Characteristics and Outcomes of Shared Bicycle-Related Injuries from a Large Emergency Medical Centre in China, 2017–2021 by Mao Chen, Weiwei Li, Jun Ye, Gang Liu, Chaolin Huang

“…The fatality rate was 9.53%, 72.24% of victims recovered well without permanent disability, and 18.23% of victims had permanent disabilities. …”
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Degree of Functionality and Perception of Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Moderate Stroke: Differences between Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Typology by Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida, Ioseba Iraurgi, Nuria Ortiz-Marqués, Silvia Martínez-Rodríguez

“…A pre-post design study was conducted with 30 patients aged 65±15 during eight weeks. It assessed disability, mobility, and health-related quality of life. …”
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Relationship between Perceived Teacher Expectations and Cognitive Engagement: Mediating Role of Academic Self-Efficacy in Students with Learning Disorders by Mohadese Mortezapour, Hossien Jenaabadi, Afsaneh Marziyeh

“…Specifically, the analyzed model revealed a significant and direct relationship between perceived teacher expectations and both cognitive engagement and academic self-efficacy among students with learning disabilities (P<0.01). Additionally, a significant and direct relationship was observed between academic self-efficacy and cognitive engagement among these students (P<0.01). …”
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Understanding reasons for delay in diagnosis of leprosy in Pakistan: A qualitative study. by Anil Fastenau, Maxwell Oliver Beresford, Matthew Willis, Sophie Cw Stuetzle, Fabian Schlumberger, Heleen Neeltje Willemijn Duighuisen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Recent epidemiological data shows significant rates of grade 2 disability at point-of-diagnosis among new leprosy cases in Pakistan. …”
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Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with negative and positive symptoms in schizophrenia by Yu.A.  Kushnir

“…Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that leads to impaired social adaptation, interpersonal interaction, and disability. Negative symptoms are an integral part of schizophrenia. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of the SOLIO Alfa Cure Plus device in treating low back pain: a randomized controlled study by Hadari Yotam, Pesah Galia, Goor-Aryeh Itay, Ungar Lior

“…Measures: Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and the Schober’s test. Thirty-seven patients completed pain, disability, and lower back flexibility scales. …”
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The Clinical Outcome of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Laminectomy for Single-level Lumbar Canal Stenosis with Grade 1 and 2 Spondylolisthesis by Ashok Sharma, Tarachand Suthar, Mudit Mathur, Vishnu Mittal, Shiv Bhagwan Sharma, Gaurav Mehta

“…Background: Lower back pain is a common cause of disability that affects mobility and quality of life in both adult and elderly patients. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Peer Victimization (Bullying) among Grades 7 and 8 Middle School Students in Kuwait by Ahmad J. Abdulsalam, Abdullah E. Al Daihani, Konstantinos Francis

“…Children with physical disabilities and one or both non-Kuwaiti parents or children with divorced/widowed parents were more prone to be victims. …”
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Discovering Camphill: a personal narrative by Thom Garfat

“…Recently the author was invited to visit Camphill School, Aberdeen, to reflect on his experience of the Camphill programme in light of contemporary thinking about 'best environments' for young people with serious learning disabilities. At the end of his experience of 'discovering Camphill' for himself, the author was invited to share his experiences with the participants invited to a one-day conference organised by the school in Aberdeen. …”

Structure Design and Analysis of Semi-shared Stair-climbing Wheelchair by Yingnuan Sun, Guangyao Meng, Weixin Wang, Zhe Wang

“…In view of the growing aging population and the increasing rate of physical disability，and by referring to the design inspiration of shared bicycles，a semi-shared stair-climbing wheelchair is innovatively proposed.A modular design method is adopted to design the folding body and the stair-climbing body of the stair-climbing wheelchair separately. …”
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Choosing an Assisted Living Facility by Suzanna Smith

“…“Assisted living facilities are a type of housing for frail elders and people with physical and mental disabilities who don’t need nursing care but cannot live independently. …”
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Choosing an Assisted Living Facility by Suzanna Smith

“…“Assisted living facilities are a type of housing for frail elders and people with physical and mental disabilities who don’t need nursing care but cannot live independently. …”
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Fibrosing Mediastinitis: Successful Stenting of the Pulmonary Artery by Rennae Thiessen, Fred Matzinger, Jean Seely, Rima Aina, Peter MacLeod

“…Fibrosing mediastinitis is a rare benign condition, which can cause compression of the pulmonary or systemic vessels, tracheobronchial tree, coronary arteries or esophagus, leading to disabling clinical symptoms and even death. The case of a 26-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea is described. …”
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The story of Matthew: an ecological approach to assessment by Chris Walter

“…While theories such as those of Piaget (1959) or Erikson (1963) have forced us to focus on the importance of childhood, it could be argued that they also contribute to a view of the child as completely constrained and determined by internal and external factors (for instance disability, temperament and upbringing).…”

Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study by Kim Dunleavy, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Jason M Beneciuk, Boyi Hu, Yang Yang, Janeen McCormick Blythe, Kelly K Gurka

“… BackgroundLow back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent and disabling, especially in agriculture sectors. However, there is a gap in LBP prevention and intervention studies in these physically demanding occupations, and to date, no studies have focused on horticulture workers. …”
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System of activities from Sports for All with an inclusive approach for the preparation of the Physical Education teacher by Juan Carlos Gutiérrez Fleites, Daniela Milagros Palacio González, Carlos Alberto Gutiérrez Concepción, Gretter Ledesma-Santos, Ana Odalis Ruano Anoceto, Leobel Morell Pérez

“…In the case of the Physical Education teacher at different educational levels, he must take advantage of the possibilities that sport offers to stimulate the potential of students with disabilities, which would help to improve this process in contemporary primary schools. …”
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The burden of prostate cancer in the North Africa and Middle East Region from 1990 to 2021 by Saeid Safiri, Ali Shamekh, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Mortaza Raeisi, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…This study sought to document the incidence, deaths and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) that were due to prostate cancer in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, and its 21 countries, from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Supporting and hindering environments for participation of adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review. by Beate Krieger, Barbara Piškur, Christina Schulze, Uta Jakobs, Anna Beurskens, Albine Moser

“…The influence of a person's environment and its modifying potential on participation is well recognized for most childhood disabilities, but scarcely studied for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). …”
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ANALYSIS OF HIGH RISK FACTORS FOR NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE, STROKE IN THE SIDOARJO DISTRICT HEALTH SERVICE by Luluk Widarti, Muhammad Afif Hilmi Masyfahani, Dony Sulystiono, Kusmini Suprihatin, Hotmaida Siagian, Siti Maemonah

“…Introduction: Stroke is the number one cause of disability and the number three cause of death in the world. …”
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Pharmacological Management of Chronic Neuropathic Pain – Consensus Statement and Guidelines from the Canadian Pain Society by DE Moulin, AJ Clark, I Gilron, MA Ware, CPN Watson, BJ Sessle, T Coderre, PK Morley-Forster, J Stinson, A Boulanger, P Peng, GA Finley, P Taenzer, P Squire, D Dion, A Cholkan, A Gilani, A Gordon, J Henry, R Jovey, M Lynch, A Mailis-Gagnon, A Panju, GB Rollman, A Velly

“…Neuropathic pain (NeP), generated by disorders of the peripheral and central nervous system, can be particularly severe and disabling. Prevalence estimates indicate that 2% to 3% of the population in the developed world suffer from NeP, which suggests that up to one million Canadians have this disabling condition. …”
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