Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences & Research

Rehabilitation Educators′ Perceptions of Clinical Education Challenges in Iran; Are COVID-19 Having Redundant Effects?

zeinab rashidi; Neda Orakifar; Meimanat Akbari; Razieh Mofateh; Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh; Marzieh Araban

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 12 April 2022

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Background: Clinical education is a core component of the curriculum of undergraduate rehabilitation students. Despite the importance of clinical education, this field has more shortcomings ... Read More

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Dysphagia as a main symptom of myasthenia gravis in a middle-aged adult male: A case report

Payam Sariaslani; Ghazaleh Homagostar; Hiwa Mohammadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 13 July 2022

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Introduction: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular disorder resulted from the destruction of acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction by IgG antibodies. Although ... Read More

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Review on Spatial Hearing Processing Disorder and Its’ Rehabilitation Methods among Elderly in Iran

Maryam Delphi; Afsaneh Doosti

Volume 8, Issue 4 , December 2021, , Pages 164-168

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Background: The hearing system can detect the location of the sound source and help us pay attention to it. In the presence of the background noise, it helps detecting the desired signal ... Read More

Comparison of personal independence between soft dressing and immediate postoperative prosthesis method in older diabetic amputees

seyed mahmoud mousavi ziarati; kia hedayatrad; aliakbar nazari; mohammad reza kalantar motamed; behnoush asadollahi dehkordi

Volume 8, Issue 2 , June 2021, , Pages 57-61

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Background: Elderly diabetic patients face a lack of independence in daily and social activities such as going to the toilet and bathing, aside from walking and communication, which ... Read More

Design and Control of an Active Wrist Orthosis for Rehabilitation

zahra vahabi; Ali Mokhtarian; mohammad taghi karimi; faezeh jahanshah; reza arefi

Volume 8, Issue 1 , March 2021, , Pages 46-50

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Background: In this study, an active orthosis has been designed to rehabilitate patients with weak wrist flexor and extensor muscles. Methods: First, the mechanical design of the actuating ... Read More

Developing Professional Ethics for Rehabilitation Professionals: A Qualitative Study

Masoud Ghofrani; Alireza Parsapour; behrouz attarbashi moghadam; Amirahmad Shojaei

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2020, , Pages 147-154

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Codes of ethics are a set of moral standards based on a value system widely accepted by members of a profession. In order to choose the right course of action and resolve potential ... Read More

Effects of Regular Aerobic with Nasal Breathing Exercise Training on Olfactory Rehabilitation in Asthmatic Patients with Chronic Rhino Sinusitis

Azam Zarneshan

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2020, , Pages 178-183

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Background:Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is the most common cause of smell loss and has a strong association with asthma. Breathing exercise training has been known to be an effective ... Read More

Using of Rehabilitation Services, The Main Concern of Autism Spectrum Disorder: What Can Be Done?

Mahta alsadat Aarabi; Kianoush Abdi; Mohamad Saeid Khanjani

Volume 7, Issue 4 , December 2020, , Pages 189-190

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the following strategies are suggested for using rehabilitation service for children with autism spectrum disorder: Collaborating and forming a conversation between all organization ... Read More

Effective Swallowing Rehabilitation Strategies in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Suffering from Dysphagia; A Review of Literature

Shahryar Zainaee; Shima Rahmani; Hamide Ghaemi

Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2020, , Pages 106-113

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which leads to various clinical signs and symptoms such as dysphagia. Given the prevalence and consequences ... Read More

Lower Limb Amputee patients have comorbidities and risk of complications - Findings from a hospital audit

Shyh Poh Teo

Volume 7, Issue 2 , June 2020, , Pages 60-65

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Background: Lower limb amputee patients tend to have multiple co-morbidities and are at risk of developing complications during early rehabilitation for lower limb amputees. These complications ... Read More Background: Lower limb amputee patients tend to have multiple co-morbidities and are at risk of developing complications during early rehabilitation for lower limb amputees. These complications are associated with worse outcomes and interruption in rehabilitation, requiring a transfer from the rehabilitation ward to acute medical or surgical care. This study aims to describe the circumstances of patients transferred from early lower limb amputee rehabilitation ward to regional hospitals, and identify areas of potential improvement in management. Methods: The present study is a retrospective study of electronic records for patients admitted or transferred to Hutt Hospital from vascular surgery wards for early lower limb amputee rehabilitation between 1st January 2009 and 31st December 2011. The data collected was identified through a multidisciplinary discussion to determine appropriate standards of care for amputee patients. This included patient demographics, comorbidities, cognitive and physical function, as well as complications during rehabilitation. Results: There were 42 lower limb amputations with median age of patients 71.5 years. Dysvascularity was the most common cause (57.1%) for amputation. Patient care was inappropriately stepped-down to a rehabilitation ward, including one in six amputees who were not haemodynamically stable, and one-quarter of patients with hypoglycaemia. Handover between allied health staff and comprehensive assessment, particularly of the contralateral limb should be improved. Complications during rehabilitation involved 71.4% patients, the most common non-wound issues were decubitus ulcers, chest infections and delirium. A quarter of the patients, initially living at home were discharged to residential care. The median length of hospital stay was 44.5 days. Conclusions: Amputee patients have multiple co-morbidities and a high risk of complications. The areas of improvement identified included transfer of care between allied health professionals, appropriateness of step-down transfer to rehabilitation, assessment of the contra-lateral limb and standardisation of care. Education of healthcare professionals and systematic transfer of care should be implemented for patients transferred for early rehabilitation for lower limb amputees.

