J Rehabil Med 43 © 2011 The Authors. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0785 Journal Compilation © 2011 Foundation of Rehabilitation Information. ISSN 1650-1977 While physical modalities and therapeutic exercise have been used traditionally in Persian medicine, some rehabilitation issues have also been discussed, in particular, in The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna (980–1037). For example, the recommendation...

INTRODUCTION Sport among disabled people is becoming more and more popular. It is happening mostly due to the growing number of sports centres for the disabled, and the widespread popularization of this form of activity by organi- zations working for the benefit of disabled people. Also, the mass media play an important role in the process. The aim of the study a comparison of the knowledge and...

BACKGROUND A reversed gender pattern has been observed in the suicide rate in China compared to elsewhere. Like suicidal behaviour, non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) behaviour is a health-risk behaviour. We examined whether a reversed gender pattern existed in the prevalence of NSSI. METHODS Online literature databases were searched for English and Chinese articles on NSSI behaviours among t...

Objective: To determine the frequency of caffeine consumption and its effect on academic performance among medical students of DUHS, Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Dow Medical College, DUHS. About 400 medical undergraduate students from first to final year MBBS were included through systematic sampling. Those students who were on leave on the day of intervi...