Effect Observation of Baduanjin Training on Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Feng GAO, Song YUAN, Na LIU, Shuji ZHENG

“…The patient's pain was assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the patient's confidence in daily activities was assessed by the Pain Self-efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), the patient's anxiety and depression were assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the patient's functional status were assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) before treatment and at the end of the treatment.Results:At the end of 8 weeks treatment, the VAS, HADS and ODI scores of the observation group and the control group were significantly lower than before treatment, the PSEQ was significantly higher than before the treatment, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group, the VAS, HADS, ODI scores of the observation group were significantly lower, the PSEQ scores in the observation group was more significant than that in the control group, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Baduanjin can effectively relieve pain in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain, improve patients' self-efficacy, functional disorders, anxiety and depression with a disirable clinical curative effect.…”
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Promoting Articular Cartilage Regeneration through Microenvironmental Regulation by Kai Liu, Bingjun Zhang, Xiaoling Zhang

“…In recent years, as the aging population continues to grow, osteoarthritis (OA) has emerged as a leading cause of disability, with its incidence rising annually. Current treatments of OA include exercise and medications in the early stages and total joint replacement in the late stages. …”
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An Empirical Study of the Features of Coordination Functions in Hearing-Impaired Children of Primary School Age by L.N. Molchanova, A.V. Buzovkina

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Assessment of Factors Associated with Low Handwashing Coverage in Karungu Sub-County BuhweJu District. by Manigaruhanga, Pius

“…Slow socio-demographic index (SDI) countries, unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene (W ASH) is sill the third- largest contributor to the global burden of disease at 7.8% of Disability Adjusted Life Years (DAL Ys). It is estimated that inadequate hand hygiene resulting nearly 300,000 deaths annually, with the majority of deaths being among children below 5 years old (WHO and UNICEF 2017 The study was to establish the factors associated with low hand washing coverage. …”
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Enhancing sidewalk accessibility assessment for wheelchair users: An adaptive weighting fuzzy-based approach by Maryam Naghdizadegan Jahromi, Najmeh Neysani Samany, Meysam Argany, Mir Abolfazl Mostafavi

“…Extended distances may lead to increased fatigue, impacting the ability of individuals with mobility disabilities to navigate sidewalks comfortably and independently. …”
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Dental Treatment of a Child with Pallister-Killian Syndrome by Serhan Didinen, Didem Atabek, Gülay Kip, Aslı Patır Münevveroğlu, Özlem Tulunoğlu

“…Due to intellectual disability, it was decided to make the dental treatments under moderate sedation. …”
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Clinical Features Associated with Frozen Shoulder Syndrome in Parkinson’s Disease by Ya-Ting Chang, Wen-Neng Chang, Nai-Wen Tsai, Kuei-Yueh Cheng, Chih-Cheng Huang, Chia-Te Kung, Yu-Jih Su, Wei-Che Lin, Ben-Chung Cheng, Chih-Min Su, Yi-Fang Chiang, Cheng-Hsien Lu

“…Frozen shoulder syndrome is a common musculoskeletal disease of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD) that causes long-term pain and physical disability. A better understanding of the associated factors can help identify PD patients who will require prevention to improve their quality of life. …”
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Physical Therapy in the Management of Pelvic Floor Muscles Hypertonia in a Woman with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia by Aline Moreira Ribeiro, Cristine Homsi Jorge Ferreira, Elaine Cristine Lemes Mateus-Vasconcelos, Rafael Mendes Moroni, Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Luiz Gustavo Oliveira Brito

“…PF spasticity can lead to severe disability and interfere with daily basic functions, such as micturition and evacuation. …”
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Current Controversies in the Prediction, Diagnosis, and Management of Cerebral Vasospasm: Where Do We Stand? by Young Lee, Scott L. Zuckerman, J. Mocco

“…Around 30 percent of patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage suffer from cerebral ischemia and infarction due to cerebral vasospasm, a leading cause of treatable death and disability following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage. …”
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NURSING CARE OF HYPERTHERMIA IN CHILDREN FEBRILE SEIZURES: A CASE REPORT by Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Lailatul Fitria Rosa, Amellia Mardhika, Emuliana Sulpat, Lailatul Fadliyah, Joko Susanto, Ilkafah Ilkafah