Design, Analysis and Control of the 4 Fingers Rehabilitation Robot

Amir Hossein Kermanshahani; Farzad Cheraghpour Samavati

Volume 6, Issue 4 , December 2019, , Pages 160-168

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Background: People who have lost their ability to walk, shake hands or even talk due to brain stroke may revert their ability back to normal or near normal with the assistance of rehabilitation ... Read More

Design and Fabrication of an Active Knee Orthosis for Rehabilitation of lower limbs

Mohammad Amin Iravani Rad; Ali Mokhtarian; Mohammad Taghi Karimi

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2019, , Pages 109-116

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Background: The main objective of this study is to design and produce a two-link active knee orthosis with 2 degrees of freedom to rehabilitate patients’ lower extremities in ... Read More

The Association between Spatiotemporal Gait Asymmetry and Walking Balance in People Post Stroke

Mania Sheikh; Hossein asghar Hosseini

Volume 6, Issue 3 , September 2019, , Pages 117-122

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Background: Falls are a common complication post-stroke and often induce due to poor balance. Given that falls often occur during walking, it is possible that gait patterns influence ... Read More Background: Falls are a common complication post-stroke and often induce due to poor balance. Given that falls often occur during walking, it is possible that gait patterns influence balance during walking. Walking post-stroke is frequently spatiotemporally asymmetric, which may reduce walking balance. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between gait asymmetry and walking balance in persons with chronic stroke. Methods: Fifty-four persons with chronic stroke (34 men and 20 women) with the mean age of 57.28 participated in this cross-sectional study.Participants walked at their self-selected speed to calculate gait asymmetry ratios for stance time, swing time, and step length. The data were collected using a conventional camera with a sampling frequency of 60 Hz. Reflective markers were attached to the heel and toe regions. Participants also performed walking balance tests including Functional Gait Assessment (FGA) and Mini Balance Evaluation System Test (Mini-BESTest). Pearson correlation test was used to determine the relationships between gait asymmetry and walking balance. Results: The mean ± standard deviation values of stance, swing and step asymmetry ratios and FGA and Mini-BESTest were 1.2 ± 0.11, 1.43 ± 0.24, 1.25 ± 0.15, 24.11 ± 2.93 and 22.87 ± 2.29, respectively. Increased FGA and Mini-BESTest scores were related to decreased swing (r = -0.64, P ≤ 0.001 and, r = -0.71, P ≤ 0.0001, respectively) and step asymmetry (r = -0.41, P ≤ 0.002 and, r = -0.51, P ≤ 0.001, respectively). No significant relationship was identified between FGA, and Mini-BESTest and stance asymmetry (r = -0.25, P ≤ 0.06 and r = -0.23, P ≤ 0.08 respectively). Conclusion: According to the current results spatiotemporal gait asymmetry may be related to decreased balance during walking in individuals with chronic stroke suggesting that rehabilitation interventions should focus specifically on ameliorating spatiotemporal gait asymmetry.

Assessing the Satisfaction Level of Rehabilitation Trainers and Students from the Clinical Internship Assessment Checklist

Negin Moradi; Masoume Hosseini Beidokhti

Volume 4, Issue 4 , December 2017, , Pages 114-119

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Background: Valid assessment and validation indices are very important to evaluate and teach students, especially in clinical education settings. Considering the fact that rehabilitation ... Read More

Investigating the Auditory Differentiation Skill in Normal 7-8 Year Old Persian Children in Shiraz

Afsaneh Doosti; Fatemeh Nourmohammadi; Maryam Delphi

Volume 4, Issue 3 , September 2017, , Pages 66-69

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Background: Development of auditory differentiation skill plays an imperativerole in the development of speech and language skills of children as well as centralauditory processing. ... Read More

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