal tDCS stimulation over the affected primary motor cortex coupled with MI and upper-limb functional training reduces impairment and disability of the upper limbs among patients with chronic stroke.
The aim of this study was to find the health and wellness and its knowledge among non-teaching faculty working at college of applied medical sciences in kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cross sectional study was conducted among 60 individuals whoever working as non-teaching staffs in college of applied medical sciences without any age restriction. In this present study health risk factors high among both genders was BMI, Cholesterol, Exercise, Nutrition and cancer risk comparatively with other health risk factors like Diabetes, Blood pressure, Smoking, Alcohol and Stress. The mean age of male is 33.7 and female is 35.1 years. This study reveals that health risk factors among the participants 25 (43%) of the individuals were in low risk with a mean score between 81-100, 19 (32%) were in intermediate risk with scores between 61-80 and 16 (25%) of the individuals were < 61 were under high risk. The knowledge of health and wellness among the participants was 38 (63%) scored less than 49%, 13 (22%) scored in the range between 50 to 74%, 9 (15%) scored above 75%. This study reveals a need to initiate life style modification to reduce the health risk factors and also need necessary health awareness programme at college level to reduce the prevalence and incident towards health-related problems.Wellness Institute, wellness is considered, "an active process through which people become aware of, and make choices toward, a more successful existence" 3 . There will be an economic burden if the working adults are unhealthy due to severe loss of production 4 . Thus, to progress in productivity and improve health many workshops are conducted at workplace 5 . The major risk factors for the long term medical illnesses such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and obesity are closely associated with unhealthy life style 6 .
Background: Several studies have evaluated the effects of knee osteoarthritis on general and specific activities of the population using various health-related questionnaires in their original/native form, but very few have reported in Saudi Arabian population using Arabic versions. The target of the study is to observe the degree of knee difficulties during pivoting, kneeling and squatting in bilateral knee osteoarthritis male patients using disease-specific Arabic Version Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score physical function (KOOS-PS) short form questionnaire in Saudi Arabian population.
Methods:A cross-sectional study exploring 109 male primary bilateral knee osteoarthritis patients in Saudi Arabia. Subjects were assigned to three different groups based on their age after meeting the American College of Rheumatology criteria. Demographic data were obtained, and subjects were asked to rate their degree of knee difficulty during pivoting, kneeling and squatting activities using the disease-specific Arabic short-form questionnaire.
Results:The statistical description introduced in the mean, standard deviation, median, 95% confidence interval (95% CI). The statistical parameters such as mean and standard deviations were 84.08±8.81, 76.58±11.49, 28.05 ± 8.4 in the three age groups such as 50-60, 61 to 70 and above 70 years old along with 95% confidence intervals 78. 2-84, 72.6-80.47, and 25.17-30.94 respectively. The statistical significance found between 50-60years and above 70years p < 0.001, 61-70years and above 70years p < 0.001 but statistical insignificance found between 50-60years and 61-70years age groups p < 0.14.
Conclusion:High degree of knee difficulty has been observed in male bilateral knee osteoarthritis during pivoting, kneeling and squatting activities among 61-70years and above 70years of age groups.
Sports are associated with an increased risk of lower limbs injury that may significantly impact the quality of life for the athletes and negatively affected several functions of individuals for many years. For this reason, several injury preventions programs have been developed. These programs involved exercises that focused on core stability, balance, stretching, and strengthening. The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Knee Injury Prevention Program is an evidence-based injury prevention program designed and developed to prevent knee injuries. The implementation of injury prevention programs is a challenge in sports medicine. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to assess the implementation of the OSTRC Knee Injury Prevention Program among professional basketball, handball, soccer, and volleyball players in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries. An online questionnaire to investigate the implementation of the program was dismissed to 500 professional players. A total of 433 players responded to the survey with a response rate of 86.6%. Basketball was the most practiced sport reported 119 (27.5%), followed by handball 109 (25.2%), then soccer 102 (23.6%), and volleyball 103 (23.8%). The highest percentage of participants were from UAE 79 (18.2%), and Saudi Arabia 78 (18%), followed by Oman 76 (17.6%), whereas an equal percentage of athletes participated from Bahrain and Qatar; 67 (15.5%), the least percentage was recorded from Kuwait 66 (15.2%). The most common exercises performed by the participants were squat+ 229 (52.9%), Nordic hamstring 225 (52%), single-leg sideways hop 223 (51.5%), jumping lungs 218 (50.3%), and flyer 217 (50.1%). This study concluded that implementation of OSTRC knee injury prevention exercise was low among participants, and the implementation was not statistically different between
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