Therapeutic effects of horseback riding interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Stergiou, M Tzoufi, E Ntzani… - American journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Objective Equine-assisted therapies, such as therapeutic riding and hippotherapy, are
believed to have positive physical and emotional effects in individuals with neuromotor …

Fall risk among older adult high-risk populations: A review of current screening and assessment tools

M Renfro, J Maring, D Bainbridge, M Blair - Current geriatrics reports, 2016 - Springer
Falls are a leading cause of injury and accidental death among older adults. This is
especially true for high-risk populations such as those who experience intellectual and …

Effects of training with the ReWalk exoskeleton on quality of life in incomplete spinal cord injury: a single case study

K Raab, K Krakow, F Tripp, M Jung - Spinal cord series and cases, 2016 - nature.com
It is a single case study. An investigation to what extent the quality of life (QoL) of patients
with spinal cord injury can be influenced by the training with an exoskeleton. The study was …

Concurrent transcranial direct current stimulation and progressive resistance training in Parkinson's disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

AM Hendy, A Tillman, T Rantalainen, M Muthalib… - Trials, 2016 - Springer
Background Parkinson's disease (PD) results from a loss of dopamine in the brain, leading
to movement dysfunctions such as bradykinesia, postural instability, resting tremor and …

Clinical evaluation and resting state fMRI analysis of virtual reality based training in Parkinson's disease through a randomized controlled trial

F Hajebrahimi, HA Velioglu, Z Bayraktaroglu… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
There are few studies investigating the short-term effects of Virtual Reality based
Exergaming (EG) on motor and cognition simultaneously and pursue the brain functional …

[HTML][HTML] Berg Balance Scale is a valid measure for plan interventions and for assessing changes in postural balance in patients with stroke

K Miyata, S Tamura, S Kobayashi… - Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives After confirming the measurement properties of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) in
patients with stroke by conducting a Rasch analysis, this study sought:(i) to generate a …

The impact of betahistine versus dimenhydrinate in the resolution of residual dizziness in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized clinical trial

MM Jalali, H Gerami, A Saberi… - Annals of Otology …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of betahistine with
dimenhydrinate on the resolution of residual dizziness (RD) of patients with benign …

Comparison of the Berg Balance Scale and the Mini-BESTest for assessing balance in ambulatory people with spinal cord injury: validation study

V Jørgensen, A Opheim, A Halvarsson… - Physical …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) has several constraints—ceiling effect,
low responsiveness, and uncertain predictability of falls—in neurological populations. The …

Balance ability measured with the Berg balance scale: a determinant of fall history in community-dwelling adults with leg amputation.

CK Wong, CC Chen, WM Blackwell… - Journal of …, 2015 - europepmc.org
Objective Falls are common among adults with leg amputations and associated with
balance confidence. But subjective confidence is not equivalent with physical ability. This …

Can we scientifically and reliably measure the level of consciousness in vegetative and minimally conscious States? Rasch analysis of the coma recovery scale …

F La Porta, S Caselli, AB Ianes, O Cameli… - Archives of physical …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES:(1) To appraise, by the means of Rasch analysis, the internal validity and
reliability of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) in a sample of patients with …