Effectiveness of Spinal Stabilization Exercises on Movement Performance in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain by Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of spinal stabilization exercises (SSEs) on movement performance, pain intensity, and disability level in adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP)…”
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Effects of population aging on quality of life and disease burden: a population-based study by Jun-Yan Xi, Bo-Heng Liang, Wang-Jian Zhang, Bo Yan, Hang Dong, Yuan-Yuan Chen, Xiao Lin, Jing Gu, Yuan-Tao Hao

“…Methods We used health-adjusted life expectancy (HALE) to measure quality of life and disability-adjusted life years (DALY) to quantify the burden of disease for the population of Guangzhou. …”
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Assessment of clinical prognosis in autoimmune encephalitis: Girona score by Gary Álvarez Bravo, Giuseppe Guglielmini, Ana Quiroga Varela, Almudena Boix Lago, Ariadna Gifreu Fraixinó, Daniele Urso, Daniele Urso, Daniele Urso, Daniele Urso, Giancarlo Logroscino, Giancarlo Logroscino, Giancarlo Logroscino, Giancarlo Logroscino, Lluís Ramió-Torrentà

“…We found that the third group had a higher risk of disability compared with the first group (p = 0.035). …”
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The Efficacy and Treatment Fidelity of Kinesiology Taping in Conjunction With Conservative Treatment Interventions Among Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review with M... by Paul A Salamh, Christopher S Cory, William J Hanney, Haley E Condon, Xinliang Liu, Morey J Kolber

“…Random effects meta-analyses were performed when an outcome (disability, pain, range of motion (ROM)) was reported by two or more studies. …”
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A Study on the Relationship between Postural Control and Pain-Related Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Qiuhua Yu, Yunxia Huo, Min Chen, Zhou Zhang, Zhicheng Li, Haizhen Luo, Zhenwen Liang, Chuhuai Wang, Wai Leung Ambrose Lo

“…Pain and disability may therefore be related to the control process of the posture-related muscles.…”
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A systematic epidemiological trends analysis study in global burden of multiple myeloma and 29 years forecast by Qianru Hou, Xinyang Li, Huanxin Ma, Di Fu, Aijun Liao

“…There was a consistent increase in the incidence, prevalence, and disability-adjusted life years associated with multiple myeloma. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Spinal Cord Infarction in Mashhad, Iran by Kavian Ghandehari, Mohammad Reza Gerami Sarabi, Parham Maarufi

“…Spinal Cord Infarction (SCI) is a rare and disabling disease. This hospital-based study was conducted for clinical evaluation of SCI patients in east of Iran. …”
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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

“…Those with worsened disability levels were more likely to meditate. Discussion. …”
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Autism and the right to education in the EU: Policy mapping and scoping review of the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Spain. by Monika Roleska, Andres Roman-Urrestarazu, Sarah Griffiths, Amber N V Ruigrok, Rosemary Holt, Robin van Kessel, Kathleen McColl, William Sherlaw, Carol Brayne, Kasia Czabanowska

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Autistic people may have different educational needs that need to be met to allow them to develop their full potential. Education and disability policies remain within the competence of EU Member States, with current educational standards and provisions for autistic people implemented locally. …”
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Peripheral Nerve Ultrasonography in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy and Multifocal Motor Neuropathy: Correlations with Clinical and Neurophysiological Dat... by Aristide Merola, Michela Rosso, Alberto Romagnolo, Erdita Peci, Dario Cocito

“…Results were correlated with clinical disability scales and nerve conduction studies. Results. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Quality of Sexual Life in Obese Subjects by Eleonora Poggiogalle, Luca Di Lazzaro, Alessandro Pinto, Silvia Migliaccio, Andrea Lenzi, Lorenzo M. Donini

“…The aim of the present study was to explore the relationship between sexual life in obese subjects and quality of life, psychological status, and disability. Methods. 95 obese subjects were recruited from June 2012 to February 2013 and underwent physical examination and measures for the assessment of quality of life, sexual life, psychological status, and disability. …”
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Instrumentation Removal following Minimally Invasive Posterior Percutaneous Pedicle Screw-Rod Stabilization (PercStab) of Thoracolumbar Fractures Is Not Always Required by Neil Manson, Dana El-Mughayyar, Erin Bigney, Eden Richardson, Edward Abraham

“…Results. 81.25% of patients (n = 26) retained their instrumentation and reported minimal disability, mild pain, and satisfaction with their surgery and returned to work (mean = 6 months). …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…Background: Pediatric trauma patients often have disability after successful resuscitation for hemorrhage. …”
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Topographical mapping of metabolic abnormalities in multiple sclerosis using rapid echo-less 3D-MR spectroscopic imaging at 7T by Eva Niess, Assunta Dal-Bianco, Bernhard Strasser, Fabian Niess, Lukas Hingerl, Beata Bachrata, Stanislav Motyka, Paulus Rommer, Siegfried Trattnig, Wolfgang Bogner

“…After spatial normalization, voxel-wise comparisons between MS and controls were conducted to identify clusters of metabolic abnormalities, while correlations with clinical disability were analyzed using Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores. …”
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Impact of Anxiety on Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease by Kristine K. Hanna, Alice Cronin-Golomb

“…Many studies focus on the impact of depression and motor disability on poor life quality but neglect to examine the role of anxiety. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation by Working Group of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Stroke of Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation, Zhicheng LIN, Xiehua XUE, Yijing JIANG, Yongmei YOU, Jun WANG, Zengtu ZHAN, Min XIA, Wei WEI

“…The characteristic of stroke is high morbidity, high mortality, high disability and high recurrence rate. Based on evidence-based medicine, rehabilitation is the most effective method to reduce the disability rate. …”
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Current Concepts of Fracture-Related Infection by Si-ying He, Bin Yu, Nan Jiang

“…Therefore, early diagnosis and reasonable treatment are the key issues for increasing the cure rate, decreasing the risks of infection relapse and disability, and improving the life quality and prognosis of the patients. …”
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in a 15 year-old girl; A case-report by Vahdet GORMEZ

“…Cognitive-behavioural theory of CFS aims to describe how certain cognitions and behaviours could account for the symptoms, distress, and disability that maintain the illness. In this case study, a successful application of CBT in a 15-year-old young person with a twelve-month-history of disabling CFS is presented. …”
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Oxytocin in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders by Salim Cagatay KAGIZMAN, Cicek HOCAOGLU

“…The lifetime prevalence of mental disorders is approximately 20%, and they have a significant ratio among the diseases that lead to disability. Treatment resistance may cause the mental disorder to become chronic and increase disability. …”
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A Case of DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome in Bahrain with a Novel Mutation by Zahra Alsahlawi, Mohamed Jailani, Husain Alaradi, Abdulaziz AlAbbad

“…This patient also showed signs of intellectual disability and behavioral abnormalities such as night terrors. …”
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