“…Prolonged and repeated attacks can cause severe disturbances in the child's brain, so the child has a mental disability. This case study aims to apply hyperthermia nursing care for children with febrile seizures in the pediatric inpatient room at Lamongan Hospital. …”
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Outcome measures in muscular dystrophy rehabilitation: an ICF content comparison approach to the most commonly used MD scales by Mihaela Taranu, Raquel Sebio-García, José C. Milisenda, Aida Alejaldre, Xavier Pastor, Sarah Laxe

“…The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) can help in designing a functioning profile of a patient, identifying needs for rehabilitation plans and measuring the results of an intervention. …”
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Percutaneous screw fixation and external stabilization as definitive surgical intervention for a pelvic ring injury combined with an acetabular fracture in the acute phase of polyt... by Hohyoung Lee, Myung-Rae Cho, Suk-Kyoon Song, Euisun Yoon, Sungho Lee

“…Conservative treatment may lead to pelvic ring deformity, which is associated with various functional disabilities such as limb length discrepancy, gait disturbance, and sitting intolerance. …”
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A Clinical Study of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells for Cerebral Palsy Patients: A New Frontier by Alok Sharma, Hemangi Sane, Nandini Gokulchandran, Pooja Kulkarni, Sushant Gandhi, Jyothi Sundaram, Amruta Paranjape, Akshata Shetty, Khushboo Bhagwanani, Hema Biju, Prerna Badhe

“…The results of this study demonstrate that cellular therapy may accelerate the development, reduce disability, and improve the quality of life of patients with cerebral palsy.…”
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Cochlear Synaptopathy and Noise-Induced Hidden Hearing Loss by Lijuan Shi, Ying Chang, Xiaowei Li, Steve Aiken, Lijie Liu, Jian Wang

“…Disruption of these synapses not only disables the innervated ANFs but also results in the slow degeneration of spiral ganglion neurons if the synapses are not reestablished. …”
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Skipping Posterior Dynamic Transpedicular Stabilization for Distant Segment Degenerative Disease by Bilgehan Solmaz, Ahmet Levent Aydin, Cengiz Gomleksiz, Yaprak Ataker, Mehdi Sasani, Tunc Oktenoglu, Ali Fahir Ozer

“…The Oswestry Low-Back Pain Disability Questionnaire and visual analog scale (VAS) for pain were recorded preoperatively and at the third and twelfth postoperative months. …”
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Inclusive education through technology: a systematic review of types, tools and characteristics by Carmen del Rosario Navas-Bonilla, Julio Andrés Guerra-Arango, Daniel Alejandro Oviedo-Guado, Daniel Eduardo Murillo-Noriega

“…Tools such as mobile devices, interactive applications, and augmented reality help to remove barriers for students with disabilities or in various contexts, facilitating personalized and equitable learning. …”
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Advancing Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Research: Insights from Transgenic Animal Models and Innovative Therapies by Xinyuejia Huang, Linglong Xiao, Mengqi Wang, Yang Wu, Hao Deng, Wei Wang

“…Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent, chronic, and severe neuropsychiatric disorder that leads to illness-related disability. Despite the availability of several treatments, many OCD patients respond inadequately, because the underlying neural mechanisms remain unclear, necessitating the establishment of many animal models, particularly mouse models, to elucidate disease mechanisms and therapeutic strategies better. …”
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Ciprofloxacin and Clozapine: A Potentially Fatal but Underappreciated Interaction by Jonathan M. Meyer, George Proctor, Michael A. Cummings, Laura J. Dardashti, Stephen M. Stahl

“…We report the case of a 28-year-old nonsmoking female with intellectual disability who was maintained for 3 years on clozapine 100 mg orally twice daily. …”
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Effectiveness of Mobilization with Movement on the Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Gidey Gomera Weleslassie, Melaku Hailu Temesgen, Abayneh Alamer, Gebrerufael Solomon Tsegay, Teklehaimanot Tekle Hailemariam, Haimanot Melese

“…Osteoarthritis is becoming a global major cause of pain and functional disability worldwide, especially in the elderly population. …”
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Role of circRMRP and circRPL27 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Li JianFang, Zhang PengFei, Zeng XianJing, Liu Rong

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and circRNA dysregulation is functionally associated with COPD. …”
